Show PROPOSE MAKI G CAPITAL NEUTRAL VILLA AND ZAPATA AGREE TO PLAN OF UNITED STATES RE GARDING MEXICO CITY purpose Is to assure safety of foreigners local council made up of prominent residents to govern at capital city wash washington ington with the hope of securing permanent prote protection etton tor for th foreigners for rs in mexico Ilex too city the tha united states government has proposed to the villa zapata forces and to general carranza imbat the mexican capital be declared neutral and outside the field ot of operations hereafter in ill civil war the tha villa zapata forces have agreed to the proposal and are willing to evacuate the city as soon as a s a similar agreement Is obtained with the carranza authorities who are now being negotiated with on oil general carranza depends also whether or not the effort of the united to lo neutralize the railway between mexico city and vera cruz shall succeed as the villa zapata officials have likewise given their assent to this proposal state department officials decline to the status of the two pro beyond saying that hat they still were under consideration the plan with respect to mexico oty city contemplates an arrangement whereby order would be maintained there thera by a local council made up of prominent residents selected by mutual agreement between the opposing factions the capital would not then under the terms of the proposed agreement bo be subject to further attacks nor would there be any more changes in government men t until a central government had been established should the capital he be declared neutral much ot of the apprehension for tho the safety ot of foreigners would bo be re moved and the camino menace eliminated since such a step would lessen tho the likelihood of complication with foreign powers the plan in the opinion of american officials should appeal to all mexican factions |