The Washington times., 1915-07-16
CARRANzA CLAIMS
ANOTHER VICTORY
Villas Troops Routed in Sonora
Battle, Is Report to Agency
Here.

Representatives in Washington as an
other important step in the Carranza
campaign in northern Mexico, completes
victory was gained by Gen. Plutarco
Elias Gales In a battle with the Willis
tas at Cabullona. in the state of Sonora,
according to a dispatch received at the
local agency today.
The town is located about fifteen or
twenty miles south of Douglas, Ariz'
The report states that LOCO Villistas
were put to rout with the loss of sixty.
two dead. thirty prisoners and several
wounded. In addition. the dispatcn
claims. the constitutionalists, with a loss
of onlS eight killed and sixteen wound
ed, captured two machine guns, more
than 100 rifles, $4,000 rounds Of ammu-
milton. and horses and foodstuffs in
large quantities.
Attempted Bribery.
In %porting the victory General
Gales charges that Governor Mayto-
rena, the Villista representative in So
nora. tried to bribe Lieutenant Colonel
Aguirre of the constitutionalist army.
who has turned over to Gales damaging
letters sent to him by Maytorena.
State Department advices from Vera
Cruz and Mexico City show complete
restoration of train service between the
two cities. The train blown up on tSe
y,
p/-ts. had no Americans on board, but
was a special train of workmen.
Consul General Hanna, at Monterey,
reported a relief in the food shortage at
that town and Victoria, owing to the
harvesting Of a new crop of grain
Considered here as intended to pave
the way for formal application for
recognition Of the constitutionalist fac
ton by President Wilson. Carranza has
sent to his agents here a lengthy Inter
him cinCa rnnCCIlna-
tion Of Mexico City to Richard L. Met
calf, former civil governor of the Canal
Zone, and former editor Of w. ]. Bry-
ans Commoner.
Carranza's Plans.
In this statement. Carranza. express
ing a willingness to eliminate himself
entirely in the elections for permanent
President of Mexico, outlines the party
principles of the constitutionalists and
their plans for a restoration of order
and the enactment of reforms.
These reforms are: Readjustment Of
the taxation laws, so as to free the peon
classes from the condition of slavery to
which they have long been subjected; !;
restrictions upon the executive: amnesty
for all political offenders; full religious
liberty. and ample guarantees for the
protection Of foreign investments.
The Chief Sentiments.
In the main the following were the
sentiments expressed by the first
chief:
"Constitutionalist leaders think it
strange that one of our chief diff
fcultes has been to make our pur-
pose understood at Washington. We
are moving so closely along the lines
Of government marked by Thomas
dent Wilson to be a faithful disciple.
that We feel that we are entitled to
the hearty sympathy of the American
Government in all that we are trying
! faith in the democratic purposes of
President Wilson that we are conf
dent he would give to the Constitu-
tionalist party his whole sympathy
II he could but know the spirit which
animates that partys purpose in
Mexico.
Mexico City will. of course. be the
seat Of government and there all ma
tiopal official activities Will be trans
ferred at the earliest practicable mo-
ment. 1t Is hardly necessary for me
to say that everything possible will
be done to transform Mexico City
into that peaceful. orderly and busl-
ness like community becoming to q
national capital. l shall strive to win
the confidence OF foreigners living
there and thereby obtain their coop
Grafton with the eMXlcan cltlzens IN
giving to the new government that
support so essential W suSSoeS IA :"
republic.
Law of Amnesty.
The constitutionalist government as
now existing is naturally temporary
affair and Is only intended to PROVIDE
an agency for the establishment OF
permanent government that shall be
entirely suitable to republic.
I'm accordance with decree issued
at Vera Cruz December Il. 1914. a1ter
the election of municipal councils InSi IN IN
trst CHIEF will call an election tor
congress. In that congress the nrst
chief will make report OF MS work,
and the congress will ratify or amepd
put into effect during the temorary
organization. thus investing them with
the character OF constitutional pro
visions. Then the Congress Will issue
a call for the election OF a president
Of the republic. and when that cleo
ton shall have been held, the first
chief will deliver the executive powers
to the person elected. Then the great
battle for constructive government In
Mexico will be in full swing. 1t Will
be genuine constructive effort, for the
leaders of the constitutionalist party
realize that the one way in which to
bring to Mexico real and permanent
peace is to give the people govern
ment which will command their love
and respect for the reason that 1t does
justice to the weak as we'll as the
strong and extends protection and the
convenience of government to all
alike. Such a government will ever
strive not only to give the greatest
implies evil to some. hut it will ever
work toward the higher goal Of pro-
viding all the good there is to all the
people.
THE new congress will enact Law
dealing particularly with amnesty.
have no doubt that this will grant am
guilty of crime These latter will b'
given due trial In military court in ac
cordance with the law of 1862, enacted
under Juarez, which law was reiterated
in the decree of May, 1913 No innocen
person will be permitted to suffer anC
every one called to account for wrong
doing will be given every opportunit!
for the establishment of his innocenc'
l.