Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-15
NO HINT Of FORCE
FOUND IN APPEAL
Armed Intervention Is Not Inti-
mated in Pan-American State
ment to Mexico.
FRATERNAL SPIRIT INVOKED
Leaders Called Upon to Meet on
Neutral Ground to Take
Peace Steps.
FRATERNAL SPIRIT INVOKED

WASHINGTON. August 1.-THE PAN
American appeal to Mexico. now being
delivered TO the chiefs OF factions and
Governors Of States. was made public
here tonight by the State Department.
without even an intimation of armed
Intervention. II calls upon the leaders
to meet somewhere In Mexico on r.u-
tralized ground in conference TO
adopt the first steps necessary TO tho
constitutional reconstruction Of ,he
country" and 10 Issue call for i'm
mediate elections. The services of the
United States or any of the other Pan
American conferees are offered as In
term ediaries TO arrange the meeting.
1T IS ANNOUNCEMENT
TO MEXICAN PEOPLE
The appeal! although addressed 10
the political and military leaders, takes
on the form Of an announcement to tho
Mexican people Themselves AS made
public by tho State Department the
document is prefaced by this announce
mont:
Tho Mexican people are informed
that tho following communication has
heen sent 10 many prominent persons
in Mexico who possess authority or
military power within the republic"
Then follows the appeal, dated at
Washington, August II:
The Undersigned. the Secretary OF
State Of the United States. the ambas-
sadors extraordinary and plenipoten
tinry OF Brazil Chile and Argentine and
the ENJOYS extraordinary and ministers
plenipotent!ary of Bolivia Uruguay and
Guatemala. accredited TO the govern
ment o! the United States OF America
acting seHerally and independcntly
unanimously send 10 you the follow
Ing communication:
Inspired by the most sincere spirit
OF American fraternity. and convinced
that they rightly interpret the earnest
wish OF the entire continent, they have
met informally at the suggestion OF the
Secretary OF State OF the United States
10 consider the Mexican situation and
to ascertain whether their friendly and
dis!nteresting help could be success
ful!y employed to re-establish peace
and constitutional order in our sister
republic.
EFFECTS OF LONG STRIFE
HAVE BEEN LOST SIGHT OF
In the hea, OF the frightful struggle
which for so long has steeped in blood
The Mexican soil, doubtless all NAV
well have lost sight of the dissoiviny
effects OF the strife on the most vital
conditions OF the national existence
not only upon the Ike and liberty of
the inhabitants. but upon the prestige
and security OF the country We can
not doubt. however--no one can douh,
that in the presence OF sympathetic
appeal from their brothers of America.
recalling 10 them these disastrous ef-
1ects. asking them to save their
mother land from an abyss-no one
a n 66,th
Ism OF the men who lead or aid in any
way the bloody strife will not rema,n
unmoved: no one can doubt that each
and every one OF them, mea surinr in
his own conscience his share in the re-
sponsibilities OF past misfortune and
looking forward 10 his share in the
glory of the pacincation and recon
struction OF the country, will respond
nobly and resolutcly to this friendly
appeal and give their best efforts 10
opening the way 10 some saving action.
We, the undersigned. believe that il
the men directing the armed move
ments In Mexico-whether political or
military chiefs-should agreeeto meet
either in person or by delegates far
from the sound of cannon. and with
no other inspiration save the thought
OF their afflicted land, there 10 exchange
ideas and 20 determine the fate OF the
country--from such action would un-
doubiedly result the strong and un-
yielding agreement requisite to the
creation Of provisional government,
which should adopt the first steps
necessary to the constitutional recon-
struction of the country-and to Issue
the hrst and most essential of them all.
the immediate call to general elections
PLACE WITHIN MEXICO
NIGHT BI: NEUTRALIZED
An adequate place within the Mexi-
can frontiers, which for the purpose
might be neutralized, should serve as
the seat OF the conference, and in or
der to bring about n conference OF this
nature, the undersigned or any of them
Will willingly. upon notification, act as
intermediates to arrange the time,
place and other details of such con-
ference. il this action can in anv way
aid the Mexican people,
The undersigned EXPECT q ren,v 20
this communication within n reasonahIo
time: and consider that such time
would be ten days after tn. commupi
cation is delivered, subject to proropa
tion for cause"
Then are appended the names Of
Secretary Lansing, tho ambassadors
from Brazil. Chile and Argentina and
the ministers from Bolivia, Uruguay
and Guatemala.
EXPECT SUFFICIENT
FAVORABLE REPLIES
Tho appeal went forward to-day to
Generals Carranza and villa and to
more than a score OF other military
and political leaders throughout Mex
leo. being transmitted by, cable, tele-
graph and wireless. whichever method
was required to reach the desired des-
tination. Replies arc asked for within
ten days after the appeal is received
although the time may be extended for
cause.
The conferees confidently expect,
within n reasonable time enough favor
able replies to warrant thom in ex-
tending their aid to arrange for the