Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-08-18
NOTE TO MEX|CANS
ASKS QUICK REPLY.
Pan-American ENJOYS Demand
Answer in Ten Days.
SENT TO ALL THE LEADERS
Appeal Requests That Heads of Fac
tions Hold Conference at Neutral
Point in Republic and Name
Provisional President.

rama has been given a period of ten
days within which he must notify the
United States and the Latin-American
republics whether he will participate
in conference for the purpose of re-
storing peace in Mexico.
The ultimatum is contained in the
joint note sent by Secretary of State
Lansing and the diplomatic repre-
seEtatives of Argentina Brazil, Chile,
Bolivia, Uruguay and Guatemala to
Carranza and the other factional lead
ers in Mexico.
Inasmuch as all of the other lead
ers in Mexico have signified their in
tentiOn to follow the advice of the
conferees in the note, this ultimatum
is directed at Carranza.
Note Sent to Mexican Leaders.
Following is a translation of the
note which the United States and
the six South American republics dis
patched to the warning factions in
Mexico:
THE undersigned. the secretary of
state of the United States, the ambas-
sailors extraordinary and plenipoten-
tiary of Brazil, Chile and Argentina.
and the ENJOYS extraordinary and
ministers plenipOtentiary of Bolivia,
Uruguay and Guatemala, accredited
to the government of the United
States of America, acting severally
and independently, unanimously send
TO you the following communication:
Seek to Establish Peace.
Inspired by the most sincere spirit
of American fraternity and convinced
that they rightly interpret the earnest
wish of the entire continent, have met
informally at the suggestion of the
secretary of state of the United States
to consider the Mexican situation and
to ascertain whether their friendly
and disinterested help could be sue
cessfully employed to re-establish
peace and constitutional order in our
sister republic.
In the heat of the frightful strug
gle which for so long has st9eped 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 upon the life and lib
erty of the inhabitants, but on the
prestige and security of the country.
Asked to Save Republic.
I'VE cannot doubt, however-no one
can doubt-that in the presence of a
sympathetic appeal from their broth
ers of America, recalling to them
these disastrous effects, asking them
to save their motherland 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 unmoved; no
one can doubt that each and everyone
of them, measuring in his own con-
science his share in the responsible
ties of past misfortune and looking
forward to his share in the glory OF
the pacificatiOn and reconstruction
of the country, will respond, nObly
and resolutely, to this friendly appeal
and give their best efforts to opening
the way TO some saving action.
I'VE, the undersigned. believe that
If the men directing the armed move
ments in Mexico-whether political or
military chiefs-should agree to meet,
either in person or by delegates, far
from the sound of cannon, and with
no other inspiration save the thought
of their afflicted land, there to ex-
change ideas and to determine the
fate of the country-frOm such action
would undoubtedly result the strong
and unyielding agreement requisite
TO the creation of a provisional gov
rx-hS odn fret
steps necessary to the constitutional
reconstruction of the country-and to
issue the first and most essential of
them all, the immediate call to gen.
eral elections.
Conference at Neutral Place.
IAN adequate place within the Mex
lean frontiers, which for the purpose
might be neutralized, should serve as
the seat of the conference; and in or
der to bring about a conference of
this nature the undersigned, or any of
them, will willingly, upon invitation.
act as Intermediates to arrange the
time, place and other details OF such
conference, if this action can in any
way aid the Mexican people.
The undersigned expect reply to
this communication within a reason
able time; and consider that such
time would be ten days after the COM
municatiOn is delivered, subject to
Propagation for cause.
Robert Lansing. secretary of state
of the United States; d. Da Cana.
ambassador extraordinary and pleni-
potentiary of Brazil; Edu Suarez-Mu-
iica, ambassador extraordinary and
plenipotentiary of Bolivia; Carlos Ma
ambassador extraordinary and pleni-
potentiary of Argentina; l. Calderon,
envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary Of Bolivie; Carlos Ma
ria de Pena, envoy extraordinary and