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flote Defers Direct Answer to
Questions Raised by
Our President.
AS
TO THE LUSITANIA
Is Willing to Pay When in the
Refer Doubtful
Case to The Hague..
Not Answer Demands,
Pending More Talk-
Berlin, via London, May. 29.
The German reply to the American
note, sent after the sinking of the
Lusitania. was signed by Herr Von
ja?ow. the forei . minister,' at H
o'clock last night, and delivered
to Ambassador Gerard this morn
ing for transmission to Washing
ton.. " V r ":;
The note expresses Germany's
regret for injuries 'sustained by
Americans as a result of submarine
and aeroplane attacks, and offers
compensation in cases 'in which
Germany is found to be inthe
wrong. " - J.
Defers Direct " Answer. ..
As indicated previously in tbes dis
patches, the note defers a direct -answer
to the questions raised by -President
Wilson, pending a further diplo
matic exchange of views.
Germany desires to estaHri'riither'
the Lusitania. was. a. .defenseless .mer
chant ship. or. a& .being - used, forthe
transporUtion of war .'munitions :- anL
soldiers, on hich. .upsuspectingr. pas
sengers were permitted,to take passage
to safeguard the war materials. : "
The American representations re
garding the torpedoing of the British
steamer Falaba in Which an American
citizen lost his life are answered with
the statement that it was intended to
offer ample time for the passengers and
crew to leave the ship. The action of
the captain in attempting to escape,
however, necessitated more summary
action. Even then the commander of
the submarine granted ten minutes for
those on board to leave the vessel and
subsequently ' extended the time to 23
minutes before sinking the ship.
Germany expresses regrets for "the
unintentional attacks" on the American
steamer Cushing and the Gulflight.
The Cushing was attacked by "German
airmen in the North sea and the Gulf
li?ht was torpedoed off Scilly islands.
Gtrmany disavows any intention to at
tack harmless neutral craft. She Of
fers to pay compensation "wherever, she
i? found to bp in the wrong, and . to re
fer doubtfjil. cases to The Hague for a
decision. ,.--'
Ignores Part of Note.
The passages in the American note
concerning a possible disavowal by
Germany of intent to sink the Lusitania
nd the discontinuance ' of her present
practices of submarine warfare, are not
mentioned specfiically in the reply. .
"he note states, that pending the re
of the American government to the
toman assumptions of fact regarding
'ereai character of the X.usitania and
TORPEI0ING OF NEBRASKAN
AQDSmAVE FACTOR TO
ALF IAD Y TENSE SITU A TION
American Commission Examining , Damaged Vessel Makes
That Report- Comment on Reply of German Govern
ment Withheld Till Note is Received at Capitol.
- Washington, May 29. "Cntil the offi
cial text of- the German reply to the
American note concerning violations of
neutral rights in the war zone, is re
ceived, probably tomorrow, . President
Wilson will reserve catoment This
came from the White Hb&se tonight
after; press dispatches outlining the
German note were received.
It Is known, however, that the United
States government is prepared to controvert-
every one of the points men
tioned in the summary of the : German
position as published here. The press
outline conforms with Ambassador
Gerard's dispatches of the last few days
forecasting the nature of the German
reply."- - :.: - ,
Evidence of an indisputable charac
ter: was gathered by Ihe Washington
government prior to sending the note
on May 3 to prove that the Lusitima
carried no guns, either mounted ; or
unmounted,, that she carried' no explo
sives within the meaning of American
statutes and that no British vessels
have cleared from American ports for
several months carrying guns of any
character., -
The British ambassador here is pre
paring "to transmit assurances from the
British government that the Lusitania
wps. n.o.t armed, and that she could not
be carried on the naval lists as in aux
iliary crtiis"er unless she was armei ard
commissioned, the- latter change from
a peacefu merchantman to an auxil-
that after a . technical examination of
the vessel and the testimony of the
chief engineer of the Nebraskan that he
saw the wake of a torpedo they had no
doubt that the ship was attacked by a
submarine. Inasmuch as submarines of
the Allied powers have not attacked
merchantmen the presumption of offi
cials is similar .to , that reached after
an investigation ;of the attack oil Gulf
light that a German submarine was
responsible and an inquiry to the Ger
man foreign office for its report on the
case is expected to go forward within
a day or two. ;
The preponderance of evidence show
ing an attack on the Nebraskan after
it was believed that submarine attacks
on neutral vessels would cease, at least
while- the negotiations -were in prog
ress admittently increased the tension
in relations with Germany. -7
In German quarters, it was suggest
ed that if the ship was attacked by a
German submarine, the commander
may have been away from his base too
long to learn of the new developments
and the precautions to be taken with
respect to neutral ships. The fact that
the 1 Nebraskan had hauled down her
flag a dark was also mentioned as a.
possible reason for suspecting that she t
was an enemy vessel although Captain
Greene in his affidavit declares the
name. ,his ship was painted on her
sides in letters six feet high and .that
it waspossible for. a submarine com
mander to see them.
