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Show SITUATION II MEXICO OOES I0TJPR0IE Diplomats in Washington Seek Information at the State Department as to Latest Developments. CARRANZA IN THE ROLE OF DICTATOR Four Americans Sentenced to Death for Aiding May-torena; May-torena; Peace Congress in Progress. U. S. S. SAN DIEGO, BAN BARTOLOME, Lower California, Feb. 6, by wireloss to San Diego, Cal., Feb. 6. Sanguinary fighting betweet Villista troops and a force of constitutionalists in the northern part of tha Btate of Sinaloa, Mexico, Mex-ico, has resulted In 300 killed and fifty wounded, according to reports . reaching here. Advices state that the Villa troops have won a big advantage in the Etate. WASHINGTON, Feb. 6. Efforts of General Venustiano Carranza to establish estab-lish Vera Cruz as the capital of Mexico Mex-ico and Jbmpel the diplomatic corps in Mexico City to go there were discussed today by officials and foreign diplomats diplo-mats here as one of the gravest developments develop-ments of the Mexican situation. 1 . President Wilson conferred at length with Acting Secretary Lansing of the stato department and it waa understood the American government would point out ' to Csirrausa its 'dhiics-sure oviv tny in. "2ve:a.uiC0 to the diplomatic corps in Mexico City. Already a movement move-ment is in progress for tho withdrawal of. all legations, recommended to the home governments by some of the diplomats dip-lomats in Mexico City, but in view of the necessity for keeping careful watch on the interests of their nations, such a step is not considered likely to be approved by foreign nations generally. Diplomats Anxious. The anxiety over the situation was reflected somewhat by the visits of the Brazilian and Spanish embassadors, who separately sought information from Mr. Lansing. It was admitted by officials of the stato department that, while General Carranza had renewed his invitation for the diplomatic corps to go to Vera Cruz such a step was doubtful because of its possible construction as a recognition recogni-tion of the Carranza government. The Spanish embassador said he had received a message from the Spanish minister in Mexico City denying that Angel de Caso, confidential agent of the Spanish government, had been or is in hiding in the Spanish Iogation. He discredited rumors that Carranza would deport the Spanish minister who, he said, had no knowledge of them. Carranza's Message. General Carranza sent the following message tonight to Eliseo Arredondo, his agent here: I desire to make clear that under no circumstances will I enter into any compromise with the enemies of the people's cause. I will only accept their unconditional submission to tho authority au-thority of the first chieftainship. No general or chief of the constitutionalist consti-tutionalist army is authorized to make any arrangements of a political character char-acter with the enemy, and I shall consider con-sider it an act of disloyalty if any-chief any-chief attempts to make such arrangements arrange-ments or listens to any proposals leading thereto, without the express instructions of the first chief. Will Rule Alone. I will continue to Ignore any group calling i-tself a convention or congress or assembly that may attempt to meddle med-dle with the government of this coun- (Continued on Page Two.) SIMM 111 OLD MEXICO IMBED (Continued from Page One.) try. Irrespective of the ffjet whether It is civilian or military. In furtherance of the i in try of th action and the speedy pA--!Mcatlon of the country, I hav de!o.i nn to convene any Kaiherlnx "f milltarv chiefs nor any co n v n 1 1 on , rnnKi''s cr atmbly as long rh the war continue. con-tinue. V'h"n peace In rtorwl I shall c:i!l a congress properly e!e-'tM by nil the cltlaeni, which jl::ill have the character charac-ter of tli constitutional c"r.(rr, to t'n riiid that It ma.y T'.act nil th reforms re-forms dtf'fate.-i dunnir the stn;irvrle and nive thm ti;e validity of const 1-tutional 1-tutional provisions, i Tho k tat e depart rnent'ii fiimman1 of Us 1 dipatchs from Mexico, lfU'''d Tt;i in hi, i was its foilowa: The department 1 informed t!iat on the ntfibr of K-t'ru.irv 3 t::e a;:'!:.Tl-tles a;:'!:.Tl-tles In Mexico .'i'y sue-J ;tn rt(;rA pijl'.e to the rfy--f i p.a t n'l n'..i i'li 1 iiu.lh.'t .i i'i's we re v. i r: '.' . It Is r'-p'irted !h--t th lnhor urions have raiie-1 n inectirc "t prtet p a. 1 r. s r t ! re tn'Vit i f p-i V .f '!.; V:a 'ntz, and tlio .-:..-!ti; ft the Tt In r'-p'Trcd that tmnv puM!'' rVvs l.ae bf.: li'fri o'lt nf wnrk. 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