New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-22
Charge d'Affaires Presents
Request to Wilson Over
Bryan's Head.
WANTS VILLA CALLED
TO STRICT ACCOUNT
Christian Brothers Prosecuted
in ZacatecaS-May Widen
Breach with CarranZa.

Washington. July 81 The govern
mcut OF France has evidence which Il
con ders sufficient 20 prove that two
Catholic priests we're killed az Zacate-
cas- By direct order Of Pancho villa.
This evidence has beer presented 20
the United State. with Oh. urgent re-
quest that this government make ade-
quatc representa- Ous 20 the COnstltu-
tIOualsts or tie sub ect
Elev.. member Of tnc Christian
Brother. organization. Also French. are
impris0ne4 q. Zacateca and u is
France desire that tho United states
induce or force the CousttutlODailsts
10 free them.
r. Is caargeC shat the -wo priests
were murdered because they refused
20 give mouer 20 the reDei- o North
ern Mexico. Was 20 bring the mat
ter 20 he attention Of the Pre- DEM
that the French Charge d'Afaires Wis
Ted he White House to-day, E1in'
over the head of the Secretary o. State
b. explicit instructions from n.a GOV
eminent.
A result tho State Department mas
sent kilograms 20 both tarranza ana
Villa informing them o. the necessity
of releasing the priests.
The situation is regarded a. serious.
II IS believed that If Villa was respon-
Siblc for the deaths o. the two priests
as the French government holds. Car
rama will undoubtedly repudlate villa.
possibly trying 10 chastise him. ms
!. is thought. would widen the breach
between the two and add 20 the tempta-
ton 20 Villa 20 set Up IN business lot
himself In Northern Mexico.
The President received late this al
ternoon Iglesias CaiGeron and iran
cisco Urquidi. local agents Of the con
stitutionaiists. and u Is reported that
he referred 20 the representations
made by France.
senior Calderor IS expected 20 become
Car-anza's Minister Of Foreign Afairs.
rouid, IS secretary Of the Washington
INIT. OF the Onstltutlonalst Until
now Lafae, Zubarar has been consld-
arod the chief Of .he nstl'utlonallSts
here. but the fact that Calderon won't
70 the White House Indicate that lie
has been deposed Senior Caideron and
In. Cabrera. another Constitutional
ist agent. are 10 start for Mexico soon
and Cslderon will carry with MN the
views Of the Washington adminlSrEa
tiou. ,
Another important development Of
the dav was the receipt OF telegram
by Mr. BRYAN from General Carranza
in which the latter said that be mad
sent orders 20 all OF MS generals TO
su-Dend nos.ilitles. This IS taken 10
mean that peaceful transition OF ne
government In Mexico City from Car
baial 20 Carranza is assured.
Provisional Pres dent Carbajal does
Dct intend 10 surrender uncondluonaH!
10 General Carranza and Will cohceh-
trate his military forces and resist an
invasion rather than permit the Cohsu-
tutionalists 20 enter Mexico cry WIN
out previous agreements not 10 WreaA
vengeance on the lives and proper'y o.
those who supported Genera Huerla.
This was the tenor % information
from authoritative sources to-day in
Mexico City 10 Washington diplomats.
Emilio RaDasa. head Of the deieSa-
nan which represented General huerta
~ The Niagara conference. arrived
here to-day and discussed the sltIa-
ZION first with ire South American
rrediators and then r. the Mexican
-,,ba-., vi-r Jose Ca-tellot. personal
representative Of CarbajaA
Whilo denying then selves 20 callers.
became known that they iarore 2
more aggressive attitude oy Caroa a.
10 secure guarantees Of protection fcr
neoD,e in Mexico Cry and in federal
.erritory generally They made Il plain
.aa, senior Carbaja, had no objection
20 turning over the government 70 Gea-
eral Carranza. but would insist on
-ome assurance .n advance that prog
er.v would not be- de spoiled and ,na:
there would De no wholesale eNecu-
lion or arrests.