The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-29
VILLA D|SCLA|MS
ANY AMBITION TO
SUCCEED HUERTA
Will Continue Loyal to
Carranza if Revolu-
tion Succeeds.
is NOT FIGHTING
TO ELEVATE SELF
In Fullest Accord With Leader
of Rebels and Without Personal
Ambition to Reach High
OHicc-Wants Nations
to Know Purpose
of Struggle.

j T..
cisco villa. military commander OF reeei
forces. to-day disciaimed any anip'-
tior to become President OF MnHico IN
the event the revolution is successfui.
lie said that he did not wish to over
shadow General C;,rranza, whom he
recognized as the leader of the reNo-
luton
President he would receive my sup
mort and would obey his commands.
said General villa. "As proof OF my
lovaity and as evidence that have
no ambition TO become President |
would leave the country If he ordered
me 10 do So
General villas Interview was given
in his little plastercd adobehouse'
where he wont Immediately on his ar
rival from chihuahua. on the floor In
,h.. front room where he stood We're
sixteen bags, each containing lo.ooo
Mexican dollars. and on the wlh"o"
sill were half dozen newly purchasea
diamond rings glittcring in their plush
boxcs The coin was purchased from
tho banks i'm FL Paso for use In chi
huahua where silver has been scarce
and tho diamond rings were presents
from various rebel commanders.
CARRIED In New Uniform
General villa was garbed in new
made uniform he ever wore The rebel
leader listened with n blank incredu-
lous expression to questions put 10
hin, but he anawcred with show or
characteristic ferceness In his clinched
dsts and black cleaning eyes
II have 1cvc- been in anything but
the fullest accord with General Car
ranza." gail General Villa. Il never
mad any personal ambition to reach
high Office. an-a--iightinG man only.
and ! am fGhting for the liberation OF
my country, not TO elevate myself
am only soldier under command OF
my chief and I shall obey him what
ever his orders may he. II he becomes
President and tells me 10 get out of
tie country. ] VIII do II Instantly. NO
more proof OF my loyalty TO General
Carraaza could be asked
'I wish all the nations OF the world
TO Know that am not fighting 20
make myself President" and here Cen
eral Villa brought both clenched fists
through the air by way OF emphasis.
We are not lighting 10 make any man
President. but we nope TO save our
country from spoliation. We are
spreading the ideals OF n republic and
wc arc eNtcrminating those who op-
pose
I'm few months We have liberated
half OF Mexico and IN a few months
more we shall iiberate the other half
To Rcsumc Industry.
General Villa came to Juarcz TO ne
cotiate with business interests for the
resumption OF industry In chihuahua
state, and also 10 procure small coin
for circulation. lie plans 10 start
rebel mint and = bank as soon as pos
sible. lie said on his return to Chi
huahua he would prepare personally
o attack Torrcon.
Bonalcs Sandoval. who was reputed
Iva ON mi a
an alliance between General Villa and
the Felix Diaz faction. returned from
chihuahua with Villa. Sandoval said
he would go to Mexico City.
Various sums OF money were said to
have been paid the rebels for the safe
conduct to the border of forty-e eight
members OF the Terrazas family. Luis
Tcrrazas. Jr., is held in Chihuahua.
y train load of rebels to-day was
sent to Guzman, cighty-hve miles south
of the border. To learn the fate of pas
sengers including twenty-five Amcrl-
cans who were reported held up by
Maximo Castllos bandits OH the Mex
leo Northwestern Railroad. The rebels
We're instructed TO capture and execute
Castillo who, operating independently
for months. has created terror in
Western Chihuahua.
a movement 10 invade Mexico from
FL Paso in tho interests OF IIuerta is
said to have failed when the treasurer
of the Federal junta left with tho
funds. The junta had recruited 200
former Federals and followers of piaz
ii was said. The expected to
take the field west OF I'll Paso and op-
pose villa and Castillo, but the money
Which was raised to buy arms was
taken by the paymaster. secret SER
vice men say, ard the junta disba nded
Embargo May Bc Raised.
Washington. January 2S.-The ever
stitutionalists that they be permitted
TO purchase arms In tho United States
on an even footing with he IIucrta
government soon may be granted
Though President Wilson and Sccre-
tary Bryan have reached no final do
termination. the Washington govern>
ment to-day is strongly inclined to such
Il course ns the next step in it's Mex
lean policy.
inquiry among administration Of
nciais to-day disclosed that virtually
mo entire Cabinet. many members of
the Senate Foreign Rotations Commit
tee and many leaders In Congress gen
orally. are ready to support the Presi
dent should he raise the embargo on
arms by proclamation.
The recent defalcaton by the IIuerta
government OF the interest on its
bonds. the growing anxiety OF Euro
pean nations about tho financial af-
fairs OF Mexico and the declared in
tention or the Constitutfonalists to
carry the lighting into the thickly
populated cties OF Central Mexico, are
sn!d to he underlying reasons for fur
tner development Of the American
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