The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-24
Visits Juarez to Show
Friendly Attitude to
American People.
NOT CONSULTED IN
CARRANZA NOTE
Rebel Leader Comes to Border
Without Escort, and Brings
100 Woven Rugs as Present
for General Scott-Carran-
za's Agent Says Note Not
Intended TO Be Hostile.
Fl Paso. April 2s.-General Fran.

FL EdSO, SpT1l ES--JencrAI FTRns
cisco villa, head Of the rebel mill
tary forces, Informed George @. Ca
rothcrs, special agent Of tho State
Department, that he Will decline to
be dragged into a war with tho Unit
ed States by anybody.
why" he smiled as he threw an
arm about the broad shoulders of the
government representative. "aIl Eu-
rope would laugh at us II we went TO
war with yOu. They would say that
littlc drunkard Ifucrta has drawn
them into Il tangle at last"
\ Villa said he was not consulted I'm
the drafting of the CarranZa note
transmitted to Secretary Bryan last
night and which WAS regarded AZ
somewhat hostile I'm tone.
4 Shows Friendly Attitude.
/ The rebel leader told Carothcrs,
who reported the interview to the
state Department tonight, that one
4 of the chief reasons ne came to
Juarcz was TO show the American
/ people that his attitude was friendly,
and that he did not fear TO trust him
self on the border without y mill
tary escort behind him.
| Carothers took supper with Villa
/ and Canyassed the situation thor
ouohly.
4 Honest" said the rebel general
between mouthfuls. ~ hope the
Americans bottle up Vera Cruz SO
I tight they can't ever get water into
it. Your admiral is doing something
1t would have taken us long time
To accomplish, ii we could have ac-
Complisbcd il Mt all
\ The general brought with him 100
Z nf q yun he,
/ wool rs present for General! Scott,
who recently left Fort Bliss to be-
come assistant chief of staff mt Wash
inSton. Carothers promised TO for
ward IL, along with Villas congratu-
lations, to the recipient on his pro-
motion.
Arrange for Cotton Shipments.
4 Villa said he had arranged with all
/ foreigners, except Spaniards. 10 ship
out their cotton from Torreon on
! paying war taN, to which the for
eigners had agreed. He said Span
ish cotton was not included In tho
arrangements, having been confis-
Gated. There are $4,000 bales there,
valued ut Si5O,0OO.
Roberto v. Pesquiera, Carranza's s
/ confidential agent here, insisted to-
day that the note of his chief to Sec
"
was intended a. "A basis for further
negotiations. He was expecting a
reply setting forth the views OF the
State Department.
Tho rebel position Is that the
American troops should be with
drawn from Mexican soil, Carranya
recognized as de facto President, or
at least as n belligerent- and the pun
!, ishment of the individual Hucrta and
the other individual offenders left to
the rebels.
Cnrranza, II recognized, would not
hesitate To apologize and disayow tho
acts of one whom he considers g. trail
tor.
II think his statement was fair
and frank" said Pcsquiera, "and by
no means II threat OF war"
Carranza Want Peace.
He was asked if the words used by
CarranZa, Twill drag US into an un-
equal warfare with dignity, but
which, until to-day, we desired 10
avoid" did not mean that Carranza
at last did desire war.
Not at ALL" he replied. ut
couldn't mean that. because 7 know
that my chief wants peace.
For time il was thought the
translation might he at fault and
that Carrauza's Spanish really meant
"bnt TO this very day we desire to
avoid" but careful examination of
the original showed that the trans
latiOn was correct.
Pesqucira said, as giving evidence
of the peaceful intentions of the rebel
government, that CarrnnZn had re-
fused number of offers from Fed
eral garrisons to join him il he
would take the field against the
United States.
ITO all OF these offers we have re-
turned negative relies" said Pes
quiera. I'VE cannot Join forces with
Hucrta for any purpose"
Villa Receives Reporters.
| General Villa received reporters
tonight and made guarded replies to
n number of questions.
Asked III Foreigners would be pro-
tected should the rebels he brought
into q war against the United States.
he replied:
"Our forces, in an event which
hope will not come about, would
take the opportunity OF proving to
the world that we are civilized
people, and capable OF following all
rules of civilized warfare. would
give perfect guarantees to all neu-
trail foreigners, and am willing to
vouch for this personally"
When asked whether he would
Join forces with Huerta in war
against the United States, he said:
"As ] have already stated, such an
event is improbable, but to answer
your question, I must state that
am soldier, and am ready to follow
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