The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-06-22
READY TO FIGHT
FOR IT'S FREEDOM
ConventiOniSt President Objects to
@PresSure'.DeSirOus of
Peace.

States government was informed to-
day by Francisco Lagos Chazaro, pres
ident of the Villa-Zapata convention
government in Mexico City, that if
President Wilson's recent warning to
Mexican factions to compose their diff
ferences Should signify pressure or
threat" the convention government
'tstill harboring the conscience of it's
sacrifices, will maintain the dignity of
the Mexican people
The communication, transmitted by
the Brizilian minister at Mexico City,
states, however, that the convention
continues "to conjecture that the gen.
eral idea of the government of the
United States is to help US in a
friendly way to bring to an end our
fratricidal struggle which would be
for the greatest good of the country. "
After declaring willingness to
make peace with the Carranza faction
the note says in part:
'The conventionist government does
not see, does not wish to see, in the
substance of the declarations made
by President Wilson anything more
than an advice, a friendly suggestion
. to induce the contending groups to
wipe out their differences and lead
them into the path to tie end pur-
sued by the revolution.
Some Close Reasoning.
Coming to the declaration that if
we Mexicans can not settle our diff
= ferences within a very short time the
government of the American Union
will find itself constrained to decide
as to what means it shall use to bring
it about, the conventionist government
can not understand how President
Wilson previously declares in the same
note that the United States does not
desire Or claim any right to settle
the affairs of Mexico and more to the
same effect. The same chief Of the
American nation made at Indianapolis
the following categorical declarations:
"I am proud to belong to pow
erful nation which says that Mexico,
which we could crush, will enjoy the
same liberty in 6le management OF
its affairs as we enjoy. If am strong
should be ashamed to dictate to the
weak in the measure of my strength.
My pride consists in keeping my
strength free and not in depressing
another people with it,
IF contrary to the Interpretation
which in the most friendly sense the
conventionist government puts upon
President Wilson'S declarations, this
closing part should signify denial
of the sympathy generously demon
strated to the Mexican revolution and
should further signify pressure or
threat, the conventionist government,
still harboring the conscience of its
sacrifices, will maintain the dignity of
the Mexican people.
Hope for Sympathy.
'sWe continue, however, to con-
lecture that the feneral idea of the
government of the United States is to
i1elp US in friendly way to bring to
an end our fratricidal struggle which
would be for the greatest good of the
country The government is ready
to bring about by all means consistent
with its dignity the fusion of all the
contending groups, to initiate all the
economic, political and social reforms
aimed at by the revolution and to es-
tablish a strong, stable government,
with which all tendencies and all
legitimate interests will find the full
est favor and enjoy the guarantees
which our fundamental law provides. -
This note from the convention gov
ernment was drafted after conference
with the Zapata leaders. The state
department previously had received a
note of the same general character
from Gen. Villa, which, while denying
the right of the United States to in
tervene in Mexico, said that the sug-
gestion for a unifcation of TIE fac
tons should be adopted.
Proposals for peace are repeated in
the Chazaro note but as yet no def
mite word has been received from
Gen. Carranza as to his attitude.