Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-03

at the conference in zacatecas that active
| hostilities should be suspended for the
| present, and plans were made for s
| meeting OF Consttutionalst generals in
| Aguas Calientes on October g. this meet
| ing to be followed FIVE days later by a
national peace convention in Mexico City,
| The date Of the prospective evacuation Of
| Vera Cruz has undoubtedly been post
| poned by reason of the Villa revolt The
| United States will not pull UP stakes at
Vera Cruz until proper arrangements can
| be made with responsible Mexican author
| tiles for the transfer of funds collected
| at Vera Cruz and the surrender OF the
custom house to some one to be desis-
mated by the Mexican Central Govern
| ment General Zapata, Villas ally, has
| informed General Funston that any
transfer OF authority or funds to Car
rama would not be recognized by the
! Villistas. Villa himself, however. has de-
clared that he desires our immediate
withdrawal from Mexico.
Says the Chicago Herald: "It Is pos
sIble that the entire history OF the grow
ing feud between Villa and Carranza
has not been told. 1t would be Interest,"
ing to know what American influences
in favor of Intervention have worked TO
make trouble between Villa and Carran-
"a and thus impede the efforts to bring
peace to Mexico
The opinion OF the Washington Times Is
that "Mexico's future lies between Villa
and the civil administration that shall
come into power, Villa Ia the iron fist,
He Is determined II his protestations may
be believed, to have an intelligent and
progressive civil government; and when
he gets II, to put the military force at
It's back and stand firmly by It. That Ia
just what Mexico needs"
The New York Times says: THE fight
Ing spirit of the Mexlcans. which Por-
frio Diaz held in check 80 years. must
be satisfied some day. Meanwhile our
troops remain at Vera Cruz, as for
midable hint to both obregon and Villa
that Americans must be protected by
both sides"
The Grand Rapids Press believes that
continued possession OF Vera Cruz is
not only politically sound. but also hu-
name. The city Is now haven for all
those who have incurred the ire of the
Constitutionalsts, and II revolution again
envelops Mexico the population of refu-
gees will grow enormously. And all who
come will have a taste OF the security
which obtains under the Stars and Stripes
However much the Meixcans hate u.s. they
must eventually come to respect our VIC
tories over dirt, disease and disorder in
the city of Vera Cruz
The Detroit Free Press thinks that the
weeks events show that Mexico has re-
turned to normal conditions" There
is no question Of legal methods in the
cartel sent by Villa to Carranza. II Is a
notice from one bandit chief to another
to get out or be put out. or course, Villa
has certain things to say concerning Com
stitutionallsm and liberty and the rights
of the people, and these utterances may
deceive some persons in the United States,
but in Mexico they will fool only the
most unwary. They are no more than
conventional formalities, couched in
forms borrowed from the United States.
y, tV,I,
without spirit. The relapse Is practically
complete. 1t is only when one begins
to understand that this is the real stu
alton in Mexico; that in truth Mexico