Salt Lake Tribune | 1915-09-11 | Page 2 | May Arrange for Conference with the First Chief

MAY ARRANGE FOR CONFERENCE WITH THE FIRST CHIEF WASHINGTON. ?ept. 10. General Car-ranza's Car-ranza's reply, rejecting the Pan-American appeal for a peace conference in Mexico, was not unexpected by Secretary lansing and the l.atln-Amcrican diplomats. For weeks it had been known that Carranza's response would be unfavorable, but Intimations In-timations had reached Washington of his purpose to ask for a meeting with representatives repre-sentatives of 'he conferees to discuss international in-ternational phases of the situation, and officials have Indicated theft BUCb a proposal pro-posal would he favorably received. The text of the Carranza reply, handed to Corisul Sllltman at Vera Cruz today, had not reached the state department late tonight. It was assumed that he delayed de-layed cabling In order, to translate and code the io uinenL May Meet Carranza. A meeting uf the Pan-American conferees con-ferees Is to be Meld within the next few davs to consider the responds which have come from all or the prominent tenders In Mexico to whom, the appeal was addressed. ad-dressed. It whs suggested today that ("airntiza's proposition probably would be accepted and that action upon the replies of Villa and others who have agreed to a peace convention might bo delayed pending the outcome, of a conference with Carta nza. Such a conference on International phases as Carransa asks, it is pointed out. might result In general discussion, discus-sion, through which some agreement for a settlement of the situation might be reached. The prbgress which the Car-ranza Car-ranza military forces have made since the Pan -A me clean conferee made their appeal is expected in have a material bearing on the negollntlons. The suggestion Is made here that even the matter of a provisional government In Mexico could be regarded as h n international interna-tional question, Inasmuch as all the principal prin-cipal governments of Hie world have Interests In-terests at stake In that country end 1,rr anxious to have turbulent conditions there adjusted. The matter of claims of foreign for-eign governments growing out of the revolution and the ability of the Car-ranza Car-ranza government to aford protection to lives and property of foreigners would be ubleate for discussion.