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Show POWERS AGREE 10 MEXiCANPRQGRAM HOPE TO BE ABLE TO SHAPE A COURSE LIKELY TO BRING PEACE TO REPUBLIC. Confidence That Plans Will Restore Constitutional Government Based on Belief That the People of Mexico Want to Clean House. Washington. A definite plan for dealing with the Mexican problem has been decided upon by representatives of North and South America, the plan now needing only formal ratification. Tills information comes from Secretary Secre-tary Lansing, who, though he would not discuss details, said he was decidedly de-cidedly encouraged over the prospects. pros-pects. The confidence expressed by officials offi-cials generally here that the conferees con-ferees were representing the United Slates, Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Guatemala and Uruguay will be able to shape, a course likely to bring peace and restore constitutional government gov-ernment In Mexico is due to the fact that all are agreed that most of the people of the revolution-torn republic are thoroughly sick of war and with encouragement from friendly powers will promptly Join lu a movement to cleau house. A large section of the country and a vast majority of the people have not been involved In the fighting which followed the overthrow of Huerta. Moreover, it has been reported . to President Wilson and Secretary Lansing Lans-ing that only the fear of reprisals by the military chieftains has kept the people in subjection while the country coun-try has been impoverished by the battles bat-tles of relatively small forces of armed men. Reaching their conclusion on these reports, the Pan-American conferees are understood to have determined to present the situation to all of the various va-rious elements in Mexico, addressing directly not only Generals Carranza, Villa and Zapata, but the governors of states, all military leaders with any considerable followings and other influential men, urging them to come together for a caucus at which a substantial sub-stantial provisional government might be framed. A government so set up would have the support of the United States and other American republics. |