The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-13
CEN CARnANZA
PLAYS JOKER
SPRINGS PROPOSAL
TO RESTORE PEACE
For the World, While His
Own Troubles Are Far .
From Over.

WASHINGTON. y. c.. Feb. L.
Revolution-swept Mexico'S de faGtO
government entered the lists as an IN.
ternational peaCemaker today with an
Identical note 20 all neutralS proposing
Joint effort 10 end the European war,
TO be- followed in the event Of failure,
by the cutting of Of AL. exports OF mu-
nitionS and supplies To bclliSerents.
The c0mnlunicd lion WAS handed Ia
the State Department, by RIP. De Ne
gri. charge OF the Carranza embassy
here. 1t was received with express
SiOnS of mingled amusement and gray,
ity in official QufrterS. There hau
been no decision tonight Is 10 the
American Envcrn"llntS response. but
the prcvailin" opinion WAS that Sec
retary Lansing would reply promptly
and briefly, referring TO the futile ef'
forts OF President Wilson 10 bring
peace, and pointing out that under eX'
listing conditions in embargo on eX'
ports would hr a breach Of neutrality
Among ratcnr, diplomats Carran,
Za'S action was drnu;lnreu aS anniher
evidence Of Grr"uan influences in Mex.
leo. and aS Il further effort 10 becInud
the issue and cmbarra$S the United
States in thu situation resulting" from
.Germanv'S new submarine campaign.
.Oticia!S of tho government were not
so oGlSpOken in vuiCinS ;hrir opinions
but those who commented informally
frankly expressed the same view.
It became known tonight that pro-
poSal similar to the one now brought
forward officially was made at one or
the closing sessions Of the Mexican
American joint commission, when re-
Gently attempted to solve border dill
culties.
Louis Cabrera. minister Of finance
in CarranZa'S S cabinet. and head OF the
Mexican commissioners. suggested 10
the Americans that ne had hoped the
commission not only would settle dlS.
puteS between the United States ana
Mexico. but might bring peace TO the
world. An embargo on exports was
his plan.
Mexfcos exports to Europe are con.
siderable ard OF vast Importance 10
The entente allies. Enormous guam
titles of oil for the British fleet are
drawn from English owned oil fields
on the Mexican coast.
The Mexican. government recoS'
nizes that in%its proposition ii steps
aside little from the principles of
aw which until now have
been in force in The relations OF the
neu1raIs with III" belligcrentS. But
we ought 10 recognize that the present
European war is a ConiIc1 without any
precedent in the history Of humanity,
which demands supreme effort and
new remedies thar cannot be found
within the narrow and somewhat ego
tistical limits of international law as
known up 10 date.
The government OF Mexico under
stands that no neutral nation. power
full as i, may BE-. could by itself take
n step uf this nature. and that the re-
suit Of this measure only can be reach
I'd with the cooperation Of the neu-
Iral goyC-rmrntS possessing the
greatest International influence before
thr bell2creni nations.
III pertains especially 10 the United
States. Argentina. Brazil and Chile. in
America, and "a Spain Sweden and
Norway. in Europe. which are more
influential and moro al liberty TO TAX"
a determined stand. because it pro
ceeds from 4 nation which is supposed
70 be- weak at the present time and
therefore incapable Of an effective in
ternalional effort. is nevertheless
Y orthy Of serious study and minute
consideration.