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The White House.
Expose
of the
Great
Don Venustiano
A
Don Venustiano
Car-
With Huerta's
members of this
power a number of
cabinet were exiled, men like
rise
to
who
power.
J.
Casasus,
ex-Ambassador,
among
The former
were
the
ex-
and pulls
some of
the cientiftcos in any cabinet under any old
president in Mexico. Under de la Barra's proMinister
is
Carranza.
Maas,
Fco
Carbajal,
ex-provisibnal
Some
huertistas,
the
others,
maderistas,
and
"neo-cientificos"
"cientificos,"
are
villistas;
felicistas
between
divided
all
who
money and
When
F.
I.
grafter.
Diaz
Diaz,
I.
by
had not
killed
it
Villa begged F. I. Madero's pardon and promised to be loyal to the end. Villa kept his
word.
list
victory,
The
exception of Villa.
men
Most Constitutionalist
experience.
were of the opinion that all reactionary
political
chiefs
elements,
the
like
They understood
minated.
had been
sacrified
liberty, his
name would be
as
be
should
cientificos,
that as F.
martyr to
I.
eli-
Madero
Mexican
of fame.
in the
the
shape of
political
Therefore they
power.
the
Madero
the
"cientificos"
and
politi-
day,
officers, friends
and admirers,
as
newspaper cor-
respondents,
was
While
this
It
was evident
ally himself,
even
that
if
make
The
la
had
was
to
al-
Carranza was an
landowner who would never
settle the land question, an ambitious man who
wanted to become dictator, a pretentious scholar
virtues.
aristocrat, a great
who
Reed
in
Carranza
an
article
in
the
beginning of
the
revolution.
make him
tried to
many
of his advisers
was
'es-
The work of
was slowly
mind of the strong
condottiere was undermined systematical-
bearing fruit
willed
ly
with every
device
the untrained
his intelligence
come a
general.
man
Mexico.
clan
of the successful
Day by
useful
tool
machiavellian
for
higher
to be-
unscrupulous,
aristocratic masters.
effect
to a bull.
is
was
sufficient to
of bitterness.
It
was intended
him and if
all events no matter
be eliminated. Then
dent.
He would
York.
without
He was
office,
to
be
Czar
of
New
Mexico
by force
necessary.
if
The
how
politically cleverer
comedy
When
Villa
awakens from
things
discover
men
if
may come
a time
when he
will
Then woe
Meanwhile events
Break between
will
and
far!
Don
Venustiano
companion
FIRST.
'
General
officials,
Villa,
like
all
the
Constitutionalist
Mr. Carranza and took orders from him. Frequently Mr. Carranza ordered a certain head or
official of some
particular division to assist
another who was engaged in battle. On various
occasions he assigned aid to General Villa
the latter
On
rieta
was going
when
men.
attacked
the
city
of
Zacatecas occupied
against
the
principal
fortifications
they
reinforcements, pretending
way was
first
off,
whom
civil
officials
who depended on
General Car-
the Treasury.
SECOND.
them
faithful to Carranza.
Maytorena
even
caused
subordinates
his
to
insult
him.
threaten to fight
him
if
gerent attitude.
without
General
deceiving
last reso-
Hill.
He
himself,
These
last actions
friendly
conference there.
General
The
The
unjustifiable
imprisonment of Obregon
him
to shoot
the con-
ferred upon
ties
in
in the
him
armed forces
Maytorena against the troops of Carranza, all these acts were consummated without
Mr. Carranza's knowledge and revealed too
clearly the future conduct of Villa, caused Mr.
Carranza to take precautionary measures of
defence, among which was the suspension of
railway
traffic
north of Aguascalientes.
gave
stitutionalist forces,
rise to
what
is
called
by
disobedience
the
of
Villa.
He
and
his
secretaries
who
Villa finding
first
attended them.
and this
Carranza its recognition
of him as the First Chief of the Constitutionalist
Villa as chief of the northern division,
division
reiterated
to
Army.
The only measure adopted
in the
conferences
"As soon
The
arms.
delegate
is
to be elected by a
com-
the
first
Chief, calling
traffic
him
command
tary chief in
of forces
when
It is
Villa
is
owing
to a failure
tlhe
of the Constitutionalist
Army.
these
in
General.
advantage
for
his
approval.
if
The
convention,
the
definitely the
military
ly
form
commander of each
four divisions,
all
division
can hard-
the delegates
would be named
name
a delegate.
To sum
hostile
up,
it
is
of
attitude
toward Carranza
Villa
is
carry
out
is it
if it
should be formed
Justice.
