The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-08-10
SILENT AS TO FEATURES
Secretary Said Principal Pur-
pose of Visit Was Concern
Ing Financial Arrangements
For P~an-AmeriCan Financial
Congress To Be Held at
BuenOS Aires
tBy the, Associated Press.

Washington, D. c.. Aug. S.-The
here last week to devise a plan for re-
storing government in Mexico, prob
ably will be resumed in New York
next Wednesday.
Secretary Lansing made this an
nounCement tonight on his return
from New York where he conferred
with Secretary McAdoo on Mexican
affairs and the cooperation of the
United States and Latin republics to
end the factional strife.
I'VE talked of the Mexican situa-
tion," said Secretary Lansing, but
we did not consider any
plan for supporting a Mexican gov
erument. The principal purpose Of
my visit was to talk with Mr.. McAdoO
concerning financial arrangements
for the Pan-American financial con-
gress to be held at Buenos Ayres in
September. There is considerable
preliminary work to be done in con-
nection with that"
Asked when the conference on
Mexico. which recessed here Friday
night, would be resumed, Mr.. Lansing
said:
1T will be resumed early this
week, probably Wednesday,, in New
York"
Not So Sanguine.
Administration officials who have
predicted an early peace parley be-
tween Mexican factions were not so
sanguine today. Reports from Mex
leo City that General CarranZa had
ordered DR.. Juan j. Ortega, the Qua
temalan minister, to leave the COun-
try within twenty-four our were
responsible for this ch2nge in mind.
Guatemala Is represented in the
n o. Na~
ranZa's drastic action is regarded
here as indicating a disposition OF
unfriendliness oward the conference
Ortega's forced departure from Mex
leo, together with the departure OF
NJ. CORDOBA, the Brazilian minister
will leave in the Mexican capital nc
diplomatic representatives of the
seven nations participating in the
Mexican conference. DR.. Ortega, i
Is stated here, has not been on gOo(
terms with Carranza for some time
C~arranZa's agents here have been ap
pealing to the Guatemalan ministe
TO the United States, Mr.. Mendez
urging him to support the cause o
Carranza in the joint elaboration
now being held. Their appeals, it i
declared, have not been successful.
Minister CORDOBA, who has been i
charge of Ame1Ncan affairs at MeXic
City since the withdrawal of Charg
O'Shaugnessy, will leave for Yer
Cruz for the United State TueSda
morning. He has been in communi
cation with Senior CORDOBA.
COurteSieS TO CORDOBA.
State Department officials cable
American Consul Canada at Yer
Cruz today instructing him to exten
to Minister CORDOBA the courtesies {
the government.
Inquiries were sent to Vera Crl
by the State Department reSardin
a report to the CarranZa agency tn;
w. II. Francis, a newspaper corr
spondent and British subject, ha
been arrested there, charged wit
sending malicious and libelous il
formation to the foreign press" TT
Vera Cruz dispatch says anoth'
correspondent guilty of the same o
Tense and fearing prosecution, h;
taken refuge in the United Stat
consulate. Consuls Canada and Sill
man have been asked to investiga
this case also.
suggestion in the brief filed for hi
yesterday with the State Departmel
that his representative would conf
with any element in Mexico f
the welfare Of the country, the
have been no DEVELOPMENTS repo1
ed. 1t is known that the ugges
was dispatched to General Villa, n,
at Juarez. out no response from h
has been received.
Jesus Acuna, C~arranza's forei
minister, cabled today from We
Cruz regarding conditions in Mex
City. a report from the capital,
said, announced the opening of
railway southwest to Toluca
bringing provisions purchased
Carranza in the state Of Michoaca
Secretaries Confer.
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