Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-25
FIRMLY BELIEVE
PEACE IN MEXICO
IS NOW At HAND
Administration Officials Here
Await Outcome of Carranza.
Cepeda Conference. =.
CarbaiaI Is Expected to Accept
Any Terms Proposed by
C0nStitutionaIiSts.

Confident that peace is at hand in Mex.
leo. administration officials today arc
awaiting the outcome OF the meeting at
Tampico between Gen. Carranza, first
chief of the constitutionalists. and Ecgi-
naldo Cepeda. envoy of Car5ajal. who
succeeded Huerta.
This conference is to arrange for the
transfer of the administration in Mexico
City. Belief is expressed that they will
speedily reach an agreement Ca-bajal
knows he is henmed in on all sides by
victorious rebel armies, and that he can
not dictate terms Of surrender but must
accept with god grace whatever Car
rama DEGREES. The fact that he selected
as ms emISary Cepeda. who is a long
time personal friend OF Carranza is in
dlcatIon that he is prepared TO get out of
the temporary presidency on any terms.
Has Pledged Punishment.
Carranza. having pledged to his ma jor
generals in the fields that he will not
agree TO let the assassins of Madero and
SuareZ escape just punishment. and being
surrounded by advisors who insist that
these men must be brought to justice. il
is thought unlikely that he will grant
amnesty which would include these ring
Huerta usurpaton. But as most of these
political offenders have fled from the
country, it is not expected that this at
titude of the constitutionalists will pre-
Vent early arrangement of terms of peace.
Desires of Carbajal.
All that the Carbajal government seeks
is amnesty for political offenders and
general guarantees for the people living
in the territory once controlled by Huer-
ia. Carranza is ready to grant that but
he will not give immunity to men in
volved in the plot that resulted i'm Ma
Gero'S assassination. Probably provis-
ional President Carbajal will not object
that exception
Anxiety over the position that Gen.
Villa might take during the period of
MeNlcoS reconstruction was relieved by
word from the northern general that he
would do all in his power to inaugurate
an era OF peace and would cooperate
with other constitutionalist leaders.
Washington officials expressed the
surance that Gen. Villa would not per-
nit any political dissension to develop
into counter revolution. The northern
general realizes that the United States
would strongly disapprove of an insui-
rection in the ranks of the constitution
aliStS.
Villa May Chase Orozco.
Unofficial reports from the border that
Gen. Villa was buying arms in the United
States were said by officials here to have
no significance. 1t was explained that
all of the divisional commanders of the
const;tutionalist armies had bought arms
and ammunition directly instead of
through the central authority. Villas
troops. it is believed will be employed
lfr ffSf hoo
mountains with 1860 Irregular ieder-
ais. and any other malcontents who
may rise against the new government to
be set up in Mexico City.
Another incident which has served 10
elevate Gen. Villas status in the situa-
tlon was the receipt of message from
Charge Clause Of the French embassy,
who informed Secretary Bryan that an
investigation by agents - the French
government completely eXonerated Villa
from personal blame in connection with
the killing at Zacatecas recently OF two
French citizens, members of the order OF
Christian Brothers.
Slayers to Be Punished.
Gen. Carranza has given assurances
that those responsible for the death of the
Frenchmen Will be punished. This Incl
dent, as well as all other foreign compli-
cations. officials think. will be adjusted as
soon as a transfer of government is ef-
fected in Mexico City.
Emiliano Zapatas southern rebels con-
tinued their operations in the small towns
near the capital but they were not con-
sdered serious menace. because
Zapata has promised his cooperation IN
the task of pacitication.
The American government as yet has
not taken up with Gen. tarranZa the
question of financial dealings with the
subjects of those European powers which
had recognized the Huerta government as
legal.
Gen. Carranza has announced that he
would repudiate such debts. When d
BILE government is established how
ever. representations on the subject will
be made By the United States so as TO
obtain an equitable settlement. At present
much interest is manifest in the investi-
cation being conducted by Provisional
President Carbajal into the financial
of the Huerta administra-
ton.