The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-12
PAN-AMtR|cANS
AGREE on FORM Of
MEXICAN MESSAGE
viii Contain No Threat Of
Armed Intervention. But ID
Like Prefer Of Good Offices
URGES FACTIONS TO
COMPOSE DIFFICULTIES
Appeal Will Be So Worded
That It Cannot Possibly
Prove Offensive to Amy Of
the Contending Leaders


New York, Aug. 11.--Morc de-
tails Of the administrAtipn's-p plan
70 bring about peace hi Mexico
were worked out today. Secretary
OF state Lansing and the repre-
sentafives Of SIX LAttn-Amerfcan
countries In conference In the
Hotel Bfltmorc agreed upon thtc
wording Of an appeal to be sent
70 the wnrrtng factions I'm Mex.
leo, urging tfacm TO meet, conn
pose their differences, decide On
. form Of government and elect
provisional president.
The diplomats agreed also on tine
form of recognition. which they would
recommend to their governments with
reference to the new government
which they hope to see established In
Mexico.
That they should have worked out
so carefully this piece Of diplomatic
machinery, il was pointed out, may
be taken to suggest one OF two thingf.
First, either the diplomats are conf
dent that the various factions in the
country south OF the Rio Grande will
listen to the appeal of the ieauiny
countries Of the western hemisphere.
Secondly. II may mean that the dipio-
mats have agreed. In the event that
any one A&GNfQM EEAN1SH W J0AA -
peace conference, to recognize the
work that may result from the gather
ing together Of the other factions.
II was learned also that the con-
ferees In their session. whichiastcd
for almost thre hours. discussed the
guarantees that the man. who should
be selected as provisional president
OF Mexico. must give In regard t0
working out the economic. social and
poiitical problems that now confront
thu naupsrfsed conhtxy. It wAs dsniela
that the name 81 any man Wa dis
cuseo1 at the fnsetzng. Or that the
qns&aton Of the financing Of new
Mexican government came mp.
Agree On Form Of Message.
When the conference ended. Secre-
tary lansing. meeting the reporters.
answered their questions rs to results
in this way:
IAN 1 can say h. that we have
agreed. or asecnted. to . prOpo6i-
ton that n Communication be nd
dressed 70 the different factions
In Mexico. urging them 70 conn
pose their djflculftes. Also We
have agreed ON the form which
80 win recommend 70 our, gov
crnmcnts with reference ID the
recognition Of . government In
Mexico"
After the reporters had written the
statement down and debated ~ to tta
meaning, Ii was decided to read It to
the Secretary OF State. He listened
carefully, and announced that tho
above was correct. When someone
suggested that IT was ambiguous, or
not clear. the secretary smiled and
said:
u understand. but Ne agreed upon
thar form OF statement"
In answer to another suggestion
that he elucidate. he replied, Put
II in your puzzle columns 1t will
give the people something to puzzle
sver."
The secretary said that he did not
know when or where the diplomats
would meet again. He said that .
meeting would be held after the
note has been received by the diff
ferent factions and we have chance
to observe Its effect. The note Will
be signed individually by all the rep
resentatives OF the various govern
ments crescent today"
No MenfiOn Of CArranxa.
The secretary asserted emphaticAl-
" that Nthe note made no mention o.
First Chief Carranxa or Of intervan-
tion. and said. In answer to . question,
that II contained no alternative pro-
position. Tho conference was held
shortly after the issuance OF q letter
from First Chief Carranza warning