The Washington herald., 1914-06-11
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placed in power. The cabinet includes the
following:
Louis Cabrera. foreign relations
/. Rafael Zubaran, gobernacion.
Fernando I. Calderon. fomento (agri-
culture).
Felipe Angeles, war.
1gnazia Bonillas communications
Elizo Arradendo, justice.
Fecilitas Villsrsal. hacienda dnterior).
Cabrera's candidacy is said to be backed
also by powerful financial interests which
have large American ramifcations.
Cabrera, for example. was attorney at
Mexico City for the Tlahuahilo Company,
which has vast land holdings in North
ern Mexico. Some OF the lands were
obtained by purchase. others by con-
cession. For many years the company
has been involved in litigation with the
Mexican government over the supply of
water for irrigation purposes from the
Mazas River.
When Madero was President Cabrera
was the government whip in the Mexi-
can congress. During the recent crisis.
he has been in close touch with Rafael
Zubaran, and the constitutionalist junta
in Washington.
H0erta Delegates Angry.
The Huerta delegates protest against
the plans of the Americans to force
Carranza upon them. As one close to
them said:
What was the use Of our coming to
Canada to mediate. This is not media
ton. II is compulsion.'
Senors Rabasa, Elguero, and Rodriguez
have come to realize that Huerta must
go. They protest. however. against put
ting the Csrranzistas in full control. be-
cause they predict further revolution
and bloodshed. The present cleavage be-
tween Carranza and Villa, they say,
threatens to disrupt the constitutional
lists. They believe that unless Villa can
obtain the master hand. he will use vio-
lence IL necessary to put Carrsnza down.
The Huerta delegates ask that the pro-
visional government be composed Of
men who are truly representative. under
who an election could not be swung by
a faction to place that faction in power.
Behind the curtains of mediation GER
tain powerful financial interests are
for mastery.
Fight of Big Money.
The men who have supplied Carranza
with money are fighting to get the worth
OF their money. The men who have
made money out of Huerta and have
put in more money to realize still great
er profits. are fighting to keep their
money.
1t is current gossip here that a we'll
known oil man. with offices in the Wall
Street district. has furnished the rebels
with vast sums to obtain control OF the
railroads of Northern Mexico His COM
pany already has tremendous holdings.
the extension of which through govern
ment favoritism would seriously endan-
ger the Cowdray interests which have
been favored by the Huerta governrs ent
This man plans a financial campaign
much similar to the Standard Oil when
1t began getting hold of the railroads and
using them to strengthen its monopoly.
Should they deem it necessary. the
Mexican delegates are prepared to SUBJ
NIT to the A. p. c. mediators a report
figures, dates. copies of let
ters, and other documentary matter
showing the contributions Of this oil man
TO the Carranza cause. They are also
said to have evidence that a number of
prominent American politicians are in
volved in the deal, the successful con-
summation of which will mean millions.
Unless Carranza be placed in power
his glittering project lie doomed. Every
thing is staked on the rebel cause.
On the other hand. the Cowdray inter-
ests and other big financial powers who
have received concessions under Huerta
ire fighting for a provision in the proto-
'ol which will legalize his administra-
ion and preserve their privileges.
1t is pointed out by those closest to the
nediators that IL Huerta is allowed to |,
Ippoint the man who will succeed him as |
Provisional President, he thereby will be |
recognized and the acts of his admins |
ration validated. That is what caused |
he hitch over the exact method by /
which the provisional government shall |
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Why some of the Carranzaistas are in
listing that Pedro Lascurain be made
he Provisional President, thus ignoring
he Huerta "interreenum,"