He
name
will
nors
of
the
municipalities
States,
FORMER PROPOSITIONS OF
Carranza, satisfying his
moned
own
Constitutionalist
convention
the
VILLA.
for
government, and
The
been appointed.
same month
held the
citizens
of
will
map
sentatives chosen in
installed.
second
and the
Deputies to
for
Governor,
Constitutional
constitutional
government.
medium
of
repre-
Carranza, it
with his telegram addressed to Mr. Carranza,
he had already sent his delegates whom he
ordered to return when they arrived in the city
of Torreon.
propositions also furnish proof
issued,
and
of
first
in
propose
A : Suppression
of
the Vice-Presidency of
filling
the tempor-
B:To
shall dis-
will
c;i :n uc
thp r<.c r ,t;vo c
As soon as the Councils are establishFifth
Republic
ed, the Provisional President of the
cases in
strates to the Superior Courts, in the
of
Army
been
list
and with-
may have
first for
of the States, will call elections, the
Union,
the
representatives to the Congress of
General Villa had agreed that the northern division under his command should be present at
fill
temporarily,
provisional
designation
the
harmony with
The
First:
who may
The following
persons
sum-
lution
establishment
the
notwith-
leaders,
October,
authority,
with
the respective
of
in
Upper Courts,
wishes
accordance
in
which may be
manner.
the
Supreme Court of
C:
The
Supreme Court
manner of procedure regard-
organization of the
D:The
its officers.
of
all
new
who form
the leaders
army
national
to
a portion of the
least six
The
constitutional
if
being
President
Provisional
known, the
shall
Eighth
The
conditions
the
established by the
Republic.
under
Court
the
of
strates
citizens
dis-
moment
of election,
may
assume control
shall
name
and
State,
will be
composed of
a Representative
be
sanction.
State
the
to
sent
Congress
for
its
legal
The
pjtv
Government
men
thousand
relies
preserve
to
peace
the
of
the
attempted to solve
Republic.
so desire.
The
notices
relative
to
downfall
the
and
repeat that I
The Great
Mexico
The
northern
City,
Strength of
division
commands
the
barely
majority
communications
and Vera Cruz are preserved
between Mexico
and General
telegraphic
intact
He,
like
and Aguilar
themselves
ment,
that find
in
with
it
small groups
all
the
Argumedo
necessary to ensconce
the mountains.
in
confidence
of
the
First
Magistracy.
Don Venustiano
soldiers.
The
from those
CARRANZA.
Carranza.
Constitutionalist
forces,
apart
same
tracy,
may
be estimated at
ONE HUNDRED
With
THOUSAND.
Zapatism does not possess the importance attributed to it by the enemy, for besides the fact
of its relying on small forces and scanty supplies, I esteem it an easy matter to define its
real attitude, which is principally due to the
labor
of
intrigue
consummated by
surrounding
element
Zapata,
the
were actually
Division and
this
bad
some of
WHOSE
also been
formed a commission of
the
chiefs of the
Northern Division,
which
have called
to the
revolution,
settlements
final
revolutionary
them
invite
who
go to the Northern
ISM.
last
in this place to
There has
necessary conflict,
may
we have been
all
and where
it
is
hoped that
be arrived at which
may
defending.
(Signed) V.
spirit.
CARRANZA
The
tween
Northern Division.
Via Galveston.
do not stop
First
sacrifice
Army,
work
of
we
owing
to these circumstances in
which
make every
effort
and every
in
we
Equally,
Constitutionalist
at
all
all
fratricidal struggle to
By
know how
to
you
understand
will
who have
all
how
to be inspired
by
fallen gloriously
and honor of our soil, that in your good Mexican soul there will be room for noble sentiments
and generous efforts, we come to ask you in one
sublime act to save the Republic from the chaos
which it may come to through the faults and
rashness of
all.
<
stand
how
to
possible the
and
is
Chief,
We
me
with
army
in
charge of suppressing
it;
stitutionalism
my
sacred, on
placed
retirement
my
in
who have
it
is
my
so
un-
of those
hands
believe
conferred
may
counsel,
and
self-love,
Gral.
Chao,
Martiniano
Servin,
Gral.
Pereyra,
Calixto
Gral.
Contreras,
to be
With
carry her.
Manuel
tionalist
Isaac
Gral.
may
this object
be
generals
discussed
in
command
commission
the
Constitutionalist
in
which
am
As
to take part
itself will
medium
undisciplined
action
of representatives.
refer originates in
and
disobedience
of
the
have power
the
who ought
summon them
to
vested.
If
Constitutionalist
me
of
as First
Army and
in
judge that
to work with the greatest impartiality, although
I do not know whether you may have lent your
influenced with
of
him
ought to have
peti-
"Generals' Eugenio
Isabel
Robles,
Orestes
huahua, Chih.
