The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-07-24
NEGOTIATIONS
ARE UNDER WAY
CARBAJAL is WILLING TO
TRANSFER THE GOVERN
MENT AT ONCE
VILLA AND ZAPATA
:" - *. ~.
Anxiety Has Been Caused BY
Their Attitude, But President
Is Optimistic
VILLA AND ZAPATA
(By Associated Press

Washington, July 23.-Rcginald(
cepeda, senator from the state OF Con
hhila and intimate friend of General
Carranza, has been selected by Pro.
vlslonal President Csrbajal to negoti.
ate the transfer OF the government al
MeNico City to the constitutionaliats
Mr.. Cepcda, who was in hiding In
alexico City during the IIucrta dicta
torship. left Vera Cru today for Tam.
pico to meet General Carranza. He
lla: full instructions and authority to
arrange for the transfer of govern.
mcnt.
Jose Castellot, personal representa-.
tive of Mr.. Carbatal. today conveyed
this information to Secretary Bryan
Messrs. Mangel. Novel and Uructa, ii
bad been supposed, would constitute
the Carbajal commission, It was learn.
ed today merely volunteered their ser.
vices and have no credentials or au.
thority from CarbaIal.
AS soon rs DR.. Cepeda Is received
by Genera CarranZa, an armistice
will .bn formally signed as the first
step In the negotiations. General Car
rar7n has indicated his willingness to
declare truce during the negotia-
tior aud the Carbajal government is
ray,ou: to do likewise. Tho Carbajal
c:;Hny has been instructed to ask for
only two things-a complete amnesty
for political offenders and guarantees
CT protection to the lives and property
OF the Mexican people.
Carr.tnza IS Reasonable.
While local agents of Carranza have
se!d he was disinc!ined to grant an
rT,ncsty. his speech todav at Victoria,
Mcvico, and other reliable advices
show he will declare an amnesty,
though reserving the right to punish
those directly responsible for the as
saRsination of Madero and Suarez.
Most Of them implicated. however,
hive left Mexico City.
Secretary Bryan expressed conf
dencc that there would be no diff
Guilty In the way of Carranza- -Carba-
jal agreement.
Villa and ZapEta. however, are caus-
Ing uneasinese, but President Wilson
today said he was sure villa would
cause no trouble. Secretary Bryan
made pr'.llc dispatches from George
C. Carothers, special representative
Of the state department with villa.
saying the lighting general would not
break with Cnrranza.
Meyicans here who llavc been ad:
TIscd Of Villas antipathy toward Car
ranza ray the breach has been healed
hut temporarily. They say Villa will
remain quietly in Northern Mexico
and wien Garranza reaches Mexico
City and a conference of generals Is
called, Villa will make vigorous de-
niands for share in the government
or in the promotion of his friends.
/. Situuti0s Threatenisg.
:. As to Zapata, many disquleting re-.
ports ere reaching Washington diplo-
matsa One South American minister
had a telegram from his consul gcn-:
eral in Merico City saying: "The SIT
uation here looks very dark" 1t was
this referred to uneasiness
ar to whether the constitutionalists
would enter Merico City peacefully or
take It arbitrarily without previous
The Zapatistas are re-
ported active and liable to take ad-
vantage of the unsettled situation to-
force an entry into Mexico City.
1 The attitude of the future govern.
ment In Mexico toward federal court!
decisions under Huerta was the sub
icct OF a conference today between1
solicitors of the ctate department and
Of oil interests In,
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