The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-15
VILLAS AMBITION
TO Be PRESIDENT
II Will Remain His Supreme De
sire Until He Is Success
iul or Dead.
FRIEND MAKES DECLARATION
Chihuahua Resigns Itself to In
definite State OF Rcvo-
luton.

Chihuahua. Mexico, March 14.-"Villa
the one-time bandit, Will he the next
PRESIDENT Of Mexico. That is his am
hilton. and despite all reports TO the
contrary, It Will remain his ambition
until he either Is dead or President"
That declaration was made to-day by
a friend so close 10 General Villa as
10 give authority 10 the assertion. /.
was prompted bv reports tina, the com
ing 10 Chihuahua OF General Carranza.
recognized as the civil head OF tho
revolution, was 10 bring about condi-
tons more satisfactory To foreign gov
cTnments than General Villa appears 20
have in handling complications grow
Ing out OF tn" killing OF William s
Nenton British subject That Villa
and Cafransa might meet and that they
might publicly embrace as an evidence
OF their perfect harmony. was given
out rs a possibility. Carranza Is now
on his way overland from sonora. and
magnificent marble building has been
prepared rs the official residence IN
which he Is To perfect the details OF
government. But 1: was stated ON
rhaticaily that tho coming OF Car
ranza was not 10 essen In any way
the power now welded by villa. who
Tor months has been 4 dictator.
VIII Remnin Supreme.
General Villa viii remain supreme
commander through tho progress OF tho
rebellion" said ono OF hts advisors
HIS succession Of Victories against
the Federal army: his sweeping away
~ the Huerta soldiers from the north
~ Mexico. while Carranza remained In
comparative ohsCurity on the Pacific
slopo have so exalted him IN tho minds
Of his soldiers as 60 mako his suhordi-
nation to any one else Improbable
General villa could not AFFORD 10
20 south at the head OF HIS troops in
tho attack on Torrcon before he had
FIRST satisfied himself that his goinr
would not result; in the loss OF any Of
his power"
In the absence Of any indication that
General Villa intended 20 move south
ward Immediately this CITY. the
largest In rebel territory. apparently
has resigned itself TO an Indefinite
state az revolution Inwardly con-
d!tions nre almost normal Tho band
plays IN ne plaza and crowds prone
made in the gay lights.
The silent DISAPPEARANCE OF sue
poets the repor,s ~ executions end
the general knowledge tina, many peo-
pie for months have been hiding In
The Easements Of buildings form an
asDe0t % !ife little mentioned The
man on the hill" General Villa who
resides on ar elevation few blocks
from the United States consulate Is
tn" one man Who can pronounce NE
o. death For any q: those who stroll
~ the plaza O hide in tho Easements
Residing In his own marble home. not
far from the plaza, hu: held prisoner.
IS Luis TerraZas. Jr. son OF one OF
the richest families In Mexico. under
the DiaZ regime As ne paccs un and
DOM the tiled floor Of hts patio, not
knowing what moment ne may be
called 20 face .he firing SQUAD. Ter
razas can hear The cathedral bells
and At night the military band
Prisoner Utterly Hopeless.
When seen to-day the prisoner ap-
reared 10 be utterly hopeless OF his
release. Ne has been confined hero
ever Stree General Villas army en-
tered Tie city last December when
tola chat his father, refugee IN II
Paso was making every cTort TO pro-
cur. his r-lease the prisoner merely
shook his head Norc than once sine"
his detention lie has been subjected
% tortur"s % reveal places where Ter
ra9as' money was supposed 10 be h!1-
don AS understood here. TcrrRzas IS
being ne!d by TIE rebels for three pur-
poses. They are: SO tina: money may
b" cXtort"d from the Terrazas family.
$50 that ~ threatening the execution Of
III" prisoner the Cient.nco party NAV
10 dissuaded from invading Mexico
from Tho north. and that the prisoner
may sign documents turning TerraZas
property over 70 villa.