Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-16
TAGLE SUGGESTED
FOR PRESIDENCY
Proposed by Villa-Zapata Faction
if Carranza Consents to
Agreement.
OVERTURES BEAR NO FRUIT
President, However, Thinks Stu
alton Is Shaping Itself
More Definitely.
0vERTURES BEAR NO FRUIT

agreed on by leaders of the villa
Hapata coalition for the provisional
presidency. should an agreement with
the Carranza function be possible.
Iaeie was the only Cabinet minister
who did not resign when IIucrta over
Threw the Madero administration. He
LETT Mexico City then and since has
lived in the United States.
General Villas peace overtures to
General CarranZa have borne no fruit,
out such information as has reached
mere from Vera Cruz indicates that
.he nrst chief is unwilling to enter
INTO conferences with his adversaries,
insisting that his forces soon will OBJ
tain military supremacy which will
merit recognition.
URGES VILLAS PLAN
FOR PACIFICATIoN
Manuel Bonila. who was Minister of
communications In Madero's Cabinet.
gave out tonight statement urging
that General Villas plan for pacifica-
ton be met half way by General Car
rama. He came to Washington from
General Villas headquarters, bearing
a note to the United States, commenting
favorably on President Wilson's pro-
nouncement for unification of the
warning factions.
The State Department has made
representations to both the Carranza
and Villa authorities warning them
against molesting foreign oil proper-
ties. which have been menaced at
Tuxpan.
= cablegram received by the Car
rama agency here tonight from Cen
erai Carranza at Vera Cruz said:
General Obregon in Legos. Ac-
cordins TO medical opinion, his wound |
Will be completely ht aled in eight
days"
Ooregon lost an arm while directing
operations against villa is the neigh
oorhood Of Leon recently. and hereto
fore all reports have referred to his
condition as extremely serious.
PRESIDENT OPTIMISTIC
REGARDING SETTLEMENT
Statements made to day by President
Wilson and Manuel Bonilla, the envoy |
OF General villa, indicated an optimism
regarding an early peaceful settlement |
OF affairs in Mexico.
President Wilson told callers that
the situation in Mexico seems to be
taking shape.
Mr.. Bonilla said in an interview:
"A peaceful arrangement can be
made. and have very strong hopes
that 1T will be reached"
The incident of the holding up OF !
Red Cross supplies at Piedras Negras
by General Rosalio Hernandez. a Villa
commander. which created alarm last |
night. was considerably cleared up by
the receipt of the following telegram
at the Villa agency here:
"Piedras Negras. June Is, 1915
Il have never refused to let pro-
visions from the Red Cross go to MOI.
ciova, and only delayed my answer
awaiting further instructions from
General villa, who has already ordered |
all kinds of guarantees to the Red |
Cross. I deeply appreciate the phil
anthropic services OF the Red Cross 10
our people.
GEN. RosALIo HERNANDEZ"
NELSON o'SHAUGHNESSY
RECALLED FROM EUROPE |
Coupled with these developments |
came the discovery that Nelson |
O'Shaughnessy, former charge daft |
faires in Mexico City for the United |
States, has been recalled from Eu-
rope. presumably to be sent back TO |
Mexico. The belief exists here that |
the President intends to send him to |
General Carranza and General Villa in |
an effort to induce them to agree to |
an armistice pending peace negotia-
tions. Mr.. O'Shaugnnessy Is particu-
larly we'll fitted for such n task, MS he
enjoys the confidence of both leaders,
and is thoroughly informed on Mexican
affairs
The State Department awaited with
nf
reply to the telegram sent him
by General Villa proposing discussion
of methods of establishing permanent
peace.
In commenting on this message, Mr..
Bonilla. in a formal statement issued
hero to-day. said
Tho proposition made by General
Villa to Mr.. Carranza is real test
that will demonstrate whether the lat
ter is patriot and a civilized man,
willing to economizc the lives of his
and the resources Of his
fatherland for the highly important
task of reconstructing Mexico, or a
man possessed with the Idea that he
is the only one that must rule over
the Mexicans.
What Mr.. Carranza must demon
strate is really not that he is con-
trolling twenty states of the republic
something hard, though, to demon
that he has restored order,
re-established law and called for cleo
tions In that territory. The more terri
tory he claims to have under his con-
troll and the stronger his power might
be. the greater his responsibility and
the stronger the reproaches for his
falling in starting social reforms And,
more than anything else, if he answers
Villas invitation to n peaceful solution
of the conflict with threats of more
bloodshed and devastation of the coun-
try, he puts himself on the same ground
that Huerta did when he proclaimed
the 'cueste 10 que cueste method For