Evening star., 1914-11-10
President Doubts Story That
Force Is Ashore at Acapul.
co, Mexico.
CARRANzA NAMES TERMS
UPON WHICH HE'LL QUIT
Insists Successor Must Take Com
mand of All Departments,
Including the North.

President Wilson today expressed
doubt Of reports that American ma
rines had been landed at Acapulco.
Mexico. He declined to comment on
recent developments In the Mexican Sit
uation.
Navy Department officials suggested
that an explanation of the report that
American marines had been landed ut
Acapulco might be found I'm the land
ing of food supplies from a naval ves-
sci dispatched there to relieve famine
conditions through Red Cross officials
ir San Francisco. No official report
either of the landing OF marines or the
arrival of the vessel with food sup
plies, however, had been received here.
Carranza Names Terms.
Carranza has Informed the Aguas-
caiientes convention that through a
spirit of patriotism he is willing TO
turn over the government of Mexico to
any one selected by the convention who
will in fact assume control Of all of
Mexico. including the division of the
north, according to a statement issued
by the constitutionslist agency here
today.
The statement follows:
Ine
ceived today the following dis
patches from Cordoba. Mexico, sent
| from that city late last night:
The first chief today conferred with
Gems Obregon, Nillhreal, HAY anu
Benavides the committee sent by the
| Aqua alientes convention to inform
! him of its actions. The conference was
at great length.
| "Carranza informed the commission that
while he was not bound in any way TO
-. f.f he
actions or desired to give them formal
recognition, that he was prompted by the
feelings Of patriotism to turn over the
executive power Of the nation and the
| chief command OF the constituencies
forces to any man named by the conven-
| tion to govern for "A definite pre-const'tu-
| tional period who would actually assume
a real control over the division of the
north, assuming command OF the troops
| and having the central government In
fact and not merely in theory govern that
portion of the republic in = like manner
as all the others.
This message today Ia being delivered
| to the convention and great optimism pre-
walls that a peaceful solution of the pres
ent difficulties will yet be discovered
Rodriguez Is Released.
Agustin Rodriguez. the aged envoy
to the Mexican mediation conference
| at Niagara Falls last summer. released
from prison in Mexico City after sew
| eral days detention, was paroled on
the pledge Of a cabinet officer and
other prominent Mexicans that they
| would be sponsors for him. Represent
| alton of the American State Depart
ment for his release, made at the m
\ stance of the ambassadors from Ar
gentine. Chile and Brasil. arrived just
as Rodriguez was released.
Administration ofiicials admitted that
the Mexican situation has again as
| Gen Carranga has partially fulfilled
the Washington governments request
for guarantees before Withdrawing the
American troops from Vera Cruz. but
his decree does not satisfy the main
that Mexicans who served the Ameri-
can government during the occupa-
ton of the port be not punished SUD-
| sequently for such service.
| At s O'Clock tonight Cen Eulalio
Gutierrez. selected by the convention
at Aguascalientes, will be sworn in as
| provisional president of Mexico Car
rama has been informed by telegraph
by a special committee sent by the
convention several days ago, and nos
| tilities against him as a rebel will be-
gin at once If he does not recognize
the authority Of Gutierrez.
Decree to Be Ignored.
On account Of the brevity of Car
ranza's tenure. the American govern
ment in all probability will take no
cognizance of the decree which he is
reported to have issued respecting the
American occupation of Vera Cruz.
Gen. Gutierrez, already has assured
agents of the United States govern
ment that when he is sworn in he
will issue a proclamation covering all
points desired by the American gov
ernment- Gen. villa has stated that
he will back up Gutierrez In such a
proclamation.