File No. 812.00/12270.
Secretary Dodge to
the Secretary of State.
No. 18.]
Special Commission of the President of
the United States, near the Mediators.
Niagara Falls, N. Y.,
June 15, 1914.
Sir: I have the honor to enclose to you
herewith copies of part of the correspondence between the Mediators and
General Carranza which were handed by the Mediators to our Commissioners
at our conference of this afternoon.
This correspondence consists of the telegram from the Mediators to
General Carranza of May 3, Sr. Zubáran’s reply of May 28, copies of both
of which were enclosed in despatch No. 8 of the 31st ultimo;36
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the Mediators’ reply to Sr.
Zubáran, dated the 2nd instant, a copy of which was enclosed in despatch
No. 16 of the 13th instant; and Sr. Zubáran’s reply to the Mediators,
dated the 11th instant, which they state was received by them this
morning. It will be noted that the last letter states that General
Carranza has appointed Messrs. Calderon, Cabrera and Vasconcelos as his
delegates to attend the conference “to settle the international conflict
which has arisen between the United States and the Mexican Republic,”
and that he requests a reply in order to give instructions to his
representatives to proceed to Niagara Falls.
I have [etc.]
[Inclosure.]
Senor Zubáran to
the Mediators.
Confidential Agency of the
Constitutionalist Government of Mexico.
Washington,
June 11, 1914.
Your Excellencies: The undersigned,
special representative of the First Chief of the Constitutionalist
Army of Mexico, Don Venustiano Carranza, in pursuance with
instructions received, has the honor to transcribe to your
excellencies the following communication received this day by
telegraph:
“I have had the honor of receiving your courteous note dated at
Niagara Falls the 2nd instant, which you had the kindness to send me
through Licentiate Rafael Zubáran. In said note you again see fit to
express to me your wish that as First Chief of the Constitutionalist
Army I appoint delegates to represent me at the conferences which
are being held in that city, in connection with the good offices you
offered to the United States, to General Huerta and to myself, to
settle the international conflict existing between the United States
and Mexico.
“Having accepted in principle as far back as April 29th last your
good offices and as you are now awaiting the appointment of my
commissioners, I have the honor to inform you that I appoint for my
part as representatives of the First Chief of the Constitutionalist
Army under my command, Messrs. Fernando Iglesias Calderón,
Licentiate Luis Cabrera and Licentiate Jose Vasconcelos to attend as
my delegates the conferences you are holding, at which it is sought
to settle the international conflict which has arisen between the
United States and the Mexican Republic.
“I would thank you to kindly reply to this note in order, in a proper
case, to give instructions to my representatives so that they may
proceed to that city for the discharge of their mission duly
authorized by me.
“I take pleasure [etc.]
“V. Carranza.”
The undersigned renews [etc.]
