New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-31
Peace Convention to Form
Provisional Government
Thought Assured.
SAYS FIRST CHIEF
FLOUTS AMERICA
Consular Representative Charges
Many Indignlties at Car
ranZista Hands.


Washington, Aug. 30.-It was stated
authoritatively tonight that the next
step in the Phn-American programme
for restoration of peace in Mexico was
under consideration and would be taken
in the near future, regardless of the
nature of Carranza's bela;ed reply to
the offer Of Secretary Lansing and
Latin-American diplomats to arrange
for a peace conference.
Responses from General Zapata and
his military advisers reached the State
Of the Pan-American conferrees. With
the receipt of these replies Villa ad
herents in Washington asserted that
peace convention to form a new pro-
visional government in Mexico was as
sured, even if Carranza should refuse
TO participate. General Carranzs's local
agents declared to-day that they ex-
pected the first chiefs reply within a
few days.
The State Department received to-
night a report from W. 0. Jenkins,
American consular representative at
Pueblo, Mexico, expressing fear that
his life is in danger, the Carranzista
authorities having again threatened
him Mr.. jenkins has been four times
sentenced to be executed by the Car
ranzistas, who have thrown him into
prison and looted his home and heaped
many other indignities upon him.
Say Carranza Flouts L. S.
State Department officials say the
jenkins case is only one of a large
number Of instances in which Carranza
has fouted the American government
They cite the statement issued by the
Carranza agency here to-day, designed
to contradict rumors that three former
cabinet officials OF the Carranzs govern
ment have rebelled against the au-
thority of the first chief, with the in
tention of placing one of their number,
Luis Cabrera, at the head of new
party. In issuing the denial Mr.. Are
dondo, in the opinion of many officials,
oversteps himself. He says.
They (CarranZa's enemies endeav-
ored. realizing that the defeat of Mr..
Carranza was an impossibility, to enter
into parleys with him, with the conse-
quent result Of the dispatch by the
United States government and the Pan
American powers of the circular note
TO General Carranza and the military
l.. &c oh
pected that the answers of the military
leaders would not be unanimous, and
that their replies insuring cordial, un-
selfish and devoted support would not
be forthcoming"
This charge is looked on here as
malicious attack on the integrity of the
Secretary of State and as an affront
to the Latin-American republics whose
representatives conferred with Mr..
Lansing in the interests of the Mexican
people.
Villa Attacks Monterey.
Reports to the State Department
from Torreon late to-day said the Villa
forces had begun an attack on Monte
rey, the capital of Nuevo Leon. which
is in possession Of Carranza troops IN
der General Trevino. The message said
heavy fighting was in progress. State
Department advices also aid railroad
Communication between Pedras Negras,
on the Mexican border, and Monterey
still was interrupted, and that the
American Red Cross was unable to get
trainload of supplies through to Mon
clova and SaltillO, where there has
been restitution among the natives.
Tonight General Villa is declared to
have headed a column of reinforce
ments which FASTENED to the vicinity of
I Monterey from Torreon to the MD of