The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-08-18
APPEAL TO MEXICO
LEADERS GIVEN TEN DAYS TO
REPLY TO THE NOTE ).
Want PEACE CONFERENCE

Secretary OF State OF the United
States and Representatives From
Other Central and South American
Countries Send Communication to
Warning Nations.
The Pan-American appeal to Mexi-
co, now being delivered to the chiefs
Of factions and governors of states,
has been made public by the state
department. Without even an init
nation Of armed Intervention, it calls
upon the leaders to meet somewhere
in Mexico on neutralizcd ground, in
a conference ito adopt the first steps
necessary to the constitutional re-
construction Of the country" and to
issue call for immediate elections.
The services Of the United or any
of the other Pan-American conferees
are offered as intermediates to ar
range the meeting.
The appeal, although addressed to
the political and military leaders,
takes the form of an announcement
to the Mexican people themselves.
AS made public by the department
the document is prefaced by this an
nouncement:
"The Mexican people are informed
that the following communication
has been sent to many prominent
persons in Mexico who possess au-
thority or military power within the
| republic"
Then follows this appeal, dated at
Washington, August IL:
"The undersigned, tho secretary Of
state of the United States, the am
bassadors extraordinary and plenipc-
tentiary of Brazil, Chile and Argen-
tina, and the ENJOYS extraordinary
and ministers plenipotentiary Of Bo-
livia, Uruguay and Guatemala, ac-
credited to the government Of the
United States Of America, acting sey-
orally and independently, unanimous
ly send to you the following COM
munication:
Inspired by the most sincere
spirit Of American fraternity, and
convinced that they rightly interpret
the earnest wish of the entire conti-
uent, have met Informally at the sug-,
| gestion of the secretary Of state, Of
the United States to consider the
Mexican situation and to ascertain
whether their friendly and disinter-
ested help could be successfully en-
ployed to re-establish peace and con-
stitutional order in our sister repub-
lie.
'.1n the heat of the frightful strug-
gle which for SO long has stepped in
blood the Mexican soil, doubtless all
may well have lost sight of the dis
solving effects Of the strife upon the
most vital conditions Of the national
existence, not only upon the life and
liberty, of the inhabitants, but upon
the prestige and security Of the coun-
1 try. We can not doubt, however
no one can doubt-that in the pres
ence of sympathetic appeal from
their brothers of America, recalling.
to them these disastrous effects, ask
ing them to save their motnerland
| from an abyss-no one can doubt, we
repeat, that the patriotism of the
men who lead or aid in any way the
bloody strife will not remain un-.
moved; no one can doubt that each
| and every one cf them, measuring In
bis own conscience his share in the
responsibilities of past misfortune
and looking forward to his share in
The glory Of the pacifcation and re-
construction Of the country, will re-
Spond nobly and resolutely to this
friendly appeal and give their best
efforts to opening the way to some
saving action.
1--WE, the undersigned, believe that
if the men directing the armed move
ments in Mexico-whcther political
or military chiefs-should agree to
meet, either in person or by dele
gates, far from the sound of cannon,
and with no other insDirction save
the thought of their afflicted land,
| there to exchange ideas and to deter
nine the fate of their country from
such action would result in a strong
/ and unending agreement for the Gre
1 alton of provisional government
which can adopt the first steps neces-
,ary to the constitutional reconstruc-
| zion o. the country-and to issue the
1 first and most essential of them all,
thu immediate call to general cleo
tions.
"An adequate place within the
Mexican frontiers, which for the pur-
pose might be neutralized, should
| serve as the seat of the conference;
| md in order to bring about confer
! ence of the nature desired, the under
! signed will act as intermediates to
arrange the time, place and other de-
.ails of such conference if this action
can in any way aid the Mexican peo-
pie.
"The undersigned expect to reply
70 this communication within rea-
sonable time. and consider that such
a time would be ten days after the
| communication is delivered, subject
TO propagation for cause.
Robert Lansing. Secretary Of State
of the United States.
I'D. Da. Cana. Ambassador Extraor-
dinary and Plenipotentiary Of Bra
zil.
EDO. SaureZ-Mujica, Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
of Chile.
II. ,. ESdOu, EUlUdSSIOOA .GAli oOAoA-
nary and Plenipotentiary of Ar
gentina.
al. Calderon, Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister Plenipotentiary Of
Bolivia.
Carlos Maria de Pena. Enxoy Ex-
traordinary and Minister Plenipo-
tentiary of Uruguay.
Joaquin Mendez, Envoy Extraordi-
nary and Minister Plenipotentiary
of Guatemala"
The appeal went forward Saturday
to Carranza and Villa and to more.
than score Of other military and
political leaders throughout Mexico.
AS replies are asked for within ten
days after the appeal is received, no
further meeting of the Pan -Ameri-
can conference is manned until they
have been received or it may be ap-
parent that some Of the Mexicans ad-
dressed do not propose to reply.
The confereeS confidently expect