The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-26
His Wife Packs Up Her Goo ds to Leave El Paso Which
Cailses Suspicious Comment
Theru
He Declares Carlana SIS istaken i'm His Attitude" and
Is Said to BE Working to Set His
Chief Right.

vi PAso. Tex. April :5.--Pancho villa
started digging trenches in Juarez to-day
and a number Of bales OF cotton seized
from the spaniartis after the fal, OF Tor
,.on were rolled into position to serve As
fortlfcations.
Mrs villa completed her packing
preparatory to leaving lei Paso. Villa was
as urbane, suave and polite to-day as
usual and when asked regarding the sit
us,ion in Mexico said:
81 hone the United States keeps its
,roors at Vera Cruz until ! can get to
Mexico city"
villa said tonight that he was glad the
limited states had accepted the overtures
Of South American republics to mediate
ard that he hoped Huerta would also &C.
cspt
From all outward appearances the rebel
leader is pleased with the situation and Is
confident that the embargo will soon he
raised and that he will be permitted TO get
ammunition again.
II II said openly that villa liz determined
not to have trouble with the United states,
that he resents the stand taken BY Car
rama and that X "the supreme chief
does back down from the position stated
in his note to President Wilson Villa will
take charge OF the situation.
Pussliug to Americans.
officers under villa declared positively
to-day that their chief was friendly to-
ward the United states and did not regard
the American occupation of Vera Cruz AS
an insult to the Mexican nation. This ap-
parent happiness in face of the recent
events Is puzzling Americans.
The question is asked to-day: Is villa
masking his real sentiments until he car
get troops here from Torreon? Those
who ask the question remember how h.
slipped in his army at night when leas
expected and captured Juarez from th'
Federals within an hour. They realize
that he is willy.
However, even these advance the ar
gument that villa must know such .
move IL made against the United States
would prove disastrous to himself. as HI
has practically little ammunition and M
means Of getting more.
Villas officers declare that he In merel,
A, the border to watch developments ant
when asked why he was arranging forti
fcations in Juarez one replied Wen
YOU are taking precautions In FL Paso
aren't YOU Wouldn't you grant US tn
same right?'
n villa is sincere in his declaration
and Is not marking time for some con
cealed purpose then \ Is believed tina
Carranza must back down from the posi-
ton he took in his note to President VII
son or villa will take the reins in his owl
hands and drive the chariot OF stat
as well as the military war wagon
villa sends for Reporter.
vita sent for reporter this morning
in order that he might give out the in
teryicw in which he hoped the Unite'
States would hold Vera Cruz until N
cou'd reach Mexico city. He asked tina
II receive full publicity.
There can thus be no question about th'
split between carrsnza and villa II Nhla
is sincere in his declaration for Carranza
IN his note To the President. took the posi-
ton that the United States had violated
Mexican territory and must withdraw.
villa went further to-day. He declared
"The chief is mistaken in his attitude,
and to-day villa did not qualify his state
ment AS he had done previously by sayini
that ne would obey his chief.
There is report that villa hlmsel
is negotiating with Secretary Brya'
through George c. Carothcrs, and ignorinI
Carranza- This is denied by Roberto
pcsqura, Carranza's diplomatic agent II
FL paso who believes that his chief AM
Mr., Bryan will reach an understanding.
IL understood that Pesauira will leave to
morrow to take up the negotiations al
recty with Mr.. Bryan.
II is known that he Is working hard Il
common with other representatives Of IN
United States to show Carranza whcr
there is a loophole in his recent lette
large enough to get through with dignity
Carranza sees Villa very often.
Villas officers. several of them, whe
spoken to to-day regarding the Carranza
villa sffair laughed when Carranza wa
mentioned as "the first chief"
He 10 the first chief as long as VIII