New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-30
Washington Thinks Rebel
Successes Mean His
Speedy Downfall.
FFDERALS EXPECTED
TO QUIT CHIHUAHUA
Monterey Newspapers Print Sto-
ries of Serious Uprising of
Negroes in United States.
From The Tribune Bureaul

washington, Nov. 29.-The great sue
,osses which the revolutionary forces
g., Mexico have attained and those
n.hicb probably will follow in a short
time cause officials of the administra-
zion to watch Huerta closely, in the eN-
,..tation that he will soon break down
before an impossible military situation.
,dyices 10 the State Department
from consular sources indicate that the
citv Of Chihuahua will soon fall INTO
tne hands Of the rebels. There arc in
dications that the Federal forces will
evacuate that important centre with
out q fight. If this proves the case ne
constltutionalists will have almost UNI
disputed possession Of Northern Mex
ico.
Other advices to the department in
dicate that the rebels who recently
caDtured Victoria, capital of the state
If TamauHpas, are turning their at
tention to Monterey, also an important
noint and a railway centre. Communi-
cation with Monterey from the south
has been interrupted. and there are
signs that the city will soon be sur
rounded and completely cut off from
outside communication. There is still
train service between Monterey and the
Tevas border. Several American refu-
gees. including Vice-Consul General
robertson and his family, left Mon
terey yesterday. SO far, say depart
ment kilograms. there have been no
disorders in that city.
Think Huerta May Flee.
II is considered quite possible that
within a short time the situation VIII
he such that Huerta will find his armed
forces no longer able TO stand against
the rebel advance and will take advan-
,age of some opportunity TO flee from
the country. Huerta's soldiers have
not done so we'll as observers here OK
pected them to -. IT is known. how
ever. that Huerta's strength has not
been exhausted. and it is thought he
might he able successfully TO resist an
advance on Mexico City.
The state Department has learned
from the American consular repre-
sentative i'm Monterey Of the publica-
ton i'm newspapers there Of reports
that a very serious revolution is under
way in the United states, carried on
By American negroes, and is so serious
that President Wilson and Secretary
Brvan have no time to think about
Mexico. The newspapers say that the
revolution is spreading all over the
United States. The situation is re-
ported particularly serious in Indiana,
Texas and Colorado.
The state Department has received
no reports of trouble in the oil regions
around Tuxpam and Tampico, and it
is believed that for the time being con-
ditions there will remain satisfactory.
There has been no confirmation Of the
reports that the rebels have threatened
to burn oil tanks unless paid certain
sums.
Another report which is believed to
BE untrue Is that Mazatlan, on the Pa
cihc Coast. has been captured by the
revolutionists. kilograms sent within
the last thirty-six hours from Mazatlan
show that the city was still in Federal
hands.
Advices have been received that a
Federal military train was destroyed
on November - at Salado. in the San
Luis Potosi district. 1t is reported that
approximately one hundred soldiers
were killed. Business conditions arc
reported 10 be critical.