The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-15
VILLA INVITES NEW UNION
Addressed Communication To
Cauanza Asking Him To
Agree On Conference ITO
Unite and Reorganize"; His
Reply Not Yet Made Public
at Washington
tpy the Associated Press)


Washington, d. c., June 12.-Presi
dent Wilson had before him tonight
the first reply to his recent statement
regarding Mexico. 1t consisted of
'proclamatiOn to the people" issued
yesterday by General Carranza assert
ing the right Of the Constitutionalist
government to recognition by the
United States and other foreign pow
ers. Lack of recognition is declared
to be the one difficulty remaining in
the way Of restoring constitutional
government in Mexico and the state
ment asserts:
Says COnStitutiOnaliStS Control.
AT this time we believe ourselves
to be in a position to overcome this
last difficulty because the Constitution
alst government is now actually in
definite possession of sovereignty, and
the legitimate exercise OF sovereignty
is the essential condition which should
be taken into account when deciding
upon recognition of a government
General Villas answer also reached
Washington today but was not deliv
cred at the State Department. Until
1T is presented the Villa agency de-
clined to make public the text.
Department officials declined to
comment on the abstract of the Villa
statement carried in press dispatches,
OF upon copy OF Il letter from Villa
to Carranza, also received at the
agency, which urges that differences
De forgotten and suggests a personal
laty In
arrange for cooperation and reStOra-
tion of peace.
General Carranza'S proclamation
was promptly laid before President
Wilson. The document recites the
history of the revolution beginning
with the Madero uprising.
Cause of MaderO'S Failure.
President Maderos failure the doc
ument attributes to the opposition
from OroZco, Reyes and Felix Diaz
of the old regime, and Zapata, insti-
gated by their adherents General
Huerta it contends, consummat &c
the movement with the co-operatiOr
the old regime who surrounded
Henry Lane Wilson, former Ameri
can Ambassador to Mexico, and un
der the preteXt of saving Mexico City
from war
The statement explains that as gov
eral Carranza assumed representation
OF the republic in accordance will
the constitution, which, by it's owl
terms, will not lose it's force ant
vigor even though through some re
beIlion, it's observance Is interrupt
ed"
The schism of Villa and his follow
ers, which later occurred, the state
ment attributes to the further intrigu
OF the old regime.
The statement asserts that the Con
stitutionalist element now has contrC
of over seven-eighthS of the natiOna
territory. Administrations, it is claim
ell, are being orga nized in twenty GU
of twenty-seven States of the repub
lie, and that more than thirteen mil
lion of the fifteen millions pOpulatio
of Mexico are subject to constitution
SliSt authority.
Opposition Decreasing.
Opposition to the Carranza force:
II is asserted, is day by day decreas
ing and in a short time occupation G
Mexico City is assured when harmo
Nous government will be secured i
all states and territories based on wei
fare and justice.
The COnstitutionalist governmer
has done all in it's power, it is statet
Tor the people, especially the poo
by forbiddiDg the export of neceSss
ries and has punished abuses and pre-
tected the lives of those within j,
territory.
Foreign Nations Prejudiced.
AS to foreign relations, Carranz
asserts that one of his initial acts {
First Chief was to apprise the Unite
States OF his attitude, facing rebellic
and usurpation. He feels that h
labOrs have been retarded by lack
understanding in the United Stat
and other nations. The press, und,
hA in14 ic ola
prejudiced foreign nations again
Nm and this he was unable to COZ