The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-12
LIKE THE FLIGHT
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servants, carrying tons OF baggange
dogs, bird cages and household trink
cts which are being preserved in the
face Of the impending disaster.
Women dressed in the height OF
fashion, struggle along the ties In
crossing the three-mile gap in the rail
way line. Their high heels impede
their progress and fatigued and al.
most fainting they struggle painfully
toward the American lines. where
safety awaits them. Children follow
their parents across this space which
has become historic.
Boiling down from the sky, the SUMS
blistering rays send the temperature
up to 122 degrees. But still these
people struggle on. They have reap
ed the harvest of Mexico while the
poems who have fought SO long for
hardly more that the right to live
have starved or eked out q bare ex-
istance from the crumbs OF favor
which fell to them. They are strug.
Cling now to escape the storm which
is soon to break.
Having crossed the jungle gap.
these aristocrats. with servants dogs
and baggage board the train waiting
at the American lines. They fill the
hot. stuffy cars. From the rear and
front Of the train flies the stars and
stripes. They are carried forward
towards safety-on to Vera Crux.
Leaving the station they are taken to
the wharves. There the natives re-
gard them with nothing but hatred
and contempt. Beyond, they see their
haven Of refuge, the Espagne.
On board the vessel they cannot
hear the angry shouting OF the poems
on shore. They are among those who
have made the trip to Vera Cruz as
they did-for safety. It Ia declared
that the Espagne will carry three or
four million dollars away from Mexi-
co with her.
The Mexican aristocrats are carry
Ing their wealth away with them, it
Is declared, and hence the name loot
chip" which has been applied to the
vessel by the natives.
Adolfo De La Lama, minister OF
finance in the Huerta cabinet was
escorted through Vera Cruz to the
wharf by American soldiers. The
officers feared that in their wrath the
natives might attack the cxbinet
minister and kill him. He displayed
The same stoicism that has marked
The bearing Of his leader.
II am not fleeing" said De La
Lama. Il am going to Europe . set
tie financial matters for the govern
ment. President Huerta will step out
at the right time. When that time
comes, his retirement will not b fol-
lowed by looting."
VIII Hang Around.
WASHINGTON. June 1.-THE A.
b. C. envoys have asked the Huertista
delegates to remain in touch with
them for another week They realize
that CarraEa has. definitely rejected
the invitation to hold official parleys,
but they are hopeful that Huerta will
be impressed with his condition now
that the way to the capital Is open to
the victorious constituttonalists and
will agree either to quit in a hurry or
will fee to the American lines. Should
he decide to resign, 1t is believed by
the mediators he will utilize his en-
voys here in this country to attempt
to arrange terms Of surrender that
will Save his face"
carranxa was the winner.
JUAREZ, Mex. July 1.-General
Carranza and not General Villa achiev-
ed victory in the vina-Carranza
mediation conference held at Torreon
last week.
This was the Interpretation gener-
ally placed today on official report Of
the mediation pact, published by con-
stitutionalist offloials. 1t was stated
that strenuous effort was made by the
delegates representing General Villa
to amend the plan Of Gnadeloupe I'M
der which the constituuonalfsts are
operating in such a way as to prevent
Carranza from being a candidate for
the presidency. On the other hand
Carranxa forced his own recognition
by all Villa officers as first chief OF
the revolution He was also given
power to call convention at the end
of the revolution to select candidate
for the national election He was al
lowed absolute power over federal
employees.
Villas chief accomplishment in the
conference was his putting through a
resolution which made 1t obligatory
on Carranza's part to furnish fuel,
ammunition and other elements for
the carrying On Of military operations
but even in this claim 1t was made
obligatory to Villa and the other
chiefs to consult Carranza about all
operations either military or admin
fstrative. Authority to select mill