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Show U.S. WILL INDORSE CARRANZAFAGTIDN THE PAN-AM ERICA N 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 republics. 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 goverv.t-ent became public Monday 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 j of worship according to every one's conscience, shall be strictly observed." |
