El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-03
CARRANZA CHIEF,
DECLARES VILLA
Rebel General Says He Is Going to
Send Mexican Boys and Girls
to Z. s. for Education.
nv Associated Press.)

CBv Associated Press.)
~HIHUAHUA, Mexico, March g.
Pancho Villa has declared him
~ self completely in accord with
venustiano Carranza in the position he
takes with respect to the Benton case.
.sHenceforth," he said, all information
NJ matters will be treated exclusively
bv the supreme jefe, and whatever ne
commands me to do, I viii certainly
do If he told me to try TO set the sun
in heaven back, I would to DO II II
7 couId He has informed me that he
is now handling the Benton case ana
for that reason must decline to say
ANYTHING more on the subject. Those
who wish further information should
address themselves to him
GAS to the failure of the commission
to leave Juarez for Chihuahua as was
contemplated, all can say IS thaL no
official order was issued here to pre-
vent their coming. Gen. Carranza sug-
gested Ito me that the departure be
DELAYED until he had time to complete
certain preliminary arrangements and
I transmitted the suggestion to Juarez-
I repeat that Gen. Carranza mas Lhe
whole matter in charge, and the de-
Law in departure is due entirely to
his request
you will hold yourself ready to
permit the examination of the BODY
Whenever the commission arrives"
Everything will be done as Gen
Carranza commands" he replied.
Ready for TOrreOn.
Villa was in rare good humor- ~ GU
can also say" he volunteered, that
my aeroplane has arrived and I am
ready to drop bombs IN Torreon as
soon as we get there and I also have
5000 shrapnel on hand for use IN the
attack.
Soon, very soon. OF course, 1 can't
fix the exact date"
He added that he had received news
of an advance of a small federal col
l1mn as far north along the railroad
as Peronal. about 40 miles from Tor
reon. They were met by band of
'COnstitutiOnalists, he sald' ana
driven back.
"It might interest the public" he
continued, ito know that I am going
to select 40 of the most intelligent
young people in Chihuahua and send
them to the states to be educated be-
cause of the bad conditions OF the
schools in this country at the present
time. When did you ever hear or any
of these wealthy people around Chi
huahua sending anybody OH TO scnool
to the states? I intend, so Tar as lies
in my power, to use a part OF The
riches Of my country in the CULTIVATION
Of the people themselves"
Villa and CarramEa Confer
A number of kilograms have passed
between Villa and Carranza during
the past few days. The Importance Of
the Benton case is being recognized
here and Villa is anxious to have it
disposed of satisfactorily, If possible,
before he leaves for TOrreon. When
shown a newspaper containing Car
ranza's statement that all representa-
tions in regard to the Benton case
should be made through the British
representative, Villa declined 20 make
any comment.
Close friends of Villa at headqUart-
ers are of the opinion that, while fully
recognizing the competency of Car
rama to deal with the question from
the diplomatic standpoint, he was per-
sOnally inclined, in view of the well
known friendly attitude of the United
States government. to do everything
within his power to meet any official
or unofficial request it might make.
NO ExtraditiOn Request.
No request from governor Col