Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-18
CARRANZA READY TO PARLEY
Unconditional Surrender Must Be
Basis Of Negotiations.
CARBAJAL IS WILLING TO QUIT
VIII Turn Government over to the
Chieftain on Terms that WIN
Prevent Further blood
shed or LOOtinR.

MONTERREY. Mexico. July l5.--Fight-
ing by constitutionalists IL over In Mexico
II plans announced here today by
Venustisno CarranzR so into effect. Cen
eral Carranza declared his main object
now would be to conduct negotiations
for the coustitutionalsts to enter Mexico
City and establish their government
without further bloodshed or damage 20
property.
General CarranEa was unable to say
whether these negotiations would be con.
Quoted through the 4. Il. G. mediators
or direct with the federa.s. unconditional
surrender, however. will be the only con-
dition on which these negotiations will
be successful.
The resignation of Huerta and the
substitution OF Carbajal In itself will not
cause the constitutionalists to COM
promise, on a single point, the principles
upon which the movement was founded, "
he said. III the government machinery
through which tnose ends may be OBJ
taired is not surrendered voluntarily by
the party OF Huerta, It will be obtained
by force"
Because OF the effort TO make the in
stallation OF the constitutionalist govern
ment a peaceful one, General CarranEa
said he expected It probably would I've
month before he entered Mexico City.
He stated that he did not believe Car
bajal was strong enough to handle ef-
fectively tho reins OF power passed over
to him by Huertn and that ne expected
that the new president would open
negotiations with him at once.
In view OF the situation facing CarbRisl
General Carranza declared It might be
necessary to send constltutlonslist troops
TO Mexico City to preserve order and
that such a situation was being pre-.
pared for
General Carranza announced today that
! he had received advices from an unoffi.
clal source that a commission already
| had left Mexico City for Celeya to meet
constitutionalist representatives to ar.
| range for the orderly entry of the con.
stitutionalists into the capital. General
Carransa has not as yet named a com.
! mission. but IT is believed he will do sc
Immediately after formal overtures are
made
Not Seeking Presidency.
LAREDO, Tex, July 16-General
Venustiano Carranza, first chlef'' OF the
constitutionalist army, has no ambition
to be president of Mexico according to a
+ statement he made yesterday to a friend
a foreigner. Adivces TO this effect reached
! the border today.
Huerta's Debts.
General Carranza Will not recognize
the validity OF the debts OF Huerta after
| he enters Mexico City and establishes a
| constitutionalist government" was the
| statement made here today by high con.
stitutionalist officials. 1t was in answer
to questions concerning a statement said
| TO have been published .I the United
I States that foreign nations had made q
demand through Washington that Car
| rama agree to recognize the legality Of
the debts OF Huerta and grant amnesty
to all political prisoners.
| The greatest troop movement in the his
| tory OF the constltutionalist army was
! started today when General Pablo Con.
| zales left Saltillo with the remainder OF
| his forces for San Luis Potosi and the
south. Sixty-eight trains were required
| to transport the troops, which included
infantry, cavalry and artillery.
! WASHINGTON, July 16. - Francisco
| Carbajal, successor to General Huerta az