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Show VILLA ASSERTS THAT , MEXICANS CAN GOVERN THEMSELVES El, Paso, Texas., Sept. 29. General Gener-al Francisco Villa declared that ho doesnot agreo with General Zapata, who ja8 reported recently by Gen-era Gen-era unston. to have asked thnt tho American troops remain nt Vera Cruz for tho present tp avoid tho port being, occupied by Carronza troops during the present embroilment. General Villa telegraphed tho Associated As-sociated Press from La Mancha, Con- nulla lu answer to a query, as follows: fol-lows: I "I manifest that my desires nlwnys hnvo been that the Mexican people, nrraugo nil their troubles by thorn-selves thorn-selves and thnt consequently 1 am not In nccord with tho protest of General Gen-eral Zapata that tho American force do not depart from the port of Vera ( uz, thus leaving it to thu Cnrranzn forces, All that Moxlcans want Itv mat their fatherland bo left alone In their control, regardless of the party or faction which controls It. The difference of opinion between Vll'n and Zapata, with whom tho Villa Vil-la faction hns asserted an accord, was not taken by Villa officials her ,as Indicating any serious disagreement disagree-ment between theso two leaders. Villa's, presence today at la Mancha which Is south of Torreon, Indicated that tjie, conference with Obregon 'and .spjera). ojlier Carranza generals jwould bo held jtj ejyier, Zayatpcast ox,; ?rK litis Callentes. r Tho personnel gt jthe Vila delegation" was not.'maddi Uinown in the telegrams received. No reports of any fighting In central .'Mexico reached the border today. |