Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-06
ARMED FACTIONS
IN MEXICO TO GET
ONE MORE CHANCE
Message Expressing Con-
certed Demand of Pan
America to Be Sent.
WILL INSIST ON EFFORT
TO SETTLE DIFFERENCES
Intended Especially for Carranza,
Who Opposes Another
Peace Convention.
PAUL FULLER MAKES REPORT
No Action Agreed Upon, and Armed
Intervention Is Not
Mentioned
WILL INSIST ON EFFORT
TO SETTLE DIFFERENCES
PAUL FULLER MAKES REPORT
No Action Agreed Upon, and Armed
Intervention Is Not
Mentioned.

WASHINGTON, August 5.-Armed
factions in Mexico arc TO be given one
more opportunity to say whether they
are ready TO make an honest effort
among themselves TO compose their
differences.
message expressing the concerted
demand Of North and South America
that there shall he peace and restora-
tion OF cons nstitutional government ad-
dressed to ali the Mexican political and
military leaders probably will be dis
patched within a fcw days as one Of
the first results of n conference at tho
State Department to-day, in which the
SIX ranking diplomats Of the Pan
American legation corps participated
with Secretary Lansing at the invita-
uon Of President Wilson.
While the appeal Will be made 10 all
the Mexican lenders. II will be intended
especially for General Carranza and his
followers. who are opposed TO another
peace convention.
II was disclosed that President Will
son has been in correspondence with
the executives OF the American
nations. who have urged that the
United States take the lead in strong
position toward Mexico, and in this in
formal way have pledged their sup
port to Pan-Auerican concert Of
action.
REPORT OF CONDITIONS
MADE BY PAUL FULLER
To-day's conference was given over
almost entirely TO hearing a report OF
conditions by Paul Fuller, who spent
several months in Mexico as President
Wilson's persona! representative. 1t
was understood the groundwork was
laid for further action Tomorrow. when
the conference will be resumed, which
will constitute the FIRST of n succession
Of moves 10 erd three years Of revolu-
iion and chaos.
No action was agreed upon TODAY
and II was understood that armed in
terventon was not mentioned Plainly
II vas the intention o, the conference
10 exhaust peaceful means TO bring
tho Mexican factions together. follow
ing closely what has been the admin
istration's policy from the first and TO
make IL clear TO the world that there
is no object other than the preserva-
,!on OF the sovereignty OF Mexico and
10 save the distracted country from it,
self
Al the conclusion the Latin -Ameri-
can diplomats uniformly stated thew
had accepted the invitation with the
stipulation that discussion should be
confidential until program had been
perfected. Secretary Lansing, sneak
ing for al! present. said:
II have absolutely nothing TO saw
about to-day's proceedings The in
formal conference will be resumed to-
ha
who were present. l will say that they
came into the conference with the dis
tinct understanding that II was TO be
held absolutely confidential and secret"
Meeting with Secretary Lansing were
Am bassadors Naon. Of Argentina; De
Cana OF Brazil. and Suarez. OF Chile.
and Ministers Mendes. OF Guatemala:
Caldcron, OF Bolivia, and De Pena, OF
Uruguay. The ambassadors were in
v!ted because they were the mediators
who attempted to settle Mexican af-
fairs with delegates from that coun-
iry at the Niagara conference last sum
mer. The ministers are the three rank
ing members OF the American
legation corps
MEXICAN FACTIONS
NOT REPRESENTED
before program is adopted those
VINO attended to-day's conference will
submit II to their governments and
pclore II Is put into effect all the Pan
American nations will be asked for
their approval. None OF the Mexican
factions was represented in to-dav,s
conference
Before entering the meetinr aooh or
the Latin-American diplomats wos noti-
fled on behalf of General c,rran 49,
"ouio De lutile TO suggest restoring
inc constitutional line OF government
IN Mexico by choosing a member ~
the Madero Cabinet for prov,sio,.
PRESIDENT. which has been sugpestaa
by some of the other factions, notah1,.
General villa. Herberto Barron sna
cial emissary from General Carranzo
presented to each Of the diplomats CT
ranza's letter of some weeks arc -
President Wilson. setting forth b,s
claim to the presidency
This indicated that General car-
had anticipated the probable purnose
Of the conference. and had actaa
promptly TO place on record his onnoei-
tion to stepping aside One of the out.
standing views Of the administration
has been that the forces which 6rs+
composed the Consttutionalist move
incnt nave now become so widely sen,-
rated by factional differences that II
might be necessary for all tho military
chiefs TO step aside. General Carranza.a
notice that he was unwilling to do this
presented the first obstacle of tho con-
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