The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-15
TAKE AWAY THEIR ARMS
AND PEACE WILL COME
SO Long as McNicans Can Secure AM
munition, That Long Will They
Continue to Fight.
RODRIGUEZ MAN OF THE HOUR
General Mondrngon Believes He Is
the One Who Can Firmly Estab-
ltHh Country on Firm Foundation
FcdcralS Now Furnishing AIibis.
ny CHARLES NICHOLSON.

vera Cruz. June li.-'If President
wilson il netting In good faith he Will
not permit another stand OF arms or
Don OF ammunition to enter the country
Tor either rebels or Fcdcrals Halt
the Influx of arms, whether from Amer
icuh or Japanese sources, and Mexico
VIII be peaceful In two ycnrs CON
ttnue acting az the catspaw OF what
ever whimsical leaders may be holding
temporary sway and Mexico will never
MT her head from the depths into
Which she has been plunged By rcvo-
lutions."
Thus exploded General Lorenzo Mon
dragon. brother OF the former Minis
ter of War. The general was almost
carried from his chair by the vchc-
mcncc of his uttcrancc. He was seated
IN II rocking chair on "A balcony over
looking the brilliant Plaza de Ar,nns.
"ottcd with soldiers IN khaki, white
uniformed navy officers ana animated
by the concert hour scenes He had
come 10 seek safety under the Stars
ana stripes. fleeing from AN uprisinp
considered Inevitable in Mexico CIV.
Crown gray In the service of his
country. the old mans one object Is the
freedom of Mexico from the powey of
bandits. and his one belief that Prosi-
dent Wilson holds the power to re-
tStabiiSh peace. and that the ono and
only way 10 halt revolutions is to de-
rrivc the warning factions OF arms.
AS long as America continues to
supply men with arms to shoot and
kin each other" he added "un,rto,y
will take up arms to suppress bandits
The latter continue To loot and burn
the property of the hated rich. and
thcre arc only two classes Of McXicans
patriots and bandits"
RodriEucn Man of the Hour
Mondragon believes liucrta must 20.
IA. what with the nanc Of tho man
n" considers tn" man of the hour
Rodriguez" Senior Rodriguez IS uow
serving as one OF the Mexican delegates
10 tho mediation conference at Niagara
Falls
Rodriguez IS the only man in the
country not allied with any faction
ana. possessing the iron will. mind and
personality To save Mexico from itself"
lie iorcsccs the establishment of
provisional government. which viii
supervise the elections. but would pre-
Ter TO Sc" provisional government
complete tho uu"Np ircd portion OF Ma
dcro's term having power until Deem
Der, 1915. when, he believes. the coun-
try VIII have been sufficiently pacinnd
TO guarantee fair elections
With every indication OF peace. the
patriotic fcrvor OF the Federals con.
fronting our outposts increases Word
- INNS VI 'Ht i!ESt protocol sent
a Hook of enthusiastic rciniorceincnts
from Vera Cruz 10 the camp OF Gen
era! NaNarretc Four hundred railway
employees who have been keeping out
OF sight have Joined Navarrctc since
the probability OF any lighting BECAME
remote. Definite news of certain peace
will send half the population OF Vcrn
CRUZ TO the Federal trenches
There Is great competition among
tho Federal officers for the honor OF
confronting the invader now II has be-
come evident that there is little likeu