Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-05

Qlcated that so 1ar IL na0 not DeeH
given serious attention by the depart
ment. However. Gen. SCOTS expert
ence with revolutionary leaders along
the American border and his successes
in compelling respect for American IN
terests there are believed to mark him
as the proper man for dealing with the
situation if it is decided to send rep
resentative to Mexico to lay before the
military leaders there propositions for
the establishment of peace.
Was in Madero's Cabinet.
Manuel NasqueZ Tagle, who is urged
in some quarters as the next President
of Mexico, is the remaining member of
Francisco Madero's cabinet, minister of
justice, who, according to article 81 of
the Mexican constitution and the law
of presidential succession, is the de jure
president of the southern republic. The
plan is to have the various factions
unite to make him the de facto presi-
dent. when he would be recognized by
the United States and the other Ameri-
can republics.
1t is said to be practically certain
that all of the other Mexican leaders,
save Carranza, would agree to this.
The plan under consideration is for
the pan-American conference in session
here to use it's moral influence with the
leaders of the warning factions to have
VasQueZ Tagle accepted as president.
Should Carranza refuse to unite in this,
it is understood to be the disposition
of the United States to put an embargo
on further shipments of arms to Car
rama. Those best informed of condi-
lions say that Carranza'S cartridge fac
tory in Vera Cruz cannot supply car
tridges anywhere near fast enough for
him and that he already is in hard
straits for powder
The idea is to restore constitutional
government. The law of presidential
succession provides for assumption of
authority in this order: Minister of
foreign relations. interior. finance and
then justice. AS all the other ministers
resigned when Huerta usurped the
power, Vasquez Tagle. as the surviving
cabinet member, is considered by con-
stitutional lawyers to be the de jure
consistently be recognized by the United
States. it is said.
Constitution Covers Point.
There is a clause in the constitution
covering this point, as follows:
This constitution shall not lose force
and vigor even if it's observance is in
terrupted by rebellion. In case that by
any public disturbance a government
contrary to the principles which it
sanctions is established it's sufficiency
shall be restored as soon as the people
regain their liberty"
The view of constitutional LAWYERS is
tsat Vasquez Tagle, as survivor Of the
MaderO administration, regained the right
of president with the expulsion Of Huerta,
but that his authority has been suspended
by the Carranza interiude. Carranza,
having been unable to restore and pre-
serve order, is considered to have lost
right Of consideration, and Vasquez Tagle
can claim recognition under the constitu-
ton.
Villa is pledged to accept vasquez
Tagle. or any other representative on
whom the people are agreed.
In the event that the majority of
the Mexican leaders are not united on
Vasquez Tagle it is considered the
proper procedure by the all-American
conferees to first recognize him until
he has an opportunity to name a new
minister of foreign affairs for the con-
stitutional government, that then Vas
quez Tagle should retire and the new
minister of foreign affairs should sue
coed to the power under the law of
presidential succession. The scheme is
to preserve the mandates of the con-
stitution.
Critical Situation Relieved.
The retirement of Carranza troops at
lacking Nogales was officially reported
today to the War Department. Their
withdrawal relieves critical situa-
ton in which American troops were I'M
der orders to return the Mexican fire
If it fell in American territory.
State, Department dispatches report
the release of Paul Hudson, publisher
of the Mexican Herald, and his staff,
held prisoners in the Herald building
during the last Zapata occupancy of
the Mexican capital. The report says
Hudson was released with the arrival
forces.
The Red Cross will ship $4,000 worth
of staple groceries to Mexico City to-
morrow from New Orleans. That sum
the Red Cross by Americans in Mexico
City
The cruiser Chattanooga has been or
dered to Topolobampo to investigate
conditions there and at the mouth of
the Fuerta river. There has been no
report of danger there. but the absence
OF American warcraft for some time
has caused civilians to fear Indian up
risings. Three hundred marines are on
board the Hector at La Paz, in lower
California, for emergencies.
Here to Have Bills Printed.
Luis Cabrera, secretary of finance in
Carranza's cabinet, is in Washington
to have printed 250,OO0.000 pesos in
bills.
Dispatches received by the Carranza
agency here today stated that the stu
alton in Mexico City is satisfactory
that relief work is progressing rapidly
that business houses are reopeninR in
the capital. One dispatch from Gen.
Carranza said, in part.
Gen. Oregon is today in Tampico
and has engaged in conference with
me by radiogram. In short time mill
tary activities against the Villistas
will be resumed in the north of Mexico
| with a view to bring about the final
annihilation and dispersion of reac-
tionapy forces. Railway traffic is being
resumed on all main lines and branches
controlled by the constitutionalist gov
eminent"
Gen. salazar Reported Killed.
Ofhcial reports of the fight at Nosales
say Gen. Solazar of Gen. Maytorena.s
staff was killed. Conflicting claims of
the battle between the Carranza forces
| under Obregon and Villas troops at
San Luis POTASH and Pachuca are made