The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-08-05
Representatives of Southern
Countries Who Will En-
desvor to Bring Peace to
Mexico Reach Washington.
PRELIMINARIEs TALKED
OVER THIS AFTERNOON
Cessation of Warfare and Es-
tablishment of Provisional
Government at Once Is OBJ
ject of President.
tsy Eveniss herald Leased wirol


Washington, Aug. 5.--The six Pam
American diplomats invited by Presi-
dent Wilson to Join the United states
In formulating IA plan for restoring
peace To Mexico. arrived here today
for their conference with Secretary
Lansing.
The first result IL expected 10 be
the groundwork of an understanding
FOR an all-American project to re-es-
tahlish constitutional government be-
low the Rio Grande. preserve the SOW
crcignty of Mexico and convince the
world that the United states Ia acting
ms Mrxico's nearest and most power
ful friend and neighbor In saving the
distracted country from itself.
Ambassadors Naon. Da Cana and
Suarez of Argentina. Brazil and chile.
respectively, who were mediatois az
the Niagara conference last year. and
ministers Calderon. Mendez and dc
Penn OF Bolivia. Uruguay and Guate-
malu, are the ranking members OF
the Pan-Amcrican legation corps,
ana went 60 the state department TO-
meet Secretary Lansing at $3.50
o'clock. The diplomats were only
partly advised of President Wilson'S
plan. The purpose OF the corfefence
was To invite their hclp In working
one out. Tho governments already
have significd their Willingness 10 co..
operate IN the work and after todaya
conference, II is expected, the other
Pau-AmoriCau countries. including
Cuba. not represented In today's con-
ference, will be asked Co join In the
work.
So far as Is known the presidents
plan proposes first cessation Of war
fare ana establishment OF provisional
government by the facfional leaders
themselves: should that fail the
American nations would assume the
task
The villa and Carranzn leaders here
began taking steps To- get their claims
before the conference. through the
courtesy of some OF the f.atin-Amcri'
can participants.
The Carranza representatives viii
point out that they now control thc
greater portion of Mexico including
most fo the principal cities and all the
principal ports, and that they have
restored civil government and indun-
/ try In the wake Of their armies They
viii press their claims of military ad-
vantaRos over the villa forces.
Aside from she plan OF settlement
among the Mexican leaders them-
selves the proposal Ga establish Pam
| American commission 60 take over
| Mexico. require disarmament, restore
civil government and conduct ciec-
tions has bcen brought forward again
Another plan for policing Mexico with
| Pan-American forces also has been
] considered,
Retirement Of Carrhnza troops at
lacking Nogalcs was officially reported
today To the war department Their
! Withdrawal rclieves critical situa-
tlo1 In which American troops were
under orders 60 return the Mexican
IRE if 1t fen Ia American territory.
state department dispatches report
the release of Paul Hudson, pub-
Usher of the Mexican Herald. and his
staff held prisoners Ga the Her I'D
building during tho last zapats oc-
oupdncy ~ the MeNi6an capital The
| report says Hudson was released
with the arrival of General Gutierrez
OF the Curranza forces.
The cruiser Chattanooga has been
ordered 10 Topolombampo 20 invesu-
gate conditions there ana az the
mouth of the Fucrte river. Absence
Of American war cr,ft for some time
hos caused civilians to fear Indian up
risiugs Three hundred marines are
or board the Hector AT In Paz IN
Lower california for emergencies.
The Red Cross Will ship 50 eco
orth OF staple groceties to Mexico
! Guy tomorrow from New Orleans.
= That sum has been depositeS To the
credit of the Red cross by Americans
IN Mexico city,