The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-08-13

ton Of Mexico and says reports u
that effect 'have caused the constitu
tional government to feel justly
alarmed" He declares he has been in
structed by CarranZa to communi-
cate to the secretary on the subject.
Mr.. CarranZa and the persons who
cooperate with him." says the letter
to Secretary Lansing, "are of the pro
found conviction that if the America
government would know the true stu,
alton in Mexico it would understand
that the only possible, just and ac-
ceptable solution would be to leave
the revolution to follow its natural
course until the complete victory OF
the party representing the greater
necessities and popularity.
THE conStitutionaliSt government
represented by Mr.. Carranza, abstains
from passing any comment on the con-
ferences that are being held, because
it has no k4owledge of their char
acter, and OF the conclusions which
may have been reached and because it
does not want to afford the suppose
tion that they tactily consented t. it;
but at the same time it considers il
its duty to inform the American gov,
ernment of the displeasure with
which the Mexican government and
people would view any act which
would tend to Illustrate the success
practically accomplished against the
reactlonary factions by the constitu.
tionalist army, representing the hopes
and ideals of the Mexican people"
General Carranza's agency gave OUT
the text of identical notes which he
addressed to Argentina and Chile pro.
testing against their participation in
the Pan-American conference. Car
rama evidently had been misin-
formed that Brazil refused to par
ticipate and sent a message to Rio ex-
pressing his qualification. He took
occasion, however, in the note to
Brazil to assail the BrAEilian min
lister in Mexico City.
Il regret to say that Minister Car
doso de Olivera," said Carranza, "has
been one of the persons who have
brought the greatest evil on the re
public of Mexico and who in a certain
way may be responsible for the p-es.
ent status of our relations with the
government of the United States.'
An address to the American people
which Carranza has prepared was
being held back awaiting the outcome
of the Pan-American conference
already has replied to Car
ranza's protest, saying the Mexican
people should regard the conference
as proof of friendship for Mexico.
Major General Funston, in com
mand Of the American forces In Texas
and elsewhere on the Mexican from.
tier, can have all the troops available
to the war department if he needs |
them to cope with the situation due
to the raiding of bandits, the defiance
Of CarranZa adherents and other in !
cidents of the Mexican situation.
Secretary of War Garrison has tele-
Eraphed General Funston to this ef-
feet. 1t was said at the war depart |
nent that General Funston had not |
directly asked for more troops, but |
that all requests from other sources
,or additional military protection for |
American interests along the border
we're being referred to him.
Some Reputation.
Btnx-What kind Of a reputation has |
Jones got?
Jtnx-So good that he can wear cuff |
buttons with other peoples initials and !
get away with it--St. Louis Post-Dis- |
patch.
Traps In French.
A frequent trap in French for the |