Show MEXICAN CHIEFS REPLY TO WILSONS WILSON'S APPEAL CARRANZA ASKS FOR SUPPORT OF ADMINISTRATION In Proclamation to People Asserts Right to Recognition t tion on by United States Slates and nd Other Fore Foreign Governments IS FORMING PLANS FOR ELECTION OF PRESIDENT Says Length of Revolution I Is Due to Attempts at Compromise and Attributes I Villa Schism to Intrigues WOULD GIVE GUARANTEES WASHINGTON June une 12 President y y dent Wilson Vilson had before him tonight tonight to to- night the first reply to his is recent statement st. regarding Mexico exico It h consisted consisted con con- of a proclamation to the people peo peo- pie issued yesterday Y by General Carranza Car Car- ran ranza n. n asserting the right of tho the constitutionalist constitutionalist con- con government o to recognition recognition tion by the United States and alid other foreign governments o Lack of is h declared to be the one difficult difficulty dif dif- remaining in the way 3 of restoring restoring re re- re storing con constitutional government in ill Mexico The fhe statement asserts At this time we e believe belle ourselves cs to be In ln a position to overcome this last HUIl d difficulty because time the constitutionalist constitutionalist government is now v actually In definite possession of sovereignty po and lh the l legitimate exorcise exercise of ot soy sov- nt Hs Is ih thi r condition o which should be te taken Into account when d deciding upon r recognition of ot a a. government llIn Offer in jo o Co General Villas Villa's answer also alo reached d Washington tod today hut fiut was not delivered deh ered at the state department Until ItIs It ItIs Itis Is presented tho the Villa Iila agency declined to make mako o public the text Officials of tho the department declined d to comment coment upon th the tho abstract of ot the I I I Villa slat statement ment carried carries In iii Dress cress ems ems- 1 I patches or upon a COP copy of ot a letter from Villa to Carranza also received at nt the agency which urges that differences dif dlf- dlf frences be forgotten and suggests A a. personal persona meeting between the time two leaders to arrange c for operation co-operation and time the restoration of or peace General Carranza's proclamation was SaS formally handed to Consul Silliman at Vera Cruz Crus yesterday for tor transmission to Washington It II was as promptly laid before President Wilson Tilson and anti state department department de do- officials would not nol discuss it it The Tho document recites rc the history of ot the tho revolution rc through five rt years beginning beginning begin begin- ning with tho the uprising up against Diaz and what In Is termed the tho I economic and social Inequality of or the colonial epoch Why tia 11 Madero ro l- l d. d The length of ot the tho revolution rO It as asserts asserts as- as Is duo due to attempt at compromise with tho thio elements clements of the old regime at Ciudad President failure the docu docu- Continued on Page 6 1 I FOR SUPPORT I Asserts Aerts SerS' SerS Right to Recognition by l United States Slates and Other i r I i Governments i I v sr r i. i I Ii I I r t y Ji a Continued From Page rage I 1 J. J rent merit attributes to the opposition from Orozco Reyes and Felix Diaz of ot the theOld Old ild re regime and Zapata Instigated b by thou their adherents General Huerta It plains Explains consummated tho the movement w th the operation co-operation of oC a group rOup of or I foreigners favored 1 b by the old regime who 10 v O surrounded Henry Hem Lane Wilson I t t former American ambassador to Mexico Mex Mox- ico and under the pretext of oC saving Mexico City from war Tho rho statement then explains that as governor governor of ot the slate tato of Coahulla Coahuila General Carranza assumed I lion tion h of or tho the republic in accordance with i ithe the constitution which b by its own l I J terms will wilt not lose its force toreo and I igor f-igor igor even cn though through h somo some re rebellion re- re re 1 bellion Its observance mcc Is Interrupted The schism of or Villa and his followers followers follow follow- ers ets which later occurred the state state- attributes to the further intrigue I r ithe old regime I f Controls Control Most Io t of Country i Although J it was thought the constitutionalist constitutionalist I element had lost the support support sup sup- port of or the people when thc they withdrew from Mexico o City the statement asi as asserts as- as J i erts in fact tact It now has control of or aver over cr seven eighths o of the national tor- tor tor-I tor tIt or Administrations it is claimed I Arc are being organized d in twenty of oC seven twenty seven states t tes of tho rho republic I nn and ami l the Yea Vera Cruz government controls control I ell the ports of or the gulf and Pacific I Ic ocean c an with the exception of Guaymas Guamas end and all nIl ports of or entry on the tho northern and southern frontiers with the tho exception exception ex ex- of ot of PIE Xe Negras Ciudad Juarez and Nogales that more than of the l population