The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-30
Official Washington Eagerly
Awaits Next Move in Break
Between Carranza and Villa
Brecedd Statement
Adds Fuel to Fire
Villas Withdrawal of Army
From Mexico City Campaign
Traced to Document Pub
lished Saturday

Washington. Juno 2s.--Generaa
villas reported action in Withdraw
ing his army from the campaign
which has Mexico City as It's object.
IL believed by officials here to be q
direct result Of Geographic reports re-
tho statement made public here two
days ago by Alfredo Brecesda- which
purports to have been authorized by
CarranxA and which detailed the
reasons for the break between the two
leaders
Members of the constituencies
5unta d1ere declare they have received
no wond from either CarraAza or Villa
CONFIRMING the report Of Villas with
drawal from Zacatecas with his en-
tire force and returning to Torreon,
The explanation given for villa
failure ~ push his campaign and at
tack Quefstaro. the next objective
point, is that he has exhausted hrs
ammunition and Carranxa has cut of
his base of asTpoly. This report also
lacks confirmation here
Explosion AT.x Moment
There is no doubt in Washington,
though, tina, further serious trouble
Is brewing between Carranza and
Villa and there would be 30 sur
prise II a biz explosion came at any
movement
The evidence contained in the Hop
klns letters that Hopkins ard other
representatives OF G'arrms.sa here were
urging him against pariici patton III the
mediation program Is in exact accord
with published statements made by
hopkins GEd oshe4@ saF several ~seiss.
They have made ne secret Of the fact
mat they have been urging Carranza
not 10 think OF an aFmistice or 20
enter into any comproIa}se w!th Huerta
Rafael Zuharan capmany. head of the
Carranxa jgnta here. and Captain Hop
klns, Who is now at Logger heads with
several members Of the jnHta, both
left for New York tonight They did
not travel together. however. and both
declared that their trip to the metro
polls was purely of a personal char
acser Both declared emphaticaily that
they bad no intention Of seeing II. {.
Pierce.
Members ef the constitutIcnalist
Junta IN Washington were stitl wait
ing tonight for proof of the charge
made BY a New York newspaper that
the Carrapa revolution was financed
by "hig business Carrauza's agents
coateuded that as yet such proof was
lacking in the expose based on the
stolen letters that have passed between
Shefburne @. Hopkins and New York
business men. Unti such proof is
Forthcoming, Carranza's agents de-
clared that they would have nothing
further 10 say In regard to the dis
closure.
Crfttcise Hrysn.
There are two or three points. how
ever. in the latest batch OF the stolen
correspondence that has greatly in
terested Washington. One of these
points is Hopkins comment In his let -
ter TO General Carranza on Secretary
Bryan. In regard to Mr., Bryan. Car
ranxas Washington lawyer says;
mfr Bryan does not look upon your
general attitude with favor. and I am
convinced that il he could In any
way supplant you with someone else
who could be more plant in his hands,
he would do So using such of the
machinery of this government as he
could for that purpose"
Hopkins points out that President
Wilson Is honorable and absolutely fair,
and that his motives are pure, as con-
trasted with those Of Mr., Bryan.