Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-06
Villas Reply to
 General Maas
REFUSES TO ALLY HIMSELF OR
 MEN WITH FEoERALs
NO CAUSE IN COMMON
Says Huerta Provoked Foreign War to Save His Government from Disaster of Civil Conflict.

Torreon, Mexico, May 4, Via El Paso, Texas, May 5-The answer of General Francisco Villa to a request form Federal General Maas in command of the federals in averaging the American occupation of Yer Cruz was delivered to the messengers today
 General Villa refused absolutely to ally himself or his men with the fed erals and declared that the Huertatists their own ends.
 General Maas' letter to Villa an- nounced that in addition to occupyins Vera Cruz, the port of Salinas Cruz had been seized by the United States forces on April 2S.
 General Villas answer follows:
 Tn answer to your letter of April 2s, in which. in accordance with your instructions, you invite me to march with you against the foreign in- vaders of our country, would say that I. understand your actions fully and also the present dibolical ma chfnahons I know that as an accom- plice you took part in the infidelity and treason of Ferduary, 1913 Madero's death This is perfectly well under stood and you should known that we cannot pardon it, and also know that 1t will be the cause of your ruin.
 T therefore give you this answer only because your official request and my answer are historical documents and owe to posterity an explanation of my conduct
 T know that the Cientificos, by various processes. have up to this time sought to bring about North American intervention in Mexico. It is known without doubt that the coming of the Americans was desired and provoked by you The manner in which you have excited internal troubles and then called on all Mexicans to help fight the external troubles, is clear to all the world.
 General Huerta and you did not show much wisdom when you were concerted into Instruments of the Cientf1cos and brought about the as- sassination of President Madero, vive President Pino Suarez and some oth- CT liberal democrats, because you did not realize that the blood of the heroes who started the democratic movement In 1910 would cause civil war which would lead toayour ruin.
 -Now you desire to provoke a foreign war to save yourself from the dis aster coming from the civil conflict You show even less wisdom when you pile up mountains of machinations and lies which will crumble about you ears,
 You have sought to make this union between yourself and the con-
 
 wseh the pretext of O foreign war you seek to arm many Mexicans whose sympathiee are not with you, but whose patriotism you expect to exploit without rejecting that you are abou, to arm 8 people who in justice would chasttse your crimes.
 These same people, when they dis cover you are an assassin of democra- cy, you seek to win over by starting a war against a foreign nation to serve your personal interests and those O. your party
 '1t will soon be proven that thu Satanic declarations which you traitors to the fatherland have made in saying that we have formed z union with the North Americans is $ stupid assertion which will cost yor your existence and bring to your fam flies an eternal shame
 tThe constitutienalists havN the de. sire to do all possible compatible witt the national dignity to avoid a foreign war, but if we are not able to avoat it we will face two enemies the pow erful stranger and the depFaved com. patriots,
 Fer constitution and reform. FRANCISCO VILLA, General in- Chief"