Evening star., 1915-06-06


they have not been Informed of it they
will be momentarily. Carranza is at
Vera Cruz and Villa is on the battle
front a Leon.
1t is known here that George c. Car
rothers. the confidential agent of the
State Department with Villa, is to have
conference with Villa, Gen. Felipe
Angeles and with NJ. Diaz Lombardo
day. and it is not doubted that the pro-
posed peace conference will be under
discussion.
May Meet at Dolores Hidalgo.
So concrete is the plan under dis
cusslon, according to information OBJ
tanned by representative of The Star
that there has even been talk as to
what the conferences. if held. shall be
named. Mr.. Douglas alluded to the plan
as "a possible board of conciliation" "
He said, however. that he hoped that
IN any reference to the plan it would
come TO be known as possible con-
ference
1t has been suggested that the pro-
posed conferences shall be held at
Dolores Hidalgo. in the state of Qua
na1uato, city of $4,000 people, in the
heart OF Mexico. on the railroad line
between San Luis Potosi and the City
or Mexico. point identified with the
NE OF Hidalgo, the great Mexican pa
struck the first blow for Mexican in
dependence
Reports have been heard that the
- amp nassauors at Washington of Ar
willing to lend the moral support in
principle of those countries. if author
1zed by their governments to the pro-
posal for the conferences. Ambassa dor
Naon OF Argentina is at Buena Vista
Pa. and Ambassador de Cana of Brazil
is at Long Branch, n J.
Chilean Ambassador Silent.
Answering the queries of a repre-
sentative of The Star on the subject,
Ambassador Suarez of Chile said:
Il do not know anything of the plan,
and if ] did know anything of it
| think it too delicate a subject for pub
lie discussion
Nevertheless. it is reported that
tentative plan for such a conference is
about as follows:
carranza and Villa each to name five
generals who have been associated
with them: CarranZa and Villa in audi
ton to each name two civilians iden-
tined with public affairs in Mexico in
tne past: these four civilians to select
a fifth civilian who has not been
closely identified or associated with
either the \CarranZa or Villa faction,
the NTH civilian to preside AT possible
heetiHSS oI tne proposed conference,
numbering fifteen in all: the meeting
place to be cleared OF troops within a
radius of perhaps 100 miles. so that
the members of the proposed confer
ence may not be able to say that thev
were overawed by the presence of mill
tary forces.
No Formal U. s. Participation.
Almost all persons concerned with
Mexican affairs yesterday agreed that
any idea of formal participant tion by
agents of the United States govern
ment in such a conference would de-
feat it's object. 1t was likewise said
that any formal participate by
agents of the governments of Argen-
tina, Brazil or Chile would defeat any
good possibly to be accomplished. 1t
was, however, informally said that if
the Department of State or President
wilson chose to Informally lend good
ohices by spontaneously suggesting to
Carranza and Villa that the proposed
lending of good offices might be of
value. The Mexican character is such
that it does not easily take to the
idea Of foreign assistance in Mexican
internal affairs. For this reason it is
believed that any assistance United
States diplomatic agents may give the
proposed plan will be of the most dis
Greet character and may possibly not
be Immediately apparent. For the
same reason it is believed that it
would be utterly impossible to hold
such a conference on any soil other
than Mexican.