The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-15
Diplomatic Official Denies Re-
port Interference By United
Sta c In Mexico Agreeable
to Latin Countries
NEW DIPLOMATIC TURN
ADDS TO SERIOUSNESS
OF MEXICAN SITUATION
Washington Finds Develop
ment Coupled With Con-
Germ for Safety of Sibley-
Langhorne Expedition Into
Carranza Territory

Washington. May I4.-Oppositior
to the policy of the United states in
Mexico was expressed today by
high ..ltn-American diplomatic Of
fetal This official made emphatic
denial Of published reports that the
six latin-AmeriCan countries, which
tool part in the recognition o. Car
rama. Lad assured the United States
they would have no objection 10 In
PREVENTION by this government in
Mexico He added the interesting in
formation. made public for the first
time that the ambassadors OF Brazil
and chile. during the Pan-American
Mexican conference, continued to the
end TO oppose the recognition Of Car
rama hut were outvoted ny The
United States and Republics of the
four o}Ler countries
Speculation over the attitude Of
Latin American countries was coupled
today with serious concern over the
outcome Of the So ond punitive eN'
petition sent into .IeXicI Ia pursue
the Glenn Spring. and BoquiiIas
bandits.
With two punitive expeditions on
Nexic-n soil officials awaited reports
from General Funston with deepest
. $3.50 - 49, fR''0' 'i'' 90 ~ 'N'f -
the safety OF Cavalr"men in the co'--
mands Of Colonel Sl6ley and Major
l.anEhorne. VINO re IN pursuit OF ""o
MeNtcRns, part Of whom were III Inc
Glenn Springs raid and now report
! ed to he concentrated fifty mile south
Of the border.
/ Regard II intervention.
The dispatch Of a second eNpedi-
/ tion gave the Mexican situation the
! color Of intervention in the view 0f
! the latina mcrican countries, II was
( said today Although the United
States has referred ~ the expeditions
- punitive and defensive the
troops are in Mexico in opposition 10
I the wishes of the dc facto government,
and this. in their view, constitutes in
Iterventlou
/ If there has been assurances. Off
cial or otherwise. TO the United States
THAT the countries represented IN the
I Fan American conference had even
discussed a policy Of intervention IN
] Mexico, the l>atin-American diplomats
! would know AS a matter Of fact
! the oficial declares 1T is not true.
IT IS a fact that while the question
| Of intervention as a possibility was
uppermost in the minds of the Latin
/ American delegates, he subject was
not mentioned at the conference. In
my judgment. II it had been preached.
r 1
confereec.
Brazil and Chile Outvotcd.
: II know il was stated hv the rep
I faSsllt atiAaz- af- Rrazi-aHa- Chile-tn-
the close of the proceedings that they
were opposed TO the recognition Of
! Carranza The other four represen-
tatives. the Ambassador of Argentina
and the ministers of Bolivia, Uruguay
and Guatemala were understood also
~ be opposed SO far as their personal
opinions went but il seems their for
eign offices were IN favor OF wording.
as matter @. policy. with the United
states, Brazil and chile. of course.
were outvoted, hat in order IN bring
ahout harmony. there was eventually
( an agreement 10 recognize CarranzA
as desired ny the United States"
Whether the Pan American diplc-
mats VIII make theii views known 20
4 thls government TINS ohCai was MOI
prepared 70 say, Tic was positive IN
/ the assertion. however. that there had
peeh no communication netween tina
rsttIh - illef ican cohterees ana TINS
/ 90 poI tH's"t on me SUBJECT OF
heNlco since i.hfleqiateiy AFTER tns
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smnu rx,esi,to ..
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flieve. has force smeria,,, ~ 80 80.
Of himself against any show, ~. foocs
that may he made hv the carranza