Arizona republican., 1919-05-30
V|[LISTAS NAME
 GEN. ANGELES
 PRES. IF MEXICO
Villa Is Secretary of War r Yaquis Join Anti Carran- ga Forces-Refusal to Per init Federals to Cross U. S. Territory Hailed Fly American Citizens

W A6I1l-Nd lON. May ~. liib forces have proclaimed General Felipe Angeles provisional governor of Mexico. and Villa himself secretary of war.
 The move, coming at the climax of military operations considered by the CarranZa government so serious that 1t has asked the United States for per mission to move troops through Texas. New Mexico and Arizona is regarded here as reflecting a situation more serious than any since the triumph of Carranza forces over Villa three years ago. Viewed in connection with the activities of the Felista forces in south ern Mexico. the situation is regarded as full of possibilities.
 American government officials are refusing to comment on the news unti they receive official confirmation There seems however, to be no doubt of its authenticity.
 Angeles reported first proclamation, announcing that Americans in Mexico would be protected, is particularly in teresting to officials here, coming as it does on the heels of the refusal of the state department to grant Carranzas request that he be allowed 10 move troops through American territory for the purpose of protecting Americans in Chihuahua Acting Secretary Polk an nounced he could not grant the re quest made unless assurances could be gwen that Americans would be afforded protection while the troops were in | transit That this could not be done i had been admitted previously by the Mexican authorities. Governor Hobby Of Texas declined to authorize the mas I sage of troops through Texas without guarantees of protection to Americans. and so notified the state department I Angeles Fsvoraby Known
 Felipe Angeles is well known to American officials, through his service l to the French government during the European war as inspector of munitions | in the United States He is held in high esteem by the French government and was considered by the United States government at the time of the Niagara Falls conference, as the best selection for the Mexican presidency.
 Angeles is about 45 year sof age and IS full -blooded Mexican Indian. as was Porfirio Diaz
 He is graduate of Chapuftepec academy, theWest Point of Mexico. and or the St Cyr artillery school in France He was head of Chapultepec under
 Madero, who chose Angeles to go to Moreios and conduct the campaign
 
 Angeles quickly saw that the Zapa-
 ustas were not genuine revolutionists
 but were fighting for the lands thar
 nad been taken from their fathers hyy
 Dlaz: By January, 1913, the fighting m Moreios had practically ceased and Angeles was ready to make peace with
 Zapata, by which the Indians would he
 granted their lands In February
 however, the ten days of tragedy, he
 gan In Mexico City, when the army re-
 voted against Madero. President Ma
 aero telegraphed Angeles to bring his artillery to the capital It was ad
 hitteo at the time that of all of the
 forces fighting against the revoltinsr
 army Angeles did the best. When the
 coup detat came and Madero was
 imprisoned and Huerta declared hirnself
 president, Angeles refused to come in Wltn ms army. He was arrested and
 sentencedto death by Huerta. Thronab
 the efforts of Manuel CaIero. formerly secretary Of state and ambassador to
 the united States under Madero a
 court order was secured releasing An
 geles from prison. Huerta then sent him to Paris ito continue his stlldiesS without pay, it being Understood in
 Mexico City that this was done for inc
 sole purpose Of getting Angeles out of
 the country. O'e VI ! Made Artillery Chief Later Angeles returned to Mexico
 .iirousn the United States with the as sistance of American officials ,vbo were then supporting the .tconstit,- tionalist revolution" conducted hv S,sr } ranza and Villa Angeles was in, naas diately made chief of artillery nnde, ) Vula and the success of the Cara r,,,a
 revolution was due in part. accordine to oIIlclals here, to the work of An
 geles The trouble between Carranzs
 ana Villa culminated in an agreement : between the "constitutiontlist' gener aus TOT meeting at Aguas Calientes to cnoose a new president of Mexico Aapata was then fighting Carranza. troops in Mexico City. Angeles an ! nouncing that he desired to make 2 l ciean settlement Of the whole matte-
 went directly through Mexico Civ tr Cuernavaca,- where he met Zanata Ihls dangerous journey was possihIa It was said. because Angeles ha6 proved his sympathy with the Indian
 on the land question and he slo,t could get an audience with Zapata 4,
 Iapata sent delegates to the conyen-
 ton rom which, later. Carranza- be cause they did not elect him president Q withdrew his delegates, proclaimed e himself president
 , On account of Carranza's defectior T. rom the Aguas Calientes convention
 whose decision he had bound himsel | to follow, Angeles was forced to re. | main with the conventionist army n Villas defeat by Obregon at Celav;
 was due to his refusal to take fh, advice of General Angeles. if It was pointed out by an official q d the state department that Angele, q brought brains and ability to the aanti f n Carranza movement" which is consid l. cred the most serious the present gov 2, ernment has had to consider. =
 VILLA NEAR CHIHUAHUA