Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-06
Armed Conflict Between Troops
of Opposing Factions Occurs
Close to AguaS Ca|lentes,
Scene of Recent Conference
RESIGNATION HINGES
ON CERTAIN CONDITIONS
Generals Villa and Zapata
Must Retire Before First
Chief Yields Provisional
Presidency Of Republic.


Ell Paso, Tex, Nov. 5.-Carranzp
officials claim twenty states out OF
the thlrty-one states and territories
In Mexico In the present conflict with
the Villa factions which today result
ed in actual conflict below Aguas
Calientes. The results We're not learn
ed of the battle. In which II was be-
lieved strong forces had met almost
at the city where week ago an at
tempt was made to adjust peacefully
the factional disagreement
The states dominated by villa form
u solid block in the northwest. thus
placing the northern chieftain In q
more advantageous position. especial
ly In view of the border territory he
controls and the open embargo on
war munitions shipped from the Unit
cd States. The only exception 10 this
IL the state of Morelos, controlled by
zapata, whom the villa faction claims
but whose troops the Carranza ele-
ment asserts controlled by neither
side.
Carranza's Contention.
Rafael Muzquiz. the Carranza con-
sui general to the United States, re-
ceived today an explanation of the
action of the first chief In rejecting
the nomination by the Aeuas Calientes
conference of Eulali0 Gutierrez, TO
serve as provisional president for
twenty days, and of Carranzas pres
enee at Puebla. The message was
signed by Ysidro Fabela. carranza's +
acting minister of foreign relations.
He named twelve states, the gov
ernors Of which had recognized the
Carranza central government In the
present argument. Eight others pre-
viously had been heard from favor-
ably. II was asserted.
Fabela's message said:
Why lie Is In Pucbia.
The first chief thought II well to
make visits In the states of Puebla
and Tlaxcala. remaining In this city.
Pneba. because being here in Puebla
he received message from the con-
vention informing him that General
Eulalio Gutierrez had been made pro-
visional president without the con-
vention telling him, Carranxa, wheth-
er or not the conditions which he
had imposed upon his resignation
had been fulfilled.
"These conditions were: Fixing the
form Of government which shall
carry out revolutionary ideas, and
making an effective retirement Of
Generals Villa and Zapata from COM
mand of their forces.
Since these conditions have not
been fulfilled and as the convention
OF generals and governors called by
the first chief has no authority to set
tie the difficulties with General Villa,
fix the date of elections and define
the social reforms which were to be
carried out in the pre- constitutional
period. the first chief cannot give up
the power to any person designated
by the convention without the con-
ditions heretofore imposed, having
been fulfilled.
Violated Plan Of Guadalupe.
The commission appointed in
Aguas Calientes to ask from General
Carranza the surrender of the execu-
tive power halted In Queretaro in or
der to have conference with the
first chief to avoid further difficult
ties
THE governors of Pueba. Flaxcala.
Yucatan, Queretaro, Guanajuato, Ha-
basco. Chiapas. Vera Cruz. Jaliseo,
Mexico and the federal district and
many leading generals have conmu-
nieated with the first chief declaring
their allegiance to him and that they
viii not obey any other authority
while the convention does not carry
out the terms named by him.
They also declare that the con-
vention violated the plan of Guada-
lupe in naming a provisional presI-
dent. The first chief takes his stand
from patriotic motives and is willing
to sacrifice his personal interests and
ambitions under the conditions here
tofore named in order to bring about
peace, but If these conditions are not
carried out. there can be no peace in
the republic"