- Incidentally the State Department re
ceived' from Ambassador? Gerard to-
I day a circular . issued ; by- the German
tr ; j j Italian-Austrian Border, Where Fight is Going On.
'
" 'fU P R 1 A T 1 C
ACUTE INTEREST
IS
AROUSED OVER
" c
Official and Diplomatic Quar
ters Curious as to Forth
coming Statement.
FROM THE WHITE HOUSE
Possibility of Intervention by
United States is Admitted
by Our Officials.
The Italians have taken the offensive.
so far as the news dispatches tell
th story of the war between Italy and
Austria. Italian parties have charged
across the border near Switzerland, and
if ithe stories from Rome are to be be
lieved, Austrian garrisons have fled be
fore them. On the other hand the
Italians have mobilized north of Venice
and in the neighborhood of Treviso and
Udine,. ready to march into Trieste and
the Italian provinces along the Adri
atic, now. in the possession of Austrian
The Italians have made- up their
minds to take the war into Austria,
rather than permit the Germans and
Austrian s to invade their northern
provinces. .'""'
iary cruiser, teing possible, according
-T-. - . , . 'l. i t ' V t E-nThin4Tit -warhtnt neutral vessels to
at the . carrying- of arms and amnsuifkeP nmes iihKninaCed at nigh
that "the '.carrying
nition.it.nd other; oontr&band, or a ;few
unarmecj" individuals ; who ;' might ' ' be
prospective "soldiers," does' 'not iestyoy
-the right under international law. and
humanity of the- belligerent-" merchant
man . to. be .visited and" searched be
fore being destroyed and the neutral or
combatant passengers transferred to a
pla'ce crt safety. - ''
While, the exact phraseology of the
German reply is awaited .with much
interest, 'there was a feeling of pessi
mism in' many quarters over the report
ed evasion of President Wilson's de
mands for reparation for the loss . of
more than 100 American lives and
guarantees'that submarine warfare will
be so- conducted in - the future as to
safeguard American lives an.d vessels.
A grave" factor has been added to the
situation by the finding of the Ameri
can commission appointed by Ambassa
dor Page that the American steamer
Nebraskan " was torpedoed without
warning by a' submarine.- In German
quarter,Ithe" claim was. persistent .that
the vessel must have struck a mine..
Lieut. John H .Towers, naval attache
and naval constructor Lewis B. Mc
Bride, . of the American embassy and
Consul Washington at Liverpool have
reported , through Ambassador Page
and" to". ;bear as many? distinguishing
marks as possible because of the pos
sibility, of mistaken attacks.
Secretary "Bryan declined to " comment-on-
the Nebraskan case. -He said
he had received -up to a late hour to
night no word as to when the German
note would be received here, but on the
assumption .that it .had. been presented
Ua Ambassador Gerard this afternoon
be estimated tnatiit migni.not reaen
Washiugon until late "tomorrow.
While officials did. not care ' to com
ment "on the German reply until they
had read the text, the forecast of its
contents was looked upon in well in
formed quarters as not difficult to an
swer because the American government
had made a careful investigation of
the facts in. the case before sending its
note.' . . . . ....
Germany's contention that it is Im
possible to settle the question of
whether proper opportunity was given
the passengers to escape until it is de
termined: whether te Lusitania was
equipped with, the lifeboats, and appur
tenances , provided for in regulations
adopted after the Titanic sank, was
looked upon in official quarters as ir?
relevant because it was pointed out the
. . (Continued Tram Page Two.)
her
cargo, no attempt will be made to
"-ifcWer the (ipmnnrls rnntainoH in th
. American communication. ,
The assumptions of fact' are as fol-
lows; . ,
. l"Te Lusitania was built as an aux-
'"ary cruiser, subsidized and carried
w the navy lists as such. She carried
according to German information two
decks mounted and concealed' below
Tltlsh. steamers sailing from New
tr, according to information received
. roni Passengers and other sources, re-
nn i- ' carried soldiers, artillery, war
'ft? lIes and contraband to England,
snL sitania on tnis ' trip carrying
in v y 5,400 cases' of ammunition
' CanA 10n t0 other war supplies and
.."Jan troops en route to the frOnt.
