Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-10-06
CARRANzAMUSTOU QUIT
VILLA TELLS PROVISIONAL PRES
lDENT OF THE REPUBLIC TO
RESIGN OR FIGHT.
CALDER0N LATTER'S CHOICE
Rebel Leader Wants Head OF Liberal
Party to Act as Chief Executive Of
Mexico Pending the Holding of an
Election.

Chihuahua. Mexico, Sept. 29.-Imnfe-
date resignation OF Gen. Venustiano
Carranza as first octef of the constitu-
tionalists is the orly basis on which
Gen. Francisco Villa win agree to set
Element of differences between himself
and Carranza.
This was his reply Sunday to mes
sages from officials in Mexico City,
who protested against his attitude
towards CarranZa
Villa declared he never would ac-
cept Carranza as head Of the republic.
General Villas reply. as given out
here today. follows:
II lament the circumstances that
have brought about grave danger, but
sincerely protest that my sole ambi-
ton will be to arrange existing diff
culties without shedding blood if pos
sible
Il emphatically state, however, that
the only move that can bring about
cessation of hostilities on my part Is
Venustiano Carranza deliver supreme
command to Fernando Iglesias Colde-
ron SO chat. in the shortest possible
time, elections may be called.
AT the same time / declare shall
not accept Carranza as president or
vice-president or president al interim
of the republic.
II shall prove the rectitude of my in
tentions and the disinterestedness
which animate the force of this d.
vision
Later the world will realize where
rests true disinterestedness and where
abortive ambitions"
Mexico City, Sept. 29.-Gen. Aware
Obregon, the Carranza commander,
and three generals left here for Aguas
Calientes this afternoon to meet like
commission from Gen. Francisco Viii
las army in an attempt to adjust the
difficulties existing between Villa and
Carranza
Officials here are hopeful that a
peaceful solution of the problem may
be found
Ell Paso, Tex, Sept. 29.-Fernando
1glesias Calderon, the choice of Cen
eral Villa for president of Mexico.
some months ago was mentioned as a
possibility for the presidency while on
trip to Washington, where he con-
ferred with American officials. He at
present is in Mexico City. it is said.
Calderon is leader Of the liberal
party, political organization which
allied itself with the constitutionalists
in the revolution.
1t has been announced that he would
run at the elections.
Washington, Sept 2S-The striking
developments in the Mexican situation
were the breaking of all telegraphlc
communication between the United
States and the interior of Mexico and
orders by Secretary of War Garrison
to General Funston not to withdraw
the American troops from Vera Cruz
within the next ten days.
Explaining the new move of the war
department in the face of recent or
ders for the troops to move out of
Vera Cruz, Secretary Garrison said the
order to General Funston is the result
of the delay that has taken place in
the adjustment of details incident to
the transfer of funds at the custom
house at Vera Cruz.
Washington, Sept. 28.-Defnite in
structions were sent by Secretary OF
War Garrison to General Funston, in
command of the American forces at
Vera Cruz, not to make any prepare
lions to leave the Mexican port for at
least ten days. The government here
has decided not to take any steps
toward the evacuation of Vera Cruz
for this period, as it is thought that
it will take at least that long for au-
thentic information concerning the
Villa revolt to reach Washington.