The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-06-19
APMISTICE IS PRICE
Of REBEL MEDIATION
THE DIPLOMATS SEND GENERAL
cARRANZA ADVlCES OF
HIS STATUS.
REPLY FROM CONSTITUTIONALISTS
Leaders Declare That Any Attempt
to Reach Settlement Without Car
ranza's Approval Is Of
No Avail.


advised General Carranza by tele.
graph Monday that they would not
admit ConstitutionaIists to the confer.
ences at Niagara Falls unless an ar
mistice were declared and internal as
we'll as International phases of the
Mexican problem accepted as the
scope of mediation.
This action followed the receipt of
q note from Rafael Zubaran, special
representative of General Carranza in
Washington, announcing the appoint.
ment of Fernando Iglesias CalderOn,
Luis Cabrera and Jose Vasconcelos as
cOnStitutiOnalist delegates to the me-
diatiOn conference at which, accord.
ing to the view Of the constitutional
list chief, ct is sought to settle the
international conflict which has arisen
between the United States and the
Mexican republic"
The mediators told General Car.
rama they feared he had not duly
considered their communications re-
questing an aTmistice and that his
representatives should discuss the en-
tire Mexican problem.
The notification was sent to Gen
eTai CarranZa at Saltillo shortly after
the American and Huerta delegates
had been in conference for two hours
discussing candidates for provisional
president. The note sent by Rafael
Zubaran, special representative in
Washington Of General Carranza, to
the mediatOrs, together with the reply,
were made public Monday The first,
dated June IL, says in part, referring
to the mediators' note dated June 2:
Having accepted in principle as far
back as April 20 last your good of.
fices and as you are now awaiting
the appointment of commissioners,
have the honor to inform you that
appoint on my part as representative
of the first chief of the constitutional.
list army under my command, Fer
nando Iglesias Calderon, Luis Cabrera
and Jose Vasconcelas. to attend as my
delegates the conference you are now
holding and at which 1t is sought to
settle the international conflict which
has arisen between the United States
and the Mexican republic.
II would thank you to reply to this
note in order that in a proper case |
may give instructions to my repre-,
sentatives so that they may proceed
to that place for the discharge of their
mission duly authorized by me-"
The reply of the mediators sent by
telegraph Monday follows:
we have the honor this day of re-
ceiying the communication which You
addressed us and we hasten to advise
you of our fear that you have not duly
considered the final paragraphs of our
note of the I'd instant We greet you
with our highest consideration.
Niagara Falls. 0nt.--Delegates from
the United States and the Huerta gov,
eminent Friday formally affixed their
signatures. in the presence of the me,
dating representatives of Argentina.
Brazil and Chile, to the first protocol
OF the series through which it is hoped
to restore peace in Mexico. The agree.
ment as to the manner of transferring
executive power from Huerta to the
new provisional government stood tho
acid test Of reduction to writing. It
provides that:
A government is to be constituted in
Mexico of a character to be later pro,
vided, which shall be recognized by
the United States on (date to be
fixed. and which from that day for,
ward shall exercise public functions
until there shall be inaugurated a
constitutional president.
The brief protocol was significant
of two things:
1t makes no mention of General
Huerta as the provisional president
and 1t omits the method of transfer
which the Mexican delegates and me,
diators suggested and to which the
united States objected on the ground
that its retention would be tanta.
mount to recognition of the existing
regime, The Mexican plan provided
that Huerta should name as minister
OF foreign affairs the man agreed on
at Niagara Falls for provisional presi,
dent.
The Mexican delegates, while aban,
doning the constitutional form of spc,
eession as a part of the protocol are
satisfied, because it does not specifI,
'cally deny Huertas right to mar as
minister Of foreign affairs the man
chosen at Niagara Falls for proyis.
1onal president if the latter sees ~.
10 accept designation from him.
Though the protocol is of comnara
lively few words. it is the embodi
ment of that for which the United
States has been striving for more than
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