New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-05
Wilson Approves Propo-
sails To Be Submitted
to Pan-AmeriCanS.
WARRING LEADERS
GET LAST CHANCE
General Scott Sends Battery of
Field Artillery to Ell Paso-
Juarez Attack Feared.
fFrom The Tribune Bnresu. ]

lfrOm Inc tribune bureau
Washington, Aug. 4-President Will
son, it was learned to-day, has already
approved the proposals which Secretary
Lansing will submit to the Pan-Ameri-
can conferrees at the State Department
in the effort to bring about peace in
Mexico. These proposals provide that
after a stipulated time has been al
lowed the factions to get together their
failure to do so will be followed by
diplomatic Intervention" by all the
powers represented at the conference.
This diplomatic Intervention" Will
take the form of a formal recognition
of man or group Of men acceptable
to a majority of the factionists and
faithful to the ideals of the Madero
revolution. This will be preceded or
followed by an embargo on arms ana
ammunition destined for forces hostile
TO the recognized government.
The views of the Argentine, Brazilian
and Chilian ambassadors are already
known. and it is understood the Min
listers of Bolivia, Uruguay and Guata-
mala are in accord. The State Depart.
ment's plan is regarded as certain OF
unanimous approval.
Before this plan IS put INTO enec''
however. Carranza, Villa and Zapata
will receive a last chance to compose
tboir differences and bring about
neace. Villa. it was learned, has sara
he would accede to any plan that elm
mated Carranza. On the other hand'
Carranza has repeatedly stated that ne
would not make any terms with ms ad-
versaries.
Carranza to Make Demand.
Carranza. il is understood here, IN
90. 70 rresent q demand for Tecognl-
tion 10 the State Department, but inc
department will refuse to act on II un-
less recommended by the Latin-Amer-
Paul Fuller. one of the special rep
reeentatives sent by President wilson
+o Mexico. has been invited by Secre-
tarv Lansing to take part in the confer
ence. Duval West. who recently re-
turned from a similar mission, also
NAV be asked to participate.
One battery Of field artillery. CON
sistinp Of four 3-inch guns and i1o
men. was ordered from Fort Sl!l, OKIa,
homa. TO FL Paso today Genera
Scott. Chief Of staff of the Unltec
states Army, said he had decided 10
send the battery to the DorGer do
measure of precautlon
The move caused great spccuIa'ioh
here. as il is the first time IN heaiIy
a wear il has been thought necessary
&c station artillery at ri PaSo. S'u-
dents of the situation say 1t IS eVlIeh'
the government Is expecting trouo4ei
FL Paso is the point from which inc
Cion+i6co proups. headed for the most
mart by Victoriano Huerta, nave
,pianned 10 launch their iuntas. Juarez
ie directly across the Rio Grande from
FL Paso. and there is fear of an attack
IN tho CITY bv Carranzista forces. Cen
eral Funston has orders 10 ISPel "nS
Grirg over the line" and in the event
- ot,ocl on Juarez he would doubt
less have use for the field pieces sent
him to-day.
Rushing Food to Capital
The State Department to-day an
ronnced that telegraphic communlca-
ZION with Mexico City had been re-
established, and that the railroad from
Vera Cruz soon would be IN order.
Twelve carloads of foodstuifs are on
their way TO the capital
Conditions in Mexico City are de-
scribed as appalling. People are dy-
inr of starvation daily, and the poor
are subsisting on the most revolving
forms Of food. .,.
A decree was issued by the military
Government yesterday ordering the IN
babitants Of the city 10 deliver their
arms within five days. The brazilian
Minister is under instructions from the
States Department TO see that such
rules do not apply to Americans,
General Carranza telegrapned ms
representative here to-day as follows;
'I am just in receipt of detailed
report from General Obregon regarding
the defeaT inflicted by him on the WI
istas at Aguascalientes. As result
of this combat the Constitutlonallsts
captured 80 locomotives, 100000
rounds of small arms ammunition,
more than 1000 rifles, with horses and
other war paraphernalia.
1t is estimated that the losses OF
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