Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-22
N-AMER|CAN PROGRAM
HAS CRUSHING SETBACK
Leader, Stands Firmly Be-
hind First Chief.
s REPLY IS ARROGANT
Intimntes That Wilson and His Con-
ferces Are Affected by "Unscrupu-
lous Influences"-NIuchP Pessimism
Over Recent Development.

WASHINGTON, August 21.-The
hopes or the administration and Latin
American conferees that their peace
plan for Mexico would bear fruit. re-
ceived crushing setback TODAY.
when General Ubregon, the military
leader of the Constitutionalists, trans
mitted his reply to their appeal and
announced that he stood solidly be-
hind General Carranza.
This was not all He intimatcd tina
President Wilson and the conferees
were affected by "unscrupulous in
huences." General Obrcgon said the
terms OF the appeal denote clearly
that the honorable gentlemen who
signed IT were absolutely in Ignorance
OF the solidarity OF our movement and
perfect control which the first cbief
exercises over the whole Constitutionl
ist army" Then he suggested that n
the sister republics ARE animated bv
lofty principles of morality" they
could render the best service to Afex
leo by the mere act of not allowing
themselves to be misguided by false
information or INSCRIPTIONS innuen-
ces"
MUCH PESSTAIISM
IN STATE DEPARTMENT
There is now much pessimism about
the State Department over the Mexi-
can situation. as the administration
had some hope that General Obregon
would break with Carranza and accent
the proffered peace 'parleys.
on inc contrary, he declines to ac-
cept or respond to the note officially.
and says he has forwarded it 10 Car
ranza for his disposition. He an
nounces also that Carranza is afexico's
sole representative In all >.ealings with
other nations.
Messages were made public at Con-
sututionalist headquarters to-day
couched in similar vein and all de-
claring loyalty to Carranza. from Cen
eral Castro. military commander at
Tampico; General Divguez. governor
and military commander of the State
of Jalisco: General j. Augustine Castro
military commander mt Salina Cruz
General Cesar Lopez de Lara, governor
Of the Federal District OF Mexico: Cen
eral Nafnrrnttc, military commander
at Matamoras and Colonel Juarez
military commander and governor Of
tho State OF Tobnsco.
With the leaders OF the Constitution
hiiStS mus anSnlnS themselves Solidly
under the banner OF their chief, admin
istration officials reallze that the big
problem is to decide what shall be
done with Carranza. who has so far
refused to be Il party to any movement
looking to peace. Arrangements are
being made for tho reconvening of the
Pan american Mexican conference in
New York, at which this momentous
subject will he discussed. Until n de-
cision is reached by that conference
"watchful waiting" will continue. Tho
State Department made 1t plain to-day
that the note sent to the various mill
tary and civil leaders throughout
Mexico was not ten-day ultimatum
that expires Tomorrow. 1t was stated
that tho time would expire ten days
after the delivery OF the last note and
that there was one important official,
perhaps moro. who had not yet re.
ceived it.
The department has received infor-
nation that Carranza Is hnstening to
set himself up in Mexico City, in the
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