Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-20
Will Be Received by President Will
son When He Returns to City.
Peace Answers Disappointing.

publics who signed the america
note to the Mexican leaders last week
the benefit of his information regard
ing the situation in Mexico.
Senior Cardoso was unwilling to dis
cuss the situation in Mexico for pub
LEGATION.
81 am trying to forget Mezleo for a
while" he said.
To a question as to the strength OF
Carranza in Mexico today. Senior Car
doso smilingly replied:
81 will think about that and try to
Senior Cardoso will remain in Wash
ington several days. he said. and will
be received by President Wilson upon
the Presidents return to this city. Capt.
Powell Clayton of the general staff
has been designated to act as military
aid to Minister Cardoso while here.
Senior Cardoso was accompanied by
two secretaries of legation, Mr. Cor
dilho and Mr.. Betancourt
Conditions in Mexico Bad.
The opinion was expressed here toda v
that Senior Cardoso would inform the
pa n-American conferees that conditions
in Mexico continued bad; that Gen.
Carranza. while seemingly growing in
strength, would be unable to control
'HN S'tudt'Oh tHSIe anu " eSld DISH Il
lasting peace. Carranza cannot con-
troll his subordinates. was the belief
expressed, and Gen. Obregon may loom
up as an opponent of Carranza in the
future.
On the heels of the arrival of Senior
Cardoso there came to the State De-
partment today replies to the pan
American note signed by Gen. Candida
Agulla. governor general of Vera Cruz
Gen. Alfredo Elizondo. governor and
military commander of the state of
Michiacan; Gen. A. Ricaut military
commander of the garrison at Nueyo
co Murguia, commander of a division
operating under Gen. Oregon.
All or these replies. which were sent
to members Of the pan-American con-
ference. declared that it would be a
breach of discipline for them to act in
dependently and have referred the pan
American appeal for Il peace confer
ence of Mexican leaders of all factions
to Gen. Carranza to answer for them
ALL
Carranzistas Stand by Leader.
strongly opposed to such a plan for a
peace conference, and that he would
resist it, the officials of the admins
tration and the Latin American diplo-
mats signing the appeal have hoped for
favorable answers from Carranza's sub
ordinates and supporters. The replies
made public today through the Car
rama agency here are the first answers
to this hope for detection in the ranks
or the Carranza government, and are
not regarded as satisfactory from the
point OF view of the panAmerican con-
ference.
1t was said today by representatives
of Carranza here that the firs1 chief
probably would not send his reply un-
I'll the first of the week. In the mean
time the Carranzistas hope to prove to
the pan-American conferees that the
Carranza government cannot be broken
down by appeals to individuals and
also to Improve their military grasp
on the situation They say that they
by the end of this week.
Gen: Aguila's Reply.
Gen. Aguila's reply to the pan-Ameri-
can note was. in part, as follows:
Il am at the present time the gov
ernor and military commander of the
state of Vera Cruz and have under NV
command. as general in chief, the first
eastern division of the constitutionalist
army, which is fighting in my country
against the reaction for the purpose of
restoring the liberty of the people and
establishing. once the country is at peace,
the constitutional regime destroyed by
the usurpation. and which army has for
It's supreme chief the citizen Venus
tiano Carranza. whose authority is
recognized by all the constitutionalist
military leaders. Therefore, being ac-
customed faithfully to do my duty
could not reply to your excellen-
cies' courteous note without a breach
of hot liSoi v,1i hfp1, hoe
firmly to rally around our chief, who
is the only one authorized, on account
of his high investitude. to reply to the
circular note to which / have referred
Moreover. because all constitutionalist
leaders feel confident that he will
know, now as always. how to find in.
spira ton in most serene and firm pa
triotism. in the face of the new serious
obstacle with which the reaction pre-.
tends, as a last resort, to arrest OuI
work of liberty, justice and peace. III
IA matter which so directly affects the
sovereignty of my country, not one OF
the constitutionalist leaders can inui
vidually take any action, as to ac
otherwise the cohesion which SHOULD
exist between all the military and civil
| elements would be broken, and there.
| fore all l can do is to transmit YOU
eXcellency's not to Nsnustiano Car
rama.
The CarranZa agency here made pub.
| lie a dispatch today, stating that Gen
| Plutarco Elias Gales, comma nding the
constituencies forces in Sonora, ha.
won two decisive victories over the
NilliSta forces in the neiRhborhOod O,
! Nogales and succeeded in complete Iy
| isola,ing GOV. Jose NJ. Maytorena il
that town.
Watch Ammunition Supply.
| The sharp surveillance which the De
| partment of Justice is maintaining a.
present over shipments of arms, appar
emily destined for Mexico. was taken ii
some quarters here today as the fore
runner of an embargo on the shipment
| of such munitions from this country t
| Mexico. Attorney General Gregory i.
authority. however. for the statement
that no embargo has yet been estab
| lished.
| An embargo on arms and war mum
lions has been suggested as one mean.
of dealing with the situation in the
event of a positive refusal on the par
of Gen. CarranZa to agree to the peace
conference suggested in the pam Amer
| lean note.
| The Department of Justice is keepins
an eye on the shipments of arms under
the law that prohibits the fitting ou
of expeditions to stir up war in friend
lily nations. In view of the fact that NJ
government has been recognized IL
Mexico, however, department Official.
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