Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1915-10-13
Carranzl Pleased With Recognition
Says There Wlfbs no More Formal Battles.
That Enemies are Disintegrat|ng.

NoHoAoA OaAtaAAh loOoAVou Will
great pleasure the news that the
Pan.Amerioan conference at Wash
'ngton had decided to Recommend d
recognition Of the party led by
him as the de facto Government
} ln Mexico. kilograms from Car.
rama agents at Washingto,
brought the news and the frs,
chief WAS congratulated by his as.
sooiates. The Washington telo.
grams were read in the theatsr.
and received with great enthusl
asm. General Ca,ranza will no,
alter his plans for trip through
the northern States, beginning to,
morrow.
'Thls news puts an end to all
,fforts of our enemies to brint
bout foreign intervention" salt
ieleral CarraLza after receivint
ae kilograms. They continu
'aelr ntrigues and their attack
4 the newspapers, but recognition
| f the constitutlonalist Govern.
aent naturally will rob them OF
ne fruit of theic efforts.
"Whsn peace is absolutely re-
stored and tranquility really es.
;ablished amnesty will be grantee
all those persons. but not now.
10 psrmit them to return at this
slms would mean their machina.
slons within the R Rspubllc.
"The Immediate effect of thi
news will be great moral
Strengthening Of constitutionalism
and corresponding dishs arteninp
of opposing factions. There will
be no no more formal battles.
Fighting Of that sort already has
ended. but naturally the struggle
to put down minor Quit reaks and
lawlessnehs must be continued for
a greater OF l.,gs time.
"Alrsady tlsose bands are disin-
tergrating rapidly and their
chiefs are surlendering. This
development will bring the sur
render Of the leaders of the oppo.
sltion, since the news of recogni.
5lon will remove from them furth.
or hope of succeas. This appli g
not only to those actually fighting
in the field, but to those .who are
intriguing, both within the coun.
try and abroad.
"N5ws of the coming recogni-
tion is pleasing, since it will re-
new and strengthen the friendly
relations between Mexico and 9th.
or Nations"
George G. Carothers, American
consular agent, telegrsphed the
State department. the substance
of a long interview he had had
with General Villa at Juarez ID
which she latter explained in line
with atterances to the press last
night that he intended to contln-
ue fighting Carrsnza. No msn.
tion was made of withdrawing
protection to foreigners as report.
ed in press dispatches, but officials
realize that the legal responsiblll-
sy for protection of foreigners rests
a!waws wish the recognized gov.
esnment for all pa:ts of the coun.
try whether III rebellion or not
Americans for this reason we're re.
Gently advised to Withdraw from
northern Mexico, but many OF
them have failed to heed tho State
Departments advie. The Wash
lngton Government during the
Taft administration took the Isl
tion, however, that even when q
recogniz ID government existed in
Mexico the leaders of rebellious
factions were personally resp ,nsi
ble for the acts of their follower,
and gave warning to that eff ,ct.
This precedent probably will be
followed In the event of diff ,ul-
ties now in northern Mexico.
Mexico City, Oot., 1O.-News ol
the d d:clsion to recognize she Car.
rauza Gyverument was rcolysd
With groat joS by the military ele.
meut here. All the newspapers
issusd extra editions. General
: Pablo Couzales, commander OF
the Carrauza forces in Mexico
City, will hold reception tomvr-
row in celebration of the event."
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