The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-19
President of Villa-Zapata Faction Tells U. s. No Threat Must Be Used in Composing Conditions
WANTS NOTHING MORE FROM WILSON THAN FRIENDLY ADVICE
Faction Anxious for Peace, But Will Maintain Dig nity of Nation Should
 U. s. Become Aggressive

Washington, June 1s.-The United States government was informed today by Francisco Lagos Chazaro. president of the villa-Zapnta convention govern mcnt In Mexico City, that if President Wilson's recent warning to Mexican should signify sspressure or threat., the convention government ''still harboring the conscience of It's sacrifices will maintain the dignity of the Mexican people,
 The communication, transmitted by the Brazilian minister at Mexico City, states, however, that the convention continues ito conjecture that the general idea of the government of the United States is to help us in friendly way to bring to an end our fratricidal struggle which would be for the greatest good of the country
 After declaring a willingness to make peace with the Carranza faction, the note says in part;
 Wants Only Advice
 '"The conventionist government does not see, does not wish to see, in the substance of the declarations made by President Wilson anything more than an advice, friendly suggestion to induce the con tending groups to wipe out their differ ences and lead them into the path to the end pursued by the revolution. Coming to the declaration that if we Mexicans cannot settle our differences within very short time. the government of the Amer lean union will find itself constrained to decide as to what means it shall use to bring 1t about, the conventionist govern ment cannot understand how President Wilson previously declares in the same note that the United States does not de- sire or claim any right to settle the af- fairs of Mexico, and more to the same effect The same chief of the American nation made at Indianapolis the following categorical declarations:
 CT am proud to belong to powerful nation which says that Mexico, which we could crush, will enjoy the same liberty in the management of it's affairs as we enjoy. If l am strong, l should be ashamed to dictate to the weak in the measure of my strength. My pride con sists in keeping my strength free and not in expressing another people with it..
 Will Uphold Dignity
 "If. contrary to the interpretation which in the most friendly sense the convention ist government puts upon President Will son's declarations. this closing part should signify a denial of the instinc< tive sympathy generously demonstrated to the Mexican revolution and should further signify pressure or threat, the conventionist government still harboring the conscience of it's sacrifices will main- tain the dignity of the Mexican people. We continue, however, to conjecture that tho general idea of the government of the United States is to help us in friendly way to bring to an end our fratricldal struggle which would be for the greatest good of the country. The government is ready to bring about by all means con sistent with it's dignity the fusion of all the contending groups, to initiate all the economic, political. and social reforms aimed at by the revolution and to estab- fish a strong, stable government With which all tendencies and all legitimate interests will find the fullest favor and enjoy the guarantees whlch our 1unda- mental law provides
 This note from the convention govern ment was drafted after conferences with the zapata leaders. The state department previously had received a note of the same general character from General Villa which, while denying the right or the United States to intervene in Mexico, said that the suggestion for unificaton of the factions should be adopted Pro- posals for peace are repeated in the Chazaro note but as yet no definite word has been received from General Carranza as to his attitude.