El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-19
GUTIERREZ MAY
JOIN CARRANZA
Letters Are Produced to
Show Nature of His Pro
posals to Gen. Oregon.

Blanco, VINO left Mexico City with their
troops after Gutierrez was depOsed from
the provisional presidency, will now
make an effort to join forces with Gen.
Obregon Of the Carranza army now
cast of Mexico City, it is believed.
Light was thrown on the conduct Of
Gutierrez Monday night by the receipt
here from Ver2cruz of the comics of
letters said TO have been exchanged be-
! tween Gen. Gutierrez and Gems! Obre-
! gon end Candida Aguilar dated Jan T.
J approximately the time when Gutierrez
/ announced to the convention that he
/ was working on plans for the pacifica-
/ ton of Mexico. Briefly, his plan was
/ said to be to unite with Oregon and
I Aguilar IN deposing Gen. Villa from
I control CT the convention forces Z. Ar
! redondo. head of the Carranza agency
[ mere, made public the text Of the cor
! respOndence. The letter. purportiag to
/ lave been signed by Gen. Gutierrez,
! fellows:
Gems. Aware Oregon and Candido
/ ASullar' wherever they may be:
| MY Dear Colleagues:
BY virtue of a decision reached by
Gems. Jose l. Robes. minister OF war:
I Lucio Blanco, minister of the interior;
EuSenio Asuirre Benavidcs, substitute
! secretary of war, and myself we he
lieve it patriotic and honest to address
you in order to point out the conv-
enience Of your suspending your ad-
vance towards this capital while we are
formulating plan of campaign that
we intend to pursue against Gen Fran
cisco villa. whom we have always had
the intention Of separating entirely
from the cOnventFonalist army. and
from all public matters Of our country.
Arraigns Villas Policy
For your information, 1 must tell
You that delegates have arrived here
from the states OF Tamaulipas, CoahuiIa
Nuevo Leon and San Luis Potosi and
have stated that the forces which are
q a FHrnrH IN e.
support the attitude which this govern
menJ may assume against Villa and
That very Few followers will second his
policy Of brigandage and desolation,
because number of honest chiefs of
the northern division are also willing
to cooperate with US.
Il desire to point out 20 YOU that K
is our intention to occupy the principal
public offices of our country, but to use
all our activities, good will and patriot
ism TO the END that peace may be re- /
stored in the land. To attain this end
we are endeavOring to accomplish the !
union of all the revo1utioRaries who |
nave no exclusively personal ambitions |
but who are animated with the common |
uesire 10 save our country from an
2rchy and ruin
81 trust that as soon as this commu- |
nlcation reaches your hands you will /
give me a reply which, have no doubt, |
viii be agreeable to our purposes.
Your affectiOnate friend and col /
league"
Oregon Rejects Request.
Gen. Obregon's answer was quoted as 4
follows:
NO. "Puebla, Jan. L. 1915.
Gen. Eulalio Gutierrez:
My dear friend and colleague:
Il have just received your communi-
cation Of the seventh instant in which
IN your own name and in the names OF /
Gems. Robes, Aguirre Benavides and
= "a n
advance toward Mexico City should be Z
suspended until you begin your cam /
patgn against Villa and the men who
Follow him in his work Of brigandage |
and desOlation.
81 am pleased to see that YOU have
come to understand the Justice of the
ilght We have waged from the begin
ning since the Villista faction knowing
mat the worst crime that our history
could record would be to enter into
compromises with men who only serve
as specimens Of monstrOsity, and you
must now recall with pain that one Of
the strongest reasons we had as honest
men, TO undertake this new fight was
mat you, disregarding the counsel Of
your friends, nullificd our last efforts
10 avoid it by appointing Villa chief of
operations
Won't stop Military Movement.
cannot arrest any of the military !
operations am carrying into effect al
ms AA4tiltOIL because LnlS would be Z
equivalent to betraying my brothers in
rms Who IN different parts of the re-
'uDlc are lighting against the VilIista
eaclloh' among whom is your brother,
sho mas the honor of having subor-
lnated his dearest family affections
o the sacred interests Of his country.
Whether you, by your deeds declare
var against villa and his followers and /
lace yourself in the position that ev-
ry honest Mexican should hold at this
a r=Frf = fr,rg L.,
s have done in the past. to reestab
.Sh peace IN our country which is de- {
CRYING Of a better lot. P
Lives OF Small Consequence,
but II you continue to pursue your =
mo Suous policy Of VacillatiOu and !
'eakness, permitting the country to be l.
I aBseu 10 desolatiOu and ruin, | do not
eHeve this struggle should be stopped
ecdusc the welfare of our country "
anEs on its decision. Ourselves ars 81 a
mall significance in such q scale: the {
nervousness Of having performed our
uty alone should satisfy us
trust Ihat when You have become / =
lHNlnced OF the error which your let
y cieariy indicates You have discov- =
-ed mat YOU VIII not hesitate in as !
inning the attitude that honesty de-
ands Of you. l desire to inform Won
iat VIII nos answer any further com
III q. tlons from you as long as you ! o
main in league with the Vflifsta fac.
(Signed) aAlvare Gbraoor,
according TO the Carranza agency
lese letters were taken when Col lose
oqrlguez' Lieut. Coils. Aguirre Escobar
nd Felipe Contreras, messengers OF ri
55n; gutierrez, recently were arrested : C;
me en- route 10 Obregon's headousr- n
rs. other documents found on their b
,rson were said to include a copy Of a al
s d llIeslo. which 1t is alleged Gen. Gu Il
afrez promised to publish if Gems h;
oregon and Aguilar accepted his pro Il
'sais: Ihls manifesto would have ac- dl
SEQ both Villa and Zapata of criminal b
nauct and have deposed them from ii
cir commands &C
is