The Washington times., 1915-08-05
LATIN POWERS HEAR
! MEX|CO'SLAST PLEA
Conference With Secretary Of
State Expected to Result In
Definite Action.
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avowed purpose Of the conference TO
map out a policy to which all present
might subscribe relating to the setTae. lie
suggestions which. 1t Is believed. were
to be considered were as follows:
A hnal warning to. the warning rae
tions to get together. restore peace,
and estab blish constitutional gov
ernmeent:
That the conferes should seek to find |
a man or group Of men In Mexico ne
hind which all factions might unite. |
and that the countries represented IN
the conference should recognise that
man or group of men, extending with
such aid as would be afforded by an
embargo on arms and ammunition TO
all other factions and by financial sup
port, or
Recognition for Order.
That recognition should be promised
Carranza, II within q certain specified
time he should restore order;
Armed intervention. either by the
United states alone with the moral
backing Of the other conferes. or joint
~, in an effort to compel all factions
to lay down their arms and support
compromise candidate for the Mexican
Presidency :
Only in a sense are the Mexican fac
tions themselves represented In the de-
lfberations Of the conferes. Denying
that Paul Fuller was present In the ca
pacity Of a representative Of any spe-
Catholic Church. Secretary Lansing ex-
planned that Mr. Fuller, during the last
month has conferred with representa-
tives Of all the factions and was In
position to present their views to the
That there would be any announce
Tent t foliowins N,,S. the conference. MI Mr.;
VhAk ~ al
ences before the plan was agreed on .
the A. B. G. powers are still ranking
nasn the e. send ea to
local agents Of. the frst chieftain are
still confident that the claims Of their
serious consideration. As late as noon
today they were predicting recognition
for Carranza within ten days.
Silent on General Scott:
suggestion that Major Gen. Hugh
L. Scott. chief Of staff Of the army. be
sent to Mexico. received no encourage
ment at the staA Department. Al.
though admitting that such a sugges-
ton was made to him moro than q
month ago.. Mr.. Lansing did not indi.
cate that it was being given serious
70 no small extent the position Of the
United States Government as Il laid 1t,
case before the conferees this after.
nooe y the taesons to xho
tations to that end had been made
could Mr.. Lansing say he had received
oS Ssnte %ssco to ctS b: esr fs
his demands regarding border, hghtint
we're concerned. Mr.. Lansing had only
the fact that lighting was in progress
He was compelled to admit Villa and
Zapata had not given the slightest heet
to his representations regarding the re-
cent attack by Zapatistas on Allan Nal
10y. an American dispatch bearer. whe
was taken from an automobile flying
the American flag. and compelled t
to surrender the diplomatic correspon
attack Zapatistas tore up the America,
flag flying from the automobile.
Details of Battle.
Further details concerning the clasl
between the American border patrol an,
the Mexican raiders. In which on
American trooper was killed and on
wounded. and concerning the fightin
around Nogales were received at tn
War Department today. The depart
ment gave out the following:
As formerly stated to the press. Lieu
tenant tutz was sent out from Sa
Benito with twenty men In pursuit Of
OohN VI OCOpCEduOo0 Bdlu 10 nave CTOSSS
the river, between San Benito an
Brownsville. In contact with this ban
near Alice road two men Of Lieutenar
nSW Ssz sSm9asnd were wSSsnded t It
ed soldiers died the morning Of Angus
3. Major Hay. in the absence OF th
department commander. General Fur
Mn; sMton; reports: When tight occurre
deputy sheriffs and soldiers approache
Mexicans opened fire. wounding tW
soldiers and one deputy. Mexicans the
Ssnsf hsa sa RE and
seven saddles. Prisoners were taken
Hsrlingen to prevent lynching. \
Mexican side. Territory we'll surTounde
with troops. but brush and cactus
thick yin be difficult to prevent escal
A dispatch dated August I fro
Major Hay. chief OF stan. to Gener
Funston. In substance as follows. hs
Il " in the mornins: pI Maytorena's trool roo
in position on hills Immediately su
rounding town Musketry fire can
distinctly heard. AS yet. no appare
Captain Hawkins reports situate
that vicinity unchanged except tn
railroad bridge near San Sebastian WI
partially burned ] and telegraph wires res c
bandits who were being chased
Five Arguments Prepared.
Claiming to have won two and pc
haps three of the delegates, agents
General Carranza here expressed CO
fidence that the conference would 81
serious consideration to the question
recognizing the Carranza faction.
These agents claim that Ambassad
Naon. of Argentina, and John Igna
Calderon minister from Bolivia. a
friendly to the Carranza cause. and tn
DR.. Carlos de Pena. minister from Ur
quay, is open to conviction. They &C
cede that the ambassadors from Bra
and Chile and the Guatemalan min
ter are unfriendly.
Efforts We're being made early tod
by Carranzas friends to get at lei
one of the delegates to present to
conference lengthy brief in behalf
Carranza. This brief Is divided into f
sections. as follows
First-That Carranza's government
recognized as the de facto authority
100000 people of Mexico, or more tn
80 per cent of the population
Second-That of the 765. 900 squi