Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-09-26
Secretary of War Garrison
Gables General Funston to
Delay Loading Transports
Now in Harbor.
VILLA MAY BE ONLY
BLUFFING CARRANzA
There Is Hope That Mediation
May Yet Be Successfully
Invoked to Prevent Another
Effuslon Of Blood.


Washington. Sept. 25.-American
forces will remain in Vera Cruz until
the question OF authority as between
General Carranga and General villa y
settled. This was the consensus OF
opinion OF administration officials to-
day. although no definite announce
ment of the intentions OF the Wash
ington government was made.
Secretary Garrison telegraphed GEN
eral Funston at Vera Cruz not to load
any necessary baggage or supplies
aboard the transports informing him
at the same time that the Americans
would not be Withdrawn FOR at least
ten days" until certain adminlstra-
tive questions concerning the transfer
OF funds at the customs house could
be adjusted through diplomatic chan
nels.
Later the following formal state
ment was issued by the war depart
Iment
Formal statement Issued.
Numerous inquiries were made
here and OF General Funston with re-
spect to the date of the departure OF
tho American troops from Vera Cruz
In view OF the matters which must be
first settled, no date can at present be
fixed, but in no event can the depar-
ture take place within the next ten
days, and General Funston was so
advised"
Inasmuch as telegraph communiea-
tlou with Mexico CITY Is Irregular.
state department officials did not
know when they could reach a satls-
factory understanding with the Car
rama government. Negotiations have
proceeded as to the point of request
ing Carranza to designate officials to
whom the customs house might be
transferred. The possibility that Gen
eral villa might object to the Ameri-
can governments construction of the
Carranza authority as the central
government in Mexico City Is being
considered by officials and indications
are that the big sum of money coll
lected for customs by the American
officers will not be delivered to any
Mexican faction until there is defi-
uiltlt tttdoiSiitu SoNtiuihtHt ih tto
southern republic.
Agreement Possible.
Administration officials think an
agreement between villa and Car
rama may be effected through the
mediation of the Mexican leaders
though they have no reports to this
effect and base their beliefs on what
the two men already have been told
of the unfavorable attitude of the
United states toward further blood
shed in Mexico.
The anxiety Of prominent constitu-
tlonalists in Mexico City to mediate
the dispute Is regarded as a hopeful
sign here. as was General Carranza's
declaration that he would not attack
villa but would order his forces mere
iy to defend themselves.
Inasmuch as General Villas chief
objection to the present government In
Mexico City is the fact that General
Carranza is its executive, a basis for
compromise Is thought likely among
officials and many Mexicans, because
1t Is known that General Carranza in
ttnutu HiiVit ti1 W itliit III 4dfOI VI ~
provisional president acceptable to all
factions.
villa May Be Bluffing.
Some observers are disposed to
think that General Villas threats Of
a revolt are designed more as q show
of force either to prevent Carranza
from placing in power as provisional
president one of mis- supporters or to
diminish Carranza's chances OF being
chosen president in the general cleo
tion.
While consular reports showed the
southern country TO be trembling in
fear of another revolution, nothing
WAS received to indicate that "a ply
steal clash Of any importance was
imminent. President Wilson is alb
neutral as between the two
factions and is endeavoring to have
consular agents refrain from involv-
ing the American government on the
side of either Villa or Carranza.
Whatever efforts the consular agents
may make will be in the direction Of
aiding the two chiefs or their repre-
sentatives to reach an UNDERSTANDING.
President Annoyed.
President Wilson, il was understood,
was annoyed today BY reports that the
Washington government leans toward
one of the two factions in the con-
At the Mexican embassy here, the
belief was reiterated that bioodshed
would be avoided and mediation sue
cessful.
Rafael zubaran Capmany, head Of
the constitutionalist agency, gave out
the following telegram from Mexican
Consul Garcia at Laredo, Texas:
1T is not true thar the head Of the
garrison at Nuevo Laredo, Col. Re-