Ogden Daily Standard | 1913-11-21 | Page 8 | Why Carranza Meeting Failed

ID ; WHY CARRANZA l J MECTINGjAILED Rebel General Unable to Meet 'i Demand of U. S. for Civil ized Warfare. Nogales. Ariz., Nov. 21 It was learned today from authoritative sources that the principal reason why tile conferences here, between William Wil-liam Bayard Hale, President Wilson's personal representative, and General arranza broke up wag tJbe failure ol General Carranza to give the Amor Kan government assurances that or cepted rules of civilized warfare would be observed by the constitutionalists constitu-tionalists If they were allowed to Import Im-port arms and ammunition Carranza, It Is understood was not In a position to give these assurances because of Inability to control the generals In the field The first Indication Indi-cation that tho Constitutionalist;; I could not meet this demand camp. 1 is said, when Carranza absented him self from the conferences, giving 111 noss as an excuse. After h.s secont failure to keep the appointment Hal refused to confer with the subordl f nates. Although Hale declined to accep' reported invitations from Carranza'f subordinates to discuss the sltuatJor informally following the generals de parture. be Is said to have assured the ministers before he left for Tuc eon. that he would meet Carranza personally anywhere if the constitu tlonallst leader so requested. It Is said that Carranza came to the conclusion that he was making a bad political blunder by permitting the Mexican people to believe he would submit to American dictation m of his manner of governing If he sue ceoded in defeating Huerta. This is i aid to have led to the story of the demand for Hales credentials Rumors are heard hero of a disagreement dis-agreement between Carranza and General Villa which threatens to disrupt dis-rupt the Constitutionalist ranks, rv