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Show LOWERS ASK U. S. I TO ACT AT ONCE 1 ' Representatives of England, France and S Germany Meet in Paris and Consider the j Mexican Situation Hold Extensive Interests m in Southern Republic Which Have Suffered J From the Continued Insurrections REBELS SEEK AMERICA'S RECOGNITION Strict Silence Is Being Maintained in Washington Wash-ington Until the Arrival of Ambassador Wilson and the True State of Affairs Is I Learned Germany Denies That a Request l Was Made of U. S. to Take Steps in Regard to Mexican Question Discovery of Plot to Dynamite U. S. Consulate at Piedras Negras f Mexican Papers' Attitude 2 Washington. July 17 State department depart-ment official said todav that the pro-test pro-test of Governor Carranza. leader of itie Copstitutionalists, against recog-tnition recog-tnition of the Huerta government, had not yet been received. It is understood that Governor Car- ranza combines his protest with a pe- tltion that he and his followers be recognized as a faction In De Facto control of a portion of the country The agent of the Constitutionalists In Washington claims that 90 per cent of all Mexicans are in sympathy with them. Some diplomatists here point Eout that one reason which could justify jus-tify the granting of Carranza s petition pe-tition is that the rights and Interests of the United States are so far affected af-fected as to warrant a definition of its own relations to the two warring factions fac-tions in Mexico Where a parent gov- eminent is seeking to subdue an ln-v ln-v surrection and the Insurgents claim political nationality and belligerent righto which the parent government .does not concede, recognition of that Lrlght by the United States would be Slaken by the Huerta regime as a dem-fonstratlon dem-fonstratlon of moral support to the rebellion and of a censure on the pro- visional go ernment I Among the tests which would ho ap-1 ap-1 plied In considering the merit of Car-; llranza's petition would be whether an ; Tactual defacto political organization i joists among the insurgents sufficient J to constitute it, if left to itself, a political po-litical entity, capable of discharging lithe duties and obligations of a state 1 amonE nai ions If the Carranza government should receive recognition as belligerents, -the Huerta government would be absolved ab-solved from satisfying further claims Sffiade by Americans for losses In the "country controlled by the Constitutionalists Constitu-tionalists Interests of Europeans. Just what foreign power had inquired in-quired for a definition of this government's gov-ernment's attitude in the present situation sit-uation was still unknown officially today, though reports in official circle cir-cle mentioned Great Britain and i . France. The denial from Berlin that ' Germany had made representations was generally accepted as removing that country from the list. The reimport re-import that the situation had been discussed dis-cussed by representatives of the powers pow-ers in Paris yesterday seemed to strengthen the belief that France was interested. I It was pointed out that the French have heavy interests in Mexico H'Freneh interests are said to control J" the Mexican National bank, the Banco JiCentrale, another large financial Institution, In-stitution, and French Investors are .16 nald to have heavy holdings of Mexl-Jlcan Mexl-Jlcan railroad securities Great Britain's I Interests are said to be principally .pin the National railways and mining. , Germanv's Interests are said to Lie largely In agricultural and a nationwide nation-wide hardware business. French losses. It is said have been largely so-called speculative losses, that i6, losses of what would have been profits had not a series of revolutions revo-lutions depreM-d business Both W hite House and the state department continued to ohsere strict silence on the situation the president and Secretary Bryan evidently waiting wait-ing a first hand report from Ambas--ador Wilson, who is expected here about July 23. From official sources, however, U was learned that the state department depart-ment had been Informed that the anti-American anti-American demonstrations in Mexico Cit3 were entirely artificial and stimulated stim-ulated because of the lack of recognition recog-nition of the Huerta government and for the purpose of demonstrating the rower of the provisional government to control them Mexican Papers' Attitude. Mexican City, Julj IT All newspapers news-papers here having been cautioned bj a govrrnnipn official to treat the trip of Ambassador Henry Ine Wilson Wil-son to Washington carefully and on servatively. confine themselves toda to local stories and speculation that hi? going probably means early recognition rec-ognition of the Huerta administration by the United States They profess to believe that a successor to Mr Wilson will be named immediately and that in this way recognition will be achieved. El Pais is the only newspnper to display bitterness. It confines itself j chiefly to attacking Ambassador Wil I sin and characterizing him as an en-lemy en-lemy of the Mexican government. It ridicules the Idea of war, saying that Mexicans no longer are afraid. As indicating the hrlchter prospect, a cabinet official gave out for publi cation today the statement that Major I General Leonard W ood had lioen or-I or-I dered