I of or Mexico I are subject to constitutionalist constitution constitution- aJl alist t authority Opposition to the Carranza forces It ItIs I Is 15 ass asserted rt tl Is da day b by day decreasing I and the offensive of oC the en enemy m Is limited limited limit limit- ed Cd to acts of brigandage In a short time occupation of or Mexico City Is assured as- as cured It Is stated when harmonious government will 1111 bo be secured In all states tes and territories based on wel welfare fare and Justice The constitutionalist government has done one all In its power it is stated for forthe forthe fortine the tine je People plc especially the poor b by forbidding forbidding for tor- bidding the export of oC necessities and ha has punished abuses and has lias protected the lives of or those within Its territory Tho The work of or relieving the civil population the tho statement says SC will row now be facilitated by br recent victories which have o enlarged the sphere of oC activity ac activity ac- ac tivit of oC the constitutionalist govern govern- government ment Foreign Nations Prejudiced Pre In regard to foreign n relations Genral Gen- Gen cra ral l Carranza asserts that ono of ot his initial acts as first chief was to apprise apprise ap ap- ap- ap prise the United States of or his attitude facing rebellion and usurpation Ho lie feels that his labors have been retarded retard retard- ed el b by lack of or understanding in tho United States and other nations as well The press under the Influence It Is claimed prejudiced foreign for tor eign nations against him and this ho he was unable to combat lacking the ordinary orl or or- l means offered when diplomatic relations exist between different coun- coun tries lt If It as we hope and wish General Carranza's proclamation continues for forthe fortne forthe the benefit of ot the tho Mexican people and of the foreigners resident In the country country coun coun- try the governments of or other nations recognize the tho constitutionalist government government govern govern- ment thc they will lend b by this act of or Justice Justice Jus Jus- justice tice an m effective moral support which will not only strengthen then the friendly J relations which Mexico has always cultivated cul cul- th with these nations and enable them to discuss s their common affairs thus reconciling their m mutual interests but also will more rapidly consolidate peace and establish the constructive constitutionalist government thus sustained sustained sustained sus sus- in Its reforms and in the program program program pro pro- gram of ot tho the revolution whose object is 18 the greatest good for the tho greatest number her General Carranza then asserts that he e thinks It his dut duty to call t to the at attention attention at- at o of the factions persisting In resistance re- re of oC the constitutionalist govern govern gov- gov o ern ment the futility of or their thell alti atti- tude and Inform th the nation of or the tho political course which tho constitutionalist constitution I alist government will observe c in the I. I execution lon of or the program of social re reform reform re- re form contained in the decree of ot the of or December 1314 1514 1 S 1 Offers Offer to Give This course is set forth as ns follows The Tho constitutionalist government KO Will trill grant rant tho the foreigners foreigners' resident in Mexico the guarantees 5 to to vt which they the dare are arC entitled according to our laws and null I amply protect their lives surd and guarantee their lIbert liberty and the enJoo enjoyment enjoy enjoy- ment o t of ot their le legal al property rights granting them Indemnity for dama damages es which the revolution rc ma may have o caused t U-em U em insofar as ns such uch Indemnities ma may be Just These will be liquidated by ta III a procedure which will be bo Instituted in due clue ue time The government o will likewise as- as ume the responsibility of oC such financial financial finan finan- cial obligations as aH may be he considered legitimate Issue Amnesty Second Second The The first care caJe of oC the con con- government o will be he to re reestablish re- re establish peace under a regime of oC law arid and order so 80 that all inhabitants of or Mexico nationals as well as foreign foreign- ers may ma- equally enjoy the benefits of or real Justice and may take an interest interest interest in- in terest in operating co towards ls the support of or a a. government go which springs spring s from the thc revolution re Tho commission t or of crime will not go o unpunished I In l t duo 1110 time Ume a n law of amnesty will bo be is Is- Is which will respond to the needs need s of or tho the country i and the necessities o of or sf f of or the situation and which will In n no o sense exempt those granted g amnesty from im the civil responsibility ty which the they may ha have hae e I incurred Third Third The The constitutional laws o of or f Mexico called tho the reform laws which established the separation of ot church ChUlch and state and which guarantee to Ul the e