New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-06
Conference Wants Emilio
Vasquez Gomez for Pro-
yisional Head.
GUTIERREZ'S TERM
ENDS TOMORROW
British Hear CarranZa Intends to
Cripple Railroad from Vera
Cruz to Capital.
[By Tslssra 10 The Tdbuns. J


Ell Pa.o. Tex. Dec. 5.-Before Cen
eral Francisco Villa can secure undis-
puted possession Of Mexico City he
must agree to the selection Of Emilio
Vasque. Gomez for Provisional Presi-
dent, to succeed General Eulaiio
Gutierrez, whose term OF ONCE ex-
pires Monday. ,..,,
This was the ultimatum given villa
at conference of Villa and Lapatas
commanders held to-day outside OF
Mexico, City. Zapata troops are IN
control in the city proper, with bu-
femio Zapsta, a relative of the More
los chief. in command. Villa has
never entered the city proper, neither
has President Gutierrez, nor is any
portion Of Villas troops in the city
proper.
This information from apparently
authentic sources was received here
tonight from Mexico City. The ad-
vices say Villa and Zapata never have
agreed upon terms for the occupation
of Mexico City. Zapata insists upon
the adoption of the plan of Ayala, as
outlined BY Gomez and supported by
Zapata four years ago, when Iapata
first took the field.
Villa, il is claimed. - not sdhering
strictly to the acts of the AgGascah-
entes convention, and he has made a
number of overtures to Zapata ana
has suggested a number of substitutes
for Gomez for the Presidency, but all
have been rejected by Zapata.
A new revolutionary movement mas
been started in Mexico, according to
COPIES of a proclamation received here
to-day and signed by Jose lnez Salazar
and Emilio p. Campo, two former Fed
eral generals. They were reported at
the head of troops in Central Chihua-
hua and about to attack Casas Grandes,
a strategic point southwest of Juarez
and west Of chihuahua City.
[By Telegraph to The Tribune
Naco. Sonora, Mexico, Dec. 5.-Weary
of the losing fight he has been carry
ing on for months against Carranza
troops and fearing that the people OF
Arizona will carry out their threat to
resent with bullets the firing across
the line into the Arizona town OF Naco,
Governor Jose Maria Maytorena, villa
commander in Sonora, wishes to quit.
He has offered to surrender his army
to General Benjamin Hill, the Car
rama commander at Naco, II amnesty
is granted his men and he is hlmself
permitted to cross to the American
side.
This announcement vas made by
Carranza officials tonight. Maytorenas
offer, it is said, will not be accepted.
Amnesty is out of the question for
Yaaui Indians, Carranza men say, and
they also wish to get hold of Mayto-
rens himself.
Washington. Dec. Sir Cecil
Spring Rice, the British Ambassador,
informed the State Department to-day
of a dispatch from British Charge
Hohler, in Mexico City, saying reports
were current that General Carranza
was planning to destroy the British
owned railroad between Vera Cruz and
Mexico City by blowing up certain tun-
nels.
The ambassador also informed the
department that Carranza had seized
British cotton at Vera Cruz consigned
to interior mills, as well as other ship
ments of British goods. He is under
stood to have made no specific re-
quest of the United States, and his ac
ton was in line with the established
policy of communicating to the de-
partment all reports from Mexico City.
Grave concern was expressed, how
ever, over the reported threat of Car
rama to cripple the railway the only
line operated between Mexico City and
Vera Cruz. If the tunnels are destroyed
long time would be required to re-
store traffic, and British subjects and
ether foreigners in the interior Of
Mexico would be without a means of
escape from Mexico City.