The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-13
cARRANzA URG[S



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agency here Summaries of his state
INERT. however, were published here
*this afternoon in dispatches from Ei
Paso. X is not expected tonight that
these communications will be made
the basis Of any immediate steps on
the part of $50 United States govern
fnent The President in his recent
statement pat it up TO the Mexican
headers themselves 20 see what they
could do toward restoring satisfae-
tory conditions in Mexico and Il is
Understood 10 be the ADMINISTRATORS
*intentions To give them time and OPP
pcrtunity 20 achieve results. II Is
Thought possible that the statements
made known today and Villas invita-
zion for a new conference will prove
ITO be rrelsminaries TO genuine et-
forts toward reconciliation Of the
8chief factions.
Officials Lack Confidence.
It cannot be said however, there is
In official quarters any confidence
that tsaese expressions of attitude
promise much in this direction. AS
&was expected. Carranza refuses To ad-
Emit thai he IS oaU of the factl1nal
leaders responsible for the conditions
In Mexico. against which the Presi-
& dent claims. assuming. on the other
&hand that he Is just the man that
fshe President is looking for TO re-
store peace and order. Recognition,
he asserts would hasten the i'm
proyement the President is seeking by
affordlng moral support To the gov
ernment he heads. Those officials beet
Informed on Mexican conditions are
Satisfied that Carranza viii persist in
Shis attitude TO the end refusing all
suggestion Of compromise and call
ing or Villa and others 10 give peace
by surrendering 10 him There Is no
expectation here that he viii accent
villas invitation for new conference
OF leaders
vNla. or rae other hand tust as
was expected. ~ ready 20 strike a bar
gain. Has bargain, however. will re-
auire the elimination of CaTranZa,
Villa charging that Carranza is re-
sponsthie for all the trouble by re-
fusine to abdicate when ordered 10 do
30 hy the convention at Aguas-
calientes Il IN believed here that
* Villa wishes Ii he cannot have II all
TO get ms much as he can. There ISL
no doubt he has deapaireG os crush
N ing Carranza iTt the near future. ana
Ait is believed that he is therefore
willing 10 male tina best Of things
In Villas latest statement as in,
Others, observers here see signs Of his
freadiness to use the threat Of inter
vention by the United states as a
lever 10 bring "A reorganization on
his terms.
oarranza's Proclamation
Consul SilIiman forwarded the Car
rama proclamation which IL dated
June II, and includes an appeal he
the opposing factions to accept Car
ranzista control
'At last, after FIVE years the reyo-
lBtion is about To end was the saIu
tation Of Carranza'S proclamation ito
he nation" It is not a direct reply
4 90 President Wilson's statement, but
y was prompted By II, and Is accepted
as stating carranzas position in case
formal reply is made.
The Chief points were:
Contention that the United States
I should recognize the Constitution
sslisfs
Declaration that the Carranzistas
R control ali seaports but one and have
authority esta bnshed over twenty ~
abe twenty-sepen Mexican states and
nine -tenihs OF the population.
Assertion that the Mexican national
congress VIII call an election for
President and that the FIRST chief
wiii deliver over executive authority
10 the President So choaen.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. mat one of my
first action was 10 send note to the
State Department. one of the great
ess difficulties has been "A lack of mu- :
tuai understanding with the coun-
& tries of th~ world. including the
: Tinted States Cairanza states. com
planning of the nou-recoguition pol- F.
ICY OF this nation He said events
were now Shaping themselves SO that .