Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-09
Guatemalan Minister Is Ex-
PEELED and Brazil Recalls
Her Representative.
RAISES NEW PROBLEM
Mexican Shows His Dislike
for Pan American Con
ference at Washington.

Washington, q. c.. Aug. 9.-Carranza
officials here said today the Brazilian
minister at Mexico City, the only dip
IomaTte representative the Unied States
has ID Mexico, mas been Withdrawn by
his government because General Car
yau1a was prepared 10 expel him from
the country as he did Seuor Ortega. the
Guatemalau minister.
The Brazilian minister reported to
the state department today that no rea-
son had been given for the expulsion
Of senor Oretga and that he himself
intended to sail Wednesday from Vera
Cruz on a French liner for the United
States.
Carranza DisIikes Conference.
Itfs believed here that Carrauza ex-
pelled the GuatemaIau and was pre-
pairing to expeI the Brazilian because
OF the participation Of their countries
in the Pan-Americau conference in
Washington, for composing Mexican af-
fairs.
The development is O very disturb
ing one for the success of the Pan
American conference.
With the conference between Secre-
targ Lansing and the Laun-American
diplomats over the Mexican situation
in recess administration officials today
again turned their efforts toward per
lection Of q new appeal to the facdonaI
leaders which viii embody a plan for
permanent peace and will go forward
with the approval and backing Of the
SIX governments participating in the
conference. a tentative draft of the
peal already has been sent to Presi-
dent Wilson at Cornish n. H, and it
was indicated that every effort would
be made to have it in acceptable form
when the conference is resumed in
New York.
Guatemala's Minister Expelled.
In view of the fact that Guatemala is
represented in the Pan-Amerjcau con
ference, the expulsion Of the diplomat
was taken to indicate an unfriendly at
utuda on the part of Carranza toward
the conference officials today awaited
response 10 inquiry into the reported
action Of Carranza in giving the minis
Ter his passports. Dr. Ortega, it was
said has net been on friendly terms
with Carranza
Charles A Douglas, counsel here for
Carrauza. said he did not believe the
general contemplated giving the Bra
ziliau minister his passports.
Other representatives of General
Cauanza here, however, had no hes
ttarcy in saying the Brazilian minister
was particularly distastefuI TO General
CaTranza and they expected his stay
IN Mexico City would he terminated.
Officials Disappointed.
Officials who were hoping Carranza
would Join a peace conference with
his adversaries and meet the efforts
Of the Pau-American nations to settle
the facdonaI strife were much disap-
pointed.
1t was said by Carranza agents that
neither the Guatemalan nor the Bra
lillian government had been on good
terms with Carranza and that 1t had
been Carranza's intention to hand the
Brazilian his passports as soon as ne
again reoccupied Mexico City The
PARTICIPATION OF Brazil and Guate-
mala In the Pan-American conference,
they said. brought Carranza's resent
meut to a climax 1t was recalled that
Castro. the dictator of Venezuela, took
much the same action when offended
by foreign nations pressing for a set
Element Of affairs in his country
Carrauza Moving Capital
State department adyices today said
General Carranza was making hur-
Tied preparations to move his capital
from Vera Cruz to Mexico City Arch
ives and clerks had been moving TO
The caDitsI since Friday. The impress