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Show U. S. WILL INDORSE CARRANZAFACTION THE PAN-AMERICAN CONFERENCE PLAN IS SANCTIONED BY PRESIDENT WILSON. European Governments, it Is Understood, Under-stood, Will Follow the Lead of the United States and South American Republics in Recognition. Washington. President Wilson has given formal sanction to the plan of the pan-American conference to extend ex-tend recognition to the Carranza government gov-ernment in Mexico. Diplomatic representatives here of several South American governments received instructions to take the same action as the United States. Similar word is expected -within a few days from the governments of all the other American republf.es. The time of recognition will be fixed then. European governments, it is understood, under-stood, will follow the lead of the United Unit-ed States and the other American republics. re-publics. Great Britain and France, it is known, have intimated that this would be their policy, and it is believed be-lieved here Germany and Italy will do likewise, both having maintained an accredited agent to General Carranza for some time. Correspondence that passed between be-tween Arredondo, Carranza's representative repre-sentative here, and Secretary Lansing and members of the pan-American conference, relative to the protection to foreigners, amnesty, the treatment of the clergy and Carranza's pledge to restore constitutional government became public Mcnday night. It reveals re-veals that Secretary Lansing asked particularly of Mr. Arrendondo concerning con-cerning the attitude of the Carranza government toward the clergy. The declaration was made that "all the inhabitants of '.Mexico, without exception, excep-tion, whether nationals or foreigners, may equally enjoy the benefits of the government, the laws of reform, which guarantee individual freedom of worship according to every one's conscience, shall be strictly observed." |