that e id here mad t0 the fatt
BteamCarryins exPlosives On passenger
dmers is contrary to American -law,
i cm! m1Inateei that th German gov-
u c c i ai.i i i r. . rr i nr. ill'
ammunu" as to how it happened that
v Ped n in was Permitted to be ship-r
via tne Lusitania, a vessel -crowded:
' tB(J Passengers. Strong phrases are
DDar ,ardlns wbat is considered tas
? hi i s)l n y tM dellberate policy of Brit-
shinmo ?m companies to protect war
' iene. 8 by embarking AmeTrica.fi pas
- ng"s on the same ships. t
Germ T1,ere Boats Efeomrh? :
to settianyh contend.3 lt is -impossible
opporhm-r question wnetner. proper
ene.; ty Was given to place, the pas-
BA TTLlfFOR POSSESSION OF
THE FORTRESS OF PRZEMYSL
STILL CENTER OF INTEREST
Situation in Middle Galicia Remains the War's Outstanding
Feature Heavy Fighting Between French and Ger
mans Around Arras- French Claim Progress.
fleers
adopti
fctern-in 5 crew m safety until it is
tanir . after the "sinking of. the Ti
bats; an ar s . a PrPer supply of
arp
Finallv
ere oh. . or tne American :lawf
B'tania m the case of the Lu-
' psals dp Amecan mediatory pro
fi"-e anS1fned to end submarine war
"its nA mrottling of. food sup
for rJr.1 iner conditional contraband
rnmenr e recalled. .The gov
't hat- 8te . ses the desires to know
to ini,.. Ps' i; any, have been. 'taken
. tifer.n.:. reat Britain to embark t on
' '' infiioated hS this end, after .Germany
" 8ntlement willingness to' discuss a
Ti p 1 , 0n this general basis. e
i eadn." r "vr" of the note to 'Ambas
lpciaiVp was not attended -by any
v ' (rn . ony' A functionary ot the
, London, May 29. The battle for the
fortress of Przemysl, in Middle Galit
cia, remains the war's outstanding fea
ture. ; There has ' been heavy fighting
north of Arras, where the French con
tinue to progress the Germans admitr
ting toniKht,tneir evacuation of Ablaln.
But thlsr isla small "affair compared
with what la going on.arpund Przemysl
r The Germans and Austrians with an
enormous weight of artillery : continue
to fight desperately in an effort to en
circle the fortress which is already re
ported to be under, bombardment. The
armies on the San, North, of Przemysl
have; hwver, , apparently : received a
,ir Th "Russians, after.- driving
them back: across the : San t near Slen-t
lawa, have now turnea ineir aueuuuu
to force rwhich crossed; the r river
north and south of Jaroslau and. have
been delivering furious attacks. All of
these'the Austrians and Germans claim
to have 'repulsed. '
Southeast of Premysl the Teutonic
allies are meeting: with more- successes
but their progress is not so rapid as it
was .recently and communications to
Lemberg, which were reported to HavQ
been, severed remain intact.. -
ExceDt- for their admission of the
evacuation of Ablain which they say
was carried siux wnnouv
ot the i French the Germans claim t.O
nave, repulsed all- attacks f.
JZ l.Tm iin As the same claim is
roId?y ch, ho also, .tat.
theyhavfe made further; progress. Uhe
gtlo;l oe I, not rAftpar much
fflsot Expected the French Wilt
mike aiy mkrked advance at on?f tnne
for they rr a-s -----
one by one in the face of innumerable
and- cleverly concealed machine guns.
: Outpost fighting con tiues along the
whole of the front of the Italo-Aus-trianr
frontier. Bucharest reports im
portant negotiations are underway be
tween Rumania and Bulgaria but their
nature has not been disclosed. .., '
.'v German submarines are still busy in
the waters around the British "isles, the
latest victims being the English steam
er RthloDe. sunk Friday. Sixteen of
her crew' are missing, -'
In the southwestern theatre the Aus
trian war office reports ' that several
naval airmen made a raid on "Venice,
dropping, many bombs. An arsenal was
damaged by fire and an explosion oc
curred in Fort Nicolo. No news of this
raid has come through official Italian
sources. ; . . ' -
New ' progress is reported by ' tho
French war office to have been ; made
In "the sector north; of , Arras. The
French official statement also claims
to have repulsed ' with complete suc
cess a German . counter attack on the
trenches at Ablain and are .now hold
ing the entire village. -
4 - .
