The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-07-02
ENVOY Of VILLA . ..
ASKS INTERVIEW
:. WITH PRESIDENT
General Angeles Agrees With Mr..
Wilson That Mexican Con-
Hct ls Useless
'PANcH0' WANTS HONORABLE
MAN FOR THE PRESIDENCY
While Agent Seeks Way Out III.
United States Bandit
General Fights
tAssOciatsd Prsss By Federal wireIosa.)

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WASHINGTON, June 80. - Gen
Felipe Angeles, chief Of staff to Gen
Francisco villa, the chieftain dominant
IN Northern Mexico, agrees with Presi,
dent Wilson that the present bloody,
interminable conflict in his country,
between factions, none Of which can
hope for recognition from the United
States, is hopeless and useless:
As General Angeles mission is un,
folded in successive statements and in
tefviews, il seems to assume moro dip
lomatic and, less military Significance.
He asserted last night that he Is on the
best Of terms with Wild, whose mes.
sage to President Wilson he bears.
villa Wants Capable Man
General vnia,'' he said, "will sup.
port any capable honorable man for
the presidency. I hope TO see Presi.
dent Wilson, in order that i may learn
his policy at first hand and at the sans
time acquaint him with that of General
villa. u.-..
81 am opposed to General Huerta
both personally and to his principles -
Further talk of peace is brought to
Washington in adviees from FL Pnso
to the effect that jose Isabel Robles,
who was minister Of war in thS cabinet
of former Provisional President Cutter.
req, has opened negotiations between
two large factions, which have agreed
to discuss terms. He hopes to bring
their representatives together in per
haps a fortnight. q.
President Asked For Interview
Two emissaries from General Angeles
and General Raoui' Madero, a, brother
Of the murdered Mexican President, ar.
rived at Cornish, New Hampshire, yes.
terday, to ask permission for an inter.
view between the President and An
geles.
General Angeles called yesterday at
the state department TO deny formally
that he is in any way connected with
the uprising which General Huerta at,
tempted to launch, but whieh was
nipPed by his arrest Monday at Ell
raso by agents of the department. of
justice. st+"- 4
Enrique Llorente, Villa s special
agent, joined General Angeles yester.
day in a call on General Scott, chief
of staff, at the war department., to
deliver a personal message from villa.
To the newspaper men they said An
geles mission was a military one, but
entered into no particulars.
Villa In Fierce Bate
dispatches last night from Ell Paso
reported that Villa is desperately de-,
fcnding chosen positions south of Aguas
Calientes from fierce attacks by troops
loyal to General Carranza, the Consti.
tutiOnalist First Chief. Heavy fighting
for the last three days, between Mon
terey and Paredon, with the result still
in the balance, was also reported from
Laredo, Texas.
From Tampico it was reported to the
state department that General Pablo
Gonzales, who was defeated last
Wednesday in an attack on the $4,000
men with whom Zapata is holding Mex
leo City, has. been superseded by Gen
eral Trevano 49,.
Carranza is maSsing troops around
the capital and expects to occupy it,
says TampicO, within two or three days
Ho hopes to avoid a battle in the
streets of the city, but all possibls
measures for the protection of non-eom.
batants and foreigners are being taken
by the resident diplomatic corps