Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-08-12

Ell Paso, Tex, Aug. 11.-Maj
Gen. Hugh l.. Scott chief of staff
of the United States army, said to-
day that he doubted the accuracy
of dispatches reporting an invasion
of Texas of 1000 CarranZa troops in
the neighborhood of Brownsville.
Il have no advices of the mat
ter" he said.
brownsville, Tex, Aug. IL
Forty or so Mexicans were in
running fight this afternoon about
12 miles from Harlingen, with Il
detachment of soldiers reinforced
by a citizens posse. These same
MeNfcans were seen earlier in the
day trotting their horses west
ward toward Mercedes. There were
then about 40 of them.
Washington, D. c. Aug. IL
General Funston reported to the
war department today that best in
formation he can gather indicates
that the brigandage in Cameron,
Hidalgo, and Star counties, Texas,
was caused by Texans with head
quarters at Brownsville, who, hay
ing q political feud, sent bandit
gangs to rob and attack each
other.
The American society in Mexico City
today appealed to the state department
to send a representative in place OF
Senor Cardoso, the Brazilian minister,
who is coming to the United States.
The society asked for man from
outside of Mexico, "a man of force,
ability and prestige
The United States is without Dip
lomatic representative since the Bra
lillian minister's departure
Washington, d. c.. Aug. 11.-General
Carranza. through his Washington
agents today notified Secretary Lam
sing that the Mexican people view
with displeasure any attempt tending
to the PAM American conference and
was taken as plainly signifying that
he would not agree with its action to-
ward Mexican affairs.
CarranZa also has sent similar no.
tification to the diplomatic representa-
tives of all the Latin American repub-
lies participating in the Mexican con-
ference, saying that any attempt be-
tween them and the American govern
ment to solve the internal situation of
Mexico would involve an act which
could not be looked upon with levity.
as 1t would mean on, the part of the
Latin American nations the acceptance
of the precedent that they can take
part in any internal affairs of sister
| nation with the co-operation OF the
United States. something absolutely
undesirable not only in so far as it may
affect the relations between the Latin
American nations themselves, but also
because it might involve the moral
support of any future decisions which
grow out of similar conferences"
Regarded as Defy.
Carranza's communication was re-
garded as little less than Il defiance
of the United states in it's effort to
| bring all the Mexican factions into a
Mexican affairs.
What the next move of the Pan
American conference in session in New
York today, would be in the face OF
Carranza's warning that he intended
| to brook no outside interference in
Mexican affairs, was eagerly awaited
| In il letter to Secretary Lansing. Ile-
! sio Arredondo. Carranza's Washington
agent. expresses surprise that Pam
| American conference had undertaken to
devise a plan for the pacification OF
Mexico and says reports to that effect
''have caused the constitutional gov.
ernment to feel justly alarmed He de,
| clared he had been instructed by Car
rama to communicate to the secretary
| on the subject.
Wants Recognition.
"Mr. Carranza. and the persons who
cooperate with him. says the letter to
| Secretary Lansing. ''are of the profound
| conviction that if the American govern
| ment would know the true situation in
| Mexico it would understand that tho
| only possible. just and acceptable solu.
| ton would be to leave the revolution lC
| follow its natural course until the com
| plete victory of the party representing
| greater necessities and popularity
| ',fhe constitutional government, rep
| resented by Mr.. Carranza, abstains
| from passing any comment on the con-
| ferences that are being held. because
1 it has no knowledge of their character
| or the conclusions which may have beer
| reached and because it does not want
| to afford the supposftion that they tao
| itly consented to it, but. at the same
time it considers it it's duty to inform
| the American government of the dis
| pleasure which the Mexican people and
| government would view any act which
would tend to Illustrate the success
practically accomplished against the re-
dictionary factions by the constitution
alist army representing the hopes and
ideals of the Mexican people,"
| Secretary Lansing assured the Latir
American diplomats. who gathered
here today to discuss plans for the
restoration of peace In Mexico, that the
United States. in sending battleships tc
Vera Cruz. intended only to afford pro.
| lection to foreigners and furnish them
a place Of refuge. He explained that
the action should not be construed as
affecting the effort Of the United States
| to bring peace by peaceful means In
! Mexico.
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