The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-04

and they are also N contro, OF q suburb
OF ranp!co
W.u torrAon already captured. with
Sal;."o ard Monterey regarded as likely
to IAN ard Tamp.co apparently doomed,
the prospects for the policy OF looking
20 the Constituencies to take over
Mexico and eliminate Huerta are re-
Eaided ms better row than al any time
since they started in the lid over year
Ego. The capture, OF Tampco will give
the rebels their first port and. more than
that. Will give them the revenues of the
rus' ON house al that point. said to
amount 10 more than 100000 week.
one drawback TO the capture of port
by the rebels from their point OF view
: the hint found in the statement Of Sir
Edward Grey on the Benton case. that
Great Britain might have found IT pos
sible to take some action in regard 10 III,
killing Of the British rancher in villa :
headquarters had the rebels possessed q
mort accessible % British warshps How
ever. should Great Britain act In tine
event OF the taking OF Tampico by the
Const!tuticnallsts. Gen. Carranza's I'd
N!scrs viii undoubtedly see 10 II that
every thing pcss. hle is done to satisfy any
demands Gr'at Britain may make,
The capture OF Torreon. II sup
Nlemented bv the taking OF Slitillo. Mon.
tsrey and Tamp'co viii give the rebels
.he upper tier Of Mexican States almost
clear across the continent The eastern
coast IL still supposedly Federal. but the
Huerta gaIrsons are few and far be-
tween. and the rebels viii probably have
little difficulty In driving them away.
Advance VIII he slow.
Military men who have studied the
Mexican problem do not believe that
Was PROCESS toward Mexico city will
ho rapid They point out that the ter
ri'orv now held and under attack by the
ebels is tho poorest most thln'y popu.
llt'd and least desirable part OF Mex O.
II constitutes about one-'hird OF the total
territory OF Mexico but II has but n
small fraction ~ the total population
md the al wealth ~ tho country Tor
teon. Saltilo and Monterey are spoken
~ ~ the ratowavs 20 the real and the
immensely rich Mexico that les far to
tho south
Cons''tu'' onnlist leaders are themselves
ressin!stic about the prospects Of reach
Ing Mex city hy force 7, Is rather
their hope that II they succeed In adding
Salt.iio Monterey md Tamp'co 10 their
territory Huerta viii either himself give
up the ghost or his support In southern
Mexiro VII SO dwlnds that he VIII have
20 get out They fully recognize all the
difficulties attending an attemIt TO reach
Mexico city
Increased violation of foreign interests
Is predicted ~ a certain result OF tho
extension Of rebel territory 10 the south.
where There are proportionately more
American and European owned properties
N'lla holds his forces by his good treat
mont of his men Ia the matter OF loot,
ard l. Is doubted here that evon II he
desired he could restrain them fru IN help
ing themselves to everything that came
% hand In new territory.
such on"rnticrs IN middle and southern
Mexico will not he tolerated II Is asserted
Americans ana Other foreigners IN Mexico
CITY have long predicted that II Villa at.
tcmpts Ia come south reign OF anarchy
Will he preciplatatrd that will overshndow
all tNHt has happened thus far in Mexico.
THIS VIII result /, is feared, I'm an in.
creased rrstn' ment on the part of
Flu opeans In Mexico. a renewal ~ nres-
sure In tclr Governments to induce the
United States 10 take action ard consr.
0u'nt "mha grassment to the Washington
Government,