The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-21
&c COnfcrccs Arrange
TO Meet i'm New York
Soon.
GENERALS PROCLAIM
LOYALTY TO LEADER
Insist /. $. Must Let Mexico
Settle Her Troubles
Alone.

wAsHINGroN. Aug. 2o--Convinced
that ten. Clrrarza will refuse to assen.
10 the peace conference plan. the Pam
American conferees are making arrange
ments to reassemble at an early date.
Apparently Carranza is determined
American conference and he is now en-
RACED in campaign designed to con-
vince the seven republics that the civil
governors and military commanders that
acknowledge his chieftainship will stand
BY him to the end.
Responses to the Pan-Amerlcan note
forwarded TO Mexico last week were
received here to-day from Carranzista
leaders OF prominence. Three OF them
were directed to the seven republics
that compose the conference. Two were
replies sent TO Carranza. copies of which
were made public at the Carranza
agency.
The six Leaders In question proclaim
their loyalty to the First Chief and
suggest that for them to make a re-
sponse to the conference Indicating
either dissent or assent 10 the peace
proposal would amount to an act of in
subOrdination.
Faction Is United.
These communications indicate that
the Carrinzistas are united in thought
and purpose and the Inference is plain
tha, the Constitutional Governmcnt will
Offer opposition If any attempt is made
BY outside influences TO effect peace III
Mexico except on condition that Car
rama enemies shall surrender.
Il is believed now to be certain that
In his reply CarraBZa will bid for rec
ignition on the premise that his sphere
OF influence In Mexico has been eN-
tended over such a broad area as T.
Justify the United States and Latin
America In taking such action.
TIE SIX Csrranzistas who protest
byal,y to the First chief ard indicate
that Mexico must he left to herself "a
righ, her sovereignty are;
Ge Candido Aguilar. governor and
military commander of the State OF Vera
Cruz
Gen. Candido Aguilar. Governor and
mllFary commander of the State of
Nchotcan.
Cen h. Ricaut. military commander
OF the garrison at Nuevo Laredo
Tamau.ipds.
Gen. Francisco Murguia, commanding
q division operating under Gen. Aware
obrrgou.
Gen. Jacinto II. Trevino. military
commander Of the Constituuonahs
army at Monterey.
Gen. Aoio Gonzales. military com
nan1er OF san Luis Potosi
Gen. Aguilar's Response.
Gor. Asuilar. who speaks for himsel
al Gcls Ricaut and Murguia' mad'
re- ponSe as follows:
81 am AT the present time the GOV
e-uor aud military commander OF tn
State OF Vera Cruz and have under m!
command a. General in Chief the flrs
Eastern Division of the Constitutionalis
army, which is fighting against the re
sciouarics for the purpose OF restoring
the liberty Of the people and establish
ing. once 'he country is at peace, IN
Constitutional regime destroyed by III
usurratiou. and which army has for II
supr me chief the citizen Nenustian
Carranza, whose authority Is recognize
BY al, The Constitutionalist militar!
leaders
therefore being accustomed iditl !
fully 10 do my duty, | could not repl
10 your ENcellencies' courteous not
WITHOUT hryach OF that discipline whic
has caused US firmly to rally around ou
chief, who is the only one authorized, o
account of his high investiture. to repl
10 the circular note TO which l have re
ferrcd
Moreover because all Constitutionalis
leaders feel confident that ne Will know
now a. always. how 10 find inspiratio
IN most serene and firm patriotism in II
face Of the now serious obstacle wit
which m" reaction pretends, As las
f--ort ~ arrest our work OF libert!
iu.lir" aud peace. In matter whlc
- directly affects the sovereignty OF m
country not one Of the Coustitutionali'
leaders can individually take any az
ton, uS to act otherwise the cohesio
"'inh 3. Uuld exist between All the mil
ia-y and civil dement's would be broke
aud therefore all can do is to transm
!"ur ENcCleucies' note to Nenustial
ttuuZa. with assurances of my mo-
distinguished consideration. ! remain,
A.u