Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-08-11
LANSING TO GOTHAM
ON SECRET MISSION
May Confer With FinancierS on
Mexico.
PLANS TO MEET M'AD00
carranza, in Brief Filed at Washing
ton, Asks Recognition by United
States-Texas Officers Kill
Two Mexican Bandits.

Mexico City, Aug. 9.-Dr. Juan ].
Ortega, minister to Mexico from Qua
temala, was given his passports and
told to leave the country within TWEEN
ty-four hours. 1t Is supposed he Is
persona non grata with CarraRza.
Two Mexicans Killed.
Brownsville, Tex, Aug. 1.-TWO
Mexican bandits were killed here in
fight with state officers.
lansing on Secret Trip.
Washington, Aug. 9.-Secretary
Lansing departed for New York on
secret mission concerning the Mexican
situation. He will be met in New
York by Secretary McAdoo OF the
treasury, who left his summer home
at North Haven, Me-, for New York.
During the pan-American confer
ence in Washington there was dis
cussion of the question Of financing
any government which might be set
up in Mexico, either through a peace
conference Of the factional leaders or
by direct action of the pan-American
concert
This subject, however, was put over
for consideration when the conferees
reconvene In New York next week.
Finanelers TO BE Consulted.
Undoubtedly American financiers
will have to be consulted. 1t was sug-
gested that Secretary McAdoO might
be charged with the duty of sounding
them. II this Is true he will have
to be acquainted with the whole pur-
pose of the Washington government
and the South and Central American
powers which join in restoring peace
In Mexico.
carranxa Yields 20 y. s.
Two other developments Of first i'm
portance brought the Mexican situa-
ton into q position regarded by Amer
lean officials as more encouraging
than for months.
General Carranza in brief filed In
his behalf with Secretary Lansing,
practically asking recognition, receded
from his refusal to join his adversaries
in a peace conference and virtually
proposed such a meeting. General
Villa was at at once notified by his
Washington agents and an early re-
spouse is expected.
The attitude of the United States,
outlined officially for the first time
since the pan-American conference
was called, made clear that it consid-
ers
1. That the purposes of the Mexican
revolution were accomplished when
Huerta was deposed.
e. That all fighting since has been
only over factional differences.
8. That neither Carranza nor Villa
controls Mexico to an extent which
entities either to recognition, al
though both must be taken into con-
sideration
4. That the first problem to be
solved is to find a man for provisional
president who represents the cause of
the original revolution against Huerta,
but who is not necessarily identified
with any of the warning factions
The brief was submitted by
Charles A. Douglas, Carranza's Ameri-
can consul. 1t contends that Carran-
"a controls more than half of Mexico,
has 80 per cent of the people with him
and therefore is entitled to American
recognition
Consideration of the Mexican prob
lem has been reflected by increased
activity in the war department. Plans
long ago made for military occupation
of Mexico have ben readjusted. AT
tention lately has been given to the
accumulation Of supplies and tentative
arrangement for land and water
transportation of troops. ILL.,.