The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1915-08-14
REVOLT URGED AMONG Poems
TO REcAPTURE DISTRICT
ALONG RIO GRANOE.
.LA1lNS DEMAND PEACE
CONFERENCE DRAFTS PLANS
FOR ELECTION AND EMBAR
GO ON ARMS BY US.

Brownsville. Tex, Aug. 12.-The
plan of the Mexican invaders is SAID
TO call for the death of every Ameri-
can male over 16 years of age In COM
munities along the Rio Grande ana
also along the border of New Mexico,
Arizona and California. Maj. Gen
Frederick Funston said it had been re-
ported that more than 5000 Mexicans
are pledged to a revolutionary organ
lzation already.
latins Agree to Peace Demand.
New York, Aug. 12.-Secretary
Lansing and the diplomatic represen-
tatives of six South American govern
ments signed an appeal to Mexican
leaders calling upon all factions 10
unite, elect a stable government and
cease strife in the name of national
patriotism and humanity.
Secretary Lansing left for Washing
ton to show President Wilson the text
of the appeal as finally agreed upon.
and a statement will be prepared oy
Mr.. Lansing explanatory of the pur-
poses of the appeal, which In many
quarters has come to be i.iterpie Aeu
as the forerunner Of military inter-
vention.
With the President in direct charge
of the Mexican situation, developments
are expected within the next re"
days. He is DESTROYS OF following the
plan for the settlement OF the MEXICAN
question inaugurated when South and
Central American republics were in
vited to confer on Mexican affairs. he
is determined, however, to afford pro
lection to foreigners in Vera Cruz.
The appeal signed at the conference
is brief and courteously phrased, calls
upon the Mexicans to consider the IN
furious effect throughout the world
which the constant turbulence in Mex
leo has caused, and suggests that
peace conference be held on neutral
territory in Mexico The governments
signing it express their willingness to
act, if invited in any practicable way
to assist in bringing the factions to-
gether for the conference.
Many Fear Racial Fight.
Brownsville, Tex.-Practically every
American citizen in the three souther-
IlOSt COuulleS vi lCAdSs SoiiiOio IN, -
dalgo and Starr, was under arms
Wednesday night in fear that the over
whelming Mexican population of the
section would break out in racial
fight, leading to a massacre OF Amer
lean citizens.
Authorities here guarded the Rio
Grande at a point below Brownsville,
where it was reported several hundred
armed Mexicans had gathered intend
ing to cross the river under cover OF
darkness.
Gen. Funston reported that the best
Information he could gather indicated
that the raids were directed by Texans
having headquarters in Brownsville
who, having a political fued, sent ban
dit gangs to rob and attack each
other Secretary Garrison expressed
doubt that Mexicans from over the
border were responsible for the dis
turbances
Under Mai Gen. Funston's com
mand on the border are about $4,000
troops At other posts in continental
United States are about 10000 more
mobile troops.
The outstanding feature OF the day
developments was the circulation of a
rumor in many quarters-even reach
ing to the State Department at Wash
| ington-that the disturbance was an
effort on the part Of untutored Mexi
cans to turn back a portion Of Texas
to Mexican control. This scheme, il
was rumored. was backed by ignorant
| I'M he cida
| of the Rio Grande, assisted by es
capped convicts and fugitives from jus
! tice and also. according to the report
by considerable number of frrespon
sible Mexicans. both soldiers and civil
| ians. who were said to have crossed
the American border from Mexico. I'm
petus was given the movement. it is
| believed in many quarters, by border