Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-20
VILLA DECLARES FOR PEACE.
Says Any One Convention Names
President Will Be Accepted.

Washington, Oct. 20.-General Villa
has informed the United States that
unless something unforeseen occurs
hostilities in Mexico are at an end and
that he will support any provisional
government set up by the national con-
vention at -Aguascalientes.
Villa said that he would not accept
Carranza as provisional president. but
was satisfied that he would not be
chosen The general understanding on
all sides has been that CarranZa him
self does not desire to be provisional
president, wishing to be free to en-
ter thep residential race in the sue
ceeding election.
The latest official reports TO the state
department. describe in detail the visit
last Sunday of General Villa to the
convention at Aguascalientes. When
the commander of the division of the
north arrived, suspicious were awak-
ened as to- his purpose but when he
addressed the convention all doubt was
removed. General Villa said he came
to pledge his support to the acts of the
convention and to take the oath and
that he wanted to so on record so that
no one could ever say that he was un-
patriotic. He was received with storms
of applause. Later he embraced Gen
eral Obregon over whom Villas break
with Carranza occurred recently
AS the two generals greeted each 9TH
er effusively the convention was flied
with JOY. General Villareal. chairman
of the convention made speech, say
ing the country owed a debt of graft
tude to, Villas military achievements.
but that they We're as nothing as COM
pared to his patriotism. Then Gem
eral Villa wrote his name on the MeXi-
can flag as did all other delegates and
kissed the banner, pledging again amid
q storm of applause to abide by the
decisions of the convention. Villa de-
parted soon afterward for Guadaloupe,
saying he did not desire his presence in
Aguascalientes to be misinterpreted.
To American Consular Agent Car
others. who accompanied him General
Villa stated that he would support any
choice of the convention except Car
rama and that ne thought permanent
peace in Mexico was now in sight. Mr..
Carothers reported that the fighting
generals visit had produced q pro-
found impression on the delegates.
Villas statement that he would sup
port any man chosen is taken to
nal demand that no military man be
given the provisional presidency and
the prevalent belief here is that Gen.
Antonio villareal will be selected.
Delegates Mistreated.
According to the message from Mex
leo City to teh consulate here the dele
gates at Aguascalientes. who include
many chiefs Of the constitutionalist
army. have made an appeal to Carran
"a to guarantee their freedom during
the convention. which was resumed to-
day. They asserted that Villas SOL
diers, who are in Aguascalientes as es
sorts to the chiefs OF Villas army,
robbed them and insulted them in the
streets. They ask that Aguascalientes
>and the surrounding territory be de-
clared neutral during the convention
or that the convention be removed to
Mexico City.
Antonio I. villareal president Of the
convention, today ordered that a train
carrying L. G. Llorente, Carlos Dom
inguez. Manuel Bonilla and Andreas
Cuzman to the border be stopped
These men were released from prison
in Mexico City last night by order of
the Aguascalientes convention and were
to be permitted to go to Villa territory
They were arrested on charges of at
tempting to inciIe rebellion against
Carranza It is expected they are to
be held as hostage pending further ac-
ton by Villa.<