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Show IGARRANZA READY TO MEET ENVOYS WILL SUSPEND HOSTILITIES AGAINST CARBAJAL PENDING TRANSFER OF AUTHORITY. Would Grant a Limited Amnesty, Not as a Condition of Surrender, But as a Voluntary Act of Generosity Following Victory. Washington. 'general Carranza on Monday informed the United States government that he was ready to declare de-clare a suspension of hostilities against the government of Provisional President Carbajal, Huerta's successor, succes-sor, pending negotiations with his representatives for the transfer ot authority at Mexico City to the constitutionalists. con-stitutionalists. The consttiutionalist chief expressed express-ed his views in most cordial terms to John R. Silliman, personal representative represent-ative of President Wilson, and Consul General Hanna and Vice Consul Robertson, Rob-ertson, who interviewed him at Monterey. Mon-terey. Not only did he voice a willingness will-ingness to receive the commission ol three appointed by Provisional President Presi-dent Carbajal to discuss peace, but said he would send an escort to meet them and provide safe conduct through constitutionalist territory. Secretary Bryan announced the receipt re-ceipt of the massage from the American Ameri-can representatives with th- comment com-ment that prospects for an agreement agree-ment between the two factions now were very favorable. General Carranza is Insistent, however, how-ever, that the surrender of the Carbajal Car-bajal government should be unconditional. uncondi-tional. He is willing, it is declared by his representatives here, to grant a limited amnesty, not as a condition of surrender, but as a voluntary act of generosity on the part of the constitutionalists con-stitutionalists after they obtain the reins of government. It is the intention inten-tion of the constitutionalist to give generally, but to prosecute ring leaders lead-ers in the plot through which Ma-dero Ma-dero was overthrown. Most of the latter, however, already have left Mexico. |