The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-06-15
C0NST|TUT|ONAL|STS
WORTHY OF SUPPORT
So Declares CarranZa i'm Reply
to Presidents Note.
GEN. VILLA ALSO REPLIES.
CarranZa Forces Control Severn
Eighths of Mexico and Expect
Soon to Take Mexico City.

Washington, June 12.-Presidcnt
Wilson had before him tonight the
hrst reply to his note TO Mexico. 1t
was a proclamation to- the Mexican
people issued by General Carranza
asserting the rights Of the Constitu-
tlonalist government to recognition
by the United States and other for
eign powers Lack of recognition fs
declared to be the one difficulty re-
manning in the way of restoring con-
sttutional government in Mexico and
the statement asserts:
At this time we believe ourselves
10 be in position to overcome tbis
last difficulty because the constitu-
tionalist government is now actually
IN dennlte possession of sovereign1y-
ana the legitimate exercise of sover.
eighty is the essential condition
which should be taken inic account
"'l@n deciding upon rec >snit:cu of
government"
General Villas answer also reach
cd Washington today but was not de-
liVered at the state department. I'm
III 1t is presented the Villa agency
declined to make public the text.
VILLA SUGGESTS COOPERATION.
Department officials declined to
comment on the abstract of the Villa
statement carried in press dis
patches or upon a copy OF letter
/ from Villa to Carranza, also received
at the agency, which urged that diff
lerences be forgotten and suggests
a personal meeting between the two
! leaders TO arrange for cooperation
and restoration of peace.
General Carranza's proclamation
was promptly laid before President
/ wilson. The document recites the
history OF the revolution beginning
with the Madero uprising.
president Madero's failure. the
/ document attributes to the oDposi-
/ ton from Orozco, Reyes and Felix
/ Diaz, OF the old regime, and Zapata.
! lnstigated by their adherents. Cen
/ eral Huerta, il contends, consum-
| mated the movement with the CO.
/ operation of "a group of foreigners
/ iaVored by the old regime who sur.
/ rounded Henry Lane Wilson =,
/ former American ambassador to Mex
! ico' and under the preteXt of saving
Mexico City from war.
CARAVANS COURSE.
The statement explain. that as.
governor of the state OF Coabuila
Genera! Carranza assumed rerresen-
tation OF the republic in accordance.
with the constitution, which, nv IFS
own terms, will not lose its force
and vigor even though through some
rebellion, its observance is ui.errunt-
ed"
me scism of Villa and his follow
eTs, which later occurred, the state
ment attributes to the further in
trigue of the old regime
The statement asserts that the
constitutional element now has con-
trol over seven-eighths of the nation
al territory. Administrations. il is
claimed, are being organized in TWEEN
~ out of atJ-seven states of the
republic, and that more than thir-
teen million of the fifteen millions
population Of Mexico are subject to
constitutionalist authority.
Opposition to the Carranza forces
it is asserted. is day by day decreas.
ing and in short time occupation
OF Mexico City is assured when har-
monious government will be secured
in all states and territories based ON
! welfare and justice.
HAS HELPED POOR.
The constitutionalist government
has done all in it's power, it is stat
ed, for the people, especially the
poor, by forbidding the export of ne
cesslties and has punished abuses
and protected the lives of those with
in its territory.
AS to foreign relations, Carranza
asserts that one of his initial acts as
first chief was to apprise the United
states of his attitude, facing rebel
lion and usurpation. He feels that
his labors have been retarded by lack
of understanding in the United States
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