Evening star., 1915-08-07
Present Fighting Declared
fractional Strife. Which
Must Be Stopped.
CARRAMZA MAKES A NEW
APPEAL FOR RECOGNITION
Brief Filed by Attorney Here Sug-
gests Conferences With
Rival Leaders.

tinues today is only the resultant
fighting among factions. The
revolution was won when Gen.
Huerta was forced out of the
country. Peace must be brought
about by compromise among the
various factions.
This, in brief. is the attitude
of the administration toward the
Mexican situation, as made clear
today by Secretary Lansing OF
the State Department.
Silent on Recognition.
A direct question as to whether the
shortest way to bring about peace in
Mexico would be the recognition of the
Carranza faction as the de facto gov
ernment, Secretary Lansing declined to
answer.
The opinion was expressed that the
Villa faction still was strong enough
TO be reckoned with in the final set
tlement of affairs in Mexico. Villa had
been weakened in a financial way, but
was still strong from a military stand
point, it was said.
The claims of the Carranzistas to the
effect that the great majority of the
territory of Mexico was under their
control and peaceful were not borne out
by the official information of the State
Department, it was said. 1t was indi
Gated. however, that the department
did not have full information on the
subject of how much territory Car
rama controlled and how much Villa
held.
The so-called cientif1cos do not enter
considered that the overthrow of
Huerta disposed Of that element. 1t
was said.
May Meet Next Week.
Secretary Lansing said that no date
had yet been set for calling together
again the conference Of diplomatic
representatives of the South and Gen.
trail American republics on the Mex
lean situation. which adjourned yes
terday, after two days session, to meet
at the call of Secretary lansing in
New York city. He expressed the hope
that the meeting would be held within
q week.
While Secretary Lansing was unwill-
ing to discuss the conference or even
to affirm or deny the report that a
to be sent to the warning chiefs in
Mexico with the backing of the Amer
ican republics. a rather pessimistic
view of the situation was taken in
some quarters today The feeling ex-
listed that little had been accomplish
ed beyond a general discussion of the
Mexican situation
1t is believed that the Latin American
diplomats let it be known that their
countries would not look with favor
upon any proposition looking to concert
ed armed intervention in Mexico. They
prefer to see sister Latin American
republic settle her own internal strife.
This being the case, should the appeal
to the various leaders to settle their
differences be ignored by those leaders
the outcome of the conference would
be nil, it was said.
Brief for Gen. Carranza.
On behalf of Gen. Carranza, a formal
brief on the Mexican situation has been
filed with Secretary Lansing by Charles
A. Douglas of this city. legal repre-
sentative of CarranZa. 1t practically
asks for political recognition. and pro-
poses that Carranza's Washington
agents meet any of the other factions
in peace conference.
Secretary Lansing said that he had
looked through the brief, but had not read
it in full. He indicated that the proposal
of a peace conference as suggested by
CarranZa did not measure up to specifi-
cations.
The brief of the Carranzstas lays
great stress upon the point that the Car
rama government now controls very
great part of the country, and large
majority Of the people has accepted that
government.
The fear Is expressed that unless the
reform measures for which the revolution
was begun are made the law of the land
by military decree and before a civil gov
ernment is set up the reactionarles may
success by some method in blott1ng out
the whole work OF the revolution.
The brief submitted by Mr.. Douglas
sets forth the formal suggestion Of a
peace conference in the following Ian
guage:
Leaders Now in Washington.
I'VE have, in Washington. Mr.. Are
dono in the capacity Of a special rep
resentative of the constitutionalist
government. and, at this time, Mr.. Ca
brera, a member of Mr.. Carranza's
cabinet, is here. They are men of fine
ability and excellent character and are
anxious to serve their country In the
highest and best sense. Either or both
of them, l am assured. will be glad to
confer with any element of the Mexi-
can people, with a view to furthering
the common interest, the peace and the
welfare of the nation.
The proposal to restore the constitu-
tional succession to the presidency
where it was broken by the death of
Nadero by elevating Vasquez Tagle, a
member of the Madero cabinet, to the
office of provisional president. the
brief says, would defeat the aims of
the revolution.
The plan of the constitutionalists, -
says the brief, and 1t Is now well
under way, is to make the principles
of the revolution effective as war
measures by military DEGREES during
the extra constitutional period and
then to have the congress ratify them
translate them into law"
Would Make Revolution Vain.
1t is argued that Vasquez Tagle Is
neither impartial nor fitted for the
office. and that his recognition could
Only be based on the theory of cabinet
succession. His qualification would in
stantly and automatically restore the
constitution.
IF the constitution Is in this manner
Continued on Second PaSe.)