-
Between Business. Men of lAll
American Natioru.
CONCLUDED LAST NIGHT
May be Many Months Before Results
Are Apparent Secretary McAdoo
"Will AmhL President to
Urge Legislation.
OF What United States -Has
Done' Since War Began;
SHARP GIVEN OVATION
Fonr Large . Albums Containing Auto
graphed Appreciations of Authors,
and Poets and Original
Drawings Presented.
FRENCH OFFICIAL REPORT;
is
Claims " That Additional Progress
Made in Region of Arras. .
- .'Paris, May 29.- The-war; office issued
the - following . official , communication
today: ,.',-: l '. ' r- : .-. . ;V--;;;Jf 0 .;
"In the sector to the north of . Arras
we have -made new progress..; After
having repulsed, with complete success
theri Germa-a qounter :- attack - reported
viiV' nrirtifilnffiOn vour - trenches at -Ab
lain we .. took the.- offensive and daptur- I
ed at first the greater., part - and - then
all of the houses of Ab Jain which the
jWashington, May 29. The Panr
American Financial Conference closed
here tonight after six days' discussion
of problems which -have confronted the
twio Americas because of the European
war. . ;'.
Concrete results of the meetings may
not be apparent for many months, but
none of the representatives of the
United States or delegates of the Pan
American Republics were . inclined to
overtook its sentimental value and the
apparent fact that through its busi
ness men of the two Western conti
nents have . come to a better under
standing of each other's views. What
the results of the meetings may be, so'
far 'as the United States is concerned,
probably, will not be apparent until
Congress receives the report and sug
gestions of Secretary McAdoo., presid
ing iofficer of the conference. :
Ofj first importance, politically and
comhiercially is the question of im
proved transportation facilities . be
tween North and South America. '
The conference took no definite stand
today on how transportation could be
best developed. and left the question of
ship subsidy or government, ownership
where it was wheft the deliberations
began.
Mr. McAdoo indicated,? however, his
purpjose to make some concrete pro
posal to Congress, saying he expected
to urge the President to press for ade- j
quate legislation. The report of the 1
committee ' on transportation ;- was !
adopted today without a dissenting i
vote. . Lj
I - Will Solicit Assistance.
Secretary McAdoo said he would urge
upon the President the need of contin
uing the work of the conference. He
pointed out that the delegates had no
power to take affirmative action on the
question of .transportation, but that
each! country must be left, to - deal -with
the matter in 4ts own way. The 'group
committees- of the.- conference,' which
have done the .real work, would be re?
placed, he added, with permanent com
mittees in the United States. '
Frank A.' Vanderlip, of the NationaJ
City jBank, of New " York, summarized
the yiew of the United States represen
tatives tonight in this statement: . -
"The Pan-American conference "was
a happy conception, tj has turned out
better than its very lest friends could
have; anticipated.'-. ; i
"The conference ;hs been character-,
ized by practical businessAsense: The
results, promise to be extremely help
ful in giving.4mpetus to the movement
for ' Closer credit i relations . and in re
moving obstacles . that, stand in the
way, - .' v t ; rtr.ti?::;: -i; ''-''.
"There was one point oniwhich every
member, in attendance seemed to be
agreed on and that -was that the great
est obstacle .ini the way ;of - this trade
development is a';lack. of ... transporta
tion " facilities. 'There .were d Ivisions of
opinion as to how to meet the demand,
but there was uhanimons , agreement
that I it must be met before really great
results are attained.":- ; . . . ;
A resolution '-presented by "President
Fahey.'.of -the. chamber" of commerce of
the ' United ;States, ;was i adopted r. today
(Continued on.' Page Two)
Paris, May 29. What Americans
have done for France during the war,
was impressively acknowledged by the
French government and people today
in a presentation to Ambassador Sharp
or four great albums containing auto
graphed appreciations by eminent au
thors and poets and original drawings
by artists of France. The albums will
be ' sent by Ambassador Sharp to the
Congressional Library at Washington
and 600 duplicates arranged for by the
French government will be presented
to public libraries in the United States.
The ceremony took place in the his
toric amphitheatre of the University of
Paris. Among notable persons present
were the President and Mme. Poincare.
In the presidential party were Mrs.
