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

Washington, Sept. 30.--Formal an
nouncement from General Villa that he
will not be candidate for president
or vice president OF Mexico was re-
ceived at the state department through
Consul Carothers 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
80 closely the declaration Of General
Carranza that he would not become
candidate If Villa would give SINH
lar promise and all the military lead.
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-
NEA ia Ct luz w I1lS SGAL eFLSa esoN~
eminent.
Zapata made 1t plain that he did
not recognize Carranza as the first
chief Of the Constitutionalists.
Pacification Committee En- Route.
Mexico Clty.-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
viii prevent further clashes between
| the factions.
Where the conference will be held
has not been made public. TorreoI
has been suggested as tn most likely
place.
The commission believes both Car
ranga and Villa are surrounded by ele
ments prejudicial 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 Of
the Constitutionalists to resign In fav
or of Fernando lglesias Calderon, thus
maintaining the honor of the Constitu
tionalist cause and preventing blood
shed, anarchy and possible interven
ton.
While the text Of General Carrauza'i
answer has not been made public, gov
eminent officials are most optimisti,
regarding the results which 1t ma!
have.
| II Is semi-otficially stated that thu
general conference is to be postponet
from Oct. / to Oct. 8, when all diff
ferences existing between General Vii
Ia and General Carranza win be nd
iusted amicably through an under
standing that no northern chief shall
be candidate for either temporary O
permanent president,
Meeting May BE Delayed.
I'll Paso, Texas.--The beginning O
actual hostilities between the divide
Coustitutionalist army awaits Genera
Carran2a's answer to General villa
who has demanded that he resign 4
favor OF Fernando Iglesias Calderon q
first chief. So far as could be learne
here, however, there has been estai
lished no actual armistice.