South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-25
PEACE TALK NOT
HEARD IN MEXICO
Now Necessary to Know How
Leaders Stand Say AuthOri-
ties - Out of Connection
With Mexican Capital.

WASHINGTON. June 2J.-The OBJ
structive tacticts Of the Mexican mill
tary leaders 10 Pres't Wilson'S get to-
gether." or coalition plan. presented a
crave situation with which the presi-
dent will have TO deal on his return
here from New Hampshire
Bad as the situation has been, it is
conceded Thursday that the autocratic
reply OF Carranza received wednesday
had made 1T as bad as possible. one
OF the officials summed APP the infor-
nation from Mexico by saying that
the answer 10 the presidents note de-
handing "a get together policy was
rush OF the military leaders into bait
tie with each other.
The highest authorities i'm the gov
eminent say that it's concern has
reached such a point that it rs now
necessary TO know. once for all. from
the leaders whether they propose TO
heed the presidents warning. The
president told them that me would
give them a short time I'm which TO
consider his proposal This warning
they have practically ignored.
plan Not known.
Therefore. officials say. there must
be some new announcement declara-
tive Of the next step of the United
States If the state department learns
as 10 is trying today TO confirm that
the leaders are against the presidents
policy The next few days are awaited
with great s0licitudes by the navy and
state departments. ANY demonstra-
ton against Mexico would be begun
I'D is thought. by thesuaVy department
Navy officers of high, RANK said Thurs
day that If the president has any plan
based on the navy hc has not yet com
munjcatcd 10 20 the. department.
The state department finds itself
Thursday without tclegraphic news
from the Mexican national capital for
four days The reports are conflicting
as TO whCGhCr CarranZa's general,
Pablo Gonzalez. has attacked or is
about 10 attack the city, or is to be-
siege IT, In either event the distress
and despair of all foreigners would be
increased and military and naval men
know that the taking of the capital
Will rot help the general situation.
If the Zapatista are driven out they
will only retire 10 continue the war.
WIFI Go TO Vera Cruz.
Charles A Douglas. who represents
the Carranza government in legal
capacity here, will start for Vera Cruz
Friday. 1t is not known whether Mr.
Douglas has message from this gov
eminent Of not. but he will probably
department is seeking.
Neither the state nor the navy de-
partment had any news Thursday con
corning the Americans i'm the GaQui
valley whom admiral Howard was dis
patched TO Tobari bay TO rescue. 1t
is learned unofticiaIly that Gov. May
torena is sending delegates to Wash
ington 20 plead and advise against the
landing of American forces on Mex
lean soil
The Red Cross gave out a statement
Thursday night which says that many
towns i'm the state OF Chihuahua are
deserted except for the women. the
babies and feeble old men" and that
the state of affairs as 10 crops is "ap-
Mailing" The Red Cross bulletin
tells of the rahing and looting of
the shops Of merchants who are prac-
teically out of business. 1t is stated
that i'm the Sinaloa district there Will
be absolute starvation hy November