Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-06-12
peace Plan Forms New Crisis.

United States shall employ Its armed
forces to protect the proposed transi-
tional government Of Mexico and shall
supervise the holding Of an election OF
the president is question that Is giv-
ing the administration grave concern
Any step to carry out the pacifica-
ton Of Mexico on the Cuban plan, even
at the invitation of the warning tac-
tions. 1t transpires, would arouse bitter
opposition in congress. The democrats
are divided on the question and many
republicans characterize the proposal
as foolish in the extreme.
Deny Receipt Of "Formal" Propesal.
REPRESENTATIVES of the constitutions
! alists here deny that Carranza hal
! made any formal proposition involv.
ing the occupation of Mexico by Amer
ican troops for the purpose OF restoring
order and supervising an election
! They admitted, however. that tbs
question had been discussed "infor-
mally" with representatives Of the
Wilson administration, and intimateo
that a proposal of this character hac
been tentatively suggested by ths
American government
President Wilson and Secretary
Bryan declined to discuss their nego-
tiations with Carranza, and Mr.. Bryan
denied the receipt Of any formal
communication from the rebel CHIEF
suggesting the invocation of the Cubar
pacification plan.
Discuss Occupation Of Mexico.
It Is true, nevertheless, that demo-
cratic members Of the senate foreign
relations committee have discussed
with ADVISERS of the president within
the last forty eight hours the PROPOSE
ton of sending troops to Mexico City
for the purpose Of protecting the
transitional government the mediators
propose to establish.
These senator's were given the i'm
preston that Carranza not only Is
agreeable to this plan, provided con-
stitutionalist be named transit1ona
president by the mediators but that ne
volunteered the suggestion In a letter
either os a formal or informal charac-
ter.
These senator's were called In to ad-
wise the administration concerning the
attitude that should be adopted If eth
er the mediators or others should pro-
nose that the United States protect the
transitional government.
ators should make such a proposal and
II 1t should be acceptable 20 the Mexi.
can factors the United States could
acarcely refuse to do what 1t insisted
upon doing in Cuba on two different
occasions.
Make Study Of Cuban Methods.
The democratic senator's returned t
the capitol and proceeded to sound the1
| brethren on the question.
! Since that time the democratic mem
bers of the foreign relations committe'
have been giving a good deal OF stud!
to the history Of Cuban pacification
| which was carried out under two re
publican administrations. They antic
ipate much republican opposition to ,
nroposal to supervise the Mexican cleo
tion and to restore order. and the dem
ocrats intend to be prepared to defen'
the administration should the presiden
consent to a proposal Of that charac
| ter.
IT don't know whether this PROPOSE:
| ton came from Carranza or from tn
United States" one senator said today
"but I do know that whatever settle
| ment is reached at Niagara Falls will
| be a farce unless 1t IL backed up by tn
| strong arm Of the United States. Ev
erybody knows that. We shall have t
| be prepared to march an army to Mex
leo City to protect whatever an interim
| government the mediators may set VI
| and II we do that we shall have t
STAY there till after square election
il held, and perhaps longer"