Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-06-06

Tyler COurier-TilmoH
An Interview With General villa
Truly. | have haitled much and
have accomplished divine thing9.
admitted General villa when. upon
his arrival a. SallillO. I cOngraiula
ted him on the success ~ his army
The geBeraliggimo of the thihua-
hna division Of the cons,iiutionaliF Z
army recilcnd on sofa 81 his head
quarters. resting from 'hc fatigue ~
sixty mile ride Ne babe me draw
chair beside hi mand Vc conycrs-
cd ~ length on the three campaign
IN which We had been companions.
Tell me about the United states. .
ho asked when b. heard that ! had
left New YORK bu' ten dsys before.
what dothcythinkof mc''
The American people admire
YOUR military record I answered
hut are Inclined 10 resent the death
of BENTON the Englishman. and other
similar incidents
you would have done oven as %
D NllHW ~ llitH lFNNNH WlFM Nl'
run and tried 10 Kill me My boys
disarmcd him with difficulty. Who
I knows what advice re had received
from the Cientfcoso When a. last
he realized tina, he was going 10 be
ohot he asked Tor word alone with
me granted him his wish and then
be- begged me 10 promise O. grant n
| greater favor.
What h 10 asked
Promise firs. that you will grant
I n no insisted
~ then told BIN that I would give
him anything sacopt his lifc
40 do not ask ~ be- pardoned
! be- said You are quite right 20 kill
mo. DO the same 10 any one else
" no tries what tried what want
/ is that YOU look after nv family .ay
property Is owned Jointly bv myself
and o cousin Ne had more influ-
cuce than my wife Wish Won would
see that Mrs Benton receives her
I due share
Tho rcnoral sighed
Truly BENTON vas y man No
was brave wanted 10 spare him.
/ hut II would not have beor rirht
IN Wow of vhat he aiiemntcd. hut
/ I hatc 10 Kill brave men
And Mrs BENTON" ! inquired
| Have YOU heard from herr"
Yes Only last week authorized
her 10 shin out her cattle. know
| that all the cattle on the Benton
/ ranch Is not hers Some Of II haH
been placed there for safekeeping by
people who feared confiscation Of
their property But. according 70
nv promise TO BENTON. did not
wish 10 make difficulties and 7 au-
/ thori1ed her 'o ship II ALL
Well. General. I said Il have
known you a. an outlaw. colonel.
general and q gensrslirsimc How
Tar up are YOU going WIN I soon
have 20 address YOU a. Mr. Presl
dent"
No he answered 4 have no
aspirations will so back 10 work
'e soon ~ Ne drive out that drunk
ard IIucrta
villa warmed then Ia hin own do
t"uso. II am only 4 poor man" he
said 4 onl, wish to see my coun-
trym"n freed rom tyranny am
= patriot Vet am the man whom
ih'' call the bandit villa. n want
ed money 7 could be- the richest man
IN the world. Tor have walked amid
gold, silver and Jewels
Al could have been mine for the
taking, bat I'D not want II and
have used 10 Tor the army and for
the cause defy anyone 10 show
that have p1t away for myself"
villa then praised the Washing
ton administration and President
WILSON W." is the greatest man OF
Oh" time. Do" aid. "Hc has been a
true friend 20 Mexico
So YOU have been q good friend
To Americans here7" venlurcd.
why should ! not be-" was the
reply There are two reasons why
"a" should b. friendly 10 the United
States One Q. that Americans have
helped us greatly. The other II that
'he' are immeasurably stronger thar
We
Rut suppose Huerta forces =
var asked
That would be predition 10 bctt
. Mexico and the United States. fol
,hough We afe but rats beside ths
United States our men are very per
,istent and can live on nothing. an,
n would ra.f much time. money ant
men 10 conguer us But there l. M
reason 'or such a war. and II shall
uo' be-
What are vour plans. General
INQUIRED WIN YOU move south
ward from here's" BE replied.
No This Is not my territory
nill return tomorrow or the follow
ing day ic Torreon. The railroad
has been repaired southwark from
there almost - far ss Zscaiecas and
VII probably tale that route q
Mexico Citv Here am needed. tn.
division - he northeast should b
ale 20 handle San Luis Potosl. and
all federal garrisons north OF Quere