Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-22
CARBAJAL MAY GIVE BATTLE
New President Insists on Guaran-
tees of Safety to Life.
PEssIM1sM IN WASHINGTON
New Government Says Carrsnsistns
Must Not wreak vengeance on
Men who Supported the
Huerta Regime.

WASHINGTON. July 2-Provisional
President Carbajal does nOt intend to sur
render Internationally 90 General Car
rama and will concentrate his military
forces and resist an invasion rather than
permit the constitutionalists 10 enter
Mexico City without previous agreements
not 10 wreaK vengeance on the lives and
property OF those who supported General
Huerta.
This Is the tenor OF information from
authoritative sources today in Mexico
City TO Washington diplomats II spread
feeling OF pessmism in some quarters
over the possibility OF an amicable set
tlement OF the revolution
Emilio Rahasa. head OF the delegation
which represented General Huerta at the
Niagara conference, arrived here and dis
cussed the situation first with the South
American mediators, and then at the
Mexican embassy with Jose Castellot,
personal representative Of Carbajai.
While denying themselves 90 callers, II
became known that they favored a more
aggressive attitude by Provisional Presi-
dent Carbainl to secure guarantees of
protection for people in Mexico City and
federal territory generally. They made II
plain that Mr.. Carbajal had no objec-
tion 20 turning over the government TO
General Carranza but must insist on
some assurances I'm advance that property
would not be despoiled and that there
would be no wholesale executions OF ar
rests.
Another aspect OF tho situation which
was commented on was the knowledge
that General Carranza, while informing
the American consul at Monterey that he
would receive a commission from Car
bajal. made II plain that he would do so
only TO arrange for the unconditional
surrender by the Mexico City authorities.
Diplomats were watching with keen in
terest the reports stating that General
villa was again threatening break with
Carranza. The death of two French
clergymen and the imprisonment of eleven
others is giving the French government
much concern. Charge Clause Of the
French embassy had an engagement to
present TO President Wilson urgent rep
reservations in that connection late today.
CarranEa Expected Next Week.
MEXICO CITY, July 2l.-Up TO an
early hour today followers OF Emiliano
Zapata, the rebel leader who has been
operating in southern Mexico. had not
attacked Xochimilco, a village twenty
miles from the capital. which place they
began to threaten yesterday.
Xochimilco, which Is the gate to this
city and is OF great strategic value, be-
cause the capital gets its water supply
from the lakes there, Is now defended by
4.O0O federals, the garrison having been
reinforced last night by a large body of
troops. Federal Officials stated today that
the place was perfectly safe and that
fears of a Zapataista attack on the cap
ital itself were groundless.
The federals who evacuated San Luis
Potosl are concentrating in Gonzales
Junction and Queretaro. The constitu-
tionalist troops. II is stated, here, have
begun their advance south from San Luis
Potoal
Reports received from Puebla say the
governor OF that state has sent delegates
to confer with constitutionalist leaders In
order to arrange for their peaceful en-
trance into the state capital.
The constitutionalists, commanded by
General Alvaro obregon. have arrived |
In Irapuato. about 160 miles northwest of |
the capital. and II is reported that they |
are preparing to advance toward Mexico |
City.
There have been no new developments |
In the political situation. The general
belief is that nothing definite Will be done
until next Tuesday, when General Car
rama or his delegates are expected to ar
rive here 70 confer with President Car
bajRl.
Generals orozco and Argumendo and
other former revolutionary chief now
serving with the government have Of
fered their services to President Carbajal
to check hte advance OF constitutionalists
moving on the capital, President Car
bajal has declined the offer.
The Brazilian minister Is making sner-
getic representations 10 the foreign office
10 restore the management and operation
OF the cable office to the Mexican Tele-
graph company. The cable office was
taken over by the Huerta government on
April IS and has since been operated by
the government. II Is believed the |
restoration OF control to the Mexican
Telegraph company will bo made this |
week.