Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-31
POWERS TO PROCEED
TO PACTFY MExICANS
AND IGNORE CARRANzA
Next Step, Probably Confers,...
of Faction Leaders, to Be
Published Within
Week
FIRST CHIEF HosTItp

WASHINGTON. Aug. s.-Ar,..
ment of the next step" in the pro,,.s
for the pacincation of Mexico VAN
made by the State Department,
the end Of the week. Although sacr,,..'
Lansing refuses to discuss his nla,, = w
vance, it Is understood that tbro,, 70 ~ ~
peace conference the United statessqp w
American conferees expect to obtt,eeu
provisional president for Mexico ,.a
all can recognize and support ""on
TO IGNORE CARRANzA
1t is stated that the Adminlstrat,o, =,
given up all hope of concillatIns c~ n~
rama, ana Is prepared to ignore h,r
Blame for Carranza's attitude OF orsa..
tion is placed on his special agent 'poa' R.s
Bliseo Arrendondo, who is declares \
Administration officials TO have ~ sa
the position that the conferees wo,,,S ~ "
in any circumstances treat CarsnlnW
fairly and to have opposed at All u.l.. u1
acceptance OF the suggestion IN, N'as. a.,1.
Carranzlstas agree to the peace confsr.
With the exception OF Carranz.,.
the replies of the Mexican factionst ,.ls az
ers to the invitation to meet ana p' .ep'
on a provisional president now have tta.s
received. Carranza's representatjvessse.ssnn ssesn
declare that his answr will be a rstsa,s''
and will insist that he Is the oniS i,e.uon ..l
son entitled to recognition as proyisSSss, Sss
president '"a'
FIGHTING AT MONTERREY
state Department advices receivaa 4.
day say that the fighting between vn,',-
forces and the Carranza army under O.
eral Trevino still is in progress az NJ
terey. Both sides are being heavffy ~.
intorced and the issue still is in DOM,
A positive promise that he will s,,roo.,
any plan which the United States evsr,,'
ally may prepare for the restoration !,
constitutional government in Mexico 4,
General francisco Villa, was brought u
secretary OF State Lansing by General
Hugh l.. Scott today. The army chic :,
staff, who has just returned from, ~. y.
border, whore he has been in conferercs
with villa and his chief lieutenants tols
the Secretary Villa had told him astis
that he was willing to eliminate hinsei,
entirely from Mexican affairs IL b. dolnr
so he would be able to aid in the craa.
tion of stable government.
Villa, however made II apparent that h.
was unalterably opposed to any recornl.
ton of Carranza unless the Cabinet places
and general offices of the new governmsnt
were apportloned to recognize all factions
In addition he filed with General Scott 4
list OF men whom, he declared, neither hs
nor the mep who are affiliated with Mn
could support in Mexico. This list N.
cludes most Of the men who were prom.
inently Identified with the administrator
of former President Diaz and General
Huerta.
Secretary Lansing stated this afterpoon
that the last invitation TO Mexican lead.
ers to participate in peace conferente
was delivered yesterday. Constructiyely
the ten-day limit within which replIss
will be expected will expire on septem-
Der 3, but he indicated that there would
be no reason to await all of them, az The
attitude of the majority already has been
indicated.
General Scott said specifically this att
ernoon that he viii not go to Vera Cruz
to confer with Carranza and Obreeonl