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Show TRAITOR'S OFFER tS REJECTED Pardon to Santibanez, Rebel Leader in Oaxaca, as Price for Lives of Three Relatives Refused by General Carranza. Will Allow Brother to Die as Sacrifice. Washington, Jan. 4. Sir Cecil Spring lllco, British ambassador, transmitted to tho stnto department today a copy of a mall report from Ciiargo Hohler of tho British legation in Mexico City, saying conditions there a weok ago were doplornblo. High commundatlon was given Ed-uardo Ed-uardo Iturblde, former governor of tho federal district, for his efTortc In saving tho lives of Britons and Americans Am-ericans when the Zapata forces en tared tho city. Since then Iturblde has succeeded In getting out of tho hands of tho Mexican officials who threatened to oxecuto him, nnd according ac-cording to official reports received today, to-day, ho Is now In tho United States. Since Charge Hohler's report was sent conditions have Improved according ac-cording to state department advlcos. Tho Mexican convention reassembled today and discussed credentials of delegates. Jetua Carranza Trapped Ellzo Arredondo, head of the Carranza Car-ranza agency hero, Issued a statement state-ment tonight summarzlng dispatches from Vera Cruz, confirming reports of the capture of Oon. Jesus Carranza, Carran-za, brother of tho first chief, by General Gen-eral Alfonso Santibanez In San Ge ronlmo, stnto of Oaxaca, on December Decem-ber 30. Tho general and his son and nephew are being hold as hostages, hostag-es, but his cntlro staff has been executed exe-cuted by Santibanez. Tho statement said: "General Santibanez entered the ranks of tho constitutionalist rcvolu tionary army at tho closo of tho Hu-crta Hu-crta regtmo. Ho succeeded In gaining gain-ing tho confldonco ot General Jesus Carraiiza who supplied him with troops and munitions ot war and finally fin-ally succeeded In having him named military commander of the Isthmus of Telnian topee. "Tho first chlof has received word from Santibanez that if ho will sanction sanc-tion Bomo unknown arrangement claimed to have boen mado betweon Snntlbanez nnd General Jesus Carranza Car-ranza and will pardon his treachery nnd allow him to retnln his military office, ho will release General Carranza Car-ranza and his two rolntlvos. Ho makes tho threat that unless his conditions con-ditions nro met ho will execute General Gen-eral Carranza and his son nnd nc-phow. nc-phow. Refuses Santibanez Pardon "Carranza's reply, feelingly dictated, dictat-ed, was: "Such traitorous conduct can recelvo no pardon, and if my brothor's doath is a necessary step towards the triumph of our principles prin-ciples and the establishment of peace I am willing that he dlo. And I know that with the feelings of a true soldier sol-dier my brother will be wilting to sacrifice sac-rifice his life for his country. "The first chief, as soon aa he was awaro of the plight of General Carranza, Car-ranza, orderod troopg to the isthmus This morning they routed Santlban-ez's Santlban-ez's column near San Geronlmo and the traitor with 160 men fled to tho town of Chlhuitan In tho mountains of Oaxaca. "Tho first telegrams received by the chief hero from tho isthmus purported pur-ported to have been sent by his brother bro-ther and were to the effect that no moro troops Bhould bo orderod south. These were In reality sent by Santibanez San-tibanez nnd It was only through n telegram received from C. R. Ca hern that the true situation was first ascertained." |
