The chronicle=news., 1913-07-17
!. S. CONSUL FINDS
Pl01 TO WRECK CONSULATE

Eagle Pass, Texas. July lit l.
declared on good authority that Unit
ed States consul Luther Ellsworth. at
Pisdras Negrns. Mexico. has report
ed to Washington the discovery Of u
plot to dynamite the American con-
suiate and that his life is In danger.
Consul Ellsworth sleeps In the army
post In Eagle Pass at nights. OFF,
clal records OF the consulate were re-
moved to the American side for saf.
keeping yesterday.
Late today the state d.pai tment
had received no report Of the nileG-
.i pio, To dynamite tn. consulate N,
Picdras Ncxras.
Ellsworth was said TO have report.
cd to Washington that he had heen
reliably informed that the alleged
conspiracy WAS hntrhcd among con
siiiu'ionaiist leaders In Piedras Nc
sras. The consulate. rccen,iy w.s
moved from the main stree, to the
bank OF the Rio Grandc where I,
commands n View Of tho American
bank. Since dIscov-ry Of the al
legged conspiracy guard Of United
States troops has been siaiIonad at
nigh, on ih. American side and
cod" Of lantern signals arranged
with tn. consulate. In ease Of !
call for help from the consuiatc the
guard was instructed TO notify III.
commanding officer Immediately.
MIR. Ellsworth. however. has been
spending his nights on the Amrri-
can side, The ronsiitutionaiIst COM
n..n'ier. saiaxado. when told os til.
alleged conspiracy. assured the con-
sui he need have no fear rs he WAS
among honorable people and not
among bandits
General Jesus Carranza has given
his pcrsonsi pledge for tn. saie,y Of
the Americans
WAshinxton. July i1.--statc de-
par;meni officials raid today that the
yeotsps ~ upvernor Cesupsa. IeaA-
~ srMw SSaSitaiSs6ad dsfs. ssaissi
roroGnition Of the Huer;a govern
mcn,. had not yet been received.
u Is understood that Governor
Carranxa combines his proi.s, with
"a petition that he md his followers
be- recognized as n faction In Il. fac
IN. Al ,s To, Of
try.
Some diplomats here point out
that onc reason which could justify
the grantin; OF Carranza's petition
Is that the rights and interests OF the
United States are no far effected as
to warrant n definition OF Its avn re-
lniions TO the two warning factions
In Mexico.
Among the tests which the United
states In considering the merit Of
Carrsnxa's petition would be whether
actual de- facto political organization
exists among the insurgents sufH-
cient to constitute II. IL left to IT.
self. Ii In entity capable OF discharg-
Ing the duties and obligations OF 4
state government.
II the Carranza government should
receive recognition as bclligerenis th.
Hrerta government would be alb
solved from astisfying further claims
madc by Americans for losses In the
country controlled by the constitm-
tionalists.
Just what foreign power inquir-
ed for q definition OF this govern
ment's attitude In the present situ-
alton was still unknown officially
today. though reports IN official cir
cles entioncd Great Britain and
France. The denial from Berlin that
Germany had mudc rerrcsentationsl
wa. generally accepted as removing
.hat country from the list. The re-
port that the situation had been dis
cussed nv representatives Of the
powers In Paris yesterday seemed
to strengthen the belief that France
was interested.
It was pointed out tnat the French
have heavy interestes in Mexico.
French interests are said to control
the Mexican National Bank, the
Eanco Central. another large finan-
tiaI institution and French investors
are said to have heavy holdings OF
Mexican railroad securities. Great
Pritain's interests are said to be
principally In the national railways
and in mining. Germany's interests
are said to lie largely In agricultural