The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-23
PEACE IS SIGNED
BY VILLA AGENTS.
GENERAL TO FLEE
Mexican Rebel Chieftain Now
In Juarez Waiting Permis-
sion to Cross United
States Border.
PERMISSION is GRANTED
Not Certain That He Will Not
Be Prosecuted For Cattle
Thefts-Era of Tran
guilty Seen.
PERMISSION is GRANTED

Ell Paso, Tex, Dec. 21.-An agree
laent was reached and papers were be-
lng signed at noon today whereby the
Villa faction in northern Mexico con-
rluded peace terms with the defacto
government of Mexico. The confer
ence was held between Mexican Con-
sui Garcia and former lieutenants Of
Gen. Francisco Villa at the consulate
In FL Paso.
Gen. Francisco Villa is reported in
Juarez. The signing of h peace
agreement eliminates him from Mexl-
can affairs.
Washington, Dec. 20.-State depart
ment officials have decided that Cen
eral Villa will receive the asylum &C
corded a political refugee should he
enter the United States. This decision
was sent last night to General Funston
by the war department. for transmits
sion to Villa, or his representatives.
State department agents had re-
ported that alleged Intermediates had
requested Villas immunity from arrest,
saying that if this was given n pc
lieved Villa would abandon the hight
against Carranza and retire to private
life in the United States.
IT, state department does not con-
ceal it's desire to have Villa eliminated.
Without him the revolution in the
north will certainly fall, officials be-
lieve. The Intermediates also SAID
that the plan was for the retirement
from the field of b entire Villa army.
.1ight Prosecute Villa.
Much interest is displayed by Off
Gals here as to whether Villa will ac-
cept the promise of immunity as a POI
litical refugee. Such immunity would
not protect him from prosecution with
in the United States or charges of an
ordinary character.
h government has nothing On
! which a charge will be brought against
Villa, but it is said that local officials
at Ell Paso have information concern
ing alleged. Irregularities in cattle
deals, in which Villa was involved, and
that this might be made the basis of
prosecution. 4
Secretary Lansing announced that
Villa had the right to enter the United
States and would be given the same
| facilities Of doing so as n other
foreigner. A dispatch to this effect has
| been sent to General Funston, the sec
rotary, to be delivered to Villa.
Ell Paso, Tex, Dec. 2O.-Final ar
rangements for Gen. Francisco Villa to
| enter the United States, ending his par
ticipation in Mexican affairs were TO
be made here at noon, according to IN
! formation from authentic sources.
| preparations 10 ILLS emu Weic pSSdil
upon receipt of Secretary Lansing's
| decision hat Villa would be accorded
| asylum as a political refugee.
Whether, if Villa entered the United
J States he would be subjected to legal
proceedings seeking his ~extradation TO
| Mexico, was said to hinge on the at
titude of General CarranZa, head of the
de facto Mexican government. This
question was understood to ave been
submitted to Carranza yesterday and
a reply was expected today.
Conference Is Held.
The proposal to secure the elimina-
ton of Villa from Mexican affairs was
sent to Secretary Lansing and General
! Carranza, after a secret conference of
(, United States military, state and city
| officials with representatives Of Car
rama and Villa. Among the con-
f%erences the opinion was expressed
that the Importance of Villas elimlna-
ton overshadowed the retention of the
! right to prosecute him on charges h a
ordinarily would be Of a serious ma
ture. The belief was expressed that
ADVANTAGES according to Mexico and the
United States through the control by
| one government Of all Mexico should
govern further actions of the parties to
! the conference.
In local circles it was believed that
in return for immunity a new leader
would be selected to head the Villa
overnmen and if full guarantees
were offered this leader o II
over the entire military and civil or
ganization IN Villa territory to Car
rama authorities. L ough unnamed,
thel leader proposed was understood to
be Governor Avila, of Chihuahua.
Villas decision is said to have beer
reached under pressure of his generals
the weight CT his recent defeats and the
counsel Of his wife.
Previous tc renouncing his command
General Villa was united to Mrs. Vills
in a civil marriage. They had beer
married by a church ceremony severa
years ago at San Andres, Chihuahua
but the civil marriage was required by
Mexican law to make the tie legal. L
wa believed that the civil marriage
would remove any moral obstacles t.
the entrance of Mrs. Villa and Genera
Villa into the Unitd States.
While the retirement of Villa wa
Upon pressure from his generals as,
sembled in council of war in the CAPT
tai, it is not generally admitted tina
assured that the revolution will receiy'
a new impetus from the absence o
Villa and the substitution of a new
leader, who is said to be governor o
Chihuahua state.
Villa, addressing the council, is sail
to have realized the time had come TO
his retirement.
II have been surrounded by traitors,
he is said to have declared, "and m.
men will no longer fight. / sent 1,50I
men to defend Santa Rosalia. and the,
Joined Carranza without a struggle.
do not want to sacrifice it. / will g
to the border, cross to the United
States if / am permitted, and Their
live with my family. If am not per