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Show BLOODSHED NEAR END IN MEXICO Road to Be Cleared for Negotiations Ne-gotiations Between Two Factions Fac-tions Federals Face Trials. CRUX OF SITUATION . .. Quarter That Carranza May Grant to Fallen Foes Next Serious Question. Washington. JulVj 17. Administration Administra-tion officials saw peace looming today to-day on the horlzon'vof Mexican politics. poli-tics. Francisco Carbajal's informal htatement to the Washington government govern-ment that he intended to retire in favor of Carranza, constitutionalist chief, and Carranza'a announcement that he was willing to negotiate with the federals for peaceful transfer of power in Mexico City, was regarded as practical assurance that the era of bloodshed was near an end in the southern republic. The road remained to be cleared, however, for negotiations between the two Mexican factions. Carbajal. Huerta's successor, seeks a proclamation proclama-tion of general amnesty for the forces which fought against the northern armies Members of the revolution ary junta in Washington expressed doubr whether Carranza would be willing to grant that. They took the I attitude that persons who turned lagalritt Madero should be compelled to face court trials. By that means, l hey contended potential counter up-:i:engs up-:i:engs would be eliminated. Crux of Situation. The crux of the situation appeared ! to hang on the extent of the quarter j that Carranza might be willing to ; giant his fallen foe. That all stumbling blocks would j be pu'. aside, however, for the peaceful peace-ful entry of Carranza into the 'lexicon 'lexi-con capital w-as the belief generally expressed. Secretary Bryan was par- j tlcularl) optimistic over possibilities of peace. "Watchful waiting," he thought, had resulted In success General Villa's Attitude. Fears expressed over the attitude that Villa, the northern military chief, might take toward the new turn In the situation, partially were discounted discount-ed by his statement that there was "no need for apprenhension regarding regard-ing my stay in the north " He said he expected to move bis troops from Chihuahua state to Mexico City within with-in the next few days. The plan for the occupation of Mex Ico contemplated that 5000 troops from each of the three divisions from the constitutionalist army simultaneously simultane-ously would enter the capital. By that means jealousy among the big units of Carranza's forces would be obviated Plan of Guadalupe. Details of the much discussed "plan of Guadalupe," the constitutionalist platform, were made public today The plan was drawn up in Coahuila state, March 26. 1913. by Carranza and the group that resisted Huerta's accession to power It follows: "Whereas. General Huerta. to whom the constitutional president, Don Francisco 1 Madero had entrusted the e'efense of the Institutions and legality of his government, has, in uniting with the rebel enemies in arms against the same government, In I order to restore the former dictatorship, dictator-ship, committed an act of treason to raise himself Into power by imprison ing both the president and the vice president and his secretaries and demanding de-manding by violence their resignations, resigna-tions, which fact is confirmed by the messages the same general, Huerta. addressed to the governors of the states telling them that he had imprisoned im-prisoned the chief magistrate and the cabinet: "Whereas, the legislative and judiciary judi-ciary powers have recognized and sup ported, against the laws and constitutional consti-tutional provisions, General Huerta and his unpatriotic and illegal proceedings, pro-ceedings, and "Whereas, some of the governments of the states of the Union have recognized recog-nized the illegitimate government set up by that part of the army which had accepted treason under the leadership lead-ership of Huerta in violation of the Sf vcreignty of these same states, which governments should have been first in repudiating him, we, the undersigned un-dersigned chiefs of the constitutionalist constitution-alist army, have agreed upon and shall sustain by force of arms the following plan ! General Repudiation. "General Vlctoriano Huerta is hereby here-by repudiated in his charater of president of the republic. "The legislative and judicial powers of the federation are herreby also repudiated re-pudiated "The governments of such states as shall continue to recognize the fed-ornl fed-ornl powers forming the present administration ad-ministration thirty day after th publication of this plan, are hereby also repudiated. In order to organize the army entrusted en-trusted with the accomplishment of our purposes, we hereby appoint as first chief of the army, which shall be named 'constitutionalist.' Mr Ve-miatiano Ve-miatiano Carranza, governor of the state of Coahuila. "When the constitutionalist army OOCUpieih Mexico City, Mr Yenustiano Carranza, or whoever may succeen him in the command of the army, will bt appointed ad interim head of the executive power. General Election to Be Called. 'The ad Interim president of the republic shall call a general election as f-oon as peace Is established, delivering de-livering the power to the man who shall be elected "Such citizens as act as first chiefs of the constitutionalist army in those sUte6 where the governments have recognized Huerta shall assume the character of provisional governors I there, and hold local elections after j those citizens elected to the high national offices, according to the aforesaid provisions, have already tak- j en possession of their posts to fulfill ' I their duties." |