Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-06-19
New Provisional President Re-
plies to Washington Warn
ing That Order Must Be
Restored Soon,
CHAzAR0 RECOGNIZES
NO FOREIGN INTEREST
If People Of Southern Republic
Cannot Settle Their Own
Differences, It Is Nobody'S
Business.
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Washington, June 1S.-The United
States government was informed to-
day in note from Francisco Lagos
Chazaro, president of the Villa-Zapata
convention government at Mexico
City, that II President Wilson's recent
statement warning the Mexican fac
tiOns TO compose their differences
should signify pressure or threat
the conventionist government, still
harboring the conscience of its sacri-
fices, will maintain the dignity of the
Mexican people"
The communication transmitted by
the Brazilian minister at Mexico City
states, however, that the convention
continues ito conjecture that the gen
eral idea of the government of the
United states is to help us in a friend
ly way to bring to an end our fratri-
cidal struggle which would be for the
greatest good of the country"
After declaring Willingness to
make peace with the Carranza fac
tion, the note which was made pub
lie tonight by the state department,
says:
"The conventionalist government
does not see, does not wish to see, in
the substance of the declarations
made by his excellency, President Will
son, anything more than an advice,
a friendly suggestion to induce the
contendng groups to wipe out their
differences sad lead them into the
path to the end pursued by the revo-
luton. Coming to the declaration
that IL we Mexicans cannot settle our
differences within very short time
the government of the American
union will find itself constrained to
decide as to what means it shall use
to bring Il about, the conventionalist
government cannot understand how
President Wilson previously declares
in the same note that the United
States does not desire or claim any
right to settle the affairs of Mexico
and more to the Same effect The
chief Of the American nation made at
indianapolis the following categorical
declarations:
Il am proud to belong to a pow
erful nation which says that that
country (Mexico) which we could
crush will enjoy the same liberty in
the management of its affairs as we
enjoy. If | am strong | should be
ashamed to dictate to the weak in
liit liffdSui0 VI NY oAAth6Aiis tN1
pride consists in keeping my strength
free and not in expressing another
people with it.
"If, contrary to the Interpretation
which in the most friendly sense the
conventionist government puts upon
President Wilson's declarations, this
closing part should signify a denial of
the instructive sympathy generously |
~ ha AaytPap N raNnlii- |
tion and should further signify pres
sure or threat, the conventionist gov |
ernment still harboring the conscience |
Of its sacrifices, will maintain the dig /
nifty Of the Mexican people We con-
tinue, however, to conjecture that the !
general idea of the government of the |
United States is to help us in friend
ly way to bring to an end our fratrl-
cidal struggle which would be for the
greatest good of the country. The
country is ready to bring about by all
means consistent with its dignity the
fusion of all the contending groups,
to initiate all the economic, political
and social reforms aimed at by the
revolution and to establish strong
stable government with all tendencies
and all legitimate interests will find
the fullest favor and enjoy the guar
antees which our fundamental law
provides"
This note from the convention gov
ernment was drafted after conferences
with the Zapata leaders. The state
department previously had received a
note of the same general character
from General Villa, which while de-
nying the right of the United States to
intervene in Mexico, said that the sug-
gestion for a unification of the fac
tions should be adopted. Proposals
for peace are repeated in the Chazaro
note, but as yet no definite word has
been received from General Carranza
as to his attitude.