The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-01-22
Prominent MexicanS Visit
Vera Cruz and Talk With Lind
ENVOY INSISTS VISITS HAVE
NO POLITICAL
SIGNIFICANCE.
Rumored That Huerta Will Resign
and Name De Ia Barra, Who
Will Succeed Him.

VERA CRUZ. Jan. e1.-The former
Mexican minister OF the Interior Jesus
Flores Magon. had a second confer
ence with John Lind. President VIII
sons envoy last night and then pro-
ceeded to town nearby first inform
Ing Mr.. Lind that he desired to con-
fer with him further before returning
to the Mexican capital.
While Mr.. Lind reiterates his state
ment that the conference was witnovt
political significance and that he hs6
not been informed that Senor Magon
Is acting as the representative 20
President Huerta. IL may be said shsr
the ex-minister is the latest anu fno,t
important of several prominent Mexi-
cans to visit Vera Cruz recently and
converse with Mr.. Lind. all OF whom
IL Is believed have represented Presi-
dent Huerta. although without SEM
blance OF official character.
The belief Is held in authoritative
quarters here that President Huerta
feels the time has come to learn
what terms he may make with Presi-
dent Wilson. and the rumor Is cur
rent that Huerta intends to appoint
Francisco De La Barra chief OF his
cabinet, he himself resigning in the
latter's favor. Senior De La Barra
would then succeed TO the presidency
in compliance with the law. General
Huerta taking personal command OF
the forces against the revolutional-
lists.
Revoiutionists Must Attend.
AS matters now stand II is inti-
mated tnat to give any practical value
to any further conferences that may
be desired with Mr. Lind, by ennis
saries of President Huerta IL is es-
sential that these conferences be at
tended by representatives of the
revolutionists, for in no other way
does IL appear possible to open nego-
tiations for peace which has been In
sisted upon by Washington as the
first step.
Not Waiting In Vain.
CHIHUAHUA. Hexico. Jan. 21.-'It
Will soon be shown that the United
T, States has not waited in vain I'm the
belief that the Huerta government is
I slowly crumbling," said General Fran
ern division of the Huerta army i'm
prisoned in the United States and
with General Jose Refugio VeIasco's s
Federal troops trembling at Torreon,
the only point they now hold in the
north. IL will not be long before the
usurper Huerta will be swept away by
public opinion. At first IL was only
our arms that brought MS victories,
but now the people of Mexico are con-
Ninced of the seriousness of the revo-
luton. Our strength is growing daily.
We are finding that popular approval
is as effective as bullets.
But we are not forgetting that bull.
lets are still necessary. The fighting
Will continue. Our success at DINA ga
in pushing the Federal division into
the United States has had the effect
OF tonic on our soldiers.
Knock Another Prop.
! Il am convinced that the prospec.
tNFA hiatt n.
another prop from under the tottering
| throne OF Huerta. The Federals are
aware that they must put up q vigor.
| Gus hight there or their cause is lost.
| Once we go south of Torreon every
city between us and Mexico city vii
I fall. The people there have been kept
| in ignorance OF the extent of the revo.
luton and when they see our great
numbers they will join us. for in Mex.
| ico as elsewhere success is with the
! successful.
The Federals will not last long al
Torreon. We are going TO approach
them with an army of $1,000, the
/ largest revolutionary corps called to
gether I'm this revolution
To Abandon North Mexico.
| WASHINGTON. Jan. 21.-Army Of
| hcers here who have been closely
following the Mexican campaign be-
/ heve they see signs in recent events
OF purpose on the part OF the HUI
erta government TO abandon the
I whole northern tier of Mexican states
10 the Constitutionalists. They sug-
gested today that the movement OF
the Federal troops at Laredo might
be really i'm the nature OF an eyacu-
| alton and that eventually the 2.4OO
Federals near Laredo. with the 1.2OO
al Monterey and the 500 at Cuidad
| Porftrio Diaz will be concentrated