The chronicle=news., 1914-06-03
VILLA WANTS
.,..>. 0lRy TO DRIVE
'"'" ouT MER1A

pissheu ulslAS lhoogs. admitted Cen
sssi villa whes. upon hi. arrival Al
ssiitiio. ! congratulated him oa the
saesess of his army.
The gsaersiissino of the Chihas-
has distsIoa of the cossiiius ioasiiss
Army aeeiia~d on = sofa ~ his head
quarters. TsssisS from the fasixu. of
. sixty-miie ride. lie hsds me- draw
. chair beside him and Nc eouvess<si|
NJ issRth u hshe ths-. ramlsisns ts
~ht1h We had l-ea eosni.sntoss,
Tell ~ si4ssi ihs Ghiled Sssiss.''
he asked shea he heard that ! had
istt N1v York bat ten DAYS before.
what io the, shisk ot a@,"
''Ths American i--os.ie admire yoas
niiitsTy serosd." I answered. but are
iselin-d 10 S-s<ss the death al ii-s-
toe. the Easiishnan. ssd ether slim.
iisr iseia~sis"
-'Soa would have dose es~s ns l."
answered villa. ''i,@nios drew his
e.a sa.i tried In kiii me. Ny hoSs dis.
armed him With difficulty. Who
knass ~hai lad advice he hsd re-
estsed fsnn the ci-siifteas: whea
~ last h~ r.aiis-.i iha, h- ~ss soisx
tn te shot. h~ asked for = word aloss
With ms. isssni-.i him mis- ~ish ssa
sh-s h~ legged no 10 promise l."
grant y xs~ai~s tssas.
what Is iir' I asked.
'tsonis~ first that yea viii grant
IT, he assisted.
- ihss told hia that ! Would rive
hin snSihlss ~ss~es his life.
"'Nn. do not ask Ia b. rasssos~-s.'
h~ said. 'yoa ss- quite s,shs tn kiii
n~. IN the Nsns~ la snyoe. eise ~ho
iris ~hss ! isi-,i. What ! want 10
ihsiyou tent after my family. Ny
property V ewsesi tsis,ir by mys~lf
asd . eoasis. liz hsd mnss iasls~se~
shsa ny ~,fc. t~ish s"u would sr~
that Nss, i'~asna receives hes due
shasv.'"
TIE general sighed.
'-Tsaty ls~atoa was . mas. lle wss
brave. I vaalsl 10 spsrv hia. bat 1;
wosid sos hav- he~a sixhs In sirw
~ what he aiirmps-d. Hut I hate 10
klil brave uses.''
"'Asa Mr.. Rssios'' isasir~sa.
Have you heard froa hss:"
''Yss Only Last week authorized
hes to ship out her cattle. ! ksow
that al the cattle on the ls~nioa
saaes h aos hssA. ao@~ a II hes
bssa plseea has hsca placed there fas
safeaesriss By people Who feared
eosfisraiioa osttcis propssty. nst.
according 10 mr. prumise In Iseatoa.
did sos wtsh n make diffieulties|
asd . authorized her TO ship Il sil."
well. s-acsal.'' said. y have
kaown yoa ~ an outlaw. . rolosc,.
Q general and . ecnrssiissimo. How
far mp are you Eoias: viii I soos
hare to address yoa ~ Mr.. Prcss-|
eeai:"
NO." hc answered. II have no as
pisaiioaa viii 70 hark Ia work aa|
aooa - wc drive out that drunkard
Huesta."
villa warmed then TO his own de-
Sease. ~ am only poor mas" bel
said. ~ oniy wish to src my coun.
irymea freed from tyranny. am a
Patriot. Vet am tho man whon
they call tho bandit villa. u q
wanted money eouid b. the ssohcss |
msn In the world. for ! have walked
amid gold. silver aud jewels.
"Aii could have bccn mine for The |
taking. but did NOT want Il and d
have used II for the army and for
the cause. defy anyone to show |
that have put any away for my
self.''
villa then praised tho Waahingtoal |
lie Ia the Rrcatsnt man Of the time. i
and President Wilson.
he said. "Hc has been q true frIead |
10 Mexico" ..
80 you have been = GOOD frisad |
10 Americans hcrc?" I vcnturcd. |
"Why should I not be-" was the
reply. There arc two reasons why
We should be friendly to tho United
States. Oue ID that Americans have
helped NJ greatly. The other Ii that
they are immcasurabiy stronger than
wc."
"But suppose Huerta forces war;"
asked.
"That would be perdition to both
and the United States. for
though We are but rats beside the
United States, our men arc very per-
,istent and can live on nothing. and
i would cost much time. money and
men to conquer ts. hut there Is no
reason for such war and II shall not
BE-"
"yvhat are yOur p1ans, General?"I