The Washington herald., 1915-08-21
.CARRANzA CHIEFS
Stand BY LEADER
Tell u. S. that to Reply to
Peace Proposal Would Be
INSTRUMENTATION.
CONFERENCE MEETS SOON
Representatives of Pan American
Countries Making Plans to Reas-
semble at Early Date.
CONFERENCE MEETS SOON

Convinced that Gen. Carranza will re-
fuse to assent to the proposal that he
join with the other leaders Of Mexico
with view to settling conditions in
that country by peaceful measures, the
seven signatory governments to the PAN
American conference are making ar
rangements to reassemble that body at
an early date.
Carranza is determined to push his
fight regardless of the endeavors of
the pan-American conference, and he is
now engaged in a campaign designed to
convince the seven republics that the
civil governors and military commanders
that acknowledge his chieftainship will
stand by him to the end.
Responses to the pan-American note
forwarded to Mexico last week were re-
ceived yesterday from six Carranzista
leaders of prominence. Four of them
were directed to the seven republics
that compose the conference. Two were
replies sent to Carranza. copies OF
which were made public at the Car
rama agency yesterday. The six lead
ers in question proclaim their loyalty
to the first chief, and suggest that for
them to make a response to the confer
ence indicating either dissent or assent
to the peace proposal would amount to
an act of INSTRUMENTATION.
Replies form Six Chiefs.
The six Carranzistas who protest loyalty
to the first chief and indicate that Mex
leo must be left to herself to right her
sovereignty are: Gen. Candida Aguilar.
governor and military commander Of the
state of Vera Cruz; Gen. Alfredo EliZon
do. governor and military commander Of
the state of Michoacan; Gen. E. Ricaut.
military commander of the garrison at
Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas; Gen. Fran
cisco Murguia. commanding a division
operating under Gen. Alvaro Obregon;
Gen. Jacinto B. Brevino, military COM
mander of the constitutionalist army at
Monterey, and Gen. Alojo Gonzales. mill
tary commander of San Luis Potosi.
Gen. Aguilar, who speaks for himself
and Gems. Elizondo. Ricaut. and Murguia,
made a response as follows:
Being accustomed faithfully to do my
duty. l could not reply to your excel
lencies' courteous note without breach
of that discipline which has caused US
firmly to rally around our chief, who
is the only one authorized. on account
of his high investitude. to reply to the
circular note to which I have referred.
Moreover because all constitutionalist
leaders feel confident that he will know.
now as always how to find inspiration
in most serene and firm patriotism. in
the face of the new serious obstacle
with which the reaction pretends. as
last resort, to arrest our work Of liberty.
justice and peace. In a matter which
so directly affects the sovereignty of my
country not one of the constitutionalist
leaders can individually take any action.
as to act otherwise. the cohesion which
should exist between all the military
and civil elements would be broken, and
therefore, all I can do is to transmit
your excellencies' note to Mr.. Venustiano
Carranza-"
In their communications Gen. Brevino
and Gonzales congratulate Carranza on
his patriotism and each processes loyalty
to the end Gen. Gonzales wrote to the
first chief:
1T is useless for me to say to you that
my forces and myself will continue by
your side, defending the purpose of our
cause and preferring to success than to
permit a foreigner to trample on our
soil or to destroy the liberating work Of
the armed people of Mexico. as the mat
tiers of Mexico should be decided only
and exclusively by Mexico
The significance of Carranza's action
in permitting the publication OF such
messages is not lost on those identified
with the pan-American conference. Car
rama is thus preparing the United States
and Latin-America for the demand that
he intends to make for the recognition
of his government.
To Meet in New York.
The pan-American conference prob
ably will meet in New York next week,
but certainly by the first week in
September
Senior Don Jose Manuel Cardoso de
Oliviera, Brazilian minister to Mexico.
who has represented the interests of
the United States in that capital for
months, reached Washington yester-
day, and shortly after his arrival had
conference with Secretary of State
Lansing An extended conference will
be held later