Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-20
CARRANZA MAY GAIN
LATIN-AMERICAN AID
AS MEXICO PRESIDENY
Friction in Next Conferenc.
Expected if U. S. Insists
Upon fractional Peace
Farley Plan
FIRST CHIEF" oBDuRATE
Greatest Battle Of Two Major Fac.,on.
Thought Now in Progress
Near Torreon

WASHINGTON. Aug. 2o.-Hopss :,
General carranza's aeauiescsnee IN IN.
Pan-Anerican peace plan for Mexico v,,.
tually has been abandoned here toa.,
Among the Latin-Americans there !.
known TO be considerable dlsposI,ion :.
recognize him. This promises much ,,,o
ton at the next Pan-AmerIoan cont.,.
ence. The Arabic case, however ~.
crowded Mexico temporarily into N.
background.
FIGHT NEAR ToRREoN
An El Paso dispatch says: Heavy arhs.
Ing between Carransista and viliists
troops is In progress in the vicinitv -
Torreon, according TO advices rees,vss
at villa headquarters in Juarez. NJ.
main revolutionary armies are beI,evsS
TO be engaged In the greatest battle thss
have fought At latest reports Cenar.,
Roaolfo-Fierro, who, the vIllistas A.
clare. has captured Aguascalientes' Wa.
marching northward to strike the rear On
the Carranza army under General Obr.,
gon.
The CsrranEa agency here TODAY co..
out a communication that has been go.
to Secretary of State Lansing by Genera
Candido Aguilar Governor and mIitarr
commander of the State Of Vera Cr,,,
under General Carranza. Genersi
Aguilar informs Secretary Lansing tha,
he cannot answer the latter's note al.
dressed to all Mexican leaders, as he VIII,
have to turn the matter over to General
CSrranza and will abide by his decision.
The Carranza agency stated that similar
replies were sent to members Of the
Latin-American Conference by General
Alfredo Elizondo, Governor of Michoacan.
General A. Ricaut, military commander
of the garrison at Nuevo Laredo; Gem
erSl Francisco Hurguia, commander Of a
division operating under General Obregon.
and General Jacinto Trevino, Carranza
commander at Monterey.
The Carranzistas under General Elias
Gales have won two important victories
over the Villistas in Sonora, the Const-
tutionalist agency here today announced
General Maytorena, Villista general Is
declared to be Isolated in Nogales. Gem
erai Carranza wired his agency that Gem
erals Pereyra and Ceniceros with 5000
men have renounced the Villa cause near
Durango.
VILLAS FAVORABLE REPLY
Villas letter accepting the plan and
proposing a provisional government and +
an election of a determined man" to the
presidency Is the only formal acceptanee
of the proposal of Pan-America! though
Zapata has made is perfectly clear that
he is willing to enter into peace nego-
tiations.
General Pablo Gonzales, military gov
ernor of the Federal District, in an in.
terview in Mexico City. gave it as his
firm belief that If the United States
would recognize the Carranza Govern
ment Mexico would be pacified within
two monIns. +s -
r
"The policy of the Constitutionalists,a
he said, 'is to grant absolute pardons 70
all Mexicans who come in and surrender
But of one thing you
will be no compromise on our part with
the enemies of the Government.
I'VE have determined in the new era
of peace which Is dawning to see that an
foreigners and all legitimate propersy In
terests are given the fullest protection
Full protection will also be given to the
Of religious orders of the Cath
Ollie church and the priesthood.
'1 wish to deny that there have been
any general confiscations of private prop
erty, and for the information of the
people Of the United States I can say
that from this time on traffic between
Vera Cruz and Mexico City will be main
tanned"
The General asserted that many OF
those opposed to the Carranzistas had
embraced the offer of amnesty
and had laid down their arms. He added
that General Carranza In a short time
VIII take measures to differentiate In
his treatment between those who are
active In opposition to the Constitutional
government and those who are merely
passive followers OF Huerta and Diaz.
ana who have taken no active part in the
revolution.
General Aivaro Obregon, the Constitu-
tionalist commander. who has pressed
MS campaign against the Villa forces to
2 point Just south OF Torreon, sends from
lacatecas the following expression re-
sarding the Pan-American appeal to
mexican leaders to Roberto v. PosqueriA
special representative OF the Constitu-
-ionalist government in New York.
referring to the pacifying confer
ances OF the Pan-American countries, OUR
enemies intrigues should not modify our
evolutionary ideals. We will always re-
main united until we see the realization Of
ne national hopes OF the Mexican people.
vhich Is incorporated in our revolutionary
principles" -