Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-20
Pan-American Decision for
Recognition Of Mexico !.
Cause of Activity.
"FlRST CHIEF" WILL STRIVE
TO CRUSH HIS ENEMIES
Villas Supporters, However, Insist
Carranxistas' Claims Of Su-
premacy Are Baseless.

Greatly encouraged by the an
nouncement of the pan-American
conference in New York Saturday
that the time for recognition of a
government in Mexico had ar
rived, Gen. Carranza and his mill
stary leaders were reported today
to be preparing to put forth every
effort in the next three weeks to
crush their opponents and to
prove conclusively the title of the
constitutionalist government to
recognition by the world.
Advices received from Vera
Cruz by the Carranza agency to-
day indicated that the result of
the pan-American conference had
been to cause material increase
in the value of the Carranza cur
rency.
On the other hand. the supporters Of
villa Insist that their leader will now
carry the war against Carran1a forces
with vigor and will show that the
claims Of Carranza supremacy in a
very large part Of Mexican territory
are not founded upon fact. It has been
intimated that Gen. villa would adopt
. kind Of guerrilla warfare to bring
about this end. sanding flying columns
Of cavalry into various sections. In
some quarters. however, a decisive bat
tie between villa and Gen. Obregon.
commanding the Carranxa forces in the
north. te looked for within a short
time The Carranzistas claim that II
such . battle Is fought 1t will effectu-
ally put an end to the Villa power In
Mexico.
outierrez to Aid obregon.
Eulalio Gutierrez. leader Of Mex
lean faction apart from the Carranza,
Villa and zapata groups. is reported
to have arrived ~ se3killo ana o4sred
his services 70 Gen. Obresen. carran-
xa,s military leader.
Prospects for the reeognition Of Gen.
Carrensa, II was admitted in of1cial
than they have been at any time since
the United States began to exert its
influence toward the establishment Of
central government In Mexico.
ference Of diplomats In New York to
study within the next three weeks
the material and moral capacity Of
the elements aspiring TO recognition
has led 70 the general belief here by
omcials that unless the military situa-
tion In Mexico was much changed in
that period the recognition. Of the Car
ranxa movement IL practically certain.
wim Maks Careful Investigation.
The. United States and the several
governments which have taken the
situation under advisement intend,
however. to Investigate carefully the
physical state Of Affairs In Mexico to
learn whether the faction in military
supremacy gives promise a. well Of
creating q stable government.
Cara Hare ON Hission From villa.
Enrique Gonzales Cara. provisional
executive in Mexico City during the
villa-zapata occupation Of the capital.
arrived in Washington today on q spe-
eiai mission from Gen. villa. Cara
will attempt to show that Carranza,
while making campaign against villa
in the north. has withdrawn his forces
from south and central Mexico and has
lost control Of territory he once held.
Reports were current In some quar-
tiers here today that villa, had indi-
Gated he would accept Gen. Obregon.
the Carranxa general in the north, a.
provisional president Of Mexico. II
was reported that villa Representatives
had told Obregon recognition would
probably be accorded him by the Unit
ed States II he formed q coalition with
the other factions In Mexico.
they had no doubt of the loyalty of
obregon to CarranEa and placed no
credence in this report Villas agent
here. Enrique Llorente. pronounced the
reoort "a baurd.0