The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-05-13

VILLA IS No FOOL.
REFUSES TO join FEDERALS In
Fighting United STATESI
MAAS Sent HIM LETTER

WH1EkU ULASE 1AVA AH AAA
Constituencies General Charge:
Huerta With Having Brought OF
and Invited a Foreign Difficulty II
an Effort to Force Rebels to AL!
Themselves With Him.
The answer Of Gen. Francisco Villa
to a request from Federal Gen. Mas
in command of the Saltillo garrison
that Villa join the Federals in aveng'
ing the American occupation OF Vera
Cruz was delivered to the Federal
messengers Monday.
Gen. Villa refused absolutely tc
ally himself or his men with the Fed.
erals and declared that the Huertis-
tas had provoked foreign Intervention
for their own ends.
Proposals from Gen. Velasco to 60
over to the rebels because Of alleged
ill-treatment by the Federal govern
ment were laid before Gen. Villa
Monday. Villa expressed himself as
inclined, to receive 80 good a fight
err. It is his custom to reject offers
from Federal officers to serve under
the rebel standard.
Gen. Obregon, commander Of the
division Of the northwest Of the rebel
army; Gen. Pablo Gonzales, comman-
der of the northeast division; Gen.
Panflo Natora, commanding the cen
tral division; Gen. Caballero, COM
manding the besieging force at Tam
pico, and others have refused pro-
posals that they unite with the Fed
eral troops to repel an American in
vasion.
Gen. Mas letter to Villa announc-
ed. that in addition to occupying Vera
Cruz the port of Salina Cruz had
been seized by the United States
forces, April %.
The Letter to Gen. Francisco Villa
was as follows:
ct have received instructions to
notify the revolutionary chiefs that
American intervention in Mexico Is
an accomplished fact. The United
States has committed grave ofense
against Mexico by disembarking
troops in Vera Cruz, April 21, and by
taking similar action at Salina Cruz,
two day later. This act alone con-
stitutes the intention Of war, and
this is the supreme moment to call
on the patriotism Of all Mexicans to
present united front and forget
our differences in the intense love OF
a county of which we are possessed. d.
We can consider the enemy only as a
foreigner, who in the most unjust and
ignoble manner has stepped upon the
holy soil of our fatherland.
"It is we'll known that the North
Americans, following the hypocritical
and undignifed conduct which they
have used in all cases Of Intervention,
have declared that they will not fight
against the revolutionists, but only
against the government; but 1t is
clearly to be seen that this conduct
is for no other purpose than to keep
US divided and make easier their
conquests. AS Mexican patriots we
should not permit foreign nations to
mix in our internal affairs.
1--WE, therefore, call upon our
brothers to rally to the common
cause for the defense Of the national
integrity. You could not more nobly
yield your present position than for
the purpose of rallying to the cause
Of the whole Of Mexico, that we may
all march together against the in
vading Yankees. I have such faith
in your patriotism that do not
doubt that the forces Of your COM
mand will rally to fight the invasion
of the Americans. I reiterate to you
assurances of my distinguished con-
sideration."
Gen. Villas answer follows:
"In answer to your letter Of April
%, in which, in accordance with your
instructions, you invite me to march
with you against the foreign invaders
Of our country, I would say that
understand your actions fully ano
also the present diabolical machina,
tions. I know that as an accomplice
you took part in the infdelity and
treason of February, 1913 (Madero's
death). This is perfectly well under
stood, and you should know that We
can not pardon it, and also know that
| it will be the cause of your ruin.
"I therefore give you this answer
only because your official request ano
my answer are historical documents
and I owe to posterity an explanation
Of my conduct.
"I know that the Cientifcos, b!
various processes, have up to th1:
time sought to bring about Nortf
American intervention in Mexico. Il
is known without doubt that the com
ing of the Americans was desired anc
provoked by you. The manner II
which you have excited internal trou
bles and then called on all Mexican:
to help fight the external troubles /:
clear to all the world.
"Gen. Huerta and you did not snow
much wisdom when you were convert
ed into instruments Of the Cientltlco'
and brought about the assassination
| of President Madero, Vice-Presiden
Pine Saurez and some other Liberia
Democrats, because you did not real
ize that the blood Of the heroes Wh'
started the Democratic movement II
l191O would cause civil war Wh1cl
would lead to your ruin.
"Now you desire to provoke a for
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