Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-04

WASHINGTON. June 4-General Venus
tinno Carranza will make a strong bid
for recognition by the United States in
reply to the new policy enunciated by
President Wilson In his proclamation on
the Mexican situation. General Carranza,
II is understood proposes to make the
bid for recognition by the immediate cap
ture of Mexico City, the restoration of or
der In the capital and the establishment
of constitutional government, with him
self as Provisional President.
II is reported from Vera Cruz that Car
rama may not reply to President VIII
sons note Mt all, regarding the note as
an unwarranted interference Into the do
mestiC affairs of Mexico and an unjusti-
fed meddlng with her independence.
Carranza agents here assert that the
readiness OF General Villa to submit to
an agreement on a basis laid down by
the American Government is but an in
dication of the fact that Villa realizes
the inevitable defeat which he is facing
at the hands of the CnrranZa forces un-
der Alvaro Obregon. and that only In n
union of all factions in Mexico, as sug-
Eested by the President, can he retain
at least measure of the power and con-
troll which he desires
Consul Silliman at Vera Cruz, reported
that he had laid the Presidents state
ment before Carranza, and the Brazilian
Minister at Mexico City made the same
report with regard to Cara, provisional
president in the government set up there
by Villa.
RED CROSS BEGINS WORK.
With the moving of food for the starv-
ing into Mexico within the next few
days, 1t is expected the danger point in
President Wilson'S new policy will be
reached In the past the factional chiefs
have Communicated from such supplies
what they wished for themselves. Now
they have been warned by the President
that the hungry are to be fed. and II
they interfere with the work of the Red
Cross they will precipitate American
action.
Consular officials all along the border
are cooperating with the Red Cross. The
latter has started an agent for Mexico
He will establish headquarters in Mexico
City and at such other points as is neces-
sary. Special Red Cross committees are
at work in New YORK, Chicago. ST. Louis,
New Orleans and Galveston
FOREIGNERS IN EXODUS.
Anticipating trouble as the result Of
President Wilson's abandonment of
"watchful waiting" in Mexico, British
authorities in Mexico City are adopting I
methods to get English |
subjects out of the capital and to the sea-
coast.
It was learned today that one of the
things Duval West, the Presidents latest
to visit Mexico, was com
tnlssioned to do was to get personal ex-
from each chieftain concerning
what he was fighting for All agreed on
the same basic facts.
They all told me, Vests report to the
President says, that they were fighting
to restore constitutional government in
Mexico and to put into effect the ideals
that Francisco Madero created-equal jus
tice to all and a distribution of the enor-
nous private land holdings among the
people.
Ell PASO, Tex, June A copy of
President Wilson'S warning to Mexico is
now in the hands of General Villa leader
of the Constitutionalists in northern Mex
co. The copy was handed to General
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