Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1914-05-06
SALISBURY, NJ c.. WEDNESDAY,, May 9TH, 1914
VILLA WILL NO fIGHT UvlTto STATES.
He Says Husrfa Invited In,tIyealian, Think.
Ing to Save Himself ThsIssy.

He Says Husrta Invited IatIyeailao, Thlsk
Ing to Save Himself Thsissy.
Torreon. Maxice, May Avis
FL Paso. Texas, May 5 -1he
answer of Gen. Francisco Villa to
a request from Federal! General
Mass in command of the. Saltlllc
garrison, that Villa join the Fed
erals in avenging the American
occupation Of Vera Cruz was de-
Iivered to the Federal messengers
today.
General Villa refused absolutely
to ally himself or his mon with
the Federals and declared that the
Huertistas had provoked foreign
Intervention for their own ends.
General Mas letter said that in
addition to occupying Vera Cruz
the port o Salina Cruz had been
seized by tho United States forces
April %.
GENERAL MAAs' REQUEeT.
The Mas letter says IN part:
II have received instructions to
notify the revolutionary chiefs
that American intervention in
Mexico 10 an accomplished fact.
The United States of the North
have com mittsd a grave offsnse
against Mexico by dlsem barking
troops in Vera Cruz on April 21
and by tAking similar action at
SalinA Crns two DAYS later This
action constitutes the intention of
war and this 10 the supreme mo.
ment to call on the patriotism of
all Mexicans to present . united
front and forget our differences in
the intense love of q country Of
which we are possessed. We can
consider the enemy only as
foreigner, who in the most unjust
aud ignobls manner has stepped
upon the holy soil of our father
land.
I'VE therefore call upon your
brothers to rally to the common
cause for the defense Of the Ma
tionsl integrity. You could not
more nobly yield yours 1siti IN
than in the cause of all Mexico,
that We can march together on the
invading Yankees.
Was REPLY.
General Villas answer in part
follows:
81 know that the cientificos, by
various processes, up TO- this time,
have sought to bring about North
American intervention in Mexico.
It is known without doubt that
the coming of the Americans was
desired and provoked by you.
The manner in which you have ex.
cited internal troubles and then
called on all Mexicaus to help
fight the external troubles, is
clear to all the world.
General Husrta and you did
not show much wisdom when you
were converted into Instruments
of the cientificos and brought
about the assassin alton of Presl-
dent Madero, Liberal Democrats,
because you did not realize that
the blood of the heroes who start
ed the democratic movement in
1910 would cause civ war that
" ,uld lead to your ruin.
"Now you desire..to provoke a
foreign war to save yourselves
from the disaster coming from the
civil conflict
"The constitutionalists desire
to do all possible compatible with
the National dignity to avoid a
foreign war, but if we are not able
to avoid it we will face two enem-
les, the powerful stranger and the
depraved compstriots."
OTHERS J IN IN REFUSAL
Chihuahua, Mexico, May s.
General Obergcn, commanding
the division of the N rthwest of
the rebel army; GIN. Pablo G on-
zales. commanding tn N 1theast
division; Genera Panfiia N rena
commanding the Ce"tral div sion ;
General Caballero commanding
the besieging foro"s at Tampico
and othe-s have refused proposals.
that the unto with the Fsderals
to repsi an American inv ision.
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