The farmer and mechanic., 1915-09-21
CARRANZA FAVORED
AT PRESENT OUTLOOK
Unless Military Situation
Changes First Chief Of Con-
stitutionaliSts Probably viii
Be Choice Delegates TO
Meet Again In Three Weeks
at Washington
tBy the Associated Press).

tBy the Associated Press).
New York, Sept. 1S..-Secretary
Lansing representing the United
States government and the diplomatic
representatives of Brazil. Chile. Ar
gentine, Bolivia Uruguay and Guate-
mala, resolved at their meeting here
today that the time had come for the
extension of formal recognition to
government in Mexico.
Three weeks from today another
meeting of the conference will be held
in Washington, at which decision
is to be reached as to the elements
upon which recognition should be
conferred. A formal statement issued
by the conference declared that, in
asmuch as the factions themselves
had failed to come to an agreement.
recognition would be accorded to the
de facto authorities possessing the
material and moral capacity neces-
sary to protect the lives and property
of nationals and foreigners Each
of the several governments, it was an
nounced. would itself Judge such ca
pacity, and recognition will likewise
be extended by each government sep
arately at such time as it may proper.
CarranZa Favored.
Unless the military situation in
Mexico takes a decided turn within
the next three weeks in favor Of Gen
eral Villa, who has concentrated his
forces for battle with General Obre-
gon, the CarranZa commander in chief,
at Torreon, most of the cOnferees
were of the opinion that the Car
rama government would logically be
entitled to recognition.
The several governments will en-
deavor to learn, however, not only
what territory each faction controls,
but what promise of stability the fac
tons give that aspire to recognition
TO determine exactly what is the
status of the different factions the
several governments will examine the
situation each in it's own way The
United States will seek to form its
judgment through long and exhaust
i've reports from its consulS supple
mented by personal conferences il
Washington between Secretary Ian
sing and representative of all group:
and elements. They will be heard i'm
partially as to their claims ard mem
bers of the Pan-American conference
can attend such informal conferenc,
or hearings if they desire, but no OBJ
legation is imposed on any of tn,
ran American governments to jOil
the United States in such q course.
Text of Statement.
Today's conference lasted nearl
three hours, after which the follow
ing statement was issued:
THE conference held in New Yor
on the 11th of August, in addition t
deciding upon the transmission of tn
telegram addressed to the person
constituted in authority in Mexico, in
Niting them to cease the struggle b
the organization of a de facto gov
ernment by common agreemer
among them, resolved to recOmmen
to the governments represented at
the recognition without further ar
aiysis of the government arising OF
OF such agreement, provided it guar
anteed the lives and property of M
tionals and foreigners and, in tf
event of such agreement not beir
possible, the recognition of any DIT,
Nisional government with the mat
rial and moral capacity necessary
protect the lives and property Of n;
uonals and foreigners
Time Now Is Ripe.
In pursuance of this resolution a,
the impossibility of recognizing a go
ernment of all factions, owing to t
lack of such agreement, the dipl
matte representatives resolved at t
last conference to communicate
their respective governments that
their Judgment the time has n,
come to carry out the policy agre
on at the conference of the 11th
case of the impossibility of recogn
ing de facto government spring.
from common agreement of all
factions. Therefore the de IA
government aspiring to recognit
must possess. should this policy
approved by all the governments
- material and moral capacity nee