Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-12
Says the People of Mexico
Will Resent Action on
the Part of Others
LATIN-AMERICAN
PLAN CONDEMNED
Ruler Indicates He Has No
Intention Of Agreeing
to Its Directions

Washington, D. c., Aug. II General
Carranza, through his Washington
agents today notified Secretary Ian
sing that ''the Mexican people view
with displeasure," any attempt tending
to Illustrate the success of Carranza's
armed forces. Carranza's message re-
ferred to the Pan-American conference
and was taken as plainly signifying he
would not agree with it's action toward
Mexican affairs.
Carranza also has sent similar not
ification to the diplomatic representa-
tiVes of all the Lattn-American repub-
lies participating in the Mexican con-
ference, saying that any attempt be-
tween them and the American govern
ment to solve the internal situation OF
Mexico, would involve an act which
could not be looked on with levity, as
1t would mean on the part OF the Latin
American nations the acceptance OF
the precedent that they can take part
in any internal affairs of a sister nation
with the cooperation of the United
States, something absolutely undesir-
able, not only insofar as 1t may AFFECT
the relations between the Latin-Amer1-
can nations themselves, and also be-
cause it might involve the moral sup
port Of any future decisions which
grow out of similar conferences
Carranza's communication, delivered
on his behalf by his washington agent,
Elesio sArredondo, was regarded as 1T
tie less than defiance of the United
States in it's effort to bring all the Mex
lean factions into conference for
peaceful settlement of Mexican affairs.
What the next move of the Pan
American conference in session IN New
York today would be In the face OF
Carranza's warning that he intended
to brook no outside interference In
Mexican affairs was eagerly awaited.
In a letter to Secretary Lansing,
Arredondo expresses surprise that
Pan-American conference had under
taken to devise plan for the pacifica-
tion Of Mexico and says reports to that
effect have caused the constitutional
government to feel Justly alarmed He
declares he has been instructed by
Carranza to communicate to the secre-
tary on the subject.
Reports have reached here that more
than one thousand Carranza troops
from the command of General Navar
ette In the state of Tamaulipas have
moved over into Texas in the territory
surrounding Brownsville and have
scattered into bands to rally Mexicans
IN the state with the announced pur- l.,
pose of beginning an uprising. They
are reported to be under command of
Juan Delos Santos, Vincente Davila
and Carlos Garcia. War department |
offictals would not discuss the report,
but It was said to be in their posses
sion and probably would be one of the
reasons for moving troops to the Dor.
der.
WarshIps 40 South.
Early reports today from Vera Cruz
where anti-foreign uprisings are fear
ed. told of no disorders. The battle
ships New Hampshire and Louisiana
are on their way to reinforce Com
mander McNamee's little gunboat
squadron in case 1t should become
necessary to protect lives or property
against the demonstrations of Mexi |
cans In Carranza's temporary capital,
who resent the action of the United |
States In calling Pan-American con-
ference to compose Mexican affairs.
At the navy department it was said |
there was no plan to send the cruiser |
Tennessee, which started for Haiti |
with marines, to Vera Cruz.
While the naval forces are hurrying
to the gulf. attention was turned for
the next development to the Pan.
American conference, which resumed
today in New York.
In accordance with Secretary Ian
sings announcement yesterday that 1t
might be necessary to strengthen the
forces on the border because of brig.
andage orders probably will go out
soon to army posts to hold troops in
readiness If not actually to move them.
Secretary Garrison returned today and
conferred with his staff on the sub
ject.
Under Major General Funstons com.
mand on the border are nine regiments
of cava.ry, six and half regiments of
infaLs.ry and two full regiments OF
field artillery, in all about fourteen
thousand troops. At other posts in
continental United States are about
twelve thousand more mobile troops.
The Carranza agency today an
nounced that General Car>anza had
sent notes to Argentina and Chile pro-
testing against their participation in
the Pan-American conference, and, ap-
parently having been misinformed that
Brazil refused to join the conference, !
has dispatched note to Rio De
Janeiro expressing his qualification
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