The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-13
.LACKOF RECOGNITION IS MAKING PEACE IN MEXICO DIFFICULT
 CENEpAV CAppANzA
Mexican Chieftain Issues Proclamation to People" Asserting Right of His
 Party to Authority
GENERAL CARRANZA

Washington, June 12-Presidcnt WiI- reply to his recent statement regard ing Mexico. It consisted of n lengthy "proclamation to the people, issued yesterday by General Cnrranxa nssert- ernmcnt to recognition by the United stntcs md other foreign powers. Lack of recognition is declared to be the one difficulty remaining in the wa, of restoring constitutional government in Mexico, and the statement asserts,
 "At this time we believe ourselves to be in a position to overcome this last diffi- culty because the constitutionalist gov ernment is now actually in definite pos session of sovereignty and the legitimate exercise of sovereignty is the essential condition which should be taken into ac- count when deciding upon recognition of a government
 General Villas answer also reached Washington today but was not delivered at the state department. Until 1t is pre- sented, the Villa agency declined to make public the text.
 Decline Comment
 Department officials declined to com | ment on the abstract of the Villa state- ment carried in press dispatches. or upon | copy of letter from Villa to Carranza, also received at the agency, which urged that differences be forgotten and suggests a personal meeting between the two lead CTS to arrange for cooperation and res toration of peace
 General Carranzas proclamation was promptly laid before President W iison and state department officials would not discuss it. The document recited the his- tory of the revolution beginning with the Madero uprising and what Is termed the economic and social inequality of :he CO., lonial epoch. The length of the revolu- ton, 1t asserts, is due to attempts at compromises with the clements of the old regime at Cuidad Juarez.
 President Maderos failure, the docu- ment attributes to the opposition from Orozco, Reyes and Felix Diaz of the old regime, and Zapata, instigated by their adherents. General Huerta, it contends. consummated the movement with the co- operation of "a group of foreigners fav ored by the old regime who surrounded Henry Lane Wilson, former American ambassador to Mexico. and under the pretext of saving Mexico City from war.
 The statement explains that as governor of the state of Coahuila, General Carranza assumed representation of the republic in accordance with the constitution which by its own terms Twill not lose its force and vigor even though through some re- bellion, It's observance is interrupted"
 The schsm<of Villa and his followers. which later occurred. the statement at tributes to the further intrigue of the old regime
 Is in Control
 Although 1t was thought the constitu- tionalist element had lost the support of the people when they withdrew from Mex ico City. the statement asserts, in fact It now has control of over seven eighths of the national territory. Admnistra- tions, 1t is claimed. are being organized in 20 out of 27 states of the republic and the Vera Cruz government controls all the ports of the gulf and Pacific ocean. with the exception of Guaymas, and all ports of entry on the northern and south- ern frontiers with the exception of Pie dras Negras. Ciudad Juarez and Nogales; that more than 100000 of the 15,ooo,o0o
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