Evening star., 1914-12-31
Mexico's Provisional President
Is "Resolved to Afford
Guarantees to AII."
VILLA REPORTED TO HAVE
JAILED GEN. LUCIO BLANCO
Carranza Forces Evacuate Monterey,
According to Report-Bandits
Burn Passenger Train.

IeH. SuIleTTeZ, pFOVlslOndl pTceiueu'
Of Mexico, has issuel a circular in
which he tells the generals under him
that he is resolved to afford guaran-
tees to all inhabitants of the republic
without distinction of classes. including
enemies of the revolution. who shall
have all guarantees granted by law to
culprits and delinquents, and will pro-
ceed with all energy against those who
continue perturbing public tranquility.
whatever be their military, pecuniary
or social position, by selling. kidnap-
ing or assassinating defenseless per-
sons.'
The text of the note was received at
the State Department today from Con-
sui Silliman, and supplements the re-
port from Mexico City several days
ago quoting parts of the order.
eff there is no form of trial, however
summary" declares Gen. Gutierrez, eff
persons are despoiled or slain without
any procedure, tomorrow when we are
napers and assassins we shall be un-
able to repel the charge by pointing
to written processes in each case. On
our administrative conduct depends the
recognition Of our government by for
eign powers.
THE most elementary principles of
morality and justice demand that the
right to punish belongs only to au-
ject strictly to public procedure
marked by law, but never to private
parties nor to the chiefs of armed
groups, however numerous. for besides
discrediting themselves they discredit
the government they serve"
Gen Blanco Jailed by Villa.
Gen. Lucio Blanco, who remained in
military command Of Mexico City for
some time after the withdrawal of
Carranza forces and pending the ar
rival Of the Villa and Zapata forces,
has been imprisoned by Villa, accord
ing to dispatch today to the Car
rama agency here from Vera Cruz.
The message, dated yesterday, says:
'Advices from Mexico City received
by the war department from secret
service agents say Gen. Lucio Blanco
has been made prisoner by Villa and
scattered among Villa regiments
against their will.
''The state of Vera Cruz today became
denuded of rebel Villaistas and Ia
pataistas,. when Gen. Sauvtrran, oper-
citing under command OF Villa, with
500 soldiers, surrendered his force and
himself to Gen. Obregon in Jaltipan
and offered his sword to the first chief
Carranza forces evacuated Monterey
Tuesday. taking with them the ar
to the State Department, sent late
last night from Laredo. Villa forces
were reported advancing on Monterey
from the south. Trains arriving at
loaded with Mexican refugees. The
dispatch adds that the railway between
Tampico and Monterey has been cut,
and that trains have been fired upon.
Minister of Public instruction Quits.
A dispatch from Mexico City, dated
yesterday, says the minister Of public
instruction has resigned, and that the
national convention will meet in Mex
leo City tomorrow.
A warning that Americans who go
into Mexico do so at their own risk
was issued last evening by the State
Department 1t followed receipt of
consular dispatches from Tampico say
ing that Americans returning from the
oil fields of Texas and Oklahoma were
finding difficulty in getting work, and
that there were more destitute citi-
zens of the United States at the Mex
lean port today than at any time since
the revolutionary troubles began.
I'm view of the political conditions
in Mexico" said the depart
ment's statement, Americans who go
70 MSAiCO 10 SO at InelT own FISK, ana
the department does not advise Amer
leans to return to Mexico. even when
they have secured employment there.
1T would appear that many Ameri-
cans are under the impression that be-
cause this government gave them
financial aid in leaving Mexico on ac-
count of the conditions prevailing
there 1t would do so again should they
return to that country. The depart
ment cannot too strongly emphasize
the fact that no provision has been
made for continuing to transport
from Mexico at the expense
of the United States government"
Dispatches to the State Department
told of the holding up of a passenger
train Tuesday thirty miles northwest
of Vera Cruz by bandits. who shot two
CarranZa officers and eighteen men. The
train was burned.
Consul Edwards at Juarez informed
the department that Juan Jose Mus
ques. recently executed in Mexico near
the border. was not an American citi-
zen. as first reported.
Eliseo Arredondo, Carranza agent
here, last night made public message
from Gen. CarranZa announcing that
Gen. Arrieta had taken Tepehuanes and
advanced as far as Santiago Papas-
quiaro, state of Durango; that the
forces of Gen. Iturbe had retaken La
Paz, Lower California, and that Gen
Dieguez reported he soon would re-
occupy Guadalajara. Gen. Carranza
also gave notice that any convention
chiefs desiring to join him would be
accepted only upon unconditional sub
mission" to his authority.