The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-07

WASHINGTON, August 7.-Determi-
nation on complete plan for bringing
peace to Mexico that will have the sup
port of all the American republics. was
not reached yesterday at further con-
ference of representative of the
United States and Brazil, Argentine,
Chile, Bolivia, Uruguay, and Gautema-
Ia, who met at the invitation of this
government. The conference adjourned
to meet in New York at the call of tae
secretary of state.
The Carranzista agents are still ac-
lively at work in the effort to create
the impression that the only solution
of the Mexican problem is the reeogni-
ton of the CarranZa government.
While this convention is said to appeal
to one, at least, of the Latin members
| of the state department conference, it
IS denied that it has assumed any i'm
| portant aspect in the conference.
| One significant development of to-
| day S conference was that sufficient
progress had not been made to cause
some of the Latin Diplomats to com
municate with their governments with
a view to obtaining instructions as to
the course they should pursue. AS the
situation stands, definite plan of pro
cedure, beyond sending an appeal to
the factional leaders to compose their
| differences, is not to be determined on
! if at all, until after there have been
further conferences in New York.
The problem that remains for solu
tion is the course to be taken by the
American nations if Carranza declines
to come to an agreement with Villa
and should use his superior army
against a provisional government rec
| ognized and supported by the sever
governments concerned.
Parties to the conference insisted
that there was no significance to be at
taehed to the adjournment and it wa
explained the delay would be for a few
days only. The selection of New Yorl
as the next place of meeting was ex
planned on the ground that several o
the diplomatic representatives attend
ing the conference were at resorts nea
there and it would not only be NOR
convenient for them to assemble il
{ New York, but they found the heat o
j. Washington oppressive and wanted t
continue their deliberations in cool
, er place, or at least a place that wa
near to resorts, where they might es
{ cape the heat when their daily session
D WtI6 COHCluuGu.
Although there was failure to agre
on definite plan of procedure in deal
ing with the Mexican situation, ther
is no reason to believe that the con
ference was inharmonious. But som
of those present felt that the mos
careful consideration should be give
to any step before it was adopted, s
G that the governments concerned Nigh
d be less likely to raise objection to til
b program. The obstacle to an agree
u ment on program is that Carranza
/ expected to ignore the joint warning @
the American nations. The quest1o
has arisen, therefore: What conrs
shall be pursued if Carranza is defiant
This question the conference will el
endeavor to answer when they meet
New York.
What seemed to be a significant d.
velopment of the Mexican situatlo
was the departure from Washington fe
r the Mexican border of Major Ge1
d Hugh L. Scott, chief of the Generi
n, Staff of the United States army. Gel
eral Scott left here last evening II