Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-20
Late Provisional President Of
Republic Is Declared Traitor
to Country and Looter Of
National Treasury,
PEOPLE OF MEXICO CITY
ARE FULLY PROTECTED
Northern Chieftain Processes
Patriotism as Only Motive
and Means to Fight to Bitter
End.

lei paso. Tex, Ian. l9--General
villa under date OF today from Aguas
Calientes. a city north Of the capital
sent the following statement to The
Associated Press
"On the sixteenth instant. coming
from Juaroz where l had arranged
satisfactorily and In a decorous man
ncr for the country and for our
cause. the conflict regarding the at
tacks made on Naco by the convention
forces. was surprised on the way
south TO learn that General Eulalio
Gutierrez. provisional president OF
Mexico, elected by the convention, IN
company with Generals J. |. Sahel
Robes Lucio Blanco and Mateo Al
mama, had fled during the early
morning Of that day from the capt
tai city without any permission from
the honorable assembly. taking with
them l0.000,000 pesos from the mn
tional treasury, aud looting every
thing and leaving abandoned all IN
terests. lives and honor Of the society
entrusted 60 their care.
"Details contained ia later tele-
grams informed me about the condi-
tions, the alarm ana panic existing
among the inhabitants of Mexico city
when they learned of the attitude of
the first magistrate OF the nation anu
of his companions. was further
surprised upon learning that some
forces, belonging to the fugitives, IN
tended to abandon the capital march
ing in the streets in disorder and per-
hitting all sorts of abuses and outlaw
acts.
Fortunately the forces under my
command in the city at once took up
the task OF establishing order and
kept the soldiers who wanted to leave.
believing in hoax, in some OF the
barracks, and giving the people am
pie guarantees Therefore. have
the honor Go notify the republic and
the world that not single act was
committed against life and interests
of the inhabitants of Mexico city. and
that the forces Of the liherating army
1.-THE Zapata forees) together with
those of the division of the north,
kept order.
DenOunccs Gutierrez.
This had hardly passed in The cap-
ital when new message from anoth-
err locality gave me new particulars.
Through this / learned that President
Gutierrez had addressed the military
convention In an attempt to ignore Il
and turning against H. defrauding the
hopes of the country which has been
left with him. had turned traitor to
the public aspiration and those or the
revolution.
Contrary to all political questions
and having only the desire to do my
duty. ! at once called a meeting OF all
generals with me and all those ac-
companylng me. in order to take up
the matter They, Ike mo, resolved
to support the convention and TO
fight the enemies of the country un-
I'll we could establish in the country
the revolutionary principles of 1910,
which shah save the republic, My
opinion was upheld by all Of the
northern division, by the liberatng
army under General Il. ZaData and by
the several other well known revolu-
tionary chieftains | can state that
the major part of the forces remain
loyal to the convention and are ready
to aid in the pacification Of Mexico
and the establishment Of constitu-
tional order.
u believe Il opportune TO let the
Mexican people know that now as
ever, am ready TO fight for their In
terests and honor, and that / shall
fight the enemies without seeing their
number or their power. ON doing my
duty I have consulted no one but only
my conscience which ! protest TO be
subject to all the resolutions Of the
convention. Again | renounce all
public positions, as my only aim IL
the happiness Of the country and its
people.
'FRANCIsCO VILLA,
General in charge Of operations"