Putnam patriot., 1914-09-04
PEACE IN MEXICO
 NOWAcERTAINTY
ConstitutionalistS Claim to Have
 United All Rebels
ZAPATA TO END FIGHT
Message From Capital to Agency in Washington Also Declares Villa and Obregon Have Adjusted
 Trouble-Mines Reopened.

Washington. Peace throughout Mexico is the optimistic estimate of the situation in the republic express sed 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 ico, has come into the fold. Generals Obregon and Villa have arranged a composition of the difficulties which recently arose in the State of Sonora and peace has been esta blished among the warning factions.
 The Gonstitutionalist agency sums up the situation as follows:
 "Zapata's allegiance to the Consti- nationalist 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 CTS 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. It is known that Zapata has been fighting for years to obtain agrarian reforms and it is thought that when he was convinced that Car ranza 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 Constitutionalist cause demanded all immediate cessation of hostiities.
 "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.
 Tn Mexico city the Government has taken steps to prevent merchants from reaping extortionate profits on the sale of necessary commodities, due to possible scarcity of provi- sions on account of the domestic and European wars. Grocers have been ordered to submit to the Federal au- 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- fying that any immediate decrease in the naval force close to the scenes of recent hostilities Is not contemplat- 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.