The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-06-03
tnaIE Flon IlRllnll.
rRACE CONFERENCE INTER-
f UrTED BY COMMUNICATION
FROM CHIEF OF REBELS.
Aeee1esoss. However, Finally Decide to
Aecspe Constitutionalists Message,
- Annosncc That u Does Not Dis
tasb ODarse of settisaaent.


tasb Ossrsc of settisaaent.
Niagara Falls. Ont, May 29.--Con-
alofation OF an agreement between
! ~ gpvssrmsnt OF Gen. Huerta and
{. tho United States vas interrupted
tSaposarily today when Juan F.
.urauidi. d representative Of Gen. Car
ranaA, leader Of tho constitutionalists.
~ bsfure tho South American en-
( veys note expressing surprise that
nyoaiAtiou negotiations were contin-
Stlsi wieh the constitptionalsts un-
r&orsosnted.
dhs psliatoss It frst Ndscided not
tqDsvmit urquidi to present. the COM
ntsnieAaisa. Then. after q conference
EwM thpH American delegates. the
6(nlaApss admitted the Carranaa ennis
s4gy. The following statement was
tDes4 ~ the ,snyoys: =,
= sIna saAaistoss have received a
censnanicatsoa from representative
. % Gen. Carransa. the tenor OF which
'dtesss sntirsis from the version con-
t4(aed In q news dispatch this morn
~ fs~m Durango and does not dis
tueh the course OF the negotiations"
Y Whsthsr answer will be made to
lClBsansa or hh representative In
washington u not known outside of
, IL diplomatic tribunal. Attaches.
however. reiterated that the proceed
inos could be reopened with q consti-
tStioaaiist present only IL Carranza
aoreed to q suspension Of hostilities.
When. Mr.. Urquidi first sent his
eatd to the mediators' chambers word
ceens back that the mediators were
bVBy. He waited an hour and then
sent up . note saying he did not come
te discuss issues. but merely to de-
49, . messase. The mediators then
!, received Thim and Questioned him
,xeveSs en-. contents ~ the note. The
mediator finally told him to return
At 9 o'clock.
The mediators conferred among
themselves this afternoon and the
word was passed around generally that
the communication would not be ac-
cepted. Finally the American dele
gates came over to the Canadian side.
They talked for moro than an hour
then UrQuidi was summoned. Min
ister Naor accepted the note on be-
half OF the envoys and Mr.. Urquidi
was dismissed. The document was
signed by Rafael Zubaran Capmani.
minister OF interior In the constitu-
tionalist cabinet. who Is in Washing
ton. II was written on explicit in
structions from Gen. Carranza. The
original instructions to the minister
are contained In the following mes
sage published from Durango today:
Six days ago conferences began
70 treat the international conflict be-
tween the United States and Mexico
occasi"ncd by the arrest Of several
American sailors by soldiers Of Huerta
at Tampico. To solve this conflict
you offered to the government OF the
United States. to Huerta and to me
your good Offices. inviting me to ap-
point delegates who would represent
the general purpose Of the consti-
tutionalist army which is under my
orders.
Il answered you that in principle
would accept your good offices and
later. In a separate message. I asked
the points which would be dealt with
In the peace conference. Awaiting
an answer to that dispatch / have not
named delegates.
IL am surprised that you have con-
tinued to treat for a solution of the
conflict between tho United States and
Mexico without representations from
the constitutional army. which is un-
der my orders and represents the
largest armed force Of the republic.
For this reason state to you that
I believe the conflict between the
United states and Mexico ought not To
be solved In future conferences un-
less In these conferences there Is rep
resented the general purpose OF the
cons'itutionalist army"
,.hs note Urquidi delivered reiter-
ates Carranza's previous position that
no always has been willing to send
representatives to discuss intcrna-
tional questions.
IL was suggested In somo quarters
tonight that final agreement might
not be approved by the United States
until tho constitutionalsrs were
brought within tho scope OF the me-
diation programme.
As authority for this suggestion the
acceptance by President Wilson OF the
i0vitatiop cxteuiah no the s,,,b