The Sentinel=record., 1914-07-18
UNITED STATES USING EVERY METHOD or BRINGING ABOUT
 A SETTLEMENT.
CONFIRMING WITH ZAPATA
State Department Hopes to Get South ern Leader to Agree to Recognize Be Established.

Washington, D. C., July 17.-Every l influence and diplomatic agency at | the disposal of the government was | worldn gtoday for immediate peace in Mexico
 The administration is convinced | that with the elimination of Iluerta | the factions il Mexico will be drawn | together quickly. To aid in this and l assure restoration of normal condi- | tions without further bloodshed, off | cials here are exerting themselves to 1 smooth the way for a new and stable | administration which shall be recog- nized by the powers.
 Not only is the American govern ment at this moment coulsellng Gen eral Carranza to arrange with Fran cisco Carbajal. Huerta's successor, for the peaceful transfer of the gov l ernment at Mexico City to the consti- tutionalists but 1t became known to- day the administration is indirectly in communication with Emalialo Za- pata, leader of the revolution i'll southern Mexico
 zapata has 24,000 men and though most of them are poorly equipped, they would constitute a serious men ace to a new government if they re- mained in revolution. zapata, who demands agrarian reforms, made common cause with the constitution alists and obtained supplies from them with which to fight the Huerta government. It is not yet known, however, whether he will lay down his arms in favor of Carranza.
 The United States is using it's in- | fluence through friends of Zapata to bring him into harmony with the peace program and an emissary from General Carranza is now on his way to confer with Zapata.
 These activities on the part of the American government result from a desire that when the constitutional lists are install ed in Mexico City and comply with the conditions prerequi- site to formal recognition there shall be an end to revolution in Mexico with it's ever threatening interna- tional aspects.
 Carranza has been informed that he must conduct his triumph tenn Iperately; that there ought to be no eXcesses when the army takes col- trol of Mexico City, and other impor- tant centers; that there should be no ravages, but that an amnesty for Ipolitical offenders be declared and the rights of the clergy and other foreigners who have suffered, espe- cially the Spaniards, be given due respect.
 Through John R, Silliman, personal representative of President Wilson. with General Carranza, the American government is rendering it's advice. ITO accept the suggestions from Washington, it has been pointed out, means recognition by the powers of the whole word, a circumstance which would enable the rew admins Itration to rehabilitate the finances of Mexico.
 Already the results of the Ameri. can efforts to bring Carranza and lCarbajal together are apparent. Gen. eral Carranza, according to MT, Snii. man reveals friendliness of the American goyrnment and readiness to discuss peace With Carbajal.
 Washington is in touch with Mir. Carbajal through his personal repre-. sentative here Jose Castellot, who declared today the relations between the two governments were very cor dial. He makes his headquarters at the Mexican embassy and has the ear of MT. Bryan.
 MT. Castellot is il constant com munication with MT. Carbajal, who is his close personal friend. The only message from the new provisional president to him said he would fill none of the cabinet port folios except the ministry of war to direct the larmy. His purpose is to maintain the departments under sub-secreta- ries until they can be completely or ganized by the Carranza administra- ltion.
 MT. Castellot admits that Mir. Car bafal wants to transfer his authority to Carranza immediately, and that lthe commission of three constitution