Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-05
Conference Of LatIn-American
Diplomats With Secretary
Lansing to Develop General
Plan of Cooperation.
TROOP MOVEMENT TO
BORDER NOW GOING ON
Purpose Of Government Is 10
See Peace Established With
o0i AIMED Intervention if It
Can Be Accomplished,

lev soRHHu IoueHAl SPECIAL LuAsen NiREt
Washington. Aug. 4--plans for TO-
morrows conference at the state de-
parmeut on the Mexican problem
were completed today after Secretary
Lansing had talked to President VII
SON at Cornish, a. B over the tele-
phone. Proposals that are 20 be made
Go tho Latn-Amercau diplomats
whose governments have authorized
thCm To- cooperate with the United
StatCa To end Mexicus civil war were
discussed, but Secretary Lansing
maintained silence as to the program
outlined
/ Mir Lansing conferred with Paul
( Fuller one of the presidents conf
/ dental advisers on Mexican affairs,
/ who Will participate in the conference
/ Mr.. Fuller recently talked personally
/ with all Of the facuonal leaders In
/ MeXico, observing the situation for
the president
Unusual activity In the war and
navy departments was evident today
and an order from General Scott,
chief Of staff, directing a battery OF
the lifth field artillery TO proceed
from Fort Sill, Okla, TO 1l paso, Tex,
aroused considerable surprise.
merely 10 IfottCt Itoruefs
At the war department it was stated
the artillery was ordered az request
lof the state department. Secretary
Lansing said he knew nothing about
H. other department officials, how
/ ever said the action was prompted Ay
Ma desire To keep lpa Mexican hordrt
+ well protected, in Wow OF the recent
? uprslngs at different points
No official information concerning
1.-THE reported bombardment of tho
IMeXcan town OF Nogales was re-
Iceived General Cafransa had as
sured the state department that he
would not permit the attack and Off
/ cials were at a loss 20 explain the re-
ported action of General Gales, a.
iCarrnnM commander, whose guns
were said TO have opened fire on the
town
General Funston. it was understood
has standing orders TO reply To tho
! fire OF Mexican bullets if they fall In
American territory. Officials believe
Ihe would act promptly II necessary TO
protect American lives and property
Army officers said a general assault
on the MeXcau town could not avoid
: ondangoring those on the American
side of the border
10 NAitiAAAANAA 80 tt'Ni
Even should General Funston be
compelled TO open fire, 1t was stated,
Ipaus for tomurroW'a conference
would he Carried out Ordering of
fresh troops to- The border generally
was regarded as n part of the admin
3lstrutiOns decision to be prepared for
lany cvenualiW ln lts plan TO restore
iordor nm Mexico Iil Paso, it was as
sorted, has been without a battery OF
lartillory for several months, and it
was deemed wise To strengthen tho
forces of that important border point
Although administration officials
have given no hint of what is 20 fol-
low the conference, the army ana
navy have been preparing for any ser
vice they may be called upon TO ren-
der Secretary Lansing conferred at
length yesterday with Secretary Dam
,iels before the latter's departure for
IAaheylle ~ 9. The purpose Of the
conference was not disclosed,
Finnl Appeal 10 Leaders.
The first step to be proposed tomor-
IrOW VIII be the issuance Of a final ap-
peal to the leaders of the fighting fac
tious, IL is believed refusal of any
Header TO join in "A peace conference
to he followed by an arms embargo
against that faction. II win require
military activity TO enforce such an
lcmbargo, some officials believe. even
/ if actual Intervention is not contem-
Iplated That the general plan in
/ Cludcg "a scheme for selection Of a
president for Mexico entitled TO office
by consututionalist SUGGESTIONS has
been suggested. Nasduez Tagle, min
lister OF Justice IN Maderus cabinet,
and the only living member of the
cabinet who did not resign, Is the
man most frequently mentioned.
/ General Carranza is known to be op-
posed To Tagle, ana ii Is feared, might
4 decline To- enter into "a conference that
contemplated his election TO the pres
/ idencY
cnrran2a's advisers here assert they
have strong grounds for believing that
/ the conference tomorrow eventually
will decide upon recognition of the
/ Carran2a government
Distress VIII BE Relieved.
Immediate action to relieve popu-
! lar distress in Mexico City appears to
| DE generally accepted as one certain
result of the presidents plans as TO
( Mexico. should negotiations with the
1 Mexican leaders fail 20 open and keep
/ open the road to the capital from
/ Vera Cruz il IS predicted freely that
/ American troops and marines may be-
lassiEncd to the task, possibly in Coz
\ operation with forces OF some Latin
American countries
| Eighteen or twenty carloads of food
( for Mexico City are held up az Oriza-
/ ba, according 10 official dispatches.
/ General Carranza insists that these
/ food trains soon Will be entering the
/ city and that preference Is 10 be given
Iprovision trains over All other traffic,
IThe telegraph lne was feepened to-
| day and direct reports came from
1 Mexico City.
| Advices TO the Carranza agency to-
Irlght e9ld Con Fmniano Naffarete,