Evening star., 1914-08-16

will easily understand that his deepest
| grievance against Carranza is the nrst
tion shipped to him through Tampico.
| He has received enormous quantities
| across the border, and has also had 2
share Of that which was consigned 70
| Tampico. but Carranza seems to have
concluded that Villas troops were get
| ting too well armed.
Gen. Villas Attitude.
Villa today is in full control of the
states Of Chihuahua and Coahuila. He Is
in possession of the border custom
houses, and administers all the sources Of
revenue. He Is also carrying out. in ap-
parent good faith, the radical land re-
forms to which he committed himself He
is giving his followers good deal OF lee
way in the matter of perquisites from
concessions and the official plunder. con-
sidered entirely legitimate from Mexi-
can point of view. Foreign enterprises In
northern Mexico are looking to him in
stead Of Carranza for protection. and are
getting it.
The most recent development of Villas
plans is the report from Sonora that he
has formed a combination with Gov. May
torena. who has driven out the constitu-
tionalists commander. This Is very sig
nificant news. Maytorena Is the Madero
governor of Sonora, having been counted
in for that position after Madero became
some of the cientifico group. and, not
withstanding his Madero partisanship,
was charged with leaning to Huerta.
Keeps Place Through Troops.
Gov. Maytorena maintained himself by
means of state troops. When l was in
northern Mexico in May he was defying
both Carranza and Villa by refusing to
allow his troops to be taken away from
him and Incorporated in the ranks OF the
constitutionalist army. Without those
state troops he would have been an exile
instead of a governor
Villas combination with the governor
of Sonora indicates that he has some
of the qualities of a politician ana
can forget old scores. rev montns ~.
ago he may have been excessively Dit
ter against Gov. Maytorena because OF
the latter's cientifico associations. II
he can forgive Maytorena for this he
probably can forgive some OF tne more
pronounced cientificoes in other parts
of Mexico.
Villa himself, during his bandit days.
used to range through northern sonora
and had some followers there. but ne
never spread over the whole state.
With Gov. Maytorena as his lieutenant
he now may be able to add Sonora to
Chihuahua and Coahuila as his special
territory. His first step undoubtedly
will be to increase his army in Sonora
Early Clash Indicated.
on the surface Villas military mea-
sures in northern Mexico and his per-
sistent recruiting of new troops might
indicate that he expects an immediate
clash with Carranza troops and that
civil war is going to break out at
once between the victorious factions of
the revolution. This does not at all
follow 1t is the more likely that
Villas military strength will compel
Carranza to make concessions and that
for time the civil war will be avert
ed. and possibly even that the fac
tions will work harmoniously together.
But whatever the circumstances may
be, Villa will treat with Carranza only
on the basis of equality. and with an
army to back up his claims to recog
milton.
1t is an interesting feature of the
situation that the Washington admins
tration in practice has recognized the
two Independent powers. 1t has main
tanned former Consul Silliman as a
sort of ambassador near to" Carranza
and former Consular Agent Carrothers
as its diplomatic agent near to" Villa.