The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-03
.HUERTA PREPARED
TO RESIGN OFFICE
Authorizes Representatives at
Peace Conference to Make
Announcement.
HE NAMES TWO CONDITIONS
Mexico Must Be Politically Paci-
fed and New Government
Have Support of People
HE NAMES TWO CONDITIONS


He to-day authorized his rcprcsenta-
tives ut tho mediation conference to
announce to tho world that neither
mistaken pride nor personal interest"
would prevent his withdrawal when
once Mexico is politically pacified."
and the government succeeding his Is
so constituted that 1t can count on the
support of public opinion in Mexico.
Tho Mexican delegates in their form
al statement revealed that they had
been instructed. from the first, to in
form the mcdiators that General IIu-
era's personality would not be an oh
stacle toward reaching a peaceful set
tlemcnt. They also stated that the in
ternal situation in Mexico was neceS-
sartly bound up with the international
questions. and that this spirit had ac-
tuated thom In coming to the media
ton conference
Coincident with the announcement by
tho Mexican delegates of their position.
the mediators tonight sent Il note by
mall TO Rafael Zubaran. reprcscnta-
tive OF General Carranza in Washing
ton, replying to the communication
brought here on Friday by j. Urquid.
The mediators In effect asked Cen
eral Carran2a if the Constitutionalists
were willing to discuss internal as
we'll as international questions. and if
they were ready to declare armis-
tice with the IIuerta forces so that
| the political pacification" to which tho
Hucrtn delegates referred in their
sUtemcnt might be speedily brought
about
These acts. the issuance OF the state
ment by the MeXicanS and tho mailing
OF II reply to Zubaran broke the dead
| lock In the negotiations the existence
OF which the mcdiators to-day formally
denied. 1t nevertheless was uuthori-
| tatively established that not until tho
| mediators withdrew their original ms
tention OF ignoring the Zubaran noto
did the American delegates consent to
go ahead with Il discussion of the gen
eral neace plan, on which substantial
progress was made In to-day's confer
| ences.
STRONG ARGUMENT
AGAINST REBEL POSITION
| BY subordinating personalities and
! declaring themselves in favor of treat
| Ing internal as well international
! questions while not yielding their ma
tional sovereignty. the Mexican dele
gates. 1t was generally agreed hero
mad launched strong argument
against tho Constitutionalist position.
| The general View was that IL tho
| Iluerta representatives had found no
! imrro7Tiety in dealing here with the
Internal Mexican situation, tho world
| generally would not approve OF tech
meal objections to the same course
coming from General Carranza.
| neither an armistice could be ar
ranged was another topic OF interest
| me mediators arc known to feel that
1
desirous OF restoring peace in Mexico
they could arrange an armistico for
| Ten uiSS or Two weeks. without ceaSinr
! military preparations. The mcdlators
otllcNe that the next TWO three DAYS
| VIII develop clearly whether tho Con-
stltutionaists are really seeking peace
The explicit statement from Tho
f1ucrta delegates encouraged the three
! diplomats greatly in that ii set before
| the world as practically accom- mpiishcd
| one OF the principal points in The dis
| pute between tho United States and tho
| iiuerta sovcrnmcnt-thc clminanion
| OF Hucrta.
CAKHANZA RECOGNIZED
FROM START DY ENJOYS
Inc responsibility. II tho program
should be upset now, the mediator.
! Feel, VIII devolve on the Constitutional>
lists. one OF tho three onvoys said TO-
! day that the mediators from the outset
nhd recosh hized General Carranza as q
iactor III the International situation.
concrete evidence OF this, he declared
was the rendering at the outset OF rho
incubation negotiations OF good offices
10 MIN on par with General Huerta
ana the United States
ihe mediators. IL is understood, have
| IN their note sent to Zubaran at
Washington. Tonight, reiterated thar
thc chlef points In which they arc
concerned are suspension OF hostili
ties In the civil strife and a disous
sion OF Mexicos Internal rs we'll as In.
terhational affairs. The Zubaran COM
muntion and It's reply will bo mnde
public here Tomorrow
4, me decision to send the reply was
reached after the American Delegates
conferred with the medators. Tho
| Americans were so encouraged by tho
prospect OF reponing the corresnond-N
ence that they felt Justified I'm roine.
ahead with the peace plan worked our
previous 10 tho injection OF the Con-
stitutionalists controversy.
NEGOTIATIONS CARRIED
a LONG STEP FORWARD
Tho statement by the Mexicans. pre-
pared two days ago, but not issued
until General lIuerta had telegraphed
his complete approval to-day of the
tentative plan for new PROVISIONAL
| government, also carried the negotia-
tions long step forward. Tho text
of the statement follows:
In accordance with tho Instructions
which tho Mexican delegation has had
since the beginning of tho peace me-
Eouattons. Its members declared at
the first full conference here, that is to
say. In tho presence OF the Inediators
and OF the delegates OF the Iynited
states of America, that President HUI
crta's personality is not an obstacle to
the reaching OF a satisfactory concIu.
sion.
General Huerta Is prepared ~
withdraw from tho government on con-
dition that, at the time or his with
drawing. Mexico shall be politically
pacihed and the government succeeding
his shall be such as to count on tho ac,
duiescence of the governed and on
the support of public opinion, which
constitute tho real bases for peace ana
stability in any country.
1T has been and is President IIu.g
erta's wish to place on record that
neither mistaken pride nor personal
interest Will prevent his withdrawal &
once the above named conditions arc
satisfied. 9g
ACCEPTED MEDIATION
IN OPEN AND FRANK SpIttIr
Tho Mexican government accepted
tho mediation OF the South American
powers In II frank and open spirit. and