New-York tribune., 1915-10-05
Pan-American Conference
Must Recognize Him or
Fail i'm Settlement.
VIILISTAS LIKELY
TO MAKE PROTEST
Would Regard Act Injustice 10
Their Chief-BOdy of Dead
u. S. Trooper Found.
From Tie Tribune Bureau J

Washington, Oct. 4.-Secretary Lam
sing has begun gathering the data on
which the Pan-American conference
next Saturday will base its conclusions
AS TO what should be done to settle the
Mexican problem. The Secretary re-
ccived General Arredondo, Carranzas
representative, tonight. 1t is under
stood that the Mexican presented the
First Chiefs claims to recognition.
Officials agree that the conference ~
faced with the practical necessity OF
recognizing Carranza or leaving the
problem unsettled. The latter course
undoubtedly would be great dlsap-
pOintment, as much to the cohier,ee s
themselves as to the American pubic
It is believed, therefore, that Carrah-
za's claims TO recognition VIII De
viewed in the most favorable light and
that if he can convince Secretary Lam
sing of his moral and material ca
pacity" to govern Mexico and discharge
the international obligations of the re-
public he will be recognized.
II is known that majority OF the
Latin-American diplomats who Will at
tend the conference are favorable 70
that disposition of the question. H.
therefore, Secretary Lansing is able 10
give them a satisfactory report after
his talks with the Carranza agents
their acouiescence in the plan Is as
sured.
Conferrees Want CarranZa Rule.
Before the inauguration of the series
of Pan-American conferences the State
Department was opposed TO Carranzas
recoqnition because of his obstruction
ist tactics in opposing the Mexican pol,
lev of this government. II is believed
that the United States would not have
considered recognizing Carranza at this
time but for the arguments advanced
bv some of the Latin-American diplo-
mats and that if such action Is tnaliy
taken il will be in Difference to ma
iority of opinion in the conference.
The Villista delegates here will ad-
vance an argument primarily negative
in character, as they do not pretend
that Villas government should be re-
cognized. Their chief argument Will be
that Carranza's recognition would be
an injustice TO Villa, who had a large
part in the overthrow OF Huerts and
is not yet eliminated as a contender.
D
Villa held the supremacy TO approx
mately the same degree as Carranza
has it now and that Villa should have
been recognized at that time, accord
ing 70 the principle enuncated by the
Pan-American conference two weeks
ago.
Brownsville, Tex, Oct. General
Eugenio Lopez, the new Carranza mill
tary commander, from whom American
authorities are hoping for cooperation
in quellng Mexican bandit raids, as
sumed charge at Matamoros to-day.
General Lopez brought about three
hundred of his own troops.
More Indian troops arrived in Mata-
moros to-day, mostly Huastecas. Some
of the Indians wore regulation men ;
khaki uniforms, but with French heel
shoes. Others were wrapped in pink
satin and some were in gay split skirts.
The body of Private Patrick j. Sui
livan, of Troop c, Sd United States
: Cavalry, was found this morning near
the bank of the Rio Grande, in the rear
of Fort Brown. Sullivan had been
struck on the head. Robbery is be-
lieved TO have been the motive. He is
said TO have had considerable money.
There is no clew to the murderer Sui
livan was thirty-seven years old and
had been in the army nearly eighteen
years He was born in Ireland.
/ Nogales, Ariz., Oct. 4.-Governor Jose
Maytorens, Villa cheftain in Sonora,
accompanied by L. Rossado, an attor-
ney of Mexico City, secretary and a
publicity man, were en- route to Wash
ington to-day to attend the PanAmeri-
can conference on Mexican affairs. The
Maytorena party left here last night in
an automobile for Tucson, Ariz., where
they boarded an overland train.