Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-14
APPEAL STARTS
ON PEACE MISSION
In Few Days 1t Will Have
Reached Every Part of
Mexico.
WASHINGTON is HOPEFUL
Carranza Will Remain Defiant,
but His Generals May Be
Won Over.

but His Generals May Be
Won Over.
WASHINGTON. August l3-The
Fan american appeal TO all clements
in Mexico TO cease fighting and Join in
sincere movement to restore consti-
tutional government. began to go for
ward from the State Department to-
night. First. the document was dis
patched in English TO the various
Latin. American legations in Mexico
City. whose attaches will translate it
into Spanish and deliver IL to the Mill
tary leaders I'm that vicinity To-
morrow the appeal. in original Spa
Will be forwarded directly to Generals
villa and CarranZa. governors OF
states and many other chiefs in diff
fercnt parts of the country. The text
Will be made public here in few days
With the appeal dispatched. this gov
crnmcn; will institute friendly and
persistent effort to induce Mexican
leaders who have shown a disposition
10 oppose the movement TO sacrifice
their personal views III the common
Mexican interest. That General Car
ranza will maintain the defiance he had
indicated in his recent communications
is expected by the administration. but
II is regarded rs probable that many OF
his generals and other adhercnts can
he induced TO join in a peace convcn-
ton.
COUNTING on INFLUENCE
OF MtJOR-GENERAL.S SCOTT
II is believed here that il few of
the Carran"a generals participate in
n convention OF the factions IL will
not be long before organized opposi-
,ion TO a new government could be ef-
fcctivcly checked In this connection.
il has been reported that Major-Cicn-
ersl Hugh l.. Scott. chief of staf Of
III" army. who is remaining at the hor-
der at the request Of the State Depart
mon'. is expected To perform important
missionary work. AS he knows many
OF the Mexican military leaders per-
sonaliy. il is believed he may exert Il
powerful influence.
Absolutely no resistance 10 the plan
is expected from any source other than
from General Carranza. and in some
quarters here the feeling is growing
that even CarranEa himself may re-
has studied its friendly tone carefully
and sees that he has bccn misinformed
in advance regarding it's purposes
General Villa and his adhcrcnts made
ii clear in a statement issued to-day by
piaz I-ombardo. Foreign Minister at
chihuahua, that they are ready TO elm
mate themselves for tho common vel
fare. provided there is no recognition
OF tho old Cicntifico group and that
a constitutional government is re-
stored.
AMBASSADOR NAON
WORRIED ny REPORTS
Amba ssador Naon. of Argentina. hur-
ricd 10 Washington to-day TO confer
with Secretary Lansing concerning re-
ports circulated that there had been a
difference of opinion between the State
Department and his government re-
garding tho Mexican peace proposals.
here of Il statement issued by the Ar
Scntine Minister of Foreign Affairs
that tho ran-American conference was
based from the beginning OH the as
surance that any thought of armed in
tervention would he eliminated from
the plans. After the conference. Secre-
tary Lansing said there had been no
misunderstanding whatever. and that
he had assured the amba ssador there
was no warrant for published state
ments which had aroused him.
There has never been any misunder-
standing with the Argentine govern
ment." Mr.. Lansing said. and in this
connection | wish 10 say that inter
vention in Mexico was never mentioned
AT any OF the conferences"
The Mexican border situation con
tinued to absorb attention in official
quarters to-day. and was the subject
of conference between President
Wilson and Assistant Secretary Breck-
enridge. OF the War Department The
President had before him the appeal of
Governor Ferguson, OF Texas for more
Federal troops. Mr.. breckenridge SUBJ
mitted Major-Cieneral Funston's re-
ports regarding recent disturbances
and outlining the military forces now
on the border or at nearby posts
about 1900 men in all. Later Mr.
breckenridge reiterated the statement
that no more troops would be ordered
to the border unless General Funston
should request them.
NO DISQUIETING NEWS
COMES FROM VERA CRUZ
No news of disouieting character
has come from Vera Cruz since Gen
cral Carranza'S announcement that
Americans would be given full guar
antees of protection. The battleships
New hampshire and Louisiana are en-
pected to reach Mexican waters in Il
few days.
Secretary Lansing made plans day
for receiving with formal ceremony
lose CardOso, Brazilian minister to
Mexico. and for many months the rep
rcsentativc of American interests in
the republic. who is due to reach New
Orleans on Sunday on the l.. s. s Sac
ramcnto Leon j. Canova. chief OF the
state Department division OF Mexican
affairs, left tonight for New Orleans
to meet Mr.. Cardoso and to escort him
to Washington. MIR. Lansing also tcle-
graphed TO Governor Hall, OF Louisiana,