Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-07
PEACE CONFEREES
IN ACCORD WITH
PRESIDENT PLAN
Exact Course to Be Pur-
sued in Mexico Not
Yet Decided.
CONFERENCE WILL MEET
NEXT WEEK IN NEW YORK
Some Way for Elimination of
Military Leaders Is Desire
of Enjoys.
GEN. SCOTT GOES TO BORDER
May Outline to Villa Need OF Con.
sideratio for Other
Factions.

WASIl1NGToS. August 6-Thc PAN
American conference considering means
TO restore peace 10 Mexico adjourned
to-day. after having developed no
divergence of opinion as TO its general
purposes. hut leaving Undecided tho
exact course 10 hc pursued. 1t will
reassemblc IN New York. probably carly
next week
Meanwhile. tho Ia,in-Amcrcan dipIo-
mats VIII communicate with their gov
crnmcnts and Secretary Lansing viii
confer with President Wilson
II was reported Tonight that the
general form Of tn" iiual appeal TO th.
factional leaders had been agreed riron
by tho confor..s and :diournm.u,
taken while Mr. Lansing laid j, be-.
fore tho President rho secretary was
said TO he at work on a draft Of tho
appeal Tonight in consultation win
Secretary Lane. :sho has keep, il close
touch with the MeNican situation .rb.
appeal viii be addressed 10 the Mexican
people Copies VIII be presented to
the various Mexican leaders. TO the
governor OF the McNican states with
OUT regard TO the faction they repre-
sent. and also be circulated throughou,
Mexico by American and Latin Nrnar-
lean consular officers, bearing IN" rati
ttcat!on OF all South and Central Amer.
lean governments.
Two days OF conferences ana hearing
reports have brought all the par,ici-
pants In accord with piesidcu, wilson's
general plan. which is promised on the
fact that the great majority OF the
people OF Mexico desire peace The
confereeH were Impressed that. while
the armed fOr,cl
the country in = state OF turmoil. they
are. nevertheless only a small propor-
tlon Of the people OF Mexico
While all the participants have signi-
God their WILLINGNESS 10 co-operate-
with the Presidents plan 10 induce the
military factions to enter another peace
conference. the South Americans ar.
not sanguinc OF success unless some
way can be found for the elimination
of the military leaders ard the rccog-
milton OF all classes in Mexico.
QUESTIONS OF VAST
MOMENT FOR DECISION
II is realized that there arc questions
OF vast moment. when considered in the
light OF NeNico's international oblisa-
tons and the responsibilities of the ma
tons which are preparing tn sponsor
her rehabilitation. that cannot be deter
mined in any brief conferences. bul
must he the subject OF deliberations
Foremost is the extent to which the
claims Of the military chiefs shall be
considered and what concessions be-
tween them can he arranged one de-
vclopment which emphasized that fea-
ture was the dispatch tonight of
Maj General Scott. chief of STAFF of
the army. TO the Mexican border TO con-
fer with General Villa
The War Department refused 10
comment General Scott's mission
After conference between General
scott and Secretary lansing and Acting
Secretary reckenridgc. OF the War
Department. II was said the general
was going to readjust the American
forces in the light of reccn' develop
ments. which have threatened attacks
on border towns. II was generally be-
licved. however. that General Scott in
whom General Villa has Expressed con-
hdence. and to whom he often has
turned for advice. Will outline to the
northern chieftain the need Of con-
sideration for the other factions This
was taken to indicate that some OF the
conferees were impressed that the milf
tary successes and the extent of terri
tory conquered by General Carranza
would entitle him 10 Il greater measure
OF consideration than General Villa has
been inclined to admit
BUSINESS ELEMENT
MUST DE CONSIDERED
Another point is the extent TO which
the business and industrial element.
sometimes called the cientificos. must
be taken into consideration IL is be-
ing urged In their behalf that most of
them have not been identified with any
military activity. preliminary con-
ference at the Argentine cnb,ssv
which was attended by Eduardo Itur.
bide. former governor of the Fedora,
district of Mexico City, and rcner,,l,.
accredited representative of ,bc
upper class OF Mexico. Indicated that
this view was given weight especially
by the three bassadors of the a r C.
powers. who dealt with this subject -,
the Niagara Falls conference lac,
summer
No official announcement was mode
of the proceedings to day. and the mar
ticipants declined TO discuss details of
their deliberations. Some, however.
had no hestancy in saying that there
had been progress, and that they liked
the general plan OF the American gov
ernment.
In the conference to-day were Secre-
tary Lansing, Paul Fuller President
wilson's unofficial adviser in Mexican
affairs, and the diplomatic representa-
tlvcs OF Argentina. Brazil. Chile. Bo.
livia, Uruguay and Guatemala. AT the
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