Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-01
GENERALS STAND
NOT YET KNOWN
Views of Constitutionalist
Leaders on Conference With
Huertistas Sought.
CONFERENCES ARE HELD
WITH CARRANZA BY WIRE
Junta Here Seeks Light on Possible
Action-Effort to Heal
Rebel Split.

Constitutionalist leaders in Washing
ton are in conference this afternoon
over a special wire with the first chief,
Gen. Carranza. in Monterey.
II is understood that Gen. Carranza
replied that he has not yet had time
to receive referendum from his gem
erals regarding the proposition that
the constitutionalists break away from
the plan of Guadalupe to such an eN-
tent that they will confer with the
agents Of Gen. Huerta and United
States representatives for the pacihca-
tion of Mexico
Those in the conference on the Wash,
ington end of the wire are: Ralael
Zubaran Capmany, head of the constl-
tutionaIist junta, who returned TINS
morning from New York; Luis Cabrera:
Alfredo Breceda, private secretary Oh
Gen Carranza: F.. K. Nillavicencio and
Charles A. Douglas. legal adviser oil
the constitutionalist agency
Train to Bear Refugees.
Sir Lionel Garden, British minister in
Mexico City. Informed the Washington
embassy today that a special train OF
British refugees from the Mexican capt.
tai, mostly women and children, Will
leave today 1t has been previously no
titled that the British refugees would go
to Puerto Mexico, but today's advices
are that the train will go to Vera Cruz
The British subjects are leaving Mexico
City on the advice of the British min
lister.
Reports to the constitutionalists here
that Gen. Nillareal had left Carranza
at Monterey and gone to confer with
Gen. Villa at Torreon We're taken TO
indicate that effort is being made
within the constitutionalist ranks to
compose the differences between the
first chief and his fighting general
Villareal is d close friend of both men.
Next moves in the attempt to restore
peace in Mexico through diplomacy de-
pended today upon CarranZas ATTITUDE
toward sending delegates to confer
with members of the Huerta MISSION
While the South American mediators
had decided to take an indefinite recess
1t was assured that the Washington
government would continue its efforts
to persuade the Constituencies to
enter into some form of negotiations
with Representative of the Mexico city
admin stration.
Secretary Bryan would not discuss the
Niagara conference today. So far as
was known, no instructions as to leav-
ing have been sent to the American
delegates.
Time of Answer Unknown.
await an answer from Carranza could
not be determined. Several weeks might
elapse, it was suggested before the
constituencies leader could consult
with all his military chiefs over the
proposal for the conference.
1t was feared in some quarters that re-
ported dissension in the ranks of the
revolutionaries might cause delay in COM
peting the referendum. Villas victory at
Zacatecas, it was asserted, had not
served to bring the disputing factions
together Hope was held out, however,
for an agreement to conference by
reports that Villa was inclined to favor
peaceable settlement of the republics
Internal affairs.
Urgent arguments have been transmit
ted to Carranza through his agents in
Washington, outlining the tremendous re-
spoDsibility for their country's future
resting on the constitutionalists. They
have been urged, 1t was said. to suggest
to their chief possibilities that might fol-
low American Intervention in Mexico.
Urquidi Reaches City.
Another Of the constitutionalist repre-
sentatives to reach Washington was
Francisco Urquidi. who has been acting
as consul for the Carranzistas at New
York. He has been recalled to Mexico
and tarried here to confer with Carran-
za's Washington agents before proceed
ing to Monterey.