Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-07-12
Belief Grows That Villa viii
Not Move His Forces South
ward Against Capital Of
Republic,
CATHOLIC PRIESTS
ARE TO BE PUNISHED
ConStitutionaIists Declare
Clergy Has Assisted Huerta
With Money and Brains TO
Continue in Power,

iuF HuNNtNa JOURNAL HFt1fhi thAhNo N'HNl
M Paso, Tex. July 1.-THE con-
ferenccs of the constitutionalisi lead
ers az Torrcar ia adjust the differ
cnccs between General Carranza and
General villa aid little To alter the
plan Of the revolution, according TO
the long official statement Of the
delegates. The tone Of the document.
however indicated that the differ
cnces between the revolutions head
ana his northern leader had been adj
iusted satisfactorily.
The attempt Of the Villa delegates
60 amend the plan of Guadalupe un-
der which the revolution has been OPP
Grated was deemed here as the most
interesting point Of the conferences,
upon pcrusal of the text Of the
minutes af the meeting, as tclegraphed
in full here today. The amendments
az proposed hv the delegates of the
division Of the north would have pre-
vented carranza or any other military
leader from becoming provisional
president. rho plan ~ Guadalupe
calls for the revolution head to act
az president until elections may be
fnlled rnd his successor chosen.
Plans agreed Upon.
The only important resolutions
adopted were a general proclamation
regarding the distribution of public
laads and the economic reforms for
the benefit of the poor incidentally
eondenning the Catholic clergy which,
at was said would be punished for po-
llticai activity nv aiding Huerta during
the revolution and q specific plan by
which elections would be held ana
plans for the future government made
after the triumph Of the revolution.
These resolutions were considered as
acceptable 10 the Carranza faction
The villa element, on the other
hand. succeeded in passing u fesoIu-
ton recommending that carranza Sc
lect his provisional cabinet from
list of names they gave. None OF
those mentioned at present are mem
bers Of the provisional cabinet The
objection Of the Cnrranza faction TO
certain persons surrounding Villa was
not reflected in the minutes Of the
meetings, which took up the better
part of any entire week.
villa In Chihuahua.
General villa himself was reported
today as having reached Chihuahua
CITY. whence large portion Of his
troops had preceded him after his
latest victory at Zacatecas. The plans
Of the division Of the north IN the
projected campaign against Mexico
CITY were not hinted at by any tele-
grams received from the south. ana
agents of both factions here admit
ted their ignorance,
The conviction that General villa
would not participate further in the
against Mexico City grew
in some quarters Reasons for the
change Of campaign were purely spec
ulative The Carranza men predicted
that General obregon would push on
after his recent success at Guadala-
lara. ana that the attack on San LUIS
potosi by the forces Of Gen. Pablo
Gonzales was not far distant
No word was received to Indicate
that General Ohregon, who was not
al the Torreon meeting.
had accepted the resolutions as
drawn up by Villas and Gonzales
delegates.
Twenty Y-five priests Of the Roman
Catholic church arrived here tonight
from Aeuas Gallentes. Iacatecas, Tor
reon and Chihuahua CITY having
been deported hs order Of Genera
Villa This WAS the result Of the res
button adopted al the recent inter-
aal peace conference in Torfeon 70
he effect that the clergy in Mexico
would be punished for having aided
he federals during the revolution.