The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-30
PROSPECTS BRIGHT ! FOR RESTORATION
 OF MEXICAN PEACE
Bryan and Silliman Hopeful That Villa and Carranza Will Settle Dispute and
 Unite on Calderon

l Washington, September 29.--Optimistis | dispatches today from Consul Sillimaf
 and the Brazilian minister at Mexico City | caused Secretary Bryan to inform Presi- dent Wilson that the prospects for res toration of peace in Mexico were bright CT than at any time since the overthrow of Madero by Huerta
 In the light of all advices both from Mexico City and Chihuahua City. General Villas neadquarters officials here still are confident that the new upheavaI threatened by the breach between Villa and Carranza will be averted by the latter's retirement as first chief of the constitutionaljsts and the election of Fer nando Iglesias Calderon as provisional President
 The state department was notified to- day that the peace commissioners ap- pointed by the two consttutionalist chiefs would hold their meeting tomorrow at Torreon. This gave rise to the hope that the conferees would be able to agree upon Calderon as the provisional President in time to have their action placed before the convention to be held October at Mexico City to set up the new govern ment.
 It Is understood that one of the first matters to be brought to the attention Of the provisional President when he is elected will be the attitude of those now in power toward the Catholics. A de- mand for full religious liberty for all American citizens probably will be made.
 Confers With Bryan
 The Dutch minister w L. F. C. Van rappard, conferred with Secretary Bryan today in regard to the Dutch oil interests In the Tampico district of Mexico These have suffered greatly from political changes and the minister was somewhat apprehensive as to the probable effect upon them of another revolution. Secre- tary Bryan believes there is little dan ger or interference with the oil interests.
 The text of the communication sent to General Carranza by the military officers and civilians of the division of the north. Nlllas division, appealing to him to re- slgn, was made public by the state de- partment tcoay. It follows:
 The generals. chiefs and officers of the oivision Of the north as well as the civil lans undersigned, sincerely moved by the patriotic and dignified attitude worthy of the greatest admiration on which ouy brothers of other divisions the generals Pesauiera LIci Blanco, Eduardo Hay. ha1ael Buelna and J.. c. Medira. hav,. assumed by putting to one side the par oXysm of self-love and of every bastard passion in order to save the fatherland rom this terrible and painful danger in Whlch 1t finds itself liable. we address f, t,, you that our dear brothers of the other divisions do rot in vain invoke our sen timents of dignity, our conscience of honor and the just love that We have for our fatherland
 Desire to Attain Ends
 Tt is likewise our greatest or,hi- tion that the regenerating work of tbe cons,itutionalist revolution may not Tall and we embrace the great hone that the sacrifices of our dead brothers shall not have been futile in the camn of rattle in defense of the holy ideal or liberty and Justice. Like our above mentioned brothers We desire to make. every effort to prevent the enemies of the liberating cause who stoop to any medium that stains the republic in blood from profiting by such circum- stances to make every effort and every sacrifice before putting the fatherland In danger of the somber foreign inter- vention. only the failure of all these noble hopes and all the generous ef- forts will lead Us to the fratricidal struggle into which we would be com Peiied to enter asN our duty but with our soul full of solfow and sadness.
 "On account of the national misfor- tune by this manifestation and having the intimate conviction that you will be inspired by the noble example of all nnf fri., ..f~ save the republic from chaos to which it might attain by the failures and irreflections of all. General Villa has felegraphed to all our dear broth CTS to cease the hostile attitude of the north when you turn over supreme command to the incorruptible liberal Fernando Iglesias Calderon, who will be guarantee for the revolution, be- cause he will know how to lead the re- public by the path of honor and never will be traitor to the ideal of the democratic cause.
 Will Uphold Iglesias
 General Villa has declared categor- lcally that the whole of this division will uphold firmly Senor Iglesias and already has confessed before the whole world that none of his chiefs aspire i to the presidency or vice presidency | of the republic. These declarations powerfully reveal that this division will | offer any sacrifice at the altar of the l fatherland and that 1t is not guided | by bastard or small ambitions. We warmly exhort you by putting aside | all advice of the ambitions and by put ting aside all sentiments of pride and i of poor self-esteem to lay aside the supreme power of the republic to save her from the dangers to which pride | and obstinacy might lead her This n n i'm, Il, - VIII be the basis for the salvation and | he aggrandizement of the republic and VIII lift you above the level of the | 'ighest, leaving to the generations to 'ome after us a luminous and beauti- ul example of disinterested patriot sm."