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Show presTarbajal not recognized President Wilson Will Continue Contin-ue "Waiting Policy" Until Mexican Situation Is Clarified. OTHER NATIONS WAIT Message Sent to Carranza Regarding Re-garding U. S. Attitude Toward To-ward Provisional Government. Washington, July 16. The United States today Instructed John R. Silli-man. Silli-man. American consul at Saltillo, to inform General Carranza that if he arrives at a peaceful agreement with the Carbajal government for the transfer of power at Mexico City, recognition will be extended to the resultant administration. Should Carranza refuse to complete the settlement of the international conflict by diplomatic means and insist in-sist on a forcible entry into Mexico City, recognition will be deferred until un-til there is a legal election American Ameri-can forces, according to present plans will not be withdrawn from Vera Cruz until a government is recog nized. This decision was reached by Presi dent Wilson and Secretary Bryan after af-ter the viewpoint of the South American Ameri-can mediators was laid before them Under the terms of a protocol signed sign-ed at Niagara Falls the United States, Argentine. Brazil and Chile went on record promising recognition to the government set up by any agreement between the two Mexican factions. To vitalize that protocol the Washington government and the mediators now are bending their ef forts The first move toward effecting a transfer of government to the constitutionalists consti-tutionalists already has been taken by Provisional President Carbajal. The three commissioners on their way to confer with Carranza or hl3 division commander. Goneral Obregon are thoroughly constitutionalist In 1 their political beliefs. They also are close personal friends of Carbajal. He has sent them to confer with the cou-; cou-; stitutlonalfst chief because he be- lieves they can obtain satisfactory ! terms. Washington diplomats generally rp ceived messages from their legal conventions con-ventions at Mexico City today confirming con-firming the resignation of Genera! Huerta Minister Suarez of Chile said it was his belief that Carbajal merely wanted guarantees that the lives and property ot the people in federal territory will be conserved through a general amnesty proclamation proclama-tion When that was arranged he believed a transition would be promptly effected Rafael Zubaran and Luis Cabrera two of General Carranza s representatives representa-tives here, said they were unaware j what would be the next move In the i situation but though the sending of I the Carhajal commission to confer with Carranza probabiy would have tangible results. Villa's Attitude Threatening. The only cloud on the horizon of peace In Mexico Is the attitude of General Villa Information from reliable re-liable sources Is that he is concen tratlng his forces In Chihuahua and northern Mexico, so as to make vigorous vig-orous demands on Carranza. It was reported that when the conference con-ference of generals Is called at Mex! co City after General Carranza enters en-ters there, Villa adherents may attempt at-tempt to substitute another first chief I for Carranza. Constitutionalists with Carranza sympathizers make no se cret of the fact that they are apprehensive appre-hensive of Villa's attitude. For that reason they are working hard to obtain recognition for Car-ranza's Car-ranza's government so that the embargo em-bargo on arms may be sharply enforced en-forced along the border and any counter coun-ter revolution nipped In the incipient stage |