Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-09-25
Peon Chieftain and First Chief
May Yet Compose Their Diff
ferences, Is Hope Expressed
at Washington,
0BREGON'S LIFE WAS
IN GRAvEST JEOPARDY
Conquerof Of Torreon Is Said
to Have Given Order for
Fellow General to Be Shot,
Order Delayed.

Washington. Sept. 24.--Hope that
Generals Carranza and villa would
neaeeably adjust their differences and
avoid a second revolution, was ex-
press ID by high administration OH
cials today.
President Wilson has made II plain
10 both men through his personal rep
resentative, Paul Fuller, that the Unit
ed states would look with disfavor on
a continuance of fighting In Mexico
There was confidence among high OIL
ficials that the advice recently gwen
would not 90 unheeded.
In the meanwhile the Washington
government will take no steps 10 IN
terferc in the quarrel and VIII pa
fiently await the course OF develop
ments. For the present no change Will
be made In the plan of evacuating
Vera Cruz, though no date has been
fixed
Diplomats ut Work.
During the day official dispatches
revealed that the Brazilian minister
and American Consul Silliman Were In
conference with General Carranza,
while George G. Carothers, American
consular agent, was awaiting the ar
rival at Juarez OF General Obregon,
with whom he expected 10 DISCUSS the
situation and later confer with@Nilla.
General Carranza informed the
American consular representatives
that he would not attack Villa, buf
would order his forces TO remain on
the defensive. II was not believed
that Geners J. villa .wosisd take .he Of
fensivc Tor the present and many off
Gals believed the effort Of General
Pablo Gonzales. commander Of the d.
vision Of the east. to act as peace
maker. might not be fruitless. Con
zales was the principal factor In draw
ing Carranzn and villa together after
their first break which was adjusted
by the agreement of Torreon.
Rafael Zubaran Capmany, head OF
the local constitutionalist agency, to-
night issued the following statement:
Statement OF Capmany.
.T am hopeful that the present con-
flict between the first chief. Venusti..
ano Carranza, and General villa will
be peacefully and satisfactorily COM
posed for the reason that there is no
real cause for its existence. ! trust
that when General villa reconsiders
his rash action he will disavow II for
the genuine welfare of his country and
in furtherance of its complete pacifi-
cation.
1T is apparent from the text of the
following kilograms exchangedbetween
carranza and Villa that the latter had
no real grounds for his position and
that peaceful Arrangement between
them will be found
".Mexico city. Sept. 22. 1914.
"'Rafael zubaran, Washington, ID. G.
"I transmit you herewith informa-
ton obtained by me in telegraphlc
conference with FL Paso: When ODre-
gon arrived In Chihuahua villa was
angry because Hills troops had not
left Sonora and he asked Obregon TO
issue orders for the immediate with
drawal of these troops. Obregon re-
piled that he would not do this unless
Villa ordered Maytorena's troops be
placed under the. command of General
Cabral. This Villa refused to do.
Ordered Obrcgon Shot.
When Obregon remained firm in
his stand villa became infuriated and
ordered guard to take Obregon out
and shoot him. Obregon fearlessly told
Villa that II 1t was necessary for MIN
to give up his life TO obtain the paci-
fication of his country he would gladly
do so. 0bregon's secretary cried ou'
TO Villa: How can you shoot DIS
armed guest?'' Raoul Madero- added
his entreaties and the execution did
not take place.
"'Obregon is to be kept in Chihua
hua until Hill leaves Sonora. with hi
troops. If Hill checks Maytorena
Obregon will be shot. Julio Madert
carries the order for the Withdrawal
OF Hills forces Compliance with i
is the only way that the life Of Obre
gon can be saved v. CARRANZA,
Villas Message TO Caf1anza.
Following the receipt of this in
telligence, Carranza ordered the clos
ing Of the railroads north Of Agual
Calentes. When villa was informed