Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-06-01
Demands That Warning Fac
lions Select Strong Pro-
ViSiOnal Government
CARRANZA REPORTS THAT
HE HAS BOUGHT CORN
Reported Attempt To Make
U, 5. Intervene by Firing
On American Fishermen

Washington, June President viii.
son 3 note calling upon the warning fac
tions Of Mexico to reconcile their diff
forenccs and select strong provisional
government will be made public tomor.
row.
The president had the note completed
when the cabinet met today but ha
desires that II he in the hands of tho
Mexican leaders before being announced
in Washington, The present situation
in Mexico will be characterized as in.
tolcrahlc by the president. No time
limit will be fixed in which the bellig-
ercnt factions must lay down their
arms and establish n government, and
no threats will be made The note is
not In the nature Of an ultimatum, but
the attitude Of this government toward
conditions In Mexico is expressed with
the utmost frmness No faction is
recognized by the president "a a dom.
inant power in the establishment of
\ government, but II is made clear tho
administration desires "now denl'
lfud an end Of the reign Of anarchy,
The administration y new position IL
predicatcd on the report Of Duval
West, who made special investlga.
ton for the state department, IIis
report differs In many essential details
from those of John Lind and William
Bayard Hale, who went TO Mexico
previously on similar missions
West s completely worn out as u 70.
suit Of HIS work In the southern re-
public lie is now in John Hopkins
hospital recovering from severe AZ
tack Of stomach trouble.
The Carranzaista junta here today
announced that General Carranza had
purchased 5000 tons Of corn and had
notified the local authorities in his tor.
ritory he would supply needed provis.
ohs.s The governors Of Quoratero and
Guanniuato notified the first chief
they had sufficient supplies on hand,
the latter even reporting an excess.
"The food situation In Mexico Is
pitiablc aud Goncral Carranza Is col.
Letting supplies TO meet Il whom the
constituti0nalists enter the capital"
the lunta statement declared
President Wilson's statement dealing
with Mexico viii be made public from
the White House tomorrow n Is un-
dcrstood that while the president will
make no threats Of Intervention, de-
mnnd will be made that stable gov.
ernmcni he speedily established aouth
Of the Rio Grnnde and that the why
will be left open for radical change
in the policy Of this government, II
necessary.
The government is prepared TO give
| American Red Cross every assistance
In the work now being planned TO aid
the thousands reduced 10 starvation nv
the long conflict The warring fac.
iions will be called upon 10 disarm aud
unite toward reaching solution Of the
internal troubles which have 40 long
torn the republic. And back Of these
demands will stand the possibility Of
the establishment Of an embargo upon
shipments Of arms into Mexico.
Army and navy officers today In
sisted that only by declaring an EN-.
bargo, bockading Mexican ports ani
policing the largest cities can a real
government be created Friends Of
General Francisco villa say he is will.
ing 10 aid the United States, but that
Carrapla is likely TO prove an OBJ.
starle to such plans.