The farmer and mechanic., 1915-08-03
WILL ASK RECOGNITION
Railway To Vera Cruz and
From Mexico City To North
and Northeast Tc Be Re-
opened; Cananza viii Yield
To Any Proposal For Peace
Conference
tBy the Associated Press).

Washington, d. c., July 3l.-While
reports of the reOccupatiOn of Mexico
City by General Gonzales lacked of
fetal confirmation tonight, it was
known that General Carranza had
ordered his forces back into the capi-
tai. General Carranza also ordered
patrols along the Mexican railroad
between ApiZacO and Mexico City to
protect il from bandit raids.
The order followed closely the re-
Ceipt by General Carranza Of the Wig
orous representations sent by Secre-
tary Lansing urging that the railway
be reopened and kept open so the
starving population of Mexico City
could be fed. Similar representations
went also to Generals Villa and Ia
pata.
Notification of the order from Cen
cral CarranZa to General Gonzales
reached the State Department today
ana immediately afterwards news was
received unOtficially that the advance
guard of Gonzales forces already had
entered Mexico City. General Con-
zll"S will enter the city tomorrow
civil government will be reesta blished
and plans for relieving distress among
the people formulated.
tarranZaS s prompt response to in
SiStence by the United States was re-
Garded here as averting necessity for
Immediate action by this government
To insure transportation of provisions
to the Mexican capital. General Car
rama was told in the message sent
Thursday night that if he could not
handle the situation it would be nee
eSsary for the United States to act.
An outline Of General Carranza' S
plans to relieve distress in Mexico
City are for establishment of gov
ernmeut was conveyed to the State
Dep; . lent today. Strong intimations
were made also that he would soon
formally ask the United States tC
recognize a defactO government pend
ing constitutional election.
As outlined to the State Depart.
ment. General CarranZa'S plan is a.
follows:
General Gonzales will set up civi
government in Mexico City at once
distribute food to suffering people anc
establish a monetary system SO tina
stores and banks can be reOpened
Troops will patrol the railroad t.
Vera Cruz. which will be opened a
once. Provision trains will be started
for the capital under heavy guard.
In cooperation with General Obre
gon. Gonzales troops will reopen tn
railroad lines from Mexico City t,
the north and northeast toward Tor
reOn and San Luis POtosi. and trans
pOrtatiOn will be re-established int
the State Of Michoacan, where tn
government has stored 28O, 900 bush
els Of corn.
The plan upon which General Car
rama will base his claim for reCOgni
tion includes removal Of his seat o
government to Mexico City as soon a
Gonzales has the situation in an
around Mexico City under complet
control
Municipal elections in the variou
States and the calling of an extra ses
sion of the Mexican congress
choose a provisional president woul
follow. CarranZa's agents here main
tain that he now is powerful enOug
TO carry out his program and ca
demonstrate that such governmer
will be entitled to recognition by tn
United States
General Carranza is said to be firm
ly resolved not to yield to any pre-
posal for a peace conference with n
adversaries.
What influence this outline of Ca
ranZa's purposes will have on tn
plans for dealing with the Mexica
situation now being considered
President Wilson is not known her
If Carranza succeeds in opening con
munication to Mexico City and carrie
out also his campaign against Gener
Villa toward the north and northWes
1t might serve to delay any cOnten
plated action by the United States.
To prevent Carranza from receivir
the moral support Of the Unite
States Villa and his adherents ha'
proposed the counter-plan that q
faction leaders join in peace co..
ference. select a man for provision
president entitled to it under the CO.
stitutiOn, and then hold regular ele
tons If CarranZa will not yield
this. they suggest that the Unit'
States support them i'm such CO
ference without him. provided tn
can show that they represent m
Jority Of the people.