South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-06-23
Certain Latin-AmeriCan Dip
lomatS Attempting to Pre-
vent Imminent Break
With Republic.
PRESSURE is BEING
BROUGHT ON CARRANZA
United States Has Not Yet
Been Approached by Those
Who Are Seeking
Peace.

International News Service
WASHINGTON. June 23.-A de-
termined effort is being made today
bv certain Iatin-American diplomats
in Washington. assisted by the Span
ish ambassador. senior Don Yuan
Riano Gayanagos. TO prevent war
between the United states and the
de facto government of Mexico.
This was admitted today by all the
Spanish embassy and by DR. Don
Rafael Zaldivar, the Salvadorean
minister 10 this country. So far all
Of the efforts to bring about an ad-
iustment are Centered in Mexico
city where pressure is being brought
10 bear upon the CaTranZista govern
ment. The United states has not
vet been approached on the subject
according 10 DR.. Zaldivar and can
not be until Carranza acts. as the
note of Sec'y Lansing delivered last
Tuesday places the next initiative in
the hands of the Mexican govern
ment.
That important developments are
expected however. was shown 0y
the announcement of Ambassador
Riano that he had cancelled his
plans TO proceed ,r Newport TO open
the summer embassy there and viii
remain i'm Washington for the pres
ent.
Nothing to L. =.
When Sec'y Lansings attention
was directed TO the mediation re-
ports. he aid
Il know nothing about these sug-
gestions and cannot discuss them"
Dr. Zaldivar. the Salvatorean min
lister. said:
IL have discussed the crisis in
the A!exican affairs OF the United
states Win such OF my colleagues as
now are in the city and have been
i'm touch with others who are away.
We stand ready TO do anything that
is i'm our power to prevent war OF
course we cannot act until We know
what decision the Carranzista gov
eminent will reach toward the po-
sition of the United states as eX-
planned in the note sent forth last
, Tuesday. But we Will do everything
I'm our power 10 avert an armed clash
between the two nations"
Meanwhile the administrations at
titude remained unchanged. Pres't
Wilson still is awaiting a complete
report Of he battle Of Carrizal from
| Gen. Pershing. \ message received
| by Sec'v of war Baker Just before
| he entered the cabinet meeting to-
day from Gen. Funston said that
Gen. Pershing had advised him that
the complete re- 'ort of the night was
on its way &c aim (Pershing) by
special courier and that as soon as
/ il is received IL viii be forwarded TO
| Washington Baker received from
Pershing today the stories told by
stragglers who had reached his COM
mand and which had been already
carried i'm the news dispatches from
the border. The war secretary de-
clined 20 make this report public on
the gro@nd that il was inconclusiVe.
/ IL was learned. however that the re-
port emphasized the treachery of
1.-THE MeNiCans. and absolved entirely
the Americans from blame for the
| encounter
AT the same time IL was stated at
/ the spanish embassy that many
! spanish citizens of Mexico City ca-
BLEED King Alphonso OF Spain. ask
ing him 20 use his good Offices 10 pre-
( vent war between the United states
land Mexico. so far now as known
here no further action hes been
| taken ON this action.
Many are AWAY.
Most Of the Latin-Amerilan diplo-
mats are out or the city. but II was
rumored here today Or Domiclo de-
Cana. the Brazilian ambassador.
who is now in Long Branch. and Or.
/ Naon Argentine ambassador. also
/ absent may return 10 this city. to
initiate any movement looking to-
J ward mediation that may become
possible after the Carranza reply 20
the latest American note Is received.
/ So ltr no proposal OF mediation