Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-09
MEX|CANS OBJECT
TO HUERTA'S VISIT
Protest Made With State Depart
ment Against Amy Stay in
United States.
HE Is EXPECTED ON SATURDAY
Officials Believe That Plan for
Naturalization Of Mexico City
Has Been Rejected.
HE is EXPECTED ON SATURDAY
Especial to The Times-Dispntch.

WASHINGTON. April S-The pros
pective landing in the United States of
eX-Prcsident Huerta, of Mexico: the
failure Of the plan to neutralize Mexico
City. ana the report from C,>rranza
sources that General villa has been
defeated with great slaughter by Cen
eral Obregon. exercised the full atton-
tion of the State Department to-day.
one of the factions In Mexico, and
probably both, have interposed objec-
tions AT the State Department TO any
stay OF Huerta In the United States
He is expected to arrive in New York
on Saturday.
Department officials say that at pres
ent they can see no objection TO the
visit OF General Huerta. 1t is pointed
out that no crime has been alleged
against him. and. as matter of fact
when he was about TO leave Vera Cruz
he was offered the courtesies Of an
American battleship.
The attitude of parties in Mexico
however. is what is concerning the
state Department. as II has been
alleged that Huerta is connected with
the old regime tunta which has been
operating at New York and San
Antonio.
NO QUESTION UNTII.
AFTER HUERTA'S ARRIVAL.
Officials say that the question could
not arise concretely before the depart-
ment until after Huerta had arrived at
New York and the immigration inspec-
Tor there had raised an objection That
there VIII be objection is not admitted
at the immigration headquarters here,
nor at the Department OF Labor
me private opinion of officials OF
the department is that the plan OF the
United States for the naturalization of
Mexico City has been finally rejected
by both sides. Charles A. Douglas. the
legal adviser of Carranza at Washing
ton. had a long conference to-day with
Secretary of State Bryan, who. however,
only admitted that the discussion was
ION Mexico"
1t is learned that the question of
Huerta's coming to tho United States
and the naturalization Of Mexico were
discussed.
! Villa and Carranza are both willing
TO adopt the suggestion OF Great Brit
ain that the railway from Mexico City
to Vera Cruz should be kept omen MT
all times.
! Special Agent Sllliman telegraphed
the department to-day that General
CarranZa had made statement yestcr-
day. announcing the defeat of vi.
laistas by General Obregon at Celava
after thirty hours lighting"
VILLA LOSES IOn0;
400 TAKEN PRISONERS
CarranZa said that Villa commanded
in person, and lost 900 in killed that
many were wounded. and that 500 were
AIKEN prisoners. Ohregon was de-
scribed as following the rctrcating
forces Of Villa.
AS late as o'clock this afternoon
Secretary OF State Bryan and the Of
iicials OF the Latin American Bureau.
/ VINO are in touch with George c.
Carothcrs. with Villa, said that thew
mad no official news 10 confirm the an
nouncements of Carranza at Vera Cruz.
They were inclined to discredit the
news, as General Villa was under
stood TO have been plentifully supplied
| with artillery for the fight against
General Obrcgon. Dispatches TO the
department to-day say that on March
% he took with him from Torreon two
long trains OF artillery.
All officials. however, regarded the
news OF great Importance. If 1t should
be confirmed. The general opinion was
that Carranza would take the often
sive and relieve the pressure at Tam
pico and Matamoros.
other dispatches 20 the State De-
partment say that martial law has
been proclaimed at Tampico The
fighting at Ebano and near that town
continues. Carranza has rc-enforccd
the garrison at Tampico by troops
sent by sea from Vera Cruz Famine
is said to have set in at Tampico. but
that the Chamber OF Commerce is
cXerting itself to relieve the condi-
tions.
y cargo of -four has just been re-
ceived al Tampico from New Orleans.
Reports from Durango say that Cen
erals Domingo and Arrieta have de-
serted from General Villa.