The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-20
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MExICo-
Carranza fer provisional president. General
Felipe Angeles. secretary OF Yar and the swash-
buckling Villa S. commandments Of the
army. is~ the yresent program from the revolt
zionist camp rs diyoleed by one who claims
to be close To The Mexican t4rhulents. This
Ia about the say we feared il out the other
day. Cg4rranza, it Is said will be willing To
seeept Angeles and VITA in the Is minor
capacities. in order TO se-uve the presidency for
himself Notwithstanding vac sact that while he
viii r. the recognized head Of The nation, villa
viii b. the real dictator and villa and Angeles
tn control az the army would have Carranza AT
their mercy
II IS further related that this plan has in
view the ultimate elimination Of Carranza and
the elevation q villa to the presidency.
Angeles, az minister Of war. nominally will
have the power 10 order villa, az general Of the
army, whore he wants him. and villa viii be
kept in He limelight. He will first be sent
TO fight bandits who are expected to try 10
operate for months in northern Mexico.
Just what may happsn to disturb the plans
is problematicaI as vet, bat II the politics Of
the villa record worked out to their satisfac,
ton. the above program will be carried out.
should Carranza refnss to appoint Angeles
n minister Of var il is declared that villa has
Angeles il provisional president II necessary
To aghl villa now would mean Carranza'a
.mmedate elimination 1t is declared.
In the same breath we are told that already
old General" Paseaal Greece, who }ea A Fe4el4a-
ton against Madero in 1912, is ready to
nlobolize his followers and inaugurate cam
paign against whatever government is sat up
he merely awaits for the next president to be
installed before beginning operations.
We shall never have done with Mexico until
these notwithstanding bandits and soldiers az
fortune are squelcAed etectually and the United
States could well take a hand. 1t seems to us II
they Carranzavilla forces establish stable gov
ernment, which this country can afford to recog-
lntze. to aid the neighboring republic in It's
family affairs without seeming 10 butt in The
fFevolution business has been continuous per
forrnance since the retirement nj old man Daz.
lwcrld Il is time TO cali halt
For the present Provisional President Car
bajal seems TO be conducting q safe and sane
administration He has isued an order to ali
political governors OF STATES to the effect that
no political other prisoners shall be put to
death without his personal sanction. or under
sentence Of the Supreme court after due trial
He added that henceforth the government Of
Mexico, especially under his guidance, would be
conducted on civilized lines. and that no vestige
OF tyranny would be permitted to remain In the
conduit OF public affairs
Further he has ordered the evacuation of
federal troops al every point where constitutions
alists are garrisoned IN order to prevent any
rhance Of conaict. He is carrying out aY
parently. his manifestations Of good faith toward
The conStitutionalists.
With the scoundreI Huertl out Of the country
and the present hopeful conditions 1t does seem
that there is way out for Mexico, and we be.
iiere President Wilson will help to md it. The
~watchful, waiting" policy has proven eminently
successful 10 date; VIC are entirely willing to
leave the future. so far az this country's i'll
terests are concerned anyhow to his wisdom