The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-19
GUTIERREZ MAY JOIN CARRANzA
 AGAINST VILLA
Recent Provisional Head of Mexico DenOunces Villa Factors in Letter to
 General ObregOn

Washington, January lS.--General Fran cisco Villa, conmander-in-chief of the forces controlled by the convention in session at Mexico City, was due to reach the capital tonight to assist Colonel Roaue Gonzales Garza, selected by the convention as temporary executive to succeed General Eulalio Gutierrez.
 This information reaches the state de- partment today with advices saying that while the capital was well protected and policed,' there had been some executions for disorders and populace was uneasy.
 Gutierrez's reasons for departure have not yet been explained to the state de- partment but the belief prevails here that with the 50o0 troops accompanying him from Mexico City and Generals Blanco and Roblez. he is endeavoring to either join General Obregon and the Carranza element or intends to set up an independent faction.
 Light was thrown on the conduct of Gutierrez tonight by receipt from Vera Cruz of copies of letters said to have been exchanged between General Cutter reg and Generals Obregon and Candido Aguilar, dated January ', approximately the time when Gutierrez announced to the convention that he was working on plans for the pacification of Mexico Briefly, his plan was said to be to unite with Generals Obregon and Agllilar in deposing General Villa from control of the convention forces. Elzio Are dondo, head of the Carranza agency here made public the text of the correspon- dence.
 Letter from Gutierrez
 The letter pNrporting to have been signed by General Gutierrez reads
 Generals Alvarao Obregon and Can dido Aguillar, wherever they may be. My Dear Colleagues; By virtue of de- cision reached between Generals Jose L. Roblez, minister of war; Lucio Blanco, minister of the interior: Eugenio Aguiree Bonavides, sub-secretary of war, and my self, we believe it patriotic and honest to address you to point out the conve- nience of you suspending your advance towards this capital while we are formu. lating plan of campaign that we intend to pursue against General Francisco Villa, whom we always have intended to separate entirely from the conven- tionalist army and from all the public matters of cur country
 -'ror your information, I must tell you that delegates have arrived here from the states of Tamaulipas, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon and San Luis Potosi and have stated that the forces operating in those states are willing to support the atti- tude which this government may assume against Villa, and that few followers will second his policy of brigandage and deso- lation, because number of the honest chiefs of the northern division are will 'hng to cooperate with us.
 '1 desire to point out to you that it is not our intention to occupy the principal public offices of our country, but to use all Of our activities, good will and patriot Ism to the end that peace may be re- stored in the land. To attain this end We are endeavoring to accomplish the union of all the revolutionaries who have nc exclusively personal ambitions but who are animated with the common de- sire to save our country from anarchy and ruin.
 VI trust that as soon as this communi- cation reaches your hands you will give nfe reply which have no doubt will