Sharp, wife of the American ambassa
dor, and Miss Sharp; Signora Tittoni,
wife of the Italian ambassador and
Mme. Iswolsky, wife of the Russian
ambassador. There were grouped about
Ambassador Sharp Premier Viviani,
Foreign Minister Delcasse and other
members of the French cabinet and
the Russian and Italian ambassadors,
the .ministers of Belgium, Servia and
many members of the French academy
and institute.
- Sharp's First Appearance.
The occasion was Mr. Sharp's first
official appearance and he was ap
plauded warmly by the several thous
and persons assembled in the amphi
theatre, . ihree-quarters of whom are
prominent in the intellectual and so
cial, life of Paris. A chorus of 100
girls "sang the Star Spangled Banner
as a special compliment to Ambassa
dor Sharp. Leon Bonnat, president of
the Institute . of - France, and Gabriel
Hanotaux, representing the French
academy presented the albums to 'the
American Ambassador. - - s,
.When 3Vfr. Sharp arose to reply fie
was greeted with long continued ap
plause which grewto an ovation when
he referred to the warm feeling of
sympathy of the United States for
France and said:
, "Don't let any false prophets tell you
anything .different.".
, Mr. Sharp was congratulated by
President Poincare and-M. Delcasse and
other while the great ' audience arose
en masse and applauded. The ceremo
ny .ended " by Count ; Solly reciting a
poem on the United States written for
the occasion by Madame Lescalle. The
albums which were presented to Mr.
Sharp were beautifully, bound in green
with the flags of France and the Unit
ed. States in colors. '
PLEADS FORI
Would Show by StateV Evi.
That He is Innocent
AND CONLEY IS GUILTY
As a Private Citizen of Georgia United
States Attorney Presents Prison
Commission with 35,000 Word.
Appeal.
WILL EXAMINE WRECKED F-4
Before -Any Effort Made to Recover
.Bodies of Her, Crew.
Washington, . May - 29. -Acting ' Secre
tary Rosevelt today directed Rear Ad
miral Moore at Honolulu to suspend ef
forts to recover the bodies of the men
who went down in the submarine F-4
March 25- until the vessel, now in 48
feet of water, has been brought to the
surfacel The. Navy "Department, wants
to examine the boat for evidence of the
cause of the disaster. .-. s. - 1- .
Atlanta, May 29. Hooper Alexander
United States attorney for the northern
district .of Georgia, late today filed with
the. state .prison commission, a plea
for. a commutation of Leo M. Frank's
sentence, in which he seeks to show by
the testimony of the state's own wit
nesses that Frank did not murder Mary
Phagan but that James Conley, a ne
gro, now serving a sentence as an ac
cessory after the crime, was the slayer.
Hugh M. Dorsey, solicitor general,
who prosecuted Frank, also gave out
tonight his: letter- to the prison com
mission opposing clemency for Frank,
declaring "the facts and circumstances
surrounding the commission of the
murder do not invoke the exercise of
mercy or offer inducement to temper
the penalty," and further that the factj
that Frank's conviction has been af
firmed by both state and Federal courts
"despite the indefatigable exertions of
his influential friends in and out of
Georgia . justifies my deep con
viction that the ends of justice have
been accomplished by the processes of
law."
In a Lengthy Appeal.
Mr. Alexander explicity states in his
communication, which comprises ap
proximately 25,000 words, that he
makes his apepal on Frank's behalf,
not m his capacity as Federal attor
ney, but entirely in the capacity of a
private citizen of Georgia "who does
not desire to see an innocent man hang
ed for another's crime," his argument
starts with the proposition that Con
ley's admission that he wrote the mur
der notes found beside Mary Phagan's
body, raises the conclusion that, unless
he can furnish a credible explanation,
Conley was the slayer.
"The whole question," writes Mr.
Alexander, "resolves itself into an in
quiry as to the truth of Conley's story.
agreeing to the proposition that the
presumptions are, in the present status,
in favor of its truth, I propose to show
how, when and why the story was
manufactured and I shall do this with
out referring to any testimony offered
for the defense or stating any fact de
pending on that testimony."
In the effort " to fulfill this prom
ise Mr. Alexander , presents circum
stances tending to show-why the police
were liable : to be mistaken and why
the public failed at the time to perceive
the importance of the discovery that
Conley , wrote the "murder notes." He
sets forth the known facts as the equa
tion of a mathematical problem, traces
and. groups the' movements of the per
sons concerned on the day of the mur
der, who testified - as the ' state -witnesses,
shows the evolution of Conley's
stories, changes' Conley made in them
and the motive for each variation. He
also points out alleged inconsistencies
in Conley's statements and argues on
the physical impossibility of material
features in the negro's story. In (this
connection he says:
: ; Thinks. Conley Guilty.
