The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-05-05
HE WILL VISIT DURANGO
He Goes To See About Estab-
fishing a Civil Government
and To See If He Cannot
Stop Looting of Durango
Brothers, Who Failed Villa
at The Battle of Torre0n
tBy the Associated PrSs.)

Ell Paso, Tex, May 3.-General We
MUSTANG CarranZa has formally de-
clined the suggestion of the South
American mediators that he cease hos
~tilities against Gen. Huerta pending
the outcome Of the plan of mediation.
His note, sent to Washington yester-
day, was made public here today.
No inheritance is attached here to
the report that the Rebels and FEEDER
1t is assumed that, if true, the cessa-
ton of hOstilitieS is for the purpose Of
burying the dead or removing the
wounded.
The text Of Gen. CarranZa's tele-
| gram declining the armistice follows:
Huerta Would Benefit.
Il again direct myself to you for
the purpose Of answering your re-
| %spectfuI message regarding the arms
tice, calling your attention to the
fact that the international conflict
with the United States was inten-
:ionally provoked by Huerta, and for
the solution Of this l hurriedly &C
cepted in principle only, the good of
ices of Brazil, Argentina and Chile
and which act is dependent of our in
ternal strife for liberty and law and
1 consider it inconvenient for the rebel
cause that l represent, to suspend
hostilities and military movements
because sale suspension would only
accrue to the benefit of Huerta in the
civil war now going on in Mexico be-
tween the uSurper, Huerta, and the
Constitutionalist army under my com.
mand. The sovereign citizenship is ir
arms with all activity to re-eStabliSl
as soon as possible the Constitutions
order which will produce peace.
by the virtue OF the bov I state
to you that l cannoy agree to tht
armistice which you opos
Consider my act solely as one Wht
has been acting with the determine
ton Of doing only what he consider
best for the interests of his nativ'
country"
>. Carranza After LOoters.
General Carranza, shortly after hi
arrival at TOrreOn next week, expect
to visit the city OF Durango, in tn
: State of that NAME, to establish
civil The situation there
!. it. is said, has caused him much anx
: iety because Of the dominance of tn
Arrieta brothers, benjamin and Dc
. minguez. These men ave r%ecruite
!, three or four thousand men n an
, nounced their allegiance to Carranzs
but it is alleged they have merel
used the Rebel banner as a cloa
for footing and outrage.
At the battle Of Torreon. Gen. Will
assigned the brothers to a positio
=" forming a link to his inc around tn
city. The Arrietas, it is said, inter
on their footing in Durango. declare
they would fight only in that Stat
, BY their non-arrival, it was said tn
Federal General, Velasco. had M diff
= Guilty in escaping when he evacuate
the city.
They Offer 10 Be Good.
i For their disobedience, Villa O.
l. dered the brothers under arrest. b
as the execution of the order wou
/. have required an army order, it W:
IN not made effective. The Arrieta
+ however, scenting Villas action. 0
fered their services to Huerta, but e
perienced a change OF heart befo
h the plan was carried out.
They ~re-opened negotiations wi
Carranza. it is said, agreeing to jo
in the general Rebel movement al
to protect any civil government Ca
ne rama might install in the State. 1t
under the terms Of this agreeme
"a, that Carranza will make his trip.
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