Evening star., 1914-08-13
Demands Civil Instead of Mill
tary Government Hold Mex
lean Elections.
FIRST CHIEF" HOLDS UP
NORTHERN ARMY SUPPLIES
40. 900 Federals Threaten to Join in
New Revolt if Amnesty Is Not
Granted to Carbajal Forces.

Reports of increasing friction be-
tween Carranza and Villa, constitution
alist leaders in Mexico. coupled with
dispatches that about 10000 OF the
federal forces evacuating Mexico City
are ready to join Villa in a new revolu-
ton, have raised new concern regard
ing the strife in the southern republic.
The Carranza Villa disagreement
reached a semi-climax when the ''frst
CHIEF directed that ammunition con-
signed to Villa be held up at Tampico>
Carranza's sudden order to halt tho
ammunition was the first indication he
had given Of interference with the re-
organization Of Villas army in Chi
huahua. Villa demands that Carranza
retire as first chief"
George c. Carrothers, special agent
of the State Department with Gen.
Villa, has left here after many confer
ences with Secretary Bryan, and will
resume his work of reporting to the
American government on the activities
of Villa.
While Carranzas action was not ex-
planned in official advices to the Wash
ington government. vet Villas reasons
for his displeasure with Carranza's atti-
tude have been outlined by persons In
Washington who have been in touch with
him.
Wants Carranza to Retire.
Villa wants Carranza to retire as first
chief He insists that civil instead
Of military government be established
to conduct elections throughout the
southern republic: that land reforms be
executed in conformation with the Mexi-
can constitution; that the federal army
be dissolved. but that deserving officers
and men be admitted to the new army.
and that amnesty be given to all polfti-
cal offenders, except those involved in the
anti-Madero plot.
holding office as provisional governors
and contends a military chief should not
be provisional president. Cen Villa
himself is military governor of Chihua-
hua, and as such, 1t is said. Is ready to
retire.
Villas plans. according to his friends,
have the sympathy of the federal army,
and particularly those officers now serv-
ing under the Carbajal government.
Gen. Villa says that he will insist
on the carrying out of the agreement
recently reached at Torreon when the
breach was tentatively adjusted. There
1t was agreed that delegates repre-
senting every one thousand soldiers
plan for holding the elections.
Officials of the American government
have had an opportunity to examine
Villas demands. but no comment has
been Forthcoming from any one about
them. The first point Is exactly oppo-
site from the position which Carranza
previously bad announced he would
follow.
The entire plan as given out by close
friends of Villa shows that the fighting
general has drafted a scheme with
which the present federal army and
especially the generals now support
ing the Carbaja1 government are en-
tirely in sympathy.
officials incidentally have been ad-
vised that while the federal army is
evacuating Mexico City to allow a
peaceful entry of the constitutional
lists without subjecting non-combat.
ants in the capital to the dangers Of
a battle. federal forces. estimated at
10000 have not finally determined
what to do.
Federals May Join Villa.
The federals want guarantees and
Gen. velasco. minister of war to Car