The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-09-24
NEW REvOL UTION
STARTED BYv VILLA
IN MEXICO
Military Leader in Open Revolt
Against Carranza
SENSATION IN WASHINGTON
American Troops May Be Retained at
Vera Cruz Until Contro-
versy Is Settled

Washington, Sept. 24.-Gen. Fran
cisco Villa, dominant leader in north
ern Mexico, according to a dispatch
from FL Pasco, Tex, last night de
nodnced the central government head
cd by Venustiano Carfanza, and an
nounced his Independence in a state
ment to the Associated Press. This
placed the state of Chihuahua in open
revolt against the party in power in
Mexico City as well as Sonora, the
next border state to the west, where
Gov. Maytorena previously has pro
claimed his independence of the con-
stitutionalist patty as represented by
Carranza.
Gen. Villa has telegraphed Gen. Car
rama disavowing the latter as first
chief of tho constitutionalis army n
charge of the executive power IN Mex
leo. This was announced IN tele-
gram from Gen Carranza last night
to the constitutionalist agency in
Washington. Gen Villa at the same
time announced that neither he nor
his delegates would participate in the
national convention called for Octo-
Der l at Mexico City to designate
provisional president.
This sudden break between the two
foremost factors in Mexico's politics
caused a profound sensation at Wash
ington. Secretary Bryan would make
no comment and White House ofh-
cials likewise were silent. II was gen
orally understood. however, that Pres
ident Wilson, who has set no date 70.
the departure of American forces
from Vera Cruz, probably would d..
lay the evacuation until the contro
versy was adjusted.
Official reports from various points
in Mexico throughout the day had
Pictured tho situation as ominous
From Mexico City came reports that
Gen. Carranza was considering the ad
Visibility OF postponing tho conven-
tion 10 days From this fact ray of
hope was obtained by some officials.
who thought the breach might be heal
ed If new method of representation
at the convention was agreed upon.
Well-informed officials seemed 10
think the cause of the rupture be.
tween Carranza and villa was the lat.
ter's disapproval of Carranza's system
Of representation for the convention.
villa urac of.ru,iuod tbot HE f,fi,,-
ors should control the convention or
he would not participate in it. BY the
agreement OF Torreon when the first
CarranZa-Nilla break was adjusted,
one delegate was to represent every
1000 men in the army and governors
of the states were to be barred. Car
rama recently invited the governors
and the generals as well. villa be-
lieyed the convention would be con-
t-oled by Carranza, who would put
in power as provisional president
someone who would conduct the cleo
ton so that Car.anza would be select
cd. villa is openly opposed to Carran
za's candidacy and was preparing to
support another.
Just what the American government
would do i'm the present emergency
was not clear last night. There was
confidence among some officials that
the friction would not result in sec
ond revolution because of the
strength of Villas army. They
thought a compromise might be ar
ranged by further conferences and
it was not certain whether the Unit
ed States would interpose its inilu.
ence or await developments.