New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-13
Oil Man Here from TampicO
Declares Resistance OF
Troops Is a Joke.
NOBODY BELIEVES
VILLAS BIG BATTLES
Americans There. He Asserts,
Denounce "JeIlyfiSh" Policy
at Washington.

president Wilson and Secretary Bryan
are about as popular as the measles
among the foreign Inhabitants of Mex
leo" said Warren C.. Ray. who arrived
from Tan,plco yesterday. Ray, who IS at
the McAlpin Hotel, left Tsmpico on
March % or the steamer Santiago and
transferred TO the Monterey at Havana
70 save time. lie is in the employ OF the
Corona Oil Company. Dutch corpora
,ion with headquarters at The Hague
and which owns extensive oil interests
on the Panuco River. near Tampico'
"Tbe people Of the country about Tam
pico are praying for intervention con-
t,nued Ray. and until something Is
done neither life nor property VIII oe sale
IN Mexico. There are more thah HNe
thousand Americans in the Panuco river
district. and their denunciation oil the
oelIvHsh' policy Of the administration at
Washington is strong, to put it mildly.
Raw. whose home is in Marietta. ONO
where his father, l.. Ray, is In business
went TO Tampico three years ago ana on
account OF the troublous times IN the
southern republic. which are holding up
all lines or DusItsSt ID III N'''~
for six weeks vacation.
twenty-five thousand United states
soldiers could go through Mexico IKE
streak" said Ray. The Mexicans nave
no idea of warfare. and well trained
army could pacfy the country IN no tinie'
The touted resistance of the Federa'
troops to the rebel forces is Joke. Wneh
the sarrisons in towns held by the Fed
erals hear that the rebels are coming they
simply sneak out. Nobody IN Mexico oe-
lieves the stories sent out by villa. Whlch
tell Of the great battles fought
when 7 left Tampico there were one
thousand Federal soldiers In the city ana
probably five thousand more scattered
about in the neighborhood. AT Don
Cecilia, which is half way between Tam
pico and La Barra, the mouth or the
river, were some rebel troops, and at tnat
time the rebel forces were drawing closer
TO the town. was not surprisd to hear
when I landed In New York that Tam
pico had fallen All Of us VINO were
familiar with the situation knew that
when the Irederals knew for certain that
the rebels were coming they would get
out.
no Americans have been killed. 20 my
knowledge. but both rebels and Federais
make no ado about taking anything IN
sight, especially horses. II seems to me
that the German inhabitants have suf-
fered most.
The American people In Mexico do not
care who is in power so long as they may
pursue their business in peace. OF course,
Carranza or villa are out Of the question
10 hold the Presidency Of Mexico, and
Huerta has no standing since his part In
the killing OF Madero.
I'VE could not get American papers I'M
less they were brought in on the tank
steamers from Galveston, for all mail
comes by way Of Vera Cruz and Mexico
City, and On American paper could not
get past the authorities on bet II is
equally difficult to get letters. Towns are
sacked and trains robbed with such fire.
quency that II letter does come through
It is by sheer luck.
1T Is a wonderful country. full OF rich
deposits but until strong hand is at the
helm foreign interests can DO nothing
toward it's development II Intervention
should take place now 1 would catch the
first boat sailing for Mexico"