New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-17

continues to be problematicsl. Many
officials express great doubts as to ms
Willingness TO treat in any way with
his opponents.
CarrsnRa's representatives in Wash
ington expect him 70 send an unyield-
ing response TO the Pam American APP
peal They think he will adhere to the
position he took at the time OF the
Niagara Falls mediation conference
last summer. maintaining that inter-
yention by other nations in their affairs
is unwelcome 10 the Mexican people.
According TO some of his friends, Car
rama in his reply will assert THAI
peace already has been established
throughout much of Mexico by his own
armies, that the government of which
he is the head is constitutional and IN
full control of the territory in which
order has been restored, and that, on
transferring his capital from Vera Cruz
to Mexico City within a few weeks, he
will agree to confer with all revolving
factions.
Carranza May Seek Conference.
In some quarters. however il is sug-
gested that Csrranza may consent to n
joint conference, If held in Mexico City
and arranged on representative basis,
delegates to be chosen from the various
factions in accordance with the amount
Of territory controlled.
Word was received at the State De-
partment to-day that both Carranza
and Villa had received the Pan-Amerl-
can appeal, and Chief Clerk Parker, 81
the American Embassy staff at Mexico
City. reported that General Pablo Con
zales, the CarranZa commander had
promised safe conduct TO messengers
who are to carry the appeal to General
Zapata and others. The department an
nounced tonight that no replies had
yet been received. They will not be
made public until Secretary Lansing
and the Latin-American diplomats have
had another conference.
Unofficial reports were received dur
ing the day stating that several OF
Carranza's generals had referred the
appeal to their First Chief and would
not report personally. Officials here
still hope, however, that at least some
Of the leaders aligned with the Car
rama faction will be persuaded 70 par
ticipate in the conference.
The report from Carranza sources
that the garrison at Chihuahua CITY
had revolted IS strenuously denied by
the Villa agency here. The convention
government, says the agency. is IN con-
slant communication with Chihuahua
and latest reports say that everything
is tranquil at that place.
Denies Plan TO Invade u. S.
The Carranza agency has received
the following dispatch from General
Nafarrete, commanding at Matamoros,
who is reported to have said he would
be willing to lead an invasion into the
United States:
~ never made such an assertion in
NV life. and. Furthermore, | desire to
saw with all possible emphasis that not
a single soldier of my command has
crossed the American border.
"Sucb Mexicans from south OF the
Rio Grande as have taken part IN the
recent disorders in Texas are IRE
sponsible detached individuals. They
are not and never have been under my
command. | am doing everything IN
nv power TO prevent such people from
crossing the Rio Grande, and Will be
grateful for any information from the
American side which will aid me IN
this. The work is necessarily dihcult
because Of the character of the coun-
trv and the smallneSs of my command.
The officers and men of the Constitu-
tionalist army are preserving the
strictest neutrality toward the United
States. They will continue to do so as
long as | am here. All reports to the
contrary are utterly false"
A report from New Orleans says that
the gunboat Sacramento, bringing Jose
VI. Cardoso de Oliveira. Brazilian Min
lister 20 Mexico, and his family and DR..
Ortega, the Guatemalan Minister eX,
PEELED BY General Carrarza, is anchored
Ia the gulf waiting for the storm to
abate so a pilot can bring her into the
Mississippi River. Mr.. Cardoso IS on
his way to Washington.