The Detroit times., 1914-04-24


in northern Mexico still held by the
Huertistas
Il viii remain here until the eG-
element abates.' villa said, al Jua-
req today.
Despite Villas reassuring state.
ment, III Paso took comfort today in
the news that Brig Gen Pershing and
his brigade from San Francisco have
been ordered 10 the Texas border, and
IL was reported that Pershing's men
would be stationed here. Americans
on this side OF the border resumed
business today, after "a hours OF wild
excitement. but Villas admission that
he was making only a personal state
ment and was bound 10 obey orders
from his chief, Carranza, made the
reported coming OF Pershings troops
all the more welcome.
villa brought with him Gen. Felipe
Angeles, commander of the rebel ar
tillery division. and secretary OF war
in the Carranza cabinet. and Gen. Tor.
ribio Ortega, one OF his principal com
manders. The generals were escorted
only by 8 soldiers, instead of 10000
reported yesterday.
VERA CRUZ, April 24.--Victoriano
Huerta and Nelson 'Shaughnessy
verbally fought out. on the street, in
the open view of the public. the mo-
mentous matter of the Tampico Incl.
dent. on which hung the question OF
whether American troops should force
the dictator TO respect the flag
After April Is, the censor In Mexico
City refused to permit me TO receive
messages and all messages which /
attempted TO file were rejected with
the exception OF the code dispatches
telling OF Huerta's desire for war, and
the occupation OF Vera Cruz, which
he regarded as insignificant. Here,
then. liz how Huerta dealt with the
question which really meant peace or
war.
With his usual irregularity, Huerta
left his home at an early hour. He
did not go to the palace, nor did he
leave word where he planned 10 go.
O'Shaughnessy, having received a
l,000-word cablegram of instructions
from Washington, set out 10 find
Huerta, making the usual rounds OF
the cafe colony. where the dictator s
morning cognac is usually taken; two
or three other cafes which form rest
ing places in the occasional progress
10 the palace. and finally the Jockey
club 80
It was al the Jockey club that
found his mai, stand
ing at the bar
Have you your automobile out
there" asked Huerta.
Yes replied O'Shaughnessy My
new one"
Lets go out and sit in that" said
Huerta.
The two men left The club and
stepped into the car, which stood on
side street Huerta's attendants
and bodyguards drew aside. and for
three-quarters OF ain hour O'Shaugh-
messy and the dictator argued, A pho
tographer who attempted to snap
them was driven away.
O'Shaughnessy spoke smilingly, but
Huerta spoke vehemently, sinking his
right fist from time TO time into the
palm of his left hand. 'Shaughnessy
said Huerta was not drunk. At the
conclusion OF this public conference,
the charge drove away in his machine
and filed his report to Washington.
In the event of crisis Hnerta has
made all preparations for flight. His
plan is TO declare that he is leaving
for the front. With him he will have
a small body OF soldiers known as the
battalion OF the supreme powers. He
will elude these, according TO his
plan. and will seek refuge on Japan
ese cruiser at Manzanillo on the Pa
cifc coast.
The papers print what Huerta or.
ders. The probability is that in ar
ranging to escape. the dictator will
cause the papers 10 print that there
is great danger from the rebels on the
Pacific, and that it is necessary for
him to go to the front 1t Is well
known that he has made most strenu.
Gus efforts TO keep the road toward
the Pacific clear OF rebels. The re-
port, therefore, will be an untruth
but II will give Huerta the necessary
excuse for leaving the capital.