The Sentinel=record., 1914-04-12
HOPE INDUCED THAT POLICY TOWARDS SPANrARDs MAY BE
 GREATLY IMPROVED.
GEN. CARRANZA IS JUBILANT
Over Recent Representations From
 British Government and Halls it as a Victory For His Policy That All
 Governments Must Recognize Him.

Fl Paso, Texas. April 11.-Much improvement in the foreign relations of the constitutionalist provisional government of Northern Mexico, it is predicted, will result from the meet ing promised at Chihuahua next week by General Venustiano Car ranza and General Francisco Villa.
 Representations of the most vigor. ous nature have been pouring in on General Carranza at Juarez from Washington since the expulsion of the Spaniards from Torreon. Car ranza, it is said, has made no direct replies to several of these represen- tations, and today it was said that the state department insisted that definite written replies be returned. The questions involved deal with the expulsion of the Spaniards, the con fiscation of property and the right of the United States to deal directly with Carranza in behalf of other nations.
 Many among Carranza's advisers expressed the opinion today that Ysidro Fabela, acting foreign minis ter, was ill-advised in issuing a pub lie statement yesterday quoting Car ranza as exulting over the visit of H. c. Myles, British consul at Fl Paso, and pointing out that similar Actions by other governments would greatly improve foreign relations.
 The statement pointed to the visit as triumph for Carranza's policy announced at Nogales a month or more ago that he would insist on each foreign government making it's own representations to him rather than through the state department at Washington. This policy later was modified to suit the wishes of Wash ington, but the Fabela statement was interpreted as indicating the re- sumption of stiffer attitude by General Carranza.
 General Myles' visit, it was said, assured the security of British min ing property in northeastern Mexico. Some of Carranza's S advisers who wis ited Fl Paso today declared the state ment as transmitted was an eXag- geration of Carranzas real attitude.
 General Carranza has been re
  gently handicapped in dealing with both domestic and foreign affairs by the disordered condition at Torreon as the natural result of two weeks or severe fighting, the supervision of the organization of civil govern ments in southern cities recently and the fact that his knowl- edge of affairs in the south must come by telegraphic correspondence.
 A heart-to-heart talk between him self and Villa therefore, it is said, is looked on with high hope by other leaders. The two have not met since the Madero revolution, and since that time Villa has risen from the crude leader of a small band to the com mander of an army, and all accounts from the front agree that he has broadened and grown under in- creased responsibilities.
 After the interview it is predicted that Carranza will be able to render to Washington assurances satisfac- tory to both sides.
 General Carranga, his staff and the personnel of the executive offices left Juarez today for Chihuahua. Next Monday George c. Carothers, special agent of the state depart ment, will follow him and will con tinue to Torreon if Carranza removes his capital to the scene of the recent battle.
 Knowledge of the military stua- tion east of Torreon remained vague today. The federal evacuation of San Pedro was confirmed and Gen eral Velasco was reported still at Parras, 100 miles west of Saltillo.