Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-07-10
Fighting General Of Constitu-
tionaIiStS Says All Questions
With Huerta Must Be Set
tied on Battlefield,
PEACE PROPOSALS ARE
REGARDED HOPELESS
Carranza Not Likely to Change
Views and His Commanders
Express Hostility to Niagara
Falls Plan,

Washington. July 9.-General Villa
has voted AGAINST informal peace con
ferences between representatives. OF
the constitutionnlsts and the Huerta
government az proposed hy the South
American medlatOrs
His attitude was revealed ma tele-
gram sent TO General Catfanla, copies
Of which have reached here This IN
formation. together with the knowl-
edge that General Pablo Gonzales
chief of the division of the east. IL op-
posed Co the conferences. has upset
the hopes Of cOnstltutionalists here
General AiNsro Ohrcgon. commanding
The division of the northwest is the
only one of the three chiefs com
manding the main columns Ut The een-
stitutlonalist army Who has not been
heard from but inasmuch as his
forces are near Guadalniara and In
striking distance of Mexico city. il Is
believed he Will not agree To any par
leys at this time
No parleying With iiucrta.
Rafael Xuharan and Luis Cabrera.
representatives of General Carranzs,
tonight declined 20 make any COM
ment on the situation. The telegram
from villa to Carranxa advising the
rejection Of the invitation extended
by the mediators for informal con
ierences was phrascd in emphatic
terms He declared there should be
no parleyng with Huetta except on
the battlefield.
Carranza and villa have, tempo
rarily AT least. patched mp their diff
terences IL WAS announced today by
persons IN communication with Gen
eral Cprranza. The military campaign
OF the eoustitutionaiist against NtA-
leo city now VIII he pressed forward
as soon as more ammunition is OBJ
tanned which is expected to be with
IN few DAYS.
Obrcgon With Carranla.
In support Of the claim that Cen
eral Obrcgon is In entire sympathy
with General Cdrranza and does not
approve of General Villas split with
the first chief kilograms were pro-
duoed today by Wen Informed per-
sons. one Of these from General
Obregon 10 General Carfanza. dated
July . said.
lowing perhaps To telegraphlc in
tefrupliOn on account of heavy rains,
did not receive until today any tele-
gram from vau with the information
which you gave me about the con
duct Of General villa, the chief of
the division Of the north am wait
ing for this information So as 10 make
1t known to all the forces under my
command ! am fully confident that
all the chiefs who are subordinate To
me will known always how to do
their duty without fear of danger and
regardless Of the attitude of the other
chiefs. They viii respect and compel
respect for the plan of Guadalupe and
the convention Of Piedras Neeras,
which raised YOU to the capacity Of
first chief Of the revolutionist army
'ALNARO OBREGON,
"Chief of the Division Of the North
wet
Washington Il Silent.
Officials OF the administration
made no comment whatever on the
Mexican problem during the day.
President Wilson and Secretary Bry-
an are content to allow the situation
with reference to the proposed con
ferences to shape itself definitely be- (
fore lntmating what their attitude
will be
Minister Naon Of Argentina. went
to New York to confer with the Iiu- (
efta delegates, He Is understood to |
have told them to wait for definite /
word from carranza While there is
a possibility that II the local consti- |
agency sends an envoy to |
Carranza with more information az
to the nature Of the conferences, n I
favorable answer may be obtained I
those In "A position to know the mind I
of Gerera 'arranza are doubtful that I
any conferences ever viii be held.