The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-13
EVENTS PROMISE TERMINATION OF
 CIVIL WARE ARE
Carranza's Revolution Is Admittedly Successful. COnStitutiOnalists May
 Object to Carbajal

Washington July 12.--Events in Mexico of the civil strife that has kept that country in a turmoil and threatened at one time to provoke war with the United States. General Huerta, against whom the consttutionalists have waged inces- sant warfare since he overthrow Presi- dent Madero eighteen months ago. has given up the struggle at last Weakened by the failure of the United States to recognize his government. and GU. off from financial support in Europe. he realizes the big constitutionalist army augmented daily as it presses southward, is at the threshold of the Mexican capi- tai Fearful that an invading army may commit excesses which would endanger the lives of an innocent population and despoil property, persons infleutial with the man who has dictated affairs in Mexico City at his own whim have per suaded him to abandon his hopeless po- sition.
 Comprehensive messages to Washing ton diplomats from legations and con sulates in Mexico City thus describe the situation.
 May Resign Soon
 Within a few days. perhaps tomorrow, General Huerta is expected to resign in favor of his newly appointed minister of foreign affairs. Nancisco Carbajal, un- til recently chief justice of the supreme court of Mexico Difficulties between the United States and the Huerta govern ment were composed at Niaiara Falls. Huerta would leave the internal prob lem to be settled by his successor.
 Carbajal, it is expected would bridge the gap from the Huerta regime to a new provisional administration controlled by the constitutionalists He has not been active in politics and is anxious for peace. He is not of the type likely to offer military resistance to the consti- tutionalists.
 While Carbajals reputation as a man of fairness and integrity is not questioned {, by the constitutionalists they claim he is friendlys with reactionary interests in Mexico City and deny his right to ever else executive power. Rafael Zubaran, spokesman here for General .Carranza, tonight said, that as the constitutional- ists could not recognize Huerta they ob- viously could not recognize his creation. That some way would be found to bring about transfer of power to the con- stitutionaists, however, was believed in government circles tonight.
 Carranza Will Capture Mexico City
 General Carranza intends to insist on military conquest of Mexico City, and the establishment of himself as presi- t.enl ad interim, while elections are called. Strong influences, however, are beginning to manifest their displeasure at such a course
 Although General Carranza has am nounced his unwillingness to treat with Carbajal' it is authoritatively known that if such an attitude is insisted on. strong intmatons of disapproval will proceed from influential countries who will refuse to recognize General Car ranza unless he manifests disposition to give quarter to his weakened enemy. An effort will be made by diplomats as soon as Carbajal is elevated to the presidency to obtain from the United States some manifestation of friendli- ness to strengthen the Carbajal govern ment in it's efforts to arrange peaceful transfer of power to the constitutional ists.
 The largest population in the territory controlled now by Huerta realizes that the Carranza revolution has triumphed Business interests arc anxious that the transfer be effected with as little dis turbance as possible. As Carbajal Is man of diplomacy and hardly of military disposition, the impression pre- vails here that fighting in Mexico is virtually at an end and that within remarkably short time peace will be de- elared throughout the republic.
 President Wilson is in close communi- cation with John R. Silliman, American consul at Saltillo. The friendly atti- tude of Carranza toward the United States as expressed in his statement of last night was source of qualification to Washington officials.