Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-18
Justice Lamar at Work on Re-
ply to Huerta DeIega-
TONS Statement.
PUBLICITY DEPENDS UPON
WORD FROM WASHINGTON
Latest Turn in Niagara Falls Farley
Suggests Discourtesy to
American Delegates.

NIAGARA FALLS. Ontario. June 1S.--
Justice Lamar was at work early today
on a reply to the statement issued last
night by Emilio Rabasa Of the Mexican
delegation. but waited word from Presi-
dent Wilson and Secretary Bryan as to
whether it should be made public.
Mr.. Rabasa's statement was a para
phrase of a memorandum given to the
American delegates last Friday CRITICS.
ing their plan for the establishment of a
provisional government. The statement
declared that insistence by the United
States on a constitutionalist for provi-
sonal president would be ''tantamount to
abetting and even exacting fraud and
violence at the elections"
There was a great deal Of speculation
as to the reason for publishing the Mex
lean statement at this time. The Ameri-
can delegates were not offended but they
thought that notice of publication of the
substance of the memorandum. to which
reply had already been given. should
have been conveyed to them so that a
response could have been published at
the same time.
No Reference to American Reply.
In the Mexican statement no reference
was made to the fact that the American
delegates had replied
While 1t was said in some quarters
that the action of the Mexican delega-
ton savored of discourtesy. the American
delegation felt that the responsibility for
any ill effect upon negotiations that
might be produced by airing an ex-
change Of personal opinions in the press
would fail on the Huerta delegates.
1t was made known that the Ameri-
can delegation answered almost i'm
mediately the memorandum received
from Mr. Rabasa. The response was
considered by the American delegates
as an adequate defense of the position
lishment of a new provisional govern
ment.
Defines United States Attitude.
1t is said to declare that the Mexi-
can delegation had not taken into con-
sideration the fact that the United
States had no candidate for permanent
president of Mexico and that under no
circumstances would the American
government be any party to any in
f1uence on the elections Of any coun-
try. Its preference for a constitution
alist for provisional president was due
10 tue COHF1cIlOn tndC a man
from that party must be taken in Or
der to insure the disarmament Of all
factions that otherwise would menace
the new Mexican government IL a man
not satisfactory to the constitutional
lists should be installed in place Of
Huerta.
The position of the American govern
ment IS that an agreement between the
United States and Huerta on a neutral
would be valueless unless the great body
IF if,lti 1foff -
accept him. which did not seem likely
from their expressed attitude
The United States has argued for a
constitutionalist on the theory that this
was the dominant military force and that
its conquest of Mexico City was inevita-
BILE; that the installation Of a capable
and broad-minded constitutionalist by
peaceful means would prevent bloodshed
and loss of life and bring Mexico back
to normal conditions more rapidly than
through military triumph of revo-
lutionary army.
Deny Anticipated Failure.
The Mexican delegation denied the sus-
gestion made in some quarters that the
issuance of their statement was a de-
Tense which anticipated the failure of the
negotiations. They said they honestly
felt an expression Of their opinion might
be publicly approved and thus would in
fuence the American government.
When formal conferences are resumed
tomorrow on the return Of Minister Naon
Of Argentina it will be determined def
ntely whether in view Of past disagree
ments the conferences should be pro-
longed for indefinite consideration of
names offered by the two sets of dele
gates or whether there is a chance of an
agreement II the mediators should SUBJ
nit some names they have in reserve.
The Mexican delegation gave out a re-
port from their consul at FL Paso assert
ing that about twenty-five Carranza Off
Gals were shot by Villas men in connec-
ton with the forcible seizure Of the bust
ness offices of the constitutionalst gov
eminent at Juarez. and that a number Of
| women had been placed in jail there along
| with the men taken.