The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-10-12
PAN.AMER|CANS
MAY RECOGNIZE
CARRANzA TODAY
II So, Formal Recognition BY
Washington Will Follow
Within a Month
VILLAS CAUSE NOW
REGARDED AS LOST
In Fighting At Torreon the Villa
Agency Reports 0bregon
Held and Beaten
lAasocintsd Prom b1 Federal Wireless.l

WASHINGTON, OcJODeT y "hat
appears to be the beginning of the end
of the United States long fight tor the
esta blishment of a stable government
in Mexico may be placed on record
here today. .. r-.. -
Diplomatic representatives of the
countries of North and South America,
who comprise the Pan-American con
ference dealing with the Mexican stu
alton, will meet today, probably for
the last time, and it is reported on
good authority--wilT recognize Venusti
aIo Carranza as de facto ruler Of Mex
leo.
Actual Recognition Soon
The recognition which is expected
today will not be formal, it is said,
hut couched instead in declaration Of
intention to recognize the first chief. -
Actual recognition will not be given,
il Is reported, until four weeks hence.
BY observers of the Mexican situa-
ton IL is said the Pan American diPlo.
mats consider General Villa has failed
to "make good. About a month ago
ii was announced that General Car
rama would be recognized unless there
was decided change in the military
position Of the rival chiefs. The ac-
ton is declared to have amounted viz
finally TO giving General Villa a few
weeks in which to make final effort
to establish the supremacy he sought.
villa Hemmed In
General Villa has tried hard in the
last month to regain his former pre-
stige. but day by day the Carranza
forces have overcome his troops at one
point or another until now the terri
tory under his dominion is restricted
to the northern part of the state of
chihuahua and parts of Sonora. Prac-
tically all the rest of Mexico is in the
possession of Carranza troops, except
ing isolated parts of the country held
by individual band;t chiefs.
Recognition of General CarranZa by
the III ted States would bring to an
end American opposition to Mexican
governmental administration dating
hack some years. dc,
May Help Solve Problem 90.
1t is pointed out here that recogni.
tion of General Carranza by the Pan
American governments will be of in
valuable assistance to him in restoring
oder In Mexico. Wilson adherapts de-
clare that General Carranza With the
Presidents recognition can restore Or
der In Mexico in a year.
General Villa = presence in Juarez,
where he has gone to confer with
George C. CarOtbers, the American con
sular agent there, is said to be signi-
fcant in light of the PanaAmeriean
meeting here today. What General Vii,
las object is can only be, guessed ~
outside Of official circles, but il is re-
ported he is making a final effort to
stave off recognition of Carranza.
II is reported from FL Paso that Gen.
ROsalio ernande2, a Villa commander,
did not have the opportunity of going
over to the CarranZa side as IL was
believed he would do. General Herman.
de2 a despatch says, was shot by his
own men when they learned of his de,
lection.
+ Villa Claims a Victory
Last night dispatches were received
at the Villa agency at Washington an
nOuncing that his forces had made a
successful flank attack upon the Car
ranzistas advancing against TorreOn
This force is led by General Obregon
rarranTP s leading general. ~
The Villa dispatches state a force
! T 5000 Villistas held ObregOn's ad.
vance back and engaged him from the
front. while a second villa force sue,
reedeI in reaching his flank, inhictin9
heavy losses.