The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-08-13
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
Differences-No Action Agreed
Upon-Proceedings Secret.

Washington, Aug. 7. - Armed fac
lions 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 few
days as one of the first results of
conference at the state department,
in which the six ranking diplomats
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.
The conference was given over al
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. 1t 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
1t was understood that armed inter-
vention was not mentioned.
To Exhaust Peaceful Means.
Plainly it 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 stat
ed they had accepted the invitation
with the stipulation that discussion
should be confidential until program
had been perfected.
Secretary Lansing, speaking for all 8
present, said: f.,
Il have absolutely nothing to say :
about the proceedings The informal :
conference will be resumed. For the .
diplomats who were present I will say !
hat they came into the conference
With the distinct understanding that !,
t was to be held absolutely confiden-
ial and secret" =
Meeting with Secretary Lansing =
we're Ambassadors Naon of Argen- >.
ina Da Cana of Brazil and Saurez
# Chile, and Ministers Mendez of
Calderon of Bolivia and De 9.
'ena of Uruguay. The ambassadors :,
we're invited because they were the
radiators who attempted to settle
1exican affairs with delegates from
hat country at the Niagara conference
ast sumner.
The ministers are the three ranking =
MEMBERS of the Latin-American le- IL
alton corps. ~