Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-31
Must Reply to Pan-Amerlcan
Peace Appeal Within
That Time.
ALL HAVE RECEIVED
COPIES OF THE NOTE
Gen. Carranza Remains to Be Heard
From-His Action Not to At
feet Procedure.

Within the next ten days all
the replies to the pan-American
peace appeal must be in the hands
OF the signatories Of the appeal
if they are to be considered. The
appeal. it was learned at the State
Department today, has finally
been delivered to all Of the mill
tary and political leaders in Mexi-
co. Several of the leaders were
in remote sections of the country
and have lust been reached by
courier, some of them yesterday.
1t was indicated at the depart
ment today that the ten days time
limit set for replies to be made to
the pan-American note would
date from the delivery of the last
of the notes. That being the case,
no meeting OF the Latin American
diplomats who signed the note
with Secretary Lansing is ex-
pected before next week some
time.
Carranza Not Heard From.
Cen Carranza. head of the constitu-
tionalist government. still remains TO
he heard from in reply to the note. The
only word received from him in regard
to the note was a request for lnforma-
ton as to whether the signers of the
note were acting for their governments
or merely in a personal capacity. 10
this message of Carranza's no reply has
been sent, and it has been clearly 1ndi-
Gated that no reply will be sent. The
fact that official titles of the various
signatories were placed after their
names, it was said, should be notice
enough to Carranza that the govern
ments represented by Secretary Lam
sing and the Latin American diplomats
were behind the appeal.
The reply of Carranza has been put
off from day to day. and now the ques-
tion is being asked here. Does Carranza
intend TO ignore the pan-American note
entirely? Will he take the stand that
since his request for information has
been ignored he will ignore the peace
appeal?
Will Garry Out Plans.
Whether Gen. Carranza replies or not,
the conferees who signed the peace ap
peal intend to proceed with their ef
forts to bring about peace in Mexico. 1t
is authoritatively declared here.
Maj. Gen. Hugh l.. Scott, chief of
staff who has just returned from the
Mex he
state Department, was in conference
with Secretary Lansing today. and re-
ported the results of his efforts to bring
Gen. Villa and other northern Mexi-
cans to agree to the plan for a peace
conference. Following this conference
Secretary lansing sa ID that Gen. Scott
would not return to the Mexican bor-
der for the State Department.
Villa Desirous of Peace.
Gen. Scott said that Villa and his ad-
lrerents were sincerely anxious for
PEACE.
Gen. Villa" he said. lis earnestly de-
slrous for peace in Mexico. and he is
willing to sacrifice any personal ambi-
tions and to eliminate himself If neces-
eary to bring il about.
The report published here to the eff
feet that testimony had been presented
10 an official of the State Department to
propa gand;. is being employed in Mex
leo TO NAL ke the course of this gov
ernment more difficult i'll dealing with
the Mexican situation failed of con-
frmarion by Secretary Lansing today
The Secretary said that he had heard
of no such opaganda, and that he had
no information regarding incendiary
speeches said to have been made by
German nationals in Monterey and 9TH
er Mexican cities urging the Mexicans
TO oppose the United States. In these
alleged speeches the Mexicans are said
70 have been told that Germany would
ba ck them UP in their opposition to any
interference in Mexico by the United
States
The Carranza agency here today re-
ceived dispatch from Melauiades
Garcia constitutionalist consul at
Laredo, Tex. denying Villa claims of
military success at Monterey
The same agency gave out A letter
addressed by Sheriff A. ". Tobin of
Duysi county, Texas. to the press of
thc United States denying an uprising
~ native MeHtcans in his bailwick was