Evening star., 1915-09-19
May Favor Carranza.

| May Favor CarranZa.
| Unless the military situation in Mex
| leo takes a decided turn within the
next three weeks in favor of Gen. Villa,
who has concentrated his forces for
battle with Gen. Obregon, the Carranza
communicative chief at Torreon, most
of the conferees were of the opinion
that the Carranza government would
! logically be entitled to recognition.
/ The several governments will en-
deavor to learn, however, not only what t
| territory each faction controls, but
| what promise of stability the factions
! give that aspire to recognition. To de-
| termine exactly what is the status of
ernments will examine the situation,
| each in its own way. The United
States Will seek to form it's judgment
| through long and exhaustive reports
from its consuls, supplemented by per-
sonal conferences in Washington be-
| tween Secretary Lansing and repre-
sentatives of all groups and elements.
They viii be heard impartially as to
their claims. and members of the pan
American conference can attend such
informal conferences or hearings if
they desire, but no obligation is i'm
posed on any of the pan-American gov
ernments to join the United States in
such a course.
Conference Lasts Three Hours.
Today's conference lasted nearly
three hours, after which the following
statement was issued:
The conference held in New York
the 11th Of August. in addition to de-
Gliding upon the transmission of the
telegram addressed to the persons con-
stituted in authority in Mexico, invit-
ing them to cease the struggle by the
organization of a de facto government
by common agreement among them, re-
solved to recommend to the govern
ments represented at it the recogni-
ton without further analysis of the
government arising out of such agree
fment. provided it guaranteed the lives
and property of nationals and foreign
ers and, in the event OF such agree
ment not being possible. the recogni-
ton of any provisional government
with the material and moral capacity
necessary to protect the lives and prop
erty of nationals and foreigners
The Time Has Now Come.
in pursuance of this resolution and
the impossibility of recognizing a gov
ernment OF all factions, owing to the
lack of such agreement. the diplomatic
representatives resolved at the last
conference to communicate to their
RESPECTIVE governments that. in their
judgment, the time has now come to
carry out the policy agreed on at the
conference of August II in case of
the impossibiliJy of recognizing a de
facto government sprinGing from
common agreement of all the factions.
therefore, the de facto government as
piring to recognition must possess:
should this policy be approved by all
the governments, the material and
moral capacity necessary to protect
the lives and property of nationals and
foreigners. Each government shall
itself judge such capacity, and recog-
milton will likewise be extended by
each government separately at such
times as it may deem proper. Recog-
milton will naturally entail as a re-
suit of the appointment of diplomatic
representatives accredited to the head
of the government recognized.
THE American diplomatic representa-
tives hold that in adopting this resolu-
ton and in considering the situation OF