The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-19
CARRANZA'S POWER NOW APPEARS IN
 THE ASCENDANT
United States Will Take Ac- ton Within Few Weeks
 and Latin-America Will Probably Follow Wash ingtOn's Lead in Selection

New York. September 1s.-secretary Ian. sing, representing the United States gov ernment, and the diplomatic representa- tives of Brazil Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Uruguay and Guatamala. resolved at their meeting here today that the time had come for extension of formal recogni- tion to government in Mexico.
 Three weeks from today another meet ing of the conferees will be held ir Washington, at which a decision is to be reached as to the clements upon which recognition should be conferred.
 A formal statement issued by the con ference declared that as the factions themselves had failed to come to an agree ment, recognition would be accorded to the de facto authorities possessing the material and moral capacity necessary to protect the lives and property of na- tionals and foreigners"
 Each of the several governments. it was announced, would itself judge such capacity, and recognition will likewise be extended by each government separately at such time as it may deem proper"
 Will Probably Recognize Carranza
 Upless the military situation in Mexico takes decided turn within the next three weeks in favor of Villa. who has con centrated his forces for battle with Obre- gon, the Carranza commander in chief, at Torreon. most of the conferees believe the Carranxa government will logically be entitled to recognition. ef
 The several governments will endeavor to learn, however, not only what terri tory each faction controls, but what guar antee of stability the various factions can give. To determine that exactly, the several governments will examine the situation each in its own way. The United States will seek to form its judgment through the exhaustive reports from its consuls, supplemented by personal con- ferences in Washington between Secre- tary Lansing and representatives of all groups and clements. They will be heard impartially as to their claims and mem- bers of the Pan-American conference can ings if they desire. but no obligation is imposed on any of the Pan-American gov ernments to join the United States in such a course
 The statement issued by the confer ence. after todays session follows:
 Invited to Cease Struggle
 "The conference held in New York on the 11th of August, in addition to deciding upon the transmission of the telegram addressed to the persons con- stituted in authority in Mexico. invit- ing them to cease the struggle by the organization of a de facto government by common agreement among them, re- solved to recommend to the govern ments represented at 1t the recog- hilton without further analysis of the government arising out of such agree ment. provided 1t guaranteed the lives and property of nationals and foreign CTS, and, in the event of such agree ment not being possible. the recogni- tion of any provisional government with the material and moral capacity necessary to protect the lives and property of nationals and foreigners.
 "In pursuance of this resolution and the impossibility of recognizing a gov lack of such agreement, the diplomatic representatives resolved at the last conference to communicate to their re- spective governments that. in their Judgment, the time has now come to carry out the policy agreed on at the conference of the 11th in case of the 1mpossibility of recognizing a de facto government springing from a common agreement of all the factions. There fore, tho de facto government aspir- ing for recognition must possess should this policy be approved by all the governments, the material and moral capacity necessary to protect the lives and property of nationals and foreign CTS. Each government shall itself
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