Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-02
PRESIDENT HOPES TO MAKE
MEMBER OF MAoERo CABINET
PRESIDENT OF REPUBLIC.
TO RESTORE CONSTITUTIONAL
REGIME BY AGREEMENT
Carranza. zapata and Villa To Be
Eliminated From Power, According
to Program Formulated in Washing
ton-Free Election to Be Permitted
to Select Permanent Government.

Washington. Aug. From respon-
obtained Friday night concerning the
plan now receiving the support anG
sanction of the United States govern
ment in President Wilson's effort TO
assist in the solution of the Mexican
situation. Its main features are:
l. Recognition of that member OF
the Madero cabinet who is entitled
under the law OF presidential success
sion 10 the office OF president of Mex
leo.
,. installation of this person as pro-
visional president of Mexico with the
support OF all the leading factions Of
Mexico
Powers to Recognize Him.
8. Recognition of this new proYi-
sional presidents government by the
A. B. c. powers of South America.
4. United States government to give
its active moral support to the new
provisional president.
5. fractional leaders ana the mill
tary general on the field 10 promise to
supper, the provisional government
pIupbSSu ltI lilS pbi pp-C W "--o
the constitutional order in Mexico
pending elections and the installation
Of a permanent president
G. Villa, Zapata and Carranza to
waive al claims 10 executive power
in Mexico and agree TO an armistice.
Taele May Be President.
:. villa and his supporters having
already given assurances that they will
af hi =
net VINO Is regarded as entitled under
tn. law OF presidential succession TO
the office. villa. in the event Of Car
ranza's refusal 10 accept such peace
plan. is 70 proclaim Vasquez Tasie or
some other member of Madero's caoi-
net as provisional president.
s. United states government, in
such g contingency, to lay an embargo
against shipment Of arms 20 the car
-anzis,as or any other faction that
may oppose the new provisional presi-
dent by force, while permitting free
shipment of arms 70 the forces sup
porting the new provisional president.
9. American Auanciers 10 furnish
the financial sinews for tbs support OF
the provisional government of the new
president
Wilson RSeni SeeSS fdCt.
Paul Fuller, who vas sent to Mexico
hy President Wilson to investigate
conditions. is now consulting leaders
of Mexican factions TO ascertain TO
what extent they would lend their
summon. 10 such plan as that out
lined.
It was announced authoritiatively at
night that definite steps toward
resn-atc:. i;s:Ee;s;e IL Mexico "S;:!a ne
taken Immediately on President VIII
sons return to Washington his week.
1T is believed these steps, outlined
a bove. car be taken without armed IN
PREVENTION by the United states.
1t IS known, however, that the army
and navy are now prepared for ans
eventuality.
carranza to Take Capital.
Altho neither Carranza nor Zapata
had answered the American demand
that the railway between Vera Cruz
and Mexico City be opened TO pro-
vision trains for the starving capital
1.-The state department believed sucH
trains soon would be moving.
| c. A. Douglas returned from Vera
Cruz with the report that Carranza
| troops would reoccupy and hold Mex
! leo City. Reports received BY the Car
rama agency were that Villas mair
army had been defeated between
Aguascalientes and Zacatecas and tina
! Gonzales had returned 20 villa Guade-
ilupe. lust outside Mexico City, pre-
lparatoTy to reoccupying the capital,