The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-02
Charges Apparent Lack of Understanding of COndi-
 tiOns in Mexico
GIVES STATEMENT
 TO AMERICAN PRESS
Says Rebels Must Agree to Whatever Conclusion Is Reached-Attitude of A. B. C. Envoys Causes
 Wide Astonishment

Fl Paso, June IA semi-official state ment from General Carranzas headquar- ters at Durango. critczng the actions of the A. B. c. mediators at Niagara Falls, and an announcement from General Villa reiterating his allegiance as a military leader to Carralza, were the develop ments today of the Mexican situation here. Villa arrived at Chihuahua City from Torreon on his way from Juarez Carranza was reported as having begun preparations to move by way of Torreon to Saltillo where he will perfect his pro- visonal government.
 The statement from Durango. where carranza's provisional government was established several days ago. was ad- dressed to the press of the United states with a note to the effect that 1t had offi- cial sanction. although Il was not a for- mal declaration.
 The constitutionalist statement follows:
 The dominant sentiment of the consti- tutionalsts regarding the proceedings Of the mediation commission at Niagara Falls is one of astonishment that there should be such an apparent lack of un- derstanding on the part or that body nos only with regard to conditions in Mexico, but as to the attitude of the constitu- tionalists regarding the mediators. This lack of understanding Is not confined to the commissioners themselves, but seems to be shared by d large portion of the American press as well as by the gov ernment.
 Think Rebels Negligible 1 Judging from what has been published l from day to day the mediators appear
 to consider General Carranza and his fol- l lowers us negligible quantity. scarcely
 syarthy of attention, and Nno. lsrtoltS,
 nlti-t aglee ls shatesvf cuneiuszon tite I lo6mnission may reach. They do not seem to be aware of the fact that the are conquerors, that they | have inaugurated and carried almost to successful completion revolution. and that this means the establishment Of a government entitled to recognition by the rest Of the world Recent successes or the constitutionalist army and others that are imminent are conclusive proof that the power of Huerta Is practically ended. His troops will not fight They either run away .or join their opponents with every sign of willingness.
 ,'All that prevents the constltutonalists from entering Mexico City today Is the physical obstacle of the destruction or ] the railroads. With communication re-
 stored, which Is being accomplished with
 rapidity, the army would be in Mexico City in less than a week. Yet the con stitutionaist leaders point to the deliDef- ations of the commission and the state-
 ments of the press as absolutely ignoring this situation. The peace commission l even goes far as to propose that the lconstitutionalists must recognize whatever provisional government they decide to set up and to declare that they must De forced to recognize that government or be crushed.
 "rhe constitutionalist leaders are won dering how they are to be forced to do this in view of their present accomplish ments and by whom they are to be crushed if they decline to obey the com mission. Calmly too, tho commission pro poses that Huerta shall be permitted to be a candidate for the presidency in order 1 merely to save his face. Do they think the constitutionalsts will consent to that any more than they will consent to recog- nize a provisional government constituted as the commission proposes. or one per | fCoutfuued on Page Teul