Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-01
GONZALES TO REOCCUPY
MEXICAN CAPITAL TO-DAY
lished and Plans for Relieving
Distress Formulated.
MAY AVERT ACTION BY U. S
Outline Of Carranza's Program for
Dealing With Situation, So That
His Government VIII BE Entitled
to Recognition Sent to Washington.

| WASHINGTON. July 31-while re-
ports of the rcoccupat tion of Mexico
City by General Gonzales lacked of
fetal confirmation tonight. it was
known that General Carranza had or
dered his forces back into the city
! General Carranza also ordered patrols
| along the Mexican railroad between
! Apizaco and Mexico City to protect 1t
from bandit raid
The order followed closely the re-
ceipt OF the vigorous representations
sent by Secretary Lansing. urging that
the railway be reopened and kept open.
so the starving population of Mexico
City could be fed. Similar representa-
! tons went also to Generals Villa md
Zapata.
| Notification OF the order from Gen
eral CarranZa to General Gonzales
reached the state Department to-day,
and Immediately afterward news was
received unofficially that the advance
guard of Gonzales forces already had
| entered Mexico City. General Gonzales
Will enter the city tomorrow, civil
government will he reestablished and
plans for relieving distress among tho
people formulated
CarranZa's prompt response to insis-
tence by the United States was re-
sarded here as averting necessity for
immediate action by this government
TO insure transportation of provisions
TO the Mexican capital. General Car
ranza was told in the message sent
Thursday night that If he could not
| handle the situation it would be neces-
sary for the United States to act.
OUTLINE OF PLANS SENT
TO STATE DEPARTMENT
An outline OF General Carranza's
plans to relieve distress in Mexico CITY
and for re-establishment of the govern
ment was conveyed to the State Depart
ment to-day. Strong intimations were
made also that he would soon formally
ask the United States to recognize Il
defacto government pending n consti-
tutional election. AS outlined to the
state Department. General Carranza's
plan is as follows:
General Gonzales will set up civil
government in Mexico City at once. dis
tribute food to suffering people and
establish monetary system. so that
stores and banks can be rcopened
troops Will patrol tho railroad to Vera
Cruz, which will be opened at once.
Provision trains will be started for tn
capital under heavy guard.
In cooperation with General Obrc-
son, Gonzales's troops will reopen the
| railroad lines from Mexico City to the
north and northeast toward Torreon
and San Luis Potosi. and transporta-
| tion Will be re-established into the
state OF Michoacan, where the govern
! ment has stored $50, 900 bushels OF
Icorn
| The plan upon which General Car
| rama will base his claim for recoeni-
ton includes removal OF his seat of
government to Mexico City as soon as
Gonzales has the situation in and
| around Mexico City under complete
control.
| Municipal elections In the various
states and the calling of an extra ses-
! sion of the Mexican Congress TO pro-
pose civil President will follow. Car
| ranza's agents here maintain that he
| is now powerful enough to carry ont
his program, and can demonstrate that
such n government will be entitled TO
recognition by the United States
WILL NOT ENTER CONFERENCE
WITH HIS ADVERSARIES
General CarranZa is said to be firmlv
| resolved not to yield to any PROPOSAL
| for peace conference with his adj
versares.
What influence this outline Of Car.
| rnnza's purposes will have on the plans
for dealing with the Mexican situation
now being considered by President VIII
son Is not known here. If Carranza
succeeds In opening communication to
Mexico City and carries out also his
campaign against General villa toward
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