The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-07-21
CARRANZA PLANS PEACE
FIRST Cmief Says Fighting Is At An
End-Will Bring Calm by Ne
gdtiatiOnS.

End-WilI Bring Calm by Ne
gdtiatiOnS.
Monterey, July 16-Fighting and
bloodshed are at an end in Mexico, if
tie plans announced here t1day by
Gen. Venustian. "arranza, first Chief
If IL onstitutionalists army, go into
effect. Gen. Carranza declared his
main ooject now would be to conduct
aegotiati, ms for the constitutionalists
to enter Mexico City and establish
their government without further dis
order. Shedding OF blood or damage to
property.
How these negotiations would be
arranged Carranza declared he had
not vet determined He was unable
to say at this time whether they would
be conducted through the mediators
or direct With the federals. Uncondi-
Ional surrender, however, will be the
only condition on which the negotia-
tions will be successful.
Gen. Carranza made that plain to
newspaper men who talked with him
today.
Must Have Reforms.
Carranza declared that the reforms
for which the c0nstitutionalists fought
mist be obtained at whatever cost.
The resignation Nof Huerta and the
substitution of Carbajal in itself will
not cause the constitutionalists TO
compromise on a single point, the
principles upon which the movement
was founded" said Gen. Carranza.
'lf the government machinery
which through t.ose ends may be OBJ
tanned is not surrendered voluntarily
by tae party of Huerta, they will be
obtained by force
Because of the effort to make the
installation of the conStitutionalists
a peaceful one, Cent Carranza said i.
would probably be month before he
entered Mexico City He stated that
he did not believe that Carbajal was
2trcng enough to handle effectively
the riens OF power passed over to him
by Huerta, if the latter had left the
republic for the Island of Curacao, as
was reported here today from the
United States.
Look for Negotiations.
Carranza said he thought Carba-
jal or any lnan in civil life. would
find the situation most difficult and he,
expected rhar the new president would
open negotiations with him at once,
Telegraph service with Mexico City
would be resumed at once, he an
nounceG.
In view of the situation facing Car
bajal, Gen. Carranza declared it might
he necessary to send constitutionalist
troops to Mexico City to preserve Dr.
Ger ard that such 2 situation was be-
ing prepared for.
Gen. Carranza announced today that
he had received advices from an un-
oficia: source tat commission had
al"ead. let Mexico City for Celeya
to meet coHst;tutionalists representa-
tives to arrange for the Orderly entry
of the constitdtionalists into the capi-
tai. Gen. Carranza has not as yet
named a commission but it is be-
lieved he will do 50 Immediately if ..or
may evertures are made
Must Surrender Completely.
Gen. Carranza reiterated, ,1owever,
tnat thG constitutionalists would ac-
cept nothing short Of complete sur
render. IN d statement issued today
the first chicf declared:
Undoubtedly the first move of the
successor Of the usurper Huerta will
he to pen Negotiations with the con-
for a complete surren-
der. This is the logical deduction OF
tie action &c will take. Nothing less
lhan a complete surrender will salts
f the co1stitJtionalists However, if
Carbajal tails to take this measure
to bring about peace in Mexico, we
sha', continue to fight our way to
d: :ictory, which already is assured. We