Evening star., 1915-08-05
TO FORMULATE POLICY
i TO BRING ABOUT PEACE
Several Courses of Action Open Will
Be Discussed by Diplomatic
r. Representatives.
MAY APPEAL TO FACTIONS
Armed Intervention by American
Nations in Concert Among Plans
to Be Consideration. Scott
as Mediator Discussed.

The diplomatic representatives
OF six of the South and Central
American republics met in confer
ence with Secretary Lansing or
the Mexican situation at the State
Department at ego o'clock this
afternoon.
This conference, which was
called upon the initiative of the
United States government, is ex-
pected to play momentous part
in the settlement of the Mexican
STRIFE.
\ policy designed to bring
about peace, and behind which
all the American republics can
stand, is 10 be developed by the
representatives OF the govern
ments of the various countries.
What this policy will be has not
been disclosed, though innumer-
able courses which are open to the
American republics have been
suggested.
I Present at Conference.
: At the conference today were Secre-
&ary Lansing. Ambassador Naon of Ar
geptina, Ambassador da CANA Of
Brasil and Ambassador Suarez of Chile; !;
Ministers Calderon of Bolivia. De Pena
of Uruguay and Mendez Of Guatemala,
and Paul Fuller, who has been close
student Of Mexican affairs and who
was sent to Mexico by the administra-
tion to Investigate the conditions exist
ing.
tion. 1t is said. in calling together the
representatives of other American re-
publics, to indicate to the world. and
particularly to Latin America, that the
only purpose of the United States is
to restore peace and order in Mexico
and to preserve the sovereignty of that
country. Tc,- United States is merely
acting as Mexico's nearest and most
An appeal to the leaders of the various
factions in Mexico to make peace and
arrange for constitutional govern
ment of the country may be the first
the American governments.
Courses Of Action Open.
In the event that no such peace is
possible. the courses which appear to
lie open to the American governmezt ta
are:
The recognition of the Carranza gov
ernment as the de facto government
OF Mexico.
The selection of a provisional presi-
dent Of Mexico who will be satisfac ctory
will have behind him in establishing
his government the support of the
American republics.
Armed Intervention by the United
States and the other American repub-
lies acting in concert to pacify the
country and eventually establish con-
stltutlonal government there
while 1t has been known for some
time that some of the representatives
OF the Latin American republics were
hostile to Gen. Carranza, the repre-
sentatives of Carranza here are making
every effort to bring about favorable
consideration of proposal to recop-
nize the Carranza government, urging
the military supremacy of the Carran-
zistas. and the fact that where the
Carranza government has been in con-
troll conditions have improved.
Plan Has Opposition.
The representatives of Villa, on the
other hand. are urging upon the mem
bers of the conference the fact that
Villa is willing to participate in peace
conferences between the nations and
TO the elimination of military leaders.
They are strongly opposing the recog-
milton of Carranza, however
II the conference decides upon the
selection of temporary president two
men nave been prominently mentioned
as possibilities for the place They are
Manuel VasqueZ Tagle. who was min
lister of justice In the Madero cabinet.
and Eduardo 1turbide.
Barron Calls on Conferees.
Herberto Barron. head of a delega-
tton of Carranza supporters which ar
rived here today, called on each of the
six Latin American diplomats and in
formed them that Gen. Carranza under
no circumstances would submit to the
selection of a member of the Maderc
cabinet as provisional president OF
Mexico.
The Villa faction contends Vasouez
TaRle. the only member of the MaderC
cabinet who did not resign, is in line
of constitutional succession.
Mr.. Barron delivered to each CT the
QlpoHlats copies OF Gen. Carranza s
letter to President Wilson, published
several months ago. setting out Car
ranza's legal claim as successor to the
presidency.
Luis Cabrera, Carranzas minister OF
finance, and Roberto V. Pesquiera
another Carranza adherent, were in the
party. Eduardo Iturbide. one of those
mentioned for the provisional president
and Oscar j. Branin of another fac
tion also arrived
suggestion that Maj. Gen. Hugh l.
Scott, chief of staff of the United
States Army, be sent as mediator be
tween the various Mexican military
leaders has been made here. Secretar.
Lansing said before the conference
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