Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-29
VILLA COMPELS
GEN. CARRANZAT TO
CHANGE ATTITUDE
Rebel Head Will Modify UIti-
matum to U. S. and Ad-
NIT Mistake.

Ell PASO, Tex, April 29.-Pancho
Villa has sustained his title as the
strongest man in the Mexican rebel
ranks. He is for peace with the
United States so forcibly that Venu-
stiano Carranza is going to modify
his letter to President Wilson.
Carranza will declare-and the way
has already been raved by his diplo-
mats-that what he said was misin-
terpreted by the American people and
that while he had an objection at first
TO the landing of American troops at
Vera Cruz, he has reconsidered the
matter in every respect and is fully
satisfied that Ii is a mighty fine thing
for the United States to hold Vera
Cruz and let him and villa have
chance to fight Huerta from the
north.
This is what Villa said from the
first, and added that his chief" had
been very unwise. Villa expressed his
sentiments to George c. Carothers,
who wired them to Bryan and VIII
son. Villa then stalked off to Chi
huahua to tell his chief" not only
that he was very unw.se, but that he
must admit it to the world. Caroth-
ers knew Villa, and he knew when
hlo odiu CoIl ANA ihuSi iheiI CeNt
rama would" so Villa has already
limited to Washington what to eX-
pect.
Things will continue to go on as
they have been going in the past
unless the diplomats make Villa really
angry some of these days. Villa will
continue to refer to my Jefe," and
Carranza will continue to sign "Chief
of the Constitutonalists," but the Off
piulG nf fha TTnitaH Gt1fps l<f1nNU Nhpra
the orders are coming from.
Villa Is Debating.
Villa is debating. He is said to
have only talked with Carranza a few
minutes yesterday when Re convinced
his chief that the rebel attitude
toward the United States must be
pacific.
The official version of the meeting
is: General Carranza and General
Villa had "a long conversation and the
two are in thorough accord. Both be-
lieve that trouble with the United
States will not occur. Negotiations
between General Carranza and the
Washington government are under
way"
The unofficial version is that Villa
clustered into Chihuahua from Juarez,
fastened into Carranza's office,
thumped a few times upon the table
and asserted that we do not object
to the United States ships and troops
at, Vera Cruz and you are going to
say so right away
Carranza had already been advised
by his diplomats that he had made
mistake and had already heard what
Villa had said so he was prepared
lie is said to have told Villa that he
realized he had acted hastily, but
that he did it from a feeling of patri-
otism and still felt in his heart that
he was right, but for the sake of rid
ding Mexico of Huerta it probably
was best, as Villa believed, to ac-
cept the situation and let the United
States troops alone.
Jealousy Among Rebels.
Maclovio Herrera is the only fly in
the ointment of Villas story. Herrera
is jealous of Villa, and as Villas cav
airy leader he is quite necessary to
the former bandit chief.
The Carrancistas have been plotting
against Villa of late, and Herrera
has been promised Villas military po-
sition if he aids in getting Villa out
of the leadership. But Villas troops
are still loyal to1lim, with the excep-
ton of those that Herrera can infiu-
ence, and as long as Villa can keep
them so he will remain the chief
figure in northern Mexico.
The Constituencies are split be-
tween those who favor the Villa peace
plan and those who favor the original
Carranza war position. Some have
been hoping that Villas attitude for
continued peace with the United
States regardless of the landing of
troops at Vera Cruz would lose him
many followers in the army, but this
hope appears to be futile.
Even the troops in Chihuahua,
where they could hear all the talk
against Villa and little for him dur
ing his absence here at the border
greeted him enthusiastically on his
return.
Now comes the news from Sonora
that many of the Sonora troops are
openly manifesting their pleasure at
the attitude of Villa. These troops
are all Carranzstas. On a showdown,
q friend of Villa declared that he
could muster as many followers in
Mexico on his peace with the United
States" plan as Carranza could mus
ter on a rallying cry against the
United States-and this outside the
personal following that Villa could
draw.
So Villas friends feel that he is in
the saddle to stay regardless OF
rebel politics.