Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-12-03
Mercado, 0rozco, SaIazar and
Others Acknowledge FutiIity
of Continuing Struggle for
Provisional President,
VILLA is NOTIFIED BY
FEDERAL COMMANDER
Rebel Leader at Juarez Is
Asked to Protect Chihuahua
City and Promises CIemency
for People Remaining There

Juarez. Mexico. Dec 2.-Seven gem
erals OF the Mexican regular army are
ready To surrender and the backbone
of the Huerta dirntorship in the
north has been broken. A peace COM
mission arrived in Juurcz tonight
bearing terms OF surrender.
The peace commission was headed
hy Odilon Hernandez ana came fron
chihuahua bearing a proclamation
signed by General Salvador Mercado.
Huerta's military governor and COM
mander of the federal force I'm AN the
north. The proclamation stated that
the Huerta government was bankrupt
and was unable to pay its soldiers
The simultaneous evacuation of
other federal rtrongholds in the north
is believed hy the rebels 20 bc the re-
suit OF "a concerted decision 60 ahau-
don the whole OF northern Mexico.
The peace proposals were sent by
General MerCado 90 Gen. Francisco
villa, rebel leader, through Federico
Moye civil governor Of chihuahua,
appointed ad interim Along with 10
came an appeal signed by an the for
eign consuls in Chihuahua calling
upon villa 70 give police protection to
the citizens Of Chihuhua CITY
General Mercado's proclamation
said;
Under the circumstances which
have existed In Chihuahua it has been
deemed necessary for the federal
troops 20 evacuate. leave it In
charge of Federico Moye. q person
who Is not identified with politics and
who is therefore qualified to give fun
protection TO foreigners u Is inn
/ possible 10 remain here longer as
there is no money with which Go pay
the troops
The generals who have signified
through General Mercado their will
ingness to surrender. but who. never
theless. are fleeing TO the United
states border are. Gen. Salvador Mer-
cado, Cen Pascual Orozco, Gen, Jose
Ynez salazar, Gen. Marcello Carayeo
Gen. Jose Manzilla, Gen. Bias Orpnel
and Gen. Manuel Lando.
The peace commission which was
selected by Governor Moye. az General
Mercado's suggestion, proposed 20
General villa that all non-combatants
who sought safety by fleeing to the
border be permitted to go without be-
ing fired upon and that an federals,
including 200 soldiers left on police
duty In Chihuahua city be pardoned.
II also asked clemency for federal Of
ficials, but It is thought that the fed
eral generals viii seek safety by
crossing the border into the United
States, possibly near Oiin0ga
The peace commission stated that
before leaving Chihuahua the fed
erals destroyed all the postage ana
government revenue stamps and that
there existed practically no money iu
the city and that 1000 citizens had
left with the troops most OF them
being those who were rich "and feared
harsh treatment boy the rebels
The commission started back for
Chihuahua tonight with General
Villas assurances that people Of an
classes In the city and including the
federal police. would be protected and
that he would dispatch troops to gar
rison the place as soon as possible.
NotWithstanding the action of the
federals, General Nilla himself was
preparing for departure southwark.
He said Chihuahua would be only a
stopping place on his southwark
march and he was determined to con-
tinue on to Mexico city
Carlos a. Heherlein, Of Los An
geles, Calf, a mining engineer ac-
companied the peace commissioners,
who Travelled in an automobile by
way Of Ojinaga