Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-24
i. S. SOLDIERS
TO QUIT MEXICO,
DESPITE REVOLT
Rival Leaders Must Adjust Own
Differences, Wilson's Re-
ported Attitude.
GEN. CARRANZA ORDERS
ARMY ON DEFENSIVE
Informs Washington He Will
Resist Attaok-Try to Patch
Up Break.
BY the Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24-It was
officially stated at the White House
today that the latest troubles be-
tween General Carransa and Cen
eral Villa would not alter the plans
OF the United States as to with
drawing troops from Vera Cruz on
the status of the embargo on arms.
No date had been fixed for moving
the troops.
President Wilson is understood to
take the position that Carranza and
Villa must settle their differences
without interference from the United
States, and that the presence of
American troops at Vera Cruz would
not solve the difficulty.
According to official information
here, Villa is willing to have Carranza
become provisional president or re-
sign now and run for the presidency
5 later. They have been informed that
Villa objects to Carranza doing both.
After a talk with President Wilson,
Secretary Daniels said that the
trouble between Carranza and Villa
Keep ships at Vera Cruz until after
the withdrawal of the troops and that
would not change the plans for the
fleet in Mexican waters. He added
that 1t has been the intention to
this course would be followed.
General Carranza has informed the
United States government he will not
attack General Villa, but will order
his forces TO be on the defensive and
resist attack.
The first chiefs communication de-
cared the National convention would
be held as scheduled on October l,
when a provisional government would
be established which he hoped would
be satisfactory to the United States.
John r. Silliman, American consul
lar representative, and the Brazilian
minister conferred at length with
Carranza today and were shown the
message from Villa disavowing Car
ranza's authority as first chief. = q.
At the constitutionalist agency here
there were ordinations that Carranza
might send a peace commission. TO
confer with Villa.
-. Nothing short of a postponement OF
the national convention and system
of representation satisfactory 10
Villa, it is believed, will induce the
northern general to change his
course
Already Zapata has refused to send
delegates. and officials would not be
surprised if Zapata and Villa. Joined
forces against Carranza Together
they would have about $4,000 to 10,O0O
men. Carranza indicated to the
American officials who conferred with
him that irrespective of the Zapata
and Villa factions, a large part or the
constitutionalist forces would be rep
resented. Official reports indicate
that the convention will be loyal to
Carranza If the present system or
representa- tion is not changed
The gravity of the situation was in
dicated today when Jules Jusserand,
the Franch ambassador, called on
Robert Lansing, acting secretary of
state, to learn details of the Car
ranza-V Villa break. The report which
reached embassies and legations here
was that Carranza had not been
manifesting a pacific spirit and that
trouble was growing.
Secretary Bryan, who had gone to
Asheville. N. c., for his health, kept
in touch with President Wilson and
the state department by telephone.
As outlined in official circles today,
President Wilson will continue to pur
sue a watchful waiting policy and al
low the Mexicans to work out their
own destiny, providing that rights OF
foreigners are not transgressed.
Official advices today gave details
of the break between Carranza and
Villa, but indicated that a physical
clash between the two forces would
not be immediate The official dis
patches revealed the following:
Governor Mayrorena, of Sonora, has
left Nogales for .Cananea with 1900
men and a Red Cross train. Consti-
tutionalist forces under Generals Bes-
ismin Hill and Juan Cabral are east
of Cananea, but are expected to fall
back and not give battle because OF
the superiority in numbers of the
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