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Show VILLA WILL ABIDE 1 BY OATHAS CHIEF PROMISES TO SUPPORT ANY PROVISIONAL PRO-VISIONAL GOVERNMENT SET UP BY CONVENTION. Obregon and Villa Settle Their Differences, Dif-ferences, and Pledge Themselves ; to Abide by Decision of Convention. Washington Oneral Villa has Informed In-formed the United .States government that unless something 'unforeseen occurs oc-curs hostilities In Mexico are at an end and that ho will support any provisional pro-visional government set up by the convention at Aguas Calientes. Villa said he would not accept Car ranza as provisional president, but was satisfied he would not be chosen. The general understanding on all sides has been that Carranza himself does not desire to be provisional president, wishing to be free to enter the presidential race In the succeed' ing election. The latest official reports to the Btate department describe In detail tho visit last Saturday of General Villa to the convention at Aguas Calientes. When the commander of the division of the nortli arrived suspicions were awakened as to his purpose, but when he addressed the convention all doubt was removed. General Villa said he came to pledge his support to the acts of the convention and to take the oath and that he wanted to go on record so that no one could ever say that he was unpatriotic. He was received with storms of applause. Later he embraced General Obregon, over whom Villa's break with Carranza occurred oc-curred recently. As the two generals greeted each other the convention went wild with Joy. General Villareal, chairman of the convention, made a speech, saying say-ing the country owed a debt of gratitude grati-tude to Villa's achievements, but that they were as nothing compared to his patriotism. Then General Villa wrote liis name on the Mexican flag, as did all the other delegates, and kissed the banner, pledging again, amid a storm of applause, to abide by the decisions of the convention. Villa departed soon afterward for Guadalupe, sayim he did not desire his presence In Aguas Calientes to be misinterpreted. |