The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-08-20
TWO CHIEFS WANT
PEACE CONVENTION
VILLA AND ZAPATA FAVORABlY
CONSIDER APPEAL OF A. B. c.
coNFEREES.
CARRANZA REFUSES MEETING
Will Not Permit Conference Between
His Representatives and Villa
Appeal to Factions to be Sent
in Few Days.

washington, Aug. lf.-FIilds at
tude, together with that of Zapata
leader of the southern wing OF tn
Mexican convention forces, furnishes
administration officials with one ray o
hope for a peaceful settlement OF thu
present turbulent conditions In thu
stormy neighboring country to thu
south.
High officials said that the appeal o
the United States and the Latin-Amer
lean, governments was being favorably
dered by the two chieftains, look
o plans for a peace conference.
Carranza's Generals Loyal.
lopes were also expressed that
many generals of hitherto high stand
ing in the Carranzista ranks would
ultimately throw their influence into
the scale, but this impression was dis
PEELED by the Carranza agency here
when list of generals, including Ob-
RECON and Gonzales, who were report
ed to have telegraphed expressions OF
loyalty to Carranza was shown.
The appeal signed by the American
diplomats in New York is addressed to
all the leaders, generals and COVER
nors in Mexico and will be made pub
lie in day or two. General Carran,
za's displeasure over the efforts of the
Iatin-American countries in conJunc-
ton with the United States does not
alter the feeling of optimism among
officials and diplomats who declare I'M
warranted the inference that any at
tempt is to be made to invade Mex
ico's sovereignty.
Would Not impair Sovereignty.
The reply of the minister for foreign
affairs of Argentina to General Car
rama issued by the Carranza agency
here in which it was stated that the
Latin-American countries specifically
understood at the outset OF their con-
ference that there was to be no I'M
pairment of Mexico's sovereignty rep
resents the view of the United States
government, whose present effort 1t
was officially stated, is to obtain peace
without resort to measures OIL force
or interference in the internal affairs |
of Mexico.
President Wilson on his return from |
Cornish, N. H., was given compre-
hensive account of the Mexican sit
uation in all it's phases by Secretary
Lansing.
The secretary told him that the re-
ports indicated that the situation in
the vicinity of Brownsville was of
local character and that quiet prevail
ed at Vera Cruz where there had been
some anti-foreign demonstrations. He
outlined in detail the discussion OF
peace plans at the New York confer
ence of the American diplomats.
Wilson confers With Lansing.
Neither the President nor Secretary
Lansing was inclined to view the sit
uation as requiring any further pre-
cautionary measures that have been
taken in sending battleships to Next
can waters and more federal troops
to the Texas border. They devoted
most of their time to discussion of
the inter-American plan on which they
are planning their hopes for the early
of peace in Mexico.
The appeal to all factions has not
yet been sent although signed by Sec
rotary Lansing and the ambassadors
and ministers of the six Central and
South American governments partici-
pating in the conference. A list of
chiefs, generals and governors is being
compiled and as soon as the location
II all are determined the appeal will
be telegraphed simultaneously to ev-
Dry part of Mexico.
On the eve OF this action came the
from the Villa agency
lore that General Carranza had fatty
'efused to permit a peace conference
between his representatives here. and 9
hose of Villa. re