New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-17
MEXICAN EMBASSY
DEN0UNCES VILLA
Declares Rebel Leaders Record
of Crime Is Notorious Car
others Starts on Mission.

Washington. Dec. l6.-George Carothers.
the American consular agent. instructed
to proceed TO Chihuahua and TO tell Gen
eral villa. the Constituencies leader,
that this government looks with disfavor
on his conduct, is reported to have left
ii Paso for his destination Transporta-
ton is slow, and It will probably take Mr.
Carothers more than a week 10 reach
Chihuahua. In the mean time, the State
Department has been waiting for further
information as 10 precisely what has
happened in Chihuahua The wires are
down and communication Is interrupted.
The State Department was informed to-
day that Manuel Madero, a relative Of the
murdered President Of Mexico. was re-
moved from Vera cruz to Mexico city
under heavy guard last Saturday.
In an official statement the Mexican
Embassy here came out to-day In an at
tack on Villa II is one of the few state
ments issued from the embassy during
the difficulties between the United States
and the government Of IIucrta. and is as
follows:
"Official advices received at the Mexi-
can Embassy from its consulates along
the border fully bear out the stories OF
atrocities and wanton acts OF vandalism
committed by the rebel chieftain Villa
on his occupation OF the city Of Chihua-
hua last week. This brutal attitude has
caused no surprise 20 such as are Ia
millar with Villas record OF crime, for
his extraGition on a charge Of robbery
was requested by this embassy last March
and granted by the Department Of State.
villa, like Zapata in the south. is the
prototype Of the'rebel chieftain. who UNI
der the ples of rghting wrongs and of
lettering the political order OF things IN
the republic. is engaged I'm a nefarious
work OF Wholesale looting, numbering and
imperilling foreign lives and interests.
which for so many years have been am
ply safeguarded by former governments
in Mexico.
In this connection the embassy would
call the attention OF the thinking public
TO the marked contrast presented by the
solicitOus care with which the govern
ment OF General Huerta, despite the over
whelming handicaps under which II has
been laboring has accorded and continu-
ousy strives to accord due protection TO
the lives and properties Of foreign resi-
dents, IL being a notable fact that not "A
single act Of violence against foreigners
or their interests has been attributed to
FEDERAL commanders or their soldiers.
THE recent splendid victories achieved
by the Federal forces at Torreon and
Tampico, coupled with the horrors per-
petrated under the guise OF 'constitu-
tioralism.' are gradually revealing the
true state Of affairs TO the public, which
has been basing its judgment on that por-
ton of the press OF this country always
eager TO print sensational stuff, rather
than on the statements OF well versed
persons and the enlightenng articles APP
pearng under the signatures OF writer's
of political and international reputation"
The Spanish Ambassador has expressed
the heartfelt thanks OF his government
for the attitude taken by the United
States toward Spanish refugees from
Chihuahua. Similar action has been
taken by the Spanish Minister in Mexico,
who requested Nelson O'Shaughnessy the
American Charge d'Affaires. 10 thank tho
American authorities at FL Paso for the
kindness shown 10 Spanish refugees.
All advices to the State Department to-