."While -: Conleysi account of his ac
tions and v conversations with- Frank,
after the murder, occupied, according
to him,, only 34 minutes, they could not
" (Continued on Page Two) , . .
Washington, May 29. Announcement
that President: Wilson would demand
a settlement of the Mexican problem
by the warring factions themselves .
within a short time and failing in that,
adopt some means, not defined as yet,
to bring about peace, has developed
acute interest in official and diplomatic :
quarters as to the prospective action of
the United States.
The President's appeal for funds and
supplies to relieve, the starving popu
lation of Mexico, the preparation at the
White House of a. statement to be com
municated to all military leaders in -Mexico
next Tuesday, and arrange
ments of the American Red Cross for.
a huge relief scheme are the first steps J
in , a policy which it became knOwn to
day, President Wilson has had under
consideration for some time . with the ,:
object of restoring peace in Mexico.
Text is Kept Secret.
The text. of the President's forth-
coming statement is an official secret,
but from-thdse who advised with him
prior " to its preparation, it is under
stood Mr. Wilson., will address not only
the military leaders in Mexico, but the
Mexican -people 'and at "the same' time
the people . of the t United States He
will review. in detail the course of
events in Mexico since the assassina
tion of Madero and Suarez and the
usurpation of the presidency by Huer- -.
ta. -; '
The pronouncement, it is said, will
call attention v to the fact that the
United States government, by refusing
to recognize Huerta, assisted in driv
ing him - out of power .nd expected
from , the victorious Constitutionalists
the re-establishment of government In
Mexico. Nearly a year has passed since
Huerta. was compelled to resign, but
the Constitutionalists, the statement -will
say, have failed in the meantime
to restore order, conditions growing
worse daily with no faction apparently
possessing the capacity to establish a ,
government
In view of these conditions, accord
ing to reliable information, the State
Department will serve notice that the
situation has griwn intolerable to for
eigners and the Mexican people alike,
the Mexican chiefs must arrange for
an early solution of the problem. Un
less this is forthcoming soon, it will
be indicated to the military leaders ln ;
Mexico that some other means may
have to be employed to assist the Mex
ican' people. . The President does not
intend to specify this government's
course for the present.
Officials did not deny today that if
the Mexican factions failed to compose
the situation, there was a possibility
of intervention by the United States.
It was pointed out, however, that what
might have previously been considered
by some Mexicans as an aggressive (
intervention, has now changed on ac
count of the famine conditions to a hu
manitarian expedition designed to save
the Mexican: -people, helpless in the
hands of military bands. It is even
suggested, in well informed quarters
that one result of the food situation,
if famine continues, would be a direct .
appeal to the United States government
from large numbers of the Mexican
people for intervention.
Several Week o "Develop.. "H
The new phases in the Washington
government's policy may take several .
weeks to develop. ,For the present ef
f ortswill be made, to t get food- to the
Mexicans. The seizure by the Carran
za authorities of 600 tons of corn pur.
chased -by the : International . Relief .:
Committee is one of the - incidents
which "has aggravated the situation
considerably and it is . expected notice,
will be served on the Mexican generals
to-permit the transportation of relief '!
supplies or the American government
may be r constrained o undertake the
distribution of supplies through its
own agencies. .- ..' ,
Thcplan-of - President Wilson has
been evolved after many conferences
with cabinet officers and others. The
report of -Duval West, who returned
last Tuesday after an investigation in
Mexico confirmed the impressions. Of
the President that none of the factions
seemed able to control the f military
situation. , . r
-The President is said to be hopeful
that the effect of . his statement will be
to draw' the . better - elements of the
Mexican military factions together ia.f ;
to some : constructive plan -for the es
tablishment; of a government that .
could be accorded recognition by :the .
United State. - " ' 4 . - - --Eliseo
Arredondo, head of the Car
rania agency here, issued,, a 'statement
tonight , declaring every, facility would
be afforded by General r Carranza to
carry on relief , work and : that Presi
dent .Wilson's appeal , was deeply . ap-:
preciated. . .. . -
. 'General 'Carranza was held , in the
statement ' to be . innocent of s any
"charge of neglect or .indifference In
connection with' the food . situation." v
The ;s statement - announced fuTther,
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