New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-20
PEACE APPEAL
TO CARRANzA
GETS NO REPLY
Notifies Agent Note Is Be
fore Foreign Relations
Department"
APPROVAL is FULL
IN VILLA ANSWER
Obregon Says Enemies In
trigues Should Not Modify
Revolutionary Ideals.

Washington. Aug. 10 General Car
rama notified Eliseo Arredendo, his
Washington agent, to-day that the
Pan-American appeal addressed to him
ment of Foreign Relations of his gov
eminent. There was no intimation
when a reply would be made. Aside
from General Villas acceptance, which
was received here yesterday, no other
replies have reached Washington.
The Gulf hurricane has so disturbed
means of communication that it may
be regarded as cause for prolonging
the ten days within which replies were
requested. No arrangements for an
other conference between Secretary
Lansing and the Latin American dip
lomats had been made to-day.
General Villa Replies.
A dispatch from FL Paso gives the
following text Of General Villas reply
to the Pan-American appeal for peace.
which reached there last night from
Chihuahua:
81, as General in Chief of the Con-
ventionist Army. have been informed
with satisfaction Of the friendly note
which your Excellencies have advanced
to me and which J received on the
night of August 5.
"ln replying, have the honor 20 in
form you that the convention govern
ment is strong enough through its own
force and power to continue the fight
defending the institutions belonging to
the Mexican people until such time as
the high ideals Of the revolution, which
guarantee solid and stable peace, are
realized: but taking into consideration
the friendly and brotherly attitude OF
the United States of America and our
sisters, the Latin-American republics Of
Brazil. Chile, Argentina. Bolivia,
Uruguay and Guatemala, with the end
that peace in Mexico must be an imme-
diate fact and constitutional order duly
established. we are ready TO accept and
cordially do accept the good Offices of
your excellencies toward calling a re-
union of delegates Of the contending
parties recognized in Mexico. II will be
possible for them TO reach a satisfac
tory agreement, thus saving the ma
tonal honor. we'll understanding that
the Conventionist government is willing
TO make all kinds Of efforts to CORE
spond to the good will expressed by
your excellencies.
Military Chiefs Concur.
81 want to state clearly that all mill
tary chiefs, as well a the civilians at
tached to the Conventionist army, are
willing to establish in Mexico a pro-
visional government that will guarantee
the elections TO which people will be
convocated to elect with liberty its of
hcers. as we have no further desire eX-
cept that the nomination will be in
favor Of a determined man"
Minister of Foreign Relations Miguel
Diaz Lombardo, of the Conventionist
Cabinet. telegraphed to the Pan-Ameri-
can diplomats that the other military
and civil chiefs Of the Convention gov
eminent would reply to the message
this week.
General Alvaro Obregon, the Con-
I'll utionalist commander, who has
pressed his campaign against the Villa
forces to a point just south OF Tor
reon, sends from Zacatecas the follow
ing expression regarding the Pan
American appeal 10 Mexican leaders to
Roberto V. Pesqueira, a special repre-
sentative of the Constituencies gov
eminent in New York:
Referring to the pacifying confer
onces Of the Pan-American countries,
our enemies intrigues should not modi-
fy our revolutionary ideals. We will
always remain united until we see the
realization Of the national hopes of
the Mexican people, which is incor-
porated in our revolutionary princi-
pies"