I
Constitutionalist
Army and
accept
it,
whom
make my
resigna-
satis-
Authority of the Nation to avoid the armed conflict which may be provoked by reason of the
Fernando
I
Iglesias
Calderon.
my
duties as
Army
cepted,
Forces under
Command
of
Central
Division,
Second Central
Carranza
Division,
Forces of Jalisco,
Gen.
Forces
of
made
Gens.
civil struggle,
my
unite
votes to
CARRANZA.
V.
Don
Venustiano Carranza.
Luis
G.
Gutierrez,
Caballero,
.
Antonio
Eulalio
I.
Gutierrez,
Luis
Ramon
Villareal,
G.
18,000
"
10,000
"
7,000
"
99,000
"
Iturbe,
GENERAL VILLA.
The subordinate
General Antonio
I.
criteri-
follows
Tomas
Don Antonio
conflict
efforts the
"
comArrieta and
Total
armed
State,
Carrillo
Messrs. Gen.
inevitable, I
commanded by
Durango
manded by
is
7,000
J.
Gen. M. Dieguez
if
General
Natera
but
I.
Villarreal
and
In
generals
Urbina,
of
Villa
are
as
none
in
Chihuahua,
Eugenio Aguirre Benavides,
Sonora,
Tomas
Ornelas,
Fidel
30,000
men
Forces
Villarreal
5,000
"
Addresses Zapata
character of secretaries
make
it
an almost im-
him
in
cause.
One
of these persons,
Don Manuel
Palafox,
southern leader.
ment with
Unfortunately,
however,
Gen.
Zapata
was
in the
Mexico, Sept.
5th,
1914.
Cuernavaca, Mor.
ally
Esteemed General
as
preliminaries
before
arriving
at
resolution.
had the pleasure of receiving the last letwhich you were kind enough to send
through Mr. Reyes and in which you express
the fact that you were to blame for the inI must advise you that
cident at Huitzilac.
this matter was not one of much importance,
and it seems that they gave you exaggerated
I
You
ter,
reports
What we
of the same.
in respect to
Law
intend
we must
moment
that
all
the
all
is
all
from
understood
if
may
they
exist
work
in
To
he
is
will be eligible
and
in the
believe
that
own benefit.
You will remember
his
and
that
Don
Luis Cabrera
set
we were
under discussion.
that
between them, it
good faith and
the matters treated of are thoroughly talked
over, that some points are ceded by one party
and some by the other party; there must be
reciprocity in the arrangements, and a defiis
in direct contradiction to
other
Republic.
of
is demanded it
would intimate that we ought to place you in
the position of the Supreme Chief of the
Nation and in a more or less covert manner,
you would be Provisional President of the
diffi-
misunderstandings,
petty
treat
is
in case
you
the
to
all
impossible
clarations,
will discover
be
matters.
culties,
would
it
most absolute
consider a
whom
affair,
Manuel Palafox,
that
aries of the
and was really a sad one regarding which we went to consult you with the
obi'ect of arriving at an agreement between
the revolutionary elements of the North and
the South, was the unjustified conduct and
belligerent attitude of your secretary, Mr.
grave
recollect
will
manded
Ayala; that
continue, conferences
is,
of the poor.
mutual agreement.
Unfortunately, in our case this which was
the rational
and
just
we
agree
Plan
form may
be modified, and that there may be added to
the gubernatorial program which we might
draw up some clauses relative to the needs of
the Northern States and the States in the
center of the Republic, which are not in the
accepting the
positions
We
its
would
what we
we may
We
know
power "to
it,
God
to
tell
that
we have done
it
if
not have
to the intri-
you may be
to
blame
what
have said
it
is
the
be impossible
recognition
the
of
spirit
consider that
we would
frankness
subject which
We
of intrigue
is
know
that
to act independently of
your
harmful counsellor
power
consider
consult your
to
men
it
the patriotic
shall
go to pieces
Is
in
such a case
we
to
principal
chiefs,
who have
among them
better standards
it
and
not
all
it
satisfied.
Is
that
to
arrive at a settlement.
we
not have, as
will
it
as
and
of honorable
our
in
fault.
may
we
efforts
through our
will not be
Is
all
found impossible to
might be
it
justice of
if
dictates of patriotism,
of Mr. Palafox.
voking war
when we were
said
in
who
length
reach
in
those
last analysis
at
On
that
letter,
When
be in the
suffer
cordiality,
to
into consideration
our opinions.
sincere
in its struggle
who would
ing facts
make
your patriotism,
you.
for independence?
first
for bringing
liberty necessary
weapon
know
care for
11
him and
;
if
ed
themselves
to
you
it
Mr. General,
and sense of
in
right, to kindly
am happy
Yoms
to sign myself,
affectionate
ANTONIO
12
and
I.
loyal friend>
VILLARREAL.
