The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-09
Lansing Makes Announce ment Following Confer ence With Secretary Mo- Adoo in New York City
NO FINANCIAL PLAN REGARDING MEXICO
 BEEN CONSIDERED
Secretary of State Denies That Phase of Question
 Was Taken Up With Nc Adoo-Situation Doubtful

Washington, August 8.-The
 Pan-American conferences begun
 here last week to plan for restor-
 ing government in Mexico prob
 ably will be resumed in New York
 Wednesday,. Secretary Lansing
 made this announcement tonight
 after his return from New York,
 where he conferred with Secre-
 tary McAdoo. Mexican affairs and
 the cooperative effort of the Uni
 ted States and Latin-Ameriean
 republics to end the factional
 strife were discussed.
 we talked over the Mexican situa- tion," said Secretary Lansing, but we did not consider any financial plan for supporting a Mexican government. The principal purpose of my visit to New York was to talk with MT McAdoo con- corning financial arrangements for the Pan-American financial congress at Bue- nos Ayres in September. There is con- siderable preliminary work to be done in connection with that"
 Administration officials who had be- lieved that peace barley might be held by the Mexican factions independent of the appeal the American nations will make to the leaders were not so sanguine today. Reports from Mexico City that Dr. Juan J. Ortega. the Guatemalan min cfa boH h l,x General Carranza, were responsible for this change in mind. Inasmuch as Guate- mala is represented in the Latn-Ameri- can conference. Carranzas action Is re- garded here as indicating unfrendliness toward the conference.
 Ortega's forced departure from Mexico, together with the departure of NJ. Car dosa, the Brazalian minister at Mexico City. will leave in the Mexican capital no diplomatic representatives of any of the seven nations participating in the con ference.
 Appeals Unsuccessful
 Dr. Ortega, it is stated here. has not been on good terms with Carranza for sometime. It also has been learned that Carranza agents have appealed to the Guatamalan minister here, MT Mendez, urging him to support Carranza's cause in the joint deliberations now being held. Their appeals 1t Is declared, have not been successful.
 Minister Cordoza, who has been in charge of American affairs at Mexico City since the withdrawal of Charge O'Shaugh- messy, Is coming to the United States.
 It has been suggested that his informa- ton regarding conditions will be of value to the diplomats in the consideration of plans for settling Mexico's troubles.
 News Correspondent Arrested
 Inquiries were sent to Vera Cruz by the state department today regarding q report to the Carranza agency here that w. H. Francis, newspaper correspondent and British subject had been arrested there charged with sending malicious and libelous information to the foreign press .'' The Vera Cruz report said that "another correspondent guilty of the same offense, and fearing prosecution, has taken refuge in the United States consulate" Consuls Canada and Silliman have been asked to investigate this case.
 No developments so far as known hats followed General Carranza's suggestion in the brief filed for him yesterday with the state department saying his represen- tatives would confer with any clement III McAiCO lOA thC WcildIC ol tuc COuu- try
 The suggestion was dispatched to Gen. eral Villa, now at Juarez, but no response has come from Villa.
 Jesus Acuna. Carranza's minister of for eign relations, cabled today from Vera Cruz report from the capital told of the opening of the railway southwest to Toluca for bringing in of provisions.
 Acunas message added:
 ''The Zapatista remnants are still being pursued by General Coss forces to the southward. In Mexico City large num- Der of stations have been opened under government direction and food continues to be sold at less than cost The post office was opened Saturday.
 Numerous trains are now arriving from Apizaco loaded with foodstuffs. The ar- rivals of the past 24 hours include 67oO tons of corn. zoo tons. of -four and 27
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