Salt Lake Telegram | 1915-08-15 | Page 1 | Text of Pan-American Note to Mexico Asks That Peace Conference be Held

TEXT OF PAN AMERICAN NOTE TO MEXICO EXICO S 'S I ASKS I BE THAT r CONFERENCE S BE HELD HELDI Rep Reply v I p Dema eman ded O vi Ten ep Days I Is s Given 9 cI 4 H 0 d dt Help te S By United d' d Pre Press t Aug g. g 1 14 InT In Iri the lIthe name the most e sincere W W- W vy spirit of American Ame ican fraternity th tile tile- United the Sta States States- Argentina Brazil Chile Bolivia Uruguay and Guatemala appealed today to the Mexican n factional c ional leaders to make make makepeace peace p ice A conference on on Mexican soil but far far from t the sound of I I cann cannon n to agree e on a provisional provision l government and call el elections for a p permanent rma ent constitutional regime I was was' the specific tion S S The Pan Pan American diplomatic representatives representatives- who signed si the message asked an answer within ten days clays This Tills communication with ith a an afi 1 introductory note to the Mexican Mex Mex- lean ican people was as follows follows' S S WASHINGTON D D. 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C Aug 1 11 i 1915 The 5 The undersigned the secretary se of state of the tile United States the amb ambassadors extraordinary ex ex- and ministers plenipotentiary of Bolivia Uruguay and rind G Guatemala accredited to the United States of America acting se severally and nd independently unanimously send to you the followIng following following fol fol- fol- fol lowing communication S Inspired by the most lince sincere e spirit of Am American fraternity fraternity- and convinced that they rightly interpret the earnest wish of the entire contingent th they y have met informally informally in in- formally at the suggestion of f the secretary secretary-of secretary of state of the United States to to- consider the Mexican an situation tion and to ascertain whether whether- their friendly and help could b be successfully employed to to re establish re-establish st blish peace and constitutional nal disorder ordez in our sister republic In In the heat of the frightful s struggle which for so long has steeped in blood the Mexican soil d doubtless all may well have lost sight light of the dissolving eff effects of the strife upon the most vital conditions of the national existence not only on the thc life and liberty of the inhabitant inhabitants in- in but the prestige and security of the habitants habitant on coun coun- try We Ve cannot doubt h however however no ver- ver vero no o one nc can doubt doubt- that in the presence of a sympathetic app appeal al Er from m their br broth brothers th rs of America recalling to t them em these disastrous effects asking them to save their motherland from an abyss no abyss no one can doubt we rep repeat that repeat that at-that that the patriotism patriot patriot- ism of the men who lead lend or aid in any way th the bloody strife will not rc remain n unmoved no one can do doubt bt that S each and every one one of them measuring in his own conscience conscience conscience con con- con con- science his share in the responsibilities of past past misfortune tuneS tune and nd looking g forward to his hia a share are in the glory glory- of the pacification and reconstruction of the c country will win respond nobly and resolutely to tins this friendly appeal and give their their- best efforts to opening the e way to some some saving sav say saying ing action We the undersigned believe that jf the th men S Continued on page 3 S. GUST 15 Ie 19 1915 t 5 r i TEXT OF PAN AMERICAN NOTE 1 Continued from pl page t 1 directing the Armed nned movements m in Mexico whether Mexico whether poi political or military should chiefs should agree to meet either r in person or by delegates far from the sound of cannon and with no other inspiration than the thought of their afflicted land there to exchange ideas deas and to determine the fate of the country from country from such auch action would undoubtedly undoubtedly un un- result the strong and unyielding agreement requisite to the creation of a provisional government which should adopt the first steps necessary to the constitutional constitutional con con- constitutional reconstruction of the country and country and to issue the first fint and most e essential of them all the immediate call to general elections An adequate place within the Mexican frontiers which for the purpose might be neutralized should serve as the seat scat of the conference and in in order to bring about a conference of this nature the undersigned or any of them will willingly upon invitation act as intermediaries to arrange the time place and other details of such conference if this action can in any anyway anyway way aid the Mexican people I Answer Is Expected d The undersigned expect a reply to this thi communication tion lion within a reasonable time and consider that such uch sucha a time would be within ten days day after this communication communication cation is delivered subject to prorogation for cause Signed Robert Lansing secretary of state date of the United States D. D de G Gama ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Brazil Eduardo Suarez-Mujica Suarez ambassador ambassador am am- extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Chile R. R S. S Naon ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary plenipotentiary of Argentina I. I Calderon envoy extraordinary and minister r plenipotentiary of Bolivia Carlos Maria Mariade de Pena envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of Uruguay Joaquin Mendez envoy extraordinary nary and minister plenipotentiary of Guatemala