to the border personally to see to the maintenance of the neutrality I laws. He added that Secretary of i State Bryan had asked for six months leave of absence and yould be sue ceeded In- John Rassett Moore, conn selor of the department of st.tte. wh, ! he said, was a great friend of Mexico and certainly would counsel recognition recogni-tion of the administration The newspapers ee in the attitude of Kurope only an effort to force the I nited States to recognize the Mexi I can government. The report of Ger-j Ger-j many's threatening attitude is called bv the newspaper an absurd lte. since the German emperor's friendship for Mexico, they point out. Is well known. Germany Denies Report. Berlin. July 17 The foreign office denied todav that German had de- manded that the United States gov ernment protect foreign Interests In .Mexico Germany has not taken any diplomatic action whatever at Washington. Wash-ington. Meeting Held In Paris. Mexico City, July 17. A private message received here suvs that a meeting was held ester day In Paris by representatives of the powers to consider the Mexican situation. The result was not made known Rebels Control State. Washington, July 17 The northern portion of the state of San Luis Po-tosi Po-tosi Is in the possession of the revolutionists, revolu-tionists, who also control the railroads rail-roads to the north of Wadle, according accord-ing to a state department report re celved today Consul Edwards reports conditions quiet at Acapulco. Plot to Dynamite U. S. Consulate. Eagle Pass, Texas. July 17. It is declared here on good authority that I nited States Consul Luther Ellsworth, Ells-worth, at Piedras Negras, Mex., has reported to Washington the discovery of a plot to dynamite the American consulate and that his life is In 1m minent danger. Consul Ellsworth sleepr, in the army post In Eaglo Pass at nights. Official records of the consulate were removed to the Amer lean side for safe keeping yesterday Battleship Returns From South Galveston, Texas. July 17 The Fnlted States battleship South Carolina, Caro-lina, which has been watching the Mexican situation for several months, will arrive off the GalveBton bar from TamplCO, -Mexico, before night, according ac-cording to official wireless advices The South Carolina will remain here several weeks, it Is said. To Investigate Incident Nogales, Ariz., July 17. American Consul Frederick Simplch at Nogales. Sonora, received Instructions today from Washington to investigate the i lulling down of the Mexican flag from the Mexican consulate In Tucson, Ariz , July 4. American Soldiers Near. Eagle Pass, Texas, July 17. Consul Ellsworth was said to have reported to Washington that lie had been re- Uahlj informed that the alleged conspiracy con-spiracy was hatched among Coustltu ' tionalist leaders in Piedras Negras. The consulate recenth was moved from the main street to the bank of the Rio Grande, where jt commands a view of the American bank. Since discoven of the alleged conspiracy, a guard of American soldiers have been stationed on the boarder at nighl and a lantern signal established Mr Ellsworth however, has been spending his nights on the American I side. The Constitutionalist commandant Calzado. when told of the alleged con-I con-I splracy. assured the consul he need have no further fear as he "was ! among honorable people and not among bandits." General Jesus Carranza has given ' his personal pledge for the Bafety of the Americans. Property for Ellsworth. Akron. O., July 17 Luther Ellsworth. Ells-worth. United States consul at Pied-rae Pied-rae Negras, Mexico, is a former resi-denl resi-denl of Akron, having been born in Ric hfield township. Summit county. When the will of Mr Ellsworth' mother moth-er was filed here a few days ago it provided that all the property be left to Mr Ellsworth If he could be locat- ed as his relatives there had not heard from him for some time, and It was thought hp had been killed A former wife of Ellsworth, Mrs Cora Roberts, is now living In Akron find her daughter Is with Mr. Ellsworth Ells-worth in Mexico. Rebels Reach Palomes. El Paso. Texas, July 17 News! came tins morning from Columbus, N M . that 250 men, comprising the advance ad-vance guard of Francisco Villa's rebel j command, have reached Palomas, the Mexican town opposite Columbus and I that Villa began moving bis main forte this morning from Ascension. Whether he Is heading for Juarez is not positively known, as a rumor prevailed yesterday In rebel circles thai Villa had been ordered by Governor Gov-ernor Carranza to come at once to Coahulla and help the Constitutionalist Constitutional-ist leader in that state JAPS' TORTURE OF KOREAN PRISONERS Tokio. July 17. Considerable publicity pub-licity Is given to a statement signed by two American missionaries, W llson. of the Methodist Episcopal church, South; Okayama. Hiroshima, aud J. : Dunlop of the American Presbyterian mission. Kanazawa, Japan Ja-pan affirming thai in company with a competent physician they examined exam-ined a number of the Koreans acquit ted by the Soul appeal court in connection con-nection with the recent conspiracy trial in which they were charged with plotting against the life of Governor-General Governor-General Terauchl. The misslonarle-a found that the men bore marks which were undoubtedly the result of torture through burning, beating and kicking |
