New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-06
HUERTA-ZAPATA
ALLIANCE TALKED
Vera Cruz Hears Dictator Has
Sent Part of Family Away,
but Will Stay Himself.

Vera Cruz. July 5.--It is rumored
here that an alliance between Huerta
and Emiliano Zapata. the revolutionary
leader. is 70 be formed soon. Such a
combination is regarded BY most MeXl-
cans as inconceivable on account of the
long enmity Zapata has borne for
Huerts. who. as a general under Madero
gave him the hardest fight he ever had.
But the. report brought here appears
to leave little doubt that Huerta has
entered into negotiations with the
Norelos chieftain. who has fought
steadily and consistently every govern
u.ert since POrfirio DisZ.
Both here ard in the capital the CON
victicn that a crisis IS imminent still
exists. but only vague reasons are Of
fered for the fear that the next few
days vii. see a development, as yet I'M
Defined. Recent statements by PreSl-
dent Huerta have not been such As 20
indicate that he considers abandoning
rover. but quite to the contrary. How
ever. Mcxicans prominent in the pO.ltI-
cal. commercial and social life of the
capital have been joining. in increasing
strength. the army of fugitives. and
several foreigners other than British
have taken the advice of Sir Lionel
Garden. the British Minister, TO get out
of what he considers as dangerous ter
ritory.
Two special trains, made up Of the
best equipment. with the blinds Of the
sleeping cars drawn. left the capital
for Puerto Mexico on Friday night and
Saturday morning. respectively, ac-
Cording 10 persons who arrived here
from Mexico City to-day. Among the
passengers are said 20 have been Gen
eral Joaquin Mas, jr., and his family
and Querida MohenO, eX-Mlnister OF
Commerce.
1t is reported that Jorge Huerts. son
Of the President. and one Of Huerta 5
daughters were on one of the trains.
II is understood that the Presidents
wife remained in the capital, and
Mexicans from the capital report that
they heard her say that she would not
abandon her husband.
One of the theories suggested for
am alliance Huerta may make with
yapata il that with the support OF this
chieftain he may be able 70 hold back
for many months the ConstitutlOnalists
from the north There have been ru-
mors for some tine that Zapata was
dissatisfied with the conduct OF affairs
in the north and that he might be
counted upon to continue the warfare
against Carranza and Villa. lie has
been having trouble in his own camp
with certain Of his sub-chiofs, notably
Chon Diaz, whose power recently has
been increasing.
Military men who have been study
ing the campaigns of Huerta and the
Constitutionalists regard the final tri-
urph OF the Constitutionallsts as i'm
probable for several weeks unless Sc
rious defections from the Federal army
and uprisings within the capital q
size too great for Huerta to suppress
or some similar unexpected develop
ment occurs.
The advance Of the Constituencies
from the positions they arc now hold
.ng north of the capital involves long
and difficult marches and several en-
fragments. The same military author
ties do not question the ultimate vic
tory of the Constitutionalists, and they
are of the opinion that Huerta realizes
this.