The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-08-12
AMERICAS DEMAND
PEACE IN MEXICO
MESSAGE TO GO TO MILITARY;
LEADERS INTENDED ESPE-
cIALLY FOR cARRANzA.
ARE GIVEN ONE MORE CHANCE
Armed Factions to Be Allowed An"
other Opportunity to Compose
Ditferences-No Action Agreed
Misunderstanding Secret.

Washington, Aug Z. - Armed fac
tons in Mexico are to be given one
more opportunity to say whether they
are ready to make an honest effort
among themselves to compose their
differences
A message expressing the concert
ed demand of North and South Amer
lea that there shall be peace and
restoration of constitutional govern
ment, addressed to all the Mexican
political and military leaders, prob
ably will be dispatched within a few
days as one of the first results OF a
conference at the state department,
in which the six ranking diplomatic
Of the Pan-American legation corps
participated with Secretary Lansing
at the invitation of President Wilson
While the appeal will be made to
all the Mexican leaders, it will be in
tended especially for General Carran-
"a and his followers, who are opposed
to another peace convention.
Urge U. S. to Take Lead.
1t was disclosed that President Will
son has been in correspondence With
the executives of the Latin-American
nations who have urged that the Unit
ed States take the lead in a strong
position toward Mexico and in this
informal way have pledged their sup
port to a Pan-American concert OF
action.
l.
most entirely to hearing a report Of
conditions by Paul Fuller, ST., of New
York, who spent several months in
Mexico as President Wilson'S person
al representative. It was understood
the groundwork was laid for further
action when the conference resumes,
which will constitute the first Of a
succession of moves to end three
years of revolution and chaos.
No action has been agreed upon and
it was understood that armed inter
vention was not mentioned.
To Exhaust Peaceful Means.
Plainly 1t was the intention Of the
conference to exhaust peaceful means
to bring the Mexican factions togeth-
er, following closely what has been the
administration policy from the first
and to make it clear to the world that
there is no object other than the pres
ervation of the sovereignty Of Mexico
and to save the districted country from
itself. At the conclusion the Latin
American diplomats uniformally stall
ed they had accepted the invitation
with the stipulation that discussion
should be confidential until program
had been perfected
Secretary Lansing, speaking for all
present. said:
Il have absolutely nothing to say
about the proceedings. The informal
conference will be resumed. For the
diplomats who were present will say
that they came into the conference
with the distinct understanding that
it was to be held absolutely confden
tial and secret"
Meeting with Secretary Lansing
were Ambassadors Naon of Argen-
tina; Da Cana Of Brazil and Saurez
of Chile, and Ministers Mendez of
Guatemala; Calderor of Bolivia and De
Pena OF Uruguay. The ambassadors
we're invited because they were the
mediators who attempted to settle
Mexican affairs with delegates from
that country at the Niagara conferences
last sumner.
The ministers arc the three ranking
members Of the Latin-American L.
cation corps.