The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-22
Issues Proclamation From Pachuca DenOuncing
 Villa-Zapata Tactics
ACCUSES BOTH OF
 MURDER AND THEFT
Action Brings Three Revolution Fac tions Into Mexican Politics, Each Claiming Sovereign Author
 ity of Government

Washington. January 21.-Gcneral Eulalio Gutierrez. elected provisional President of Mexico by the convention at Aguns Cnlientes. has not abandoned his claim to that office with his de- parture from Mexico City. In a proc lamation issued from Pachucn. and re- ported to the state department today, Csutierrcs, asserting that he is the legal convention which reassembIed at Mex leo City was under military coercion. He formally declared Villa, Zapatn nnd other generals deposcd from their commands.
 This proclamation which is virtually the same as the manifesto Gutierrez of fered to issue two weeks ago. while he still was in the capital. if General Obre- gon and others would join him in a move- ment to eliminate Villa and Zapata, ac- cuses both of the latter officers of mur- der, brigandage and high-handed in subordination, declares independence Of Carranza as we'll, and calls on the Mexi- can nation for support.
 With several thousand we'll armed troops, according to consular dispatch Gutierrez has moved north from Pachu- ca, and it is believed he is heading for San Luis Potosi. His action brings three rival factions into the field of Mexican politics. each claiming to exercise the sov- ereign authority of government.
 The hope of General Gutierrez, accord ing to official dispatches, appears to form junction with Generals Obregon, Villa real and Gonzales and such other chiefs hitherto loyal to Carranza as he believes will agree to eliminate not only the first chief but also Villa and Zapata
 Appointed Villa
 After reciting how he appointed Gen. eral Villa as commander in chief of the convention forces, General Gutierrez says in his proclana tion: From this moment. it was impossible to detain him, as in his alacrity to fight he disobeyed my orders to stop his ad- vance from Lagos to Leon; he occupied the latter city and continued his march to Mexico, taking into custody a com | mission IOT1ned DN ETduClSCO i6iCSidS Calderon for the purpose of entering into agreements from which, perhaps, it would Lave been unnecessary to resort to arms.
 "one day after Villa and zapata swore their allegiance to my government, Gen. Alberto Garcia Aragon, vice president of the permanent committee of the Aguas Calientes convention and governor of the national palace was arrested by Villa g forces at the suggestion of General za- pata, who had a personal grudge against him according to Zapata's own statement to me
 Immediately upon my knowledge of the arrest l ordered General Villa to release him and the latter promised to comply, but few hours later he delivered the prisoner to Gen. Emiliano Zapata, who ordered his execution without formality of law.
 Being completely wanting in forces who could obey an order of arrest against individuals who had thousands of men under their command I was compelled to remain inactive. A few days later I was informed that another member of the convention, Professor Berlanga, had palso been murdered few nights before. having been taken out of a restaurant by forces of General Villa In considera ton of this new outrage, called a meet ing of the cabinet to discuss the meas ures which had been adopted.
 Villa Left City
 Although we were as helpless as in the former case, we brought 10 the attention of General Villa that we were all decided to cause the govern
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