Convention of Generals
Mexico
in
City.
(tblbgram)
Mexico
City,
October
5th, 1914.
formation
"Generals
Upon
hours,
tion
Constitutionalist
the
of
Army, Governors of
the
To
the promise
fulfill
gram
for
in a
tate
To reform
taxation
spirit
importation
the
of
facili-
establishment
of
national
To
bank.
the
of
broad
To reform
in con-
government
unconstitutional concessions,
am happy
;
all
all
provisional
made you
nullify
To
tion.
to-day to
real
give
law by
civil
permitting
public,
and
ideals of justice
realization of the
its
which we have
During the campaign
liberty, for
so valiantly struggled.
Army
whom
me
should
the
At
Equally
cide with
me
should
in
such as
coin-
matter
Provisional Govern-
that the
the
institute
army
social
and
political
in
to
its
the
satisfy
need
aspirations
for
economic
of
liberty,
in
what
assurance of municipal
liberty as
the
resolution
of
all
The
in-
the
The
municipalities,
for
expropriate, in
all
the
public
the settlements of
the
thirty-five
list
of
the
and Justice
Department of
Public
Federal District
in the
Division,
who
Army
to
Army
me
as
in charge
That the
welfare,
of
issue
revolution,
estate,
and
democratic prac-
profit.
the
to
real
of
of the
the
agrarian problem
the
spirit
a check and
of the States,
pertaining
Instruction,
enumerated
appraisement of
the
administration,
and
my
ing up an exact
Con-
it
political
this
thought
move-
legalist
all
order would be
Constitutionalist
held, as the
ment
both parties.
fix
establish
ment.
with
should
more than
13T
me
as an act of
patriotism that
Army and
stitutionalist
Executive Power
the
of
an honorable, distinguishnaturally
was the first one to
ed gentleman who
group, representing
of
an
armed
offer
refuse the
stroke
which if countenpretorian
a
as it does
the
Union
in favor of
must explain
to the nation,
immediate
the
departure
of
Hill
Grandes.
Casas
for
this
request,
for
command
have determined the preconceived and preparatory rebellious attitude of General Villa, which
and by
held him
all
When
me
Gen. Sal-
Army,
sovereignty
committed
Chief
of
the
by
Col.
Constitutionalist
Elias
Forces
State
Calles,
in
the
Upon
With
the
difficulties
between
Alvardo Obregon to go
Governor
to the north
traffic
object of
resulting
these
Villa
Hill
a prisoner
The Governor of
as
those
Sonora.
is
in
ordered that
tween Torreon and Monterey should be suspended, and if the forces under Villa should
advance, they were to destroy both railways;
then Villa addressed me, declaring that he did
not know to what to attribute such a determina-
May-
to
tion
giving
duct
with
planation which
as a substitute of the
sending
thought
retire to
command
me
it
my
General Obregon.
had requested as
following
In
his superior,
message,
which
his orders.
an order which
to
Mr. V. Carranza.
In answer to your message, I hereby declare
Obregon and -other
to you that General
Before the arrival of General Cabral in Sonora, Villa ordered Hill to retire with his troops
to Casas Grandes,
the
relation
this general
emanate
proceedings
which
reveal
premeditated
way
of
14
desire, I
you that
Division
this
will
have
called,
rebel
and
may
my
suit
The
convenience.
Some
if it
were
from the disavowal made by Villa of the authority which I represent, and their efforts have
been directed so that
this
may
be
where
had already
called
it
it
in
moment,
at this
in
this
authority,
details
me
intention
this
and where
V.
of
Mr.
Upon
ations
Army
its
First
only one
itself,
tion
Chief,
his
and
discussions
made from
regarding
matters
of
the Constitutionalist
Army, and
the
Head
of the
Executive Authority.
The
have not tried to conquer this rebel Chieftain by force of arms it has been because prudence so demanded it, but if unfortunately the
time might come when it would be impossible
If I
to
CARRANZA.
Carranza
which designated me as
and to whose patriotism and
self-denial is due the triumph of the Plan of
Guadalupe, that a rebel group, an undisciplined
minority, may try to impose their will on the
majority of the Chiefs, which is the only authority that has the power to give me orders, and the
tutionalist
do deliver
him,
the
can
and
With
whom
struggle.
desire
Capital,
my
assembly, as soon as
the
owed nothing
country
it
it
principally,
stitutionalist
in his hands.
ROQUE ESTRADA,
15
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official
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