Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-01
CARRANz|STAS TAKE
MEXICO CITY AGAIN

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and plans for relieving distress among
the people would be formulated.
The CarranZa agency issued the fol-
lowing statement last night:
The confidential agency Of the con-
stitutionalist government in Washing
ton is in receipt of cable advices from
Vera Cruz stating that FIRST Chief We
MUSTANG Carranza has hurried orders
to Gen. Pablo Gonzales to reoccupy
Mexico City with the greatest possible
speed in view of the reports in circu-
iation with regard to the critical con
ditions in the capital by reason OF the
shortage of foodstuns. The orders in
clude instructions to Gen. Gonzales to
arrange for the immediate transporta-
ton of trainloads of staple articles of
food at the same time his troops enter
the city
Averts Necessity for Action.
Carranza's prompt response 10 in
sistence by the United States was regard
ed here as averting necessity for immedi-
ate action by this government to insure
transportation of provisions to the Mexi-
can capital Administration officials had
determined that provisions piled high IN
warehouses at Vera Cruz should be sent
to the capital. and Gen. Carranza was told
in the message sent Thursday night that
II he could not handle the situation il
would be necessary for tine United States
to act Although no announcement was
made of this governments plans. it is
known officials of the army and navy
were ready to carry through forceful
program.
An outline Of Gen. CarranZa's plans to
relieve distress in Mexico City and for re-
establishment of government was
veyed to the State Department yesterday
rnva0 ir,f,y lone 4.
he would in the near future formally
ask the United States TO recognize a de
facto government pending constitutional
election.
AS outlined to the State Department,
Gen. Carranza's plan is as follows:
Gen. Gonzales will set up civil gov
eminent in Mexico City at once. dis
tribute food to suffering people and
establish monetary system so that
stores and banks can be reopened.
Troops will patrol the railroad to Vera
Cruz. which will be opened at once.
Provision trains will be started for the
capital under heavy guard.
Has 100000 Bushels of Corn.
In cooperation with Gen. Obregon
Gonzales troops will reopen the rail-
road lines from Mexico City to the
north and northeast toward Torreon
and San Luis Potosi, and transporta-
ton will be re-established into the
state of Michoacan, where the govern
ment has stored 100000 bushels of corn.
In addition to these emergency
measures an outline of the plans upon
which Gen. CarranZa will base his
claim for recognition was presented.
This includes removal of the seat OF
his government from Vera Cruz to
Mexico City 1t will not be done. how
ever, until Gonzales has the situation
in and around Mexico City under COM
plete control, probably not for two or
three weeks. Municipal elections in
the various states and the calling of
ar extra session of the Mexican con-
gress to choose provisional president
would follow. Carranza's agents here
maintain that he now is powerful
enough to carry out his program and
can demonstrate that such govern
ment will be entitled to recognition by
the United States.
Cen Carranza is said to be firmly re-
solved not to yield to any proposal for
a peace conference with his adver-
saries which would necessitate a rep
resentative convention. He VIII not
talk peace with Villa or Zapata, it is
stated, unless his adversaries first lay
down their arms.
Much Depends on Events.
What influence this outline of Car
ranza's purposes will have on the plans
for dealing with the Mexican situation
now being considered by President
Wilson is not known here. Much may
depend, it is said, on events of the next
week in Mexico. If CarranZa succeeds
in opening communication to Mexico
City and carries out also his campaign
against Gen. Villa toward the north
and northeast, it might serve to delay
any contemplated action by the United
States.
villa aud biS adherents propose fo do
all in their power to avert the posi-
bility of CarranZa's receiving the moral
support of the United States. To this
end they have proposed the counter
plan for consideration here that all
faction leaders join in a peace confer
ence, select a man for provisional
president entitled to it under the con-
stitution, and then hold regular cleo
tons. If Carranza will not yield to
this, they suggest that the United
States support them in such confer
ence without him, provided they can
show that they represent majority of
the people.
1t is between these two plans that
the United States may he forced to find
a middle ground for settling the MeX-
can situation without armed interven-
ton.
Details of Mallory Attack.
The State Department has received "A
report of the Zapata attack upon Allan
Mallory and the American flag II Was
announced here Friday that Mallory, AN
American resident of Mexico City, had
been arrested by Zapata troops while
carrying diplomatic dispatches. Mallory
was riding in an automobile which car
ried an American flag. The report
ceived by the State Department did not
state whether the correspondence he car
ried was from the American embassy
or some of the other foreign missions.
Communication with the capital had
been so completely interrupted that the
has been unable to get much
frst-hand informa ton. The department
has also interested itself in the case of
Paul Hudson president of the Herald
Publishing Company of Mexico City, who
with his family and newspaper staff
are under arrest.