| Show CARRANZA BIG CHIEF OF MEXICO Argentine Minister Lea Leads s Pan-Americans Pan in Ext Extending Ex Ex- Ex- Ex t tending Recognition to toDe toDe iDe De Facto Government l l i S. S TAKES ACTION T Embargo on Arms to F Factions Factions Fac Fac- ac- ac Hons Opposed to Executive Executive Executive tive Goes Into Effect Immediately Immediately Im Im- Im mediately Is Decision WASHINGTON Oct 19 For Formal ial recognition by the United Unit Unit- ed States of the de facto fact government government govern govern- h ment nt of Mexico with Gen Ve- Ve Carranza as chief executive executive ex ex- ex- ex was accomplished at noon today t day by the delivery to Ge General eral Carranza's representative Eliseo Arredondo at the Mexican embassy of ot a letter from Secretary Lansing Recognition letters from the pan pan- American meric n conferees similar in tone also were received by Mr Arre c don dondo do The communication from Secretary Secre tary Lansing tary-Lansing Lansing was s sent nt by messenger and later Arredondo was invited to the state department by the secretary secretary secre- secre secre secre- tary tary y for for a general conference on Mexican affairs Britain May Follow Tomorrow Arredondo will start for Saltillo Mexico to meet General Gen I eral Carranza and present to him the letters and notes of recognition from the several governments of Central and South America which h arrived during the day in addition to the I decision of ot the tile pan-American pan conference conference confer confer- i ence yesterday r Recognition by other nations than n. n ican can can con conference er nce is is expected to ol low soon Great Britain probably bly will be one pf of the first of these A Although hough no final decision has been reached as to the appointment lof of an American ambassador to Mexico Mex Mex- ico leo City ity the he most niost lik likely ly choice IsH is H Henry nry P. P Fletcher at present ambassador ambassador ambassador am am- to Chile He has had long experience In Latin American countries coun tries and although a Republican in politics he was promoted from minister minister min mm- ister later to ambassador by President Wilson Recognition by United States Secretary Lansing's letter says in substance that the secretary takes pleasure in informing Mr Arredondo that the government of the United States recognizes the de facto government government gov gov- of Mexico of which Gen Gen- Carranza is the chief chiet executive that the United States is prepared to receive receive receive re re- re- re a diplomatic representative of ot the de facto government as soon as asit asit asit it is possible to send one to Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington and asks that Mr Arredondo Ari communicate tins tillS information InfOrmation tn to communicate tins tillS information InfOrmation tn to General Carranza The question of a an embargo on war munitions shipments into MexIco MexiCo Mex Mex- iCo o is under consideration The probable procedure it was intimated today would be the adoption of ot a complete embargo after which permits permits per per- per per- mits mita would be granted for shipments to the de dc facto government Foreign claims claims' against Mexico for property damage and loss of life will come up later Up to noon letters of ot recognition had been delivered by the United States Argentina Bolivia Guatemala Guatemala Guatemala Guate- Guate mala and Colombia The ministers from Guatemala and Bolivia delivered ered their letters In person |
