Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1914-10-01
WILL NEITHER SEEK PRESIDENCY
NOR VICE PRESIDENCY Or
MEXICO, 10 FORMAL AN
NouNcEMENT.
FOLLOWS VERY CLOSELY
DECLARATION or CARRANZA
asuprems Chief" Agrees to Eliminate
Self, Providing All Military Lead
ers Stay Out Of Raee--Strennth-
ems Hopes of Washington
Officials for Peace.

Washington, Sept. 30.~~Formal an
nouncement from General villa that he
will not be a candidate for president
or vice president of Mexico was re-
cetved at the state department through
Consul Carethers at Chihuahua City.
The dispatch was the first to reach
Washington from Central Mexico since
Villas revolt, greatly strengthening
the hopes of officials here fora peace"
full adjustment of the difficulties be-
tween the two leaders.
Significance Of Assurance.
Special significance was attached to
Villas assurance because it followed
SO closely the declaration of General
Garranza that he would not become a
candidate IL villa would give a SINH
lar promise and all the military lead
ers were eliminated as presidential
possibilities.
General Funston, commanding the
American forces at Vera Cruz, inform
ed the war department that General
Zapata, the southern rebel, had lodged
protest with him against the surren-
der of Vera Cruz to the Carranza gov
| ernment.
Zapata made it plain that he did
| not recognize Carranza as the first
| chief of the Constitutionalists.
PaeIfieation Committee En- Route.
Mexico City.-The pacifcation com,
mittee, organized among officials here
In an endeavor to adjust differences
between Generals Carranza and Villa
| have departed with the immediate OBJ.
| Ject of reaching the nearest point
where they can consult the generals Of
the division of the north. They will
try to arrange a cessation of hostili
ties and secure an agreement which
| will prevent further clashes between
| the factions.
| Where the conference will be held
has not been made public. Torreor
has been suggested as tn most likely
place.
| The commission believes both Car
rama and villa are surrounded by ele
ments preiudicial to continued peace
| carranxa Answers Protest.
General Carranza answered a mes
sage sent by General Francisco villas
| division OF the army which. while pro
testing loyalty, asked the first chief o.
the Constitutionalists to resign In fav
or of Fernando Iglesias Calderon, thu
maintaining the honor of the Constitu
tionalist cause and preventing blood
/ shed, anarchy and possible interven
ton.
While the text OF General Carranza'
answer has not been made public, gov
erament officials are most optimisti
regarding the results which 1t ma,
have.
II is seuai-otficially stated that tn,
general conference Is to be postpone,
from Oct. / to Oct. s, when all dill
ferences existing between General VII
In and General Carranza win be nd
| iusted amicably through an under
standing that no northern chief shall
be a candidate for either temporary o
permanent president,
/ Meeting May BE Delayed.
Ell Paso. Texas.--The beginning @
actual hostilities between the divide
Constitutionalist army awaits Genera
S'arranaa's answer to General Villa
who has demanded that he resign 1
favor OF Fernando iglesias Calderon q
first chief, SO far as could be learne
here. however, there has been estal
lished no actual armistiee,