Abbeville progress., 1914-06-06

thanks 70 the exquisite tact OF the me
diotion plenipotentiaries ana 70 D.-o
,,,snection of the American dele-
gates. -,,oifica-
tion of Mexico in the course OF deii'
ar,ticns on difficulties OF an lhteI
national character can not De coHS'u
arad as submitting the sovereignty VI
tho nation TO an external influence
since said modification is necessarily
bound up with the international que
tions. This has been appreciated ~
the Mexican delegation ana III SeI'iH7
forth the intentions OF its government
I'm rhe matter and in its eudeaF"IH 10
brine about the pacillcauon mas
been inspired by the knoWlease iha'
without it no satisfactory conclusion
can be arrived at in the international
questions.
Just before the statement was is
sued the Mexican delegates had Il I"hE
conference with the mcdiators. Al'el- .
ward they telegraphed General Huer'a
10 send them the names OF the men
who viii bee satisfactory 10 him loi
places ia the new provisional govern
mcnt, 10 consist of two men chosen
/ by Hurrta two by the coustituuonai-
/ lists and neutral provisional presl-
dent selected by common 2"r"em"nt
of all parties.
Fl Paso. TeX-A semi-ofiiciai state
ment from General Carranza head
quarters at Durango, criticislng the
actions of the \ b c mediators at
Niagara Falls, and an announcement
from General Villa reiterating his al
legiance as a military leader TO Car
rama. were the developments Monday
of the Mexican situation. Villa ar
rived at Chihuahua City from Torreon
on his way from Juarez. Carranla
was reported as having begun prep
, arations to move by way of Torreon
, to Saltillo.
a., The statement from Durango, where
Carranza's provisional government
. was established several days ago. was
- addressed to the press of the United
8 States with a note to the effect that
it had Official sanction, although II
-. was not a formal declaration. The
> telegram, in part, follows:
"The dominant sentiment of the
=. constitutionalists regarding the pro-
< ceedings of the mediation commits
e sioners at Niagara Falls is one of as
Il tonishment that there should be such
=. an apparent lack of understanding on
At the part of that body. not only with
n regard to conditions in Mexico, but
ir as to the attitude of the constltu
,t tionalists regarding the mediators
Judging from what has been pub
10 lished from day to day, the mediators
il. appear to consider General Carranza
10 and his followers as a negligible
~ quantity. scarcely worthy of attention
al and who, perforce, must agree tC
II. whatever conclusion the commission
ri may reach. They don't seem to b'
al aware of the fact that the constitu
70 tionalists are conquerers; that the!
to have inaugurated and carried almos
he to successful completion a revolution
and that this means the establishment
-,s of a government entitled to recognition
nv the rest of the world. Recent sue
cesses of the constitutiOnaliSt arm,
and others that are imminent ar
re- conclusive proof that the power o
ed Huerta is practically ended. HI
ed troops will not fight. They eithe
Ia run away or join their opponents wit
oN- every sign of willingness.
Constitutionalist representatives
Washington Monday issued their hrs
formal statement since the Nlagar
uc- Falls mediation conference begai
loh Luis Cabrera, on behalf OF himse
ace and his colleagues, Rafael Zubara
aC and Jose Vas Comedies, outlined IN
III constitutionalist attitude toward tn
ehl- ouestion of representation at Niagal
ol Falls. maintaining that il is for tt
nat United States and not for the medl
not tors or the representatives of Gener
sue Huerta to decide whether represent
tiyes of the constitutionalist cau'
TIN should take part in the dellberatlon
hui Mr.. Cabrera pointed out that &c
l'h eral CarranZa and his adherents the
pao oughly appreciated the good will
'lhs the mediators and were grateful
'he them for their efforts to bring pea
ol TO Mexico. Their belief that the Un
llch ed States is the proper arbiter,
'dce said. on this question was based
careful consideration of the under
ing principles of mediation, not up
lent anv distrust of the representatives
that the three South American countries
onal SHOULD the constitutionalists p
lwal ticipate in the Niagara Falls conf
are ence." the statement said, is I
question to be decided before a
pted other point Who is to decide q
cans question. Is it Huerta? Is it the I
the diators? Is it the United States! Z
ided tainIv not Huerta The mediators,
: bv such. are not interested parties
the agreement to settle differen
say between the United States and NJ
Iexi- leo. The chief function OF the me'
: not tor is to limit his efforts to bring
hurt the parties together and any act
,tion having the effect of forcing tn
Ielib- apart is opposed to the very purpo
hing of the mediation.
i'm should conflict arise betw
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