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Show ill Text of Pan-American Request for Cessation of Hostilities in Revolution-torn Mexico Contains Con-tains No Intimation of Armed Intervention by United States. ANSWER WITHIN TEN DAYS ASKED Document Which Is Addressed Ad-dressed to the People of Southern Republic Urges Belligerents to j Lay Down Their Arms and Meet in Neutral j Territory. j WASHirsGTO"Y Aug 14 The Pan American appeal to Mexaeo now being delivered to the chiefs of factious and J governors of states was made public here tonight by the etate department. Without even an Intimation of armed i intervention it calls upon the leaders to meet somewhere in Mexico on nea tralized ground m a conference to adopt the first steps necessary to the ! const tutional recon traction of the country and to issue a call for im j med ate elections. The services of the United States or any of the other Pan American conferees are offered as in J termedianes to arrange the meet ng t The appeal although addressed to the pol bcal and military leaders takes on the form of an annpuncement to the Mexican people themsehes A.s made public b the state department the doc ament is prefaced by this announce ment The Mexican peop e are informed that the fol owing communication has been sent to many prominent persons in Mexico who possess author ty or military power within the republic Tet of Appeal , Then follows the appeal dated at Washington Wash-ington August 11 The unders gned the secretary of state of tbe Unl ed States the em bassadors extraord nary and pleni potentlary of Braz Chi e and Ar gentlna and the en 03 s extraordl J narv and mln stera p enlpotentiary of Bol v a t.rugua and Guatema a accred ted to the government of the United 61 ates of America acting sev era y and independent y unan moui I ly send to you the fo ow ng communl j cat on I Inspired by the most s n,cere spirit of Amer can fratern tj and con "lnced that thev r ght interpret the ear nest w sh of the entire cont nent they have met informa y at the sug gestion of the secce ary of s ate of he Lnited States to consider the Mexican s uation so as to ascertain whether tier fr end j and d sinter es ed he p could be successful y used to establ sh peace and constitutional order In our s s er repub c. In the heat of he f ghtful strur g e wh ch for so long has steeped. In b ood the Mexican so do btless all may we ha e lost sight of the dls so Ing effects of the srle upon the ' most stifling cond t ons of the na t ona ex s ence not only upon the fe and 1 ber y of the Inhabitant but on the prestige and security of the countrv Aks Best Efforts We cannot doubt howe er no one can do b that in the presence of a svmpa het c appeal f om he r broth ers of Amer a reca ng o hem hese d sa trous effects ask ng hen to save heir mothe and from an ab ss no one can doub we repeat t at the patriot sm of the men who lead or a d n an wa he b ood str fe w no ren an un no ed no one can doubt 1 a each and ever one of hem measu ng ha own con c e h sha e n t e esponl b es of pas n sfo une and ookin for a to s sha e n the g o y of he pa f ca o and e ons ruct on of the ountr w espond nob v and eso u e o h s f r end appea and he bet ef or s o 0 en ng he wa o some sa ng ac on Tl e he unders gned be e e hat f e nen d e ng he a med mo e ments In Mex o w e he po HI cal or m arv c ef should agree to mee e he n pe so o by dele ga es far from the sound of can non and wl h no ot e nsp at on sa e he ho of e aff cted and the e o exchange deas and o determ ne he fate o he ountr f om su h a on wou d ndo b ed es e ong ad e d ng agreement equ s te o he rea o of a p o ona go e n en w wou d adop f s s eps ne ess r 0 cons ona e on ru o of he coun and o ssue tl e f s and I (Continued on Page Two) f IAPPEAL FOR PEACE IS SENT TO MEXICO (Contln ted from Page One ) most essen al of hem a 1 the Imme a a e ca I o gene a e ec ons An adequate place with n the Mex lean f on ers wh ch for the pur pose m ght be neutra zed should serve as he seat of tha conference and n o der to bring about a con re ence of th s nature he under s gned or a y of hem will wl Ing y upon n ta on act as Intermed arles to a ange e t me p ace and other aeta Is of such conference, If this ac tlon can n any way a d the Mexican Peop e Reply Expected The unders gned expect a reply to th s commua ca on wl h a a reason ab e tin e and consider that such a time wou d be ten days af er t e commun cat on Is de Ivered subject o prorogat on for case ROBERT LANcING Sec etary of Sta e of the United Sta es D DA GAMA Embassador Ext aord nary and P en( po entlary or Braz 1 R S NAON ' Embassador Extraord nary and P eni poten ary of A gent na L CALDEROX Envoy Extraord nary and MIn ster Plenipoten ary of Bol a CARLOS MARIA DE PENA, Envoy Extrao d nary and M nister Plen po ent ary of Uruguai JOAQUIN MENDE, Envoy t,x raordlnary and M n ster Pen potent ary of Guate ama EDUARDO SUAREZ Embassador Extraord nary and P eni potentlary of Chi e To All Leaders The appea went forward today to Carranza Car-ranza and V 1 a and to n ore than a score of other m lltary and political leade s throughout Mexico be ng transmitted by cab e telegraph and wireless whichever me hod was requ red to each the dee red dest nation As rep es are asked for w hlu ten days after the appeal Is re oe ed a though the t me may be extend ed for cause no fur her meet ng of the Pan American conference Is planned until they have been recel ed or It may be ap parent that Borne of the Mexicans ad dressed do not propose to reply The conferees conflden y expect w th ble repl es o warrant them In extend ng the r aid to arrange for the proposed peace congress Carranza s attitude toward the appeal stl 1 Is a matter of specu atlon here A though his pos tlon thus far has been re farded as defiant 1 Is hoped that the r endly tone of the appeal may lead him to open negot ations with the conferees It is genera y be leved he will reply by making counter proposals upon which he wou d agree to Join in a peace conference Should Carransa make no reply what ever It Is expected the conferees will ac cept the Invitat on of other fac Ions In Mex co to arrange details- for a peace eon ferenoe without his participation Embargo First Step In support of a government not repre sentlng all the faottons probably It would become necessary to extend the plans of the Pan American conference An embargo on arms against forces which might op pose the new go ernment probably would be the first step |
