The Penn's Grove record., 1914-09-04
PEACE IN MEXICO :.
NOWACERTAINTY
ConStituti0naIists Claim to Have
United All Rebels
zAPATA TO END FIGHT
Message From Capital to Agency In
Washington Also Declares Villa
and Oregon Have Adjusted
TroubIe-Mines Reopened.

Washington. - Peace throughout
Mexico is the optimistic estimate Of
the situation in the republic expressed
in a statement made public by the
Constitutionalist agency in Washing
ton. Even Emiliano Zapata, the incor-
rigible and irreconcilable leader Of
the rebel forces of southwestern Mex
leo, has come into the fold. Generals
Obregon and Villa have arranged a
recently arose in the State Of Sonora
and peace has been established among
the warning factions.
The Constitutionalist agency sums
up the situation as follows:
"Zapata's allegiance to the Consti-
~tutionalist Government is Of great
moment. 1t means the end of all guer-
rilla warfare in southern Mexico and
the initiation of stable order and quiet
in those greatly harassed provinces.
The satisfactory settlement of the
feud in Sonora between the follow
ers of Gov. Maytorena and Col. Gales
removes the possibility of this alter
cation growing into a revolt against
the central Government. Peace is
now virtually established through the
entire country.
THE message from Mexico City
did not give any details of the agree
ment reached between Zapata and
Carranza except that the former had
pledged himself to recognize the new
Government. 1t is known that Zapata
has been fighting for years to obtain
agrarian reforms and it is thought
that when he was convinced that Car
rama was honestly determined to
bring the same reforms to the people
he agreed readily to cooperate with
him. Zapata was in sympathy with
Madero on this score but reactionary
influences succeeded in separating the
two men.
The fighting in Sonora has never
been against the national Govern
ment. Villa and Obregon made clear
to the opposing factions that their
personal quarrel was ~unfavorably
compromising the new administration,
especially with foreigners, and a
sense of patriotism and loyalty to the
Constituencies cause demanded an
immediate cessation of hostisitiesx
"a number of mining companies in
the State that closed temporarily on
account Of the unsettled conditions
wired the mediators that they would
reopen their properties as soon as
peace was established.
I'm Mexico city the Government
has taken steps to prevent merchants
from reaping ex~tortionate profits on
the sale of necessary commodities,
due to a possible scarcity of provi-
sions on account of the domestic and
European wars. Grocers have been
ordered to submit to the Federal III
thorities an inventory of their stock
and their price list"
The United States cruiser West
Virginia has been ordered to La Paz,
on the west coast of Mexico, to re-
place the cruiser California as flag
ship of that station. The change
constitutes no reduction of force in
west Mexican waters, as the two ships
are about equal in displacement, COM
plement and armament. This fact
is accepted in Washington as signi-
flying that any immediate decrease
in the naval force close to the scenes
of recent hostilities is not contemplate
ed by the Administration. The Cali
fornia has been in Mexican waters
for more than eight months and her
summons home. it is expected, will
be warmly welcomed by her officers.