Evening star., 1914-09-24
Villas Action Felt Here,

cuCt WIN villa.
Villas Action Felt Here.
Gen. Villas open reputation of Gen.
Carranza's authority as first chief Of
the constitutionalist army in charge of
the executive power in Mexico. spread
a sinister feeling in official circles to-
day.
While officials admitted the situation
was threatening one. they were not
without hope that the rupture would
not lead to q physical clash. Once be-
fore villa renouneed Carranza's
authority. they said, and delegates of
the two chiefs met at Tofreon, where
villa again recognized Carranza as
to adjust the differences Of the two
pected.
That the American government,wiu
frown on continuance of b1oodshed,
in Mexico is known to both Vtfla, and
Carranza. In the strongest possible
language, Paul Fuller, personal rep.
resentative Of President Wilson. who
both Carransa and villa that the United
States would insist on the maintenanco
of peace at its doors.
Should fighting ensue, however, Of
f1cial reports show that Villa has near
ly 10000 men, of whom $1,000 are vet
eran fighters, we'll equipped. With Gen.
Obregon. commander Of the strongest
division under Carranza, . prisoner in
Villas hands, the first chief will be
considerably embarrassed, though he
has several thousands of fighting men
In central Mexico, under the command
Of Gen. Pablo Gonzales.
State of Unrest in Mexico.
In the meantime. conditions through
out Mexico, approaching a state of un-
rest on the part Of foreigners and the
Inhabitants generally almost unparal-
leled in Mexico, is being described in
official reports.
Although the latest quarrel between
Villa and Carranza is attributed to
Villas detention OF Obregon and fall
ure to explain that act, well informed
officials believe the rupture was the
| culmination of weeks of political ma
neuvering on the part of both villa
| and Carrsnza. in which each en-
vention called for October l, to desig
nate "a provisional president
| Carranza retained his title as first
| chief. declining to assume the char
| would haze made him ineligible to
run for the presidency under the con-
stitution. It was agreed that a pro-
.vfsional president would be selected to
conduct general election. in which 1t
was generally. understood that Car
rama would be a candidate
| Villa contends that. the system of
representation Tor the convention il
not the same as he"agreed to at the
| Torreon conference, when the hrst
| were adjusted. There it was declared
| that for every thous9nd soldiers one
delegate should be sent to the conven-
| tion. No governors of states or lesser
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| Carranza. nevertheless. has invited
not only all of the governors. but prac-
| tically all Of the generals. Villa, ac-
cording to official reports, saw his op-
| portunity to dominate the convention
vanishing and broke with Carransa
| forthwith.
The remuneration of the central gov
ernment by Villa will make it difloult
for the United States to turn over the
customs dues at Vera Cruz to Carran-
| "a without involving itself in an act
| of recognition of Carranza, a circuYu-
stance It would desire to avoid on ac-
count of the Independent attitude as
/ sIimed by villa in northern Mexico.
| News Of Villas defiance of Carranza
reached Washington last night in AT
\ official announcement by the constitu-
| tionalist headquarters here quoting q
! telegram from Gen. Carranxa. This
telegram said the break was caused by
GEN. Carranxa.s order to suspend rail-
road communication between Aguasca-
| lientes and Torreon until he could
learn whether or not Gen. Obregon
commander of the division Of the
northeast, was held under arrest by
Villa. -, =
conatitutionalist Statement.
Rafael zubaran. chief of the consti-
nationalist iunta here. authorized the
following stateNient:
CONTRARY to Villas denial that he had
arrested Gen. Obrsgon. who had gone
to chihuahua on a special invitation
from villa himself, the latest ofhcial
afternoon by the constitutionaiisi
agency maks clear that he 10 still be-
ing held in the territory controlled by
| Villas forces.
IN view Of this unjustidable act OF
Villas part. Carranza took precaution-
ary measures to protect the railroads
giving orders to discontinue temporar-
ily service over them TO the north oi
j IAguascalientes. Thereupon Villa asked
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