The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-12
WILSON APPROVES
APPEAL TO MEXICO
Arrangements for Transmission of Message Not
Complete 1t is Hoped 1t Will Have Widespread
Effect on Opinion Officials Not Disturbed by
Gen. Caranzas Letter

WASHINGTON, August 12-President |
Wilson and Secretary Lansing conferred at |
length today on the Mexican situation.
Details of yesterdays conference in New
York of the Latin-American diplomats
We're given to the President by the Secre-
tary of state. Just before Mr.. Lansing
went to the White House he announced
that the appeal to the factions and leaders
in Mexico viii not be sent today, as ar
rangemenfs for its transmission by tele,.
graph and mail to remote parts Of Mexico
hre not complete. The communication has
been finished and signed and it has been
approved by the President
State department officials were prepar-
ing today the list of governors and gen.
erals to whom the appeal is to be sent.
They hope that the petition will have
widespread effect on public opinion in
Mexico,
With the return of the President it was
again reiterated that the inter-American
peace plan does not contemplate in any
way the use Of force or the impairment
of Mexican sovereignty or interference in
her domestic affairs
The purpose of the appeal is to influence
the Mexicans themselves to hold a peace
convention and the government created
by that action win be accorded recognition
whether or not the acquiescence of all the
factions is obtained
The sending of battleships to Vera Cruz
and other movements that may follow are
described officially as precautionary meas
ures to afford assistance to foreigners, but
officials feel assured today that there win
be no necessity for any physical action
Secretary Lansing declined to comment
on Gen. Carranza's letter of protest against
the Pan-American peace plan. He said nc
reply had been made The letter, how
nre convinced that Gen Carranza does
are convinced that Gen. Carranza does
not control the individual opinions of the
many generals and leaders who are re
lported to be under his command
The feeling is that when these Pan
American conferees appeal is read it vii
be evident that Carranza has been misin
formed as to the purposes of the peace
Iplan and there is a confident hope thai
some of his hitherto close supporters vii
give their adherence to the idea of a peac,
conference.
Gen. Carranza issued from Vera CRU
today through his Washington agent de
NAL that any outrages either were com
mitted or contemplated against foreigner
within his Jurisdiction
The President reached this city on hi
return from Cornish, n H, at $50 a. m
In addition to the Mexican situation it i
understood that he discussed with Secre
tary Lansing the trouble in Haiti an,
, other foreign affairs
t 1t was announced at the White Hous
, that there would be no cabinet meetin
{ tomorrow.
} The President has determined that pend
ing matters in the various department
! are not in shape for general discussion
t with his advisers as yet. After his confer
/ lence with Secretary Lansing, Mr. Wilso
: planned to see Secretary Garrison of tn
war department and Secretary Daniels c
r the navy department to take up question
! Iof the national defense
Both secretaries We're prepared to sui
e NIT preliminary reports as to what arm
, land navy officers believe is necessary t
e build up an adequate military and nav3
e The situation along the Mexican borde
establishment
!, in Texas, where raiders recently have a
tackled some American ranches and sewers
Americans have been killed, also was c.
Ipected to figure in the conference wit
Secretary Garrison.
Il A mass Of correspondence awaited I'll
President at the White House on his a
rival, and he went to work on this
: lonce, to clear his desk before his confe
o ence with Secretary Lansing.
d Carranza's communication, which W;
r, sent through his representative in Was
:, ington, indicates that he would not agr'
le to any Pan-American peace plan. He sa
= that if Americans knew the situation
II Mexico they would understand that Il
ID only possible, just and acceptable solutic
10 Twould be to leave the revolution to
Is natural course until the complete victo
= of the party representing greater nece
- sites and popularity. Similar notification
al twere sent to the other countries parti
pating in the Pan-American conferene
ed The notice to Brazil contained a bitt
re ,attack on Minister 0liveria