The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1915-01-21
MEXlCO'S BRAND NEW PRESL
DENT PROPOSES TO NEUTRAL
IZE MEXICO CITY.
WOULD HOLD PEACE PARLAYS
Invites Gutierrez, Carranza and All
Other Leaders to Participate in
Convention Designed to Afford
Peace in Mexico

Washington, Jan 20.-Col Rogue
Gonzalez Cara. temporary head OF
the convention government in Mexico
City, in telegram dated Saturday
and received here tonight by his
agent Enrique c. Llorente, an.
nounced that the convention has pro-
posed to General Gutierrez that the
capital of Mexico be declared neutral
territory and a general armistice
agreed to in order to conduct peace
rarleys. A similar proposition the
message said, will be made to Gen
eral Carranza.
Somewhere outside of Mexico City
is General Gutierrez, until last week
provisional president under the con
vention, with several thousand men
who left the capital with him. At
Vera Cruz General Carranza is main.
tanning his government as first chief
of the constitutionahsts
Today's advces TO the state depart
ment indicated that the convention
which with Colonel Zarza as its ex-
ecutiye and General Villa as its mill
tary commalder-in-chief, was prepar-
ing to eyacuate the capital before the
advance Of Carranzas forces from
the south, planning to set UP a TEN.
porary capital. probably at Torreon
Colonel Garzas telegram which
apparently left Mexico City about the
same time the latest state depart
ment reports were dispatched, said:
Public opinion in the capital re-
mains confident My government,
which emanated from the sovereign
convention, has received offers from
private citizens to take up arms in
defense of the city and Of the con
yention. Ii has not, however, been
deemed necessary 10 accept such Of
fers, for the reason that the situation
in the capital is sufficiently safe
guarded with the force already at
hand, belonging to the convention
and to the divisions of the lorth and
south and which have given ample
protection to national and foreign in
terests.
General Villa has control over the
entire north after having defeated at
Irapuato (Guanajuato) the Robles
brigade. and at Queretaro the column
Of General Elizondo, the troops of
both Of which were disarmed. The
disloyal troops at present at San
Luis Potosi are surrounded by those
of the convention, which occupy
Queretaro, Aguas Calientes, Guadala-
jara, TOrreon, Monterey, Saltillo and
Victoria 1t is expected the conyen-
ton government will soon control all
THE northern part of the republic
Notwithstanding that the military sit
uation appears to be controlled, since
the greatest part of the troops which
evacuated Mexico City on Saturday
have now returned and placed them.
selves at the orders of the cOnven-
tion aad the commanders of the diyi
sion of the north, the first named pro
poses to follow a policy of concIia.
ton with all desirable and useful ele.
ments.
''With this end in view the con
vention has proposed to General
Eulalio Gutierrez that the capital OF
the republic be declared neutral in
order that preliminary peace parties
may be initiated simultaneously
agreeing to grant an armistice
throughout the republic. The conyen
tion likewise intends to address Gen
eral Carranza in this sense. The
factions of General Gutierrez and
that of General Carranza are not in
harmony.
THE lack Of cohesion on the part
of these elements. Carranza and Gu
tierreZ, viii facilitate the military op-
erations Of this government. which.
at the present moment is preparing
to attack Pachuca without the neces-
sity Of diverting the troops now en-
| gagged in the vicinity Of Puebla. The
division Of the south is carefully pa
trolling the railway lines to Puebla
| and Pachuca and has occupied Ome.
tusco, the key to these strongholds.
| | shall in due time advise YOU of the