Evening star., 1915-10-11
Recognition of Carranza by
President to Be Signal for
European Nations.
TIME FOR ANNOUNCEMENT
NOT YET DECIDED UPON
Work of Pan-American Conference
Already Sanctioned by Chile,
Brazil and Argentina.

The recognition OF the Car
rama government by Great
Britain and other European ma
t1ons as the de facto government
of Mexico is expected to follow
closely upon the heels of Carran-
za's recognition by the United
States and other American repub-
lies. 1t has long been understood
here that Great Britain and the
European nations generally would
follow the lead of the United
States in the matter of recogniz-
ing any government in Mexico.
1t is known that representatives
of Carranza here laid his case be-
fore the British ambassador some
time ago.
At the State Department today it was
said that no further steps had been
taken toward the recognition OF Car
ranza, but that the department was
waiting to hear officially from the gov
ernments of the Latin-American diplo-
mats who with Secretary Lansing COM
posed the pan-American conference
which Saturday evening decided upon
the recognition of the Carranza gov
ernment
Mr.. Lansing at White House.
Secretary Lansing called upon the
President at the White House today
and formally announced to him the de-
cision of the pan-American conference.
1t is known that the President had
given his approval to the plan for the
recognition of Carranza some time be-
fore the conferees finally acted.
Following his call at the White
House the Secretary said that he had
no further announcement to make in
regard to the Carranza recognition and
decided upon yet. He said that no steps
would be taken to. place an embargo
upon arms shipped to factions opposed
to Carranza in Mexico until after the
CarfanZa government had been recog-
nized
1t was reported here that the gov
ernments of Chile. Brazil and Argen-
tina already have sanctioned the work
of the pan American conference, and
the governments Of Bolivia, Uruguay
and Guatemala remain to be heard
from; The approval of Bolivia is
hourly expected.
Villa to Continue Struggle.
Although an arms embargo will ma
terially weaken the resources Of the
Villa element, NJ. Diaz Lombardo, for
eign minister of the convention gov
ernment, in a formal statement given
out here. announces that the struggle
will be continued in Mexico Similar
adv.ces have been received by the State
Department from American Consular
Agent Carrothers following an inter-
view with Villa.
While the documents presented to
Secretary Lansing and the pan-Ameri-
can conferees by Eliseo Arredondon on
behalf Of Gen. Carranza, on which the
decision to recognize the Carranza
party was based, have not ben made
public. it became known that the first
chief had given explicit assurance with
reference to the protection of foreign
ers. claims. amnesty for political Of
An extract from a memorandum pre-
sented to the pan-American conferees
on behalf of Gen. Carranza contains the
following articles outlining the pro-
gram Of his government:
Guarantees by Carranza.
1. The constitutionalist government
shall afford to foreigners residing in
Mexico all the guarantees to which
they are entitled according to our laws
and shall amply protect their lives,
their freedom and the enjoyment Of
their rights of property. allowing them
indemnities for the damages which the
revolution may have caused to them
in so far as such indemnities may be
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a procedure to be established later. The
government shall also assume the re-
sponsibility of legitimate financial OBJ
legations.
alist government shall be to re-establish
peace within the province of law and
order, to the end that all the inhabi-
tants of Mexico. both native and for
eign. shall equally enjoy the dement's OF
operating to the support OF the gov
ernment emanating from the revolu-
tion. The commission of crimes OF the
common order shall be punished. In
due time an amnesty shall be enacted
in keeping with the necessities of the
country and the situation. Which In no
way shall exempt those under 1t OF the
civil responsibilities they may have in
CURED.
For Religious Liberty.
"3 The constitutional laws of Mexico
known under the name of laws OF re-
| form, which established the separation
of the church and the state and which
guarantee the individual right OF wor-
ship in accordance with his own con-
science and without offending public
order, shall be strictly observed; there
fore, no one shall suffer in his HE.
/ freedom and property because OF mis-
religious beliefs. Temples snail con-
| tinue to be the property of the nation.
according to laws In force. and the
constitutionalist government snail
| again cede for the purpose OF worship
| those which may be necessary
! "a. There shall be no confiscation
| in connection with the settlement OF
| the agrarian question. This problem
| shall be solved by an equitable distri-
button of the lands still owned by the
government; by the recovery Of those
! lots which may have been illegally
taken from individuals or communities: :
| by the purchase and appropriation OF
large tracts of land, II necessary; by
all other means of acquisition permitted
| by the laws of the country. The con-
! stitution of Mexico forbids privileges.
and, therefore, all kinds of properties.
| regardless of who the owners may be.
| whether operated or not, shall in tho
future be subject to the proportional
payment Of a tax in accordance with a
Just and equitable valuation.
Property to Be Respected
5. All property legitimately ac-
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