The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-23
hUERTA WILL DRAG
EVERYTHING DOWN
WILL DIE AT his POST, But WILL
LEAVE LITTLE BEHIND
HIM.
F E D Err AIS ON MOVE
MEXICAN OFFICER WHO DIED AT
VERA CRUZ HERALDED AS
HERO-WlLJ HAVE PUB
Lie FUNERAL.
BY f.. DEL. SLEEIN.

Special Correspondent OF the Sun.
VERA CRUZ, May 22.--An Ameri-
can. one Of the foremost men of
Mexico City, who refused to leave UNI
vi two days ago, arrived at Vera
Cruz this morning:
II left he told the correspondent
OF the Sun. because an outbreak Is
inevitable at the capital. and 1t will
come soon. Huerta's own conduct
will bring it about despite the
desperate measures he is taking to
prevent it. The city Is bubbling now
and must boil over,
"Huerta appears TO nave lost his
reason. He Is acting like a. man will
ing to sacrifice everything with him
self. General Aureliano Banquet,
his minister of war Is the only strong
man he has left in his cabinet, but be-
cause he fears that the mobs may
select Banquet to bring about the
downfall, Huerta has repeatedly
ordered the dismissal of the old
soldier whose patriotism is beyond
question since he commanded the
firing squad which executed Maxi
milian. Not even Huerta has been
strong enough 70 cast out Banquet.
Every attempt he has made to do
1t has been with strong protest
from quarters even he has to respect
The old general remains, but he knows
he will go If his superior can find the
way
''Huerta will never resign. Ie will
die at the post he snatched over the
dead body of Madero. The belief Is
growing that rather than see Villa
at the gates of his capital Huerta will
bring about American intervention.
He would much rather have Wood
and Funston than Villa and Zapata.
1t is considered likely that after the
next decisive battle to the north he
will order General Pena to attack the
American forces around Vera Cruz
and thus precipitate action which will
put the rebels back In THIRD place
Many Bandit Bands.
Eighteen refugees arrived this
morning from the interior over the
Mexican railway line. They were not
molested. but they found that many
small bands of bandits have hegun
operations along the line of the rail-
way above Cordoba. They are prey
ing on everybody, and the demoraliza-
tion of the army is such they are not
bothered. The rumor that 1900 SOL
dfers. who evacuated Tuxpam. are at
Punta del Gado. about forty-tive miles
north, does not disturb General Fun
ston. He has no fears that they will
attack the American forces. They
are more anxious to get to place
OF safety than to fight
They are not In very strong tpo
sition and face the probability that
Aguillar's men will swing out from
Tuxpam and cut them off from the cap
ital AGuilIar. who Is an independent
commander. with a slight leaning to-
ward the constitutionalists. Will give
them short shrift If he gets them
Colonel Porter. in charge of the
civil administration OF the city. has
made q very favorable impression on
Vera Cruzanos, by deciding that the
United States must pay rent for all
buildings occupied by the soldiers and
other Americans. II can only seize
property. he contends In military
emergency,
The family Of Lieutenant Ruiz. Of the
Mexican army. who died from wounds
received in defending the city. has is
sued hand hills calling for public
funeral. The Lieutenant Is desert bed
as martyr. one who knew how TO
defend his country. 1t is not the
policy of General Funston to forbid
such funerals He permitted one the
day the sailors were received at New
York, The likelihood of an anti
American demonstration is very re.
mote.