Individual Ind the right of worship accordIng accord accord- lug Ing to the thc dictates of or his own ron cnn science without disturbing public will b bo be strictly observed Consequently Consequent Consequent- order ly no ono one will suffer In his person liberty or property on account of ot his religious beliefs The church buildings will continue to be the property of or the nation according to exl existing laws and tho the constitutionalist government go will grant rant anew for tor worship these structures that may 1111 be needed To lie Xo No Cool Confiscation Fourth Fourth In In the tho settlement of or the 1 agrarian problem there thero will bo no confiscation con con- atlon This problem will be bo resolved re re- re reI I solved by the equitable distribution of or land lalla which the government still possesses es by the restoration of these rii- tracts of or which Idelt communities es or In individuals In- In havo been illegally dis possessed h tho the by liy purchase tind expropriation of oC largo tracts whenever necessary and b by other means of oC ac ac- authorized IJ by tho the laws 8 of or the country The constitution of or MexIco Mex Mex- ico prohibits special privileges es therefore there there- fore all kinds of ot property whoever may be the owner and whether In actual use or not will In the future be subject to a proportional payment of or tAXes U according to a Just and equitable i revaluation evaluation Fifth fifth All All property which may have l beer legitimately acquired from Individuals Indi- Indi or from lc legal nl government o and which does not con constitute a special privilege e or or monopoly will be respected I Sixth The Sixth The peace and security of oC a 1 nation depends upon the Intelligence of or orIts Its citizens Therefore the tho government ro will take pains pants In developing public education extending it to all parts of ot the tho country and will utilize for this purpose all operation co-operation conducted in good faith permitting the establishment establishment establish establish- h- h ment of oC private schools in conformity with our Jaws laws Prom Promises e to Convoke Election Tho The declaration further asserts that the proposed government Io would carry carryout carryout carryout out provisions of ot the decree of ot December De De- cember 1914 1514 stipulating that upon triumph of at the revolution the first chief invested with executive authority authority author author- it ity would convoke elections for tor or a national national national na na- congress to which would be reported re reported re- re ported an account of or the revolution anti and Its reforms for ratification and amendment and which would call an election for president The fhe constitutionalist agency reported tonight ht that the Carranza arm army advancing advancing ad ad- on Mexico City was within sixty miles of or the capital General Gonzales In command has issued a proclamation urging merchants to restrict restrict re re- le strict profits on necessities giving assurances as assurances as- as that no new taxes would be levied le guaranteeing protection to all persons native or 01 foreign and that no supplies would be bc taken for or tho the arm army without payment It asked cooperation cooperation co co- co- co operation of oC all classes In reestablishing re establish In ing civil government go Removed d to Chihuahua El Bl Paso Tex June 12 12 United United States representatives here and In Juarez w were re awaiting a word from Chihuahua Chihuahua Chi Chi- toda today relative o to tho the arrival of oC George Marx and Samuel Finkel- Finkel stein American citizens who left heft Juarez Thursday night In custody of ot Villa of of- of Mark and Finkelstein were convicted convicted con con- in Juarez of oC passing counterfeit currency and sentenced to bo be shot sho the tho sentence being heln- subject to review b by a n higher court at Chihuahua Indians Durn Sonora ronI Town ron I On hoard 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U S 5 S. S S S. S Colorado of off San b by radio to wan San an Diego o Gal Cat Juno 1 12 Indians continuing their independent in independent In- In dep dependent warfare It was reported r to toda today today to- to da day have burned the small mall town of ot Sonora and have tightened their besieging ring rind around a farm where six civilians civilians and fifteen soldiers are holding them off orf All communication tion with the surrounded party has hasue ue been n cut The burning of included tho the destruction of or a hotel and warehouses owned by a mining company compan I Carranza officials It was reported toda today have made glade full tull reparation to the British consul at nt Colima state of ot Colima Col- Col Ima ima for property losses there Payment Payment Pay Pay- ment meat has been been made for horses stolen and an nn apology offered A A. J. J an American who has been molested has b been en promised r protection protection protection pro pro- I along with all an foreigners nen bythe bythe by bythe the military commandant at Colima CoUma |