Evening star., 1915-06-20

vide's brother was the private secretary
OF Villa. and recently has been max
ing disclosures of the implacab1e hatred
of Villa toward those who controvert
him.
The majority of the Madero family
apparently are still loyal to Villa.
but the family is so numerous that
there Is room for divided allegiance on
the part of it's members. Raoul Madero.
the youngest member, was made a
brigadier general by Villa after Tor
reon, and took part in the campaign
in which the Huertistas were routed at
Saltillo and Zacatecas.
OF the friends and followers of villa
who controlled the convention OF the
military chiefs and who took orders
from Villas headquarters at Aguas,
in the field with him. Their careers
are of some consequence in seeking
to solve the future of Mexico.
Gen. Felipe Angeles. notwithstanding
stalking his fortunes with the bandit
general. His loyalty and his devotion
to Villa. as we'll as his willingness to
subordinate himself in military. ca
pacfty frequently have been cited as
evidence of Villas ability to draw to
himself the educated Mexicans, as well
as the poems.
Gen. Angeles was graduated fom the
Chapultepec Military Academy. which
is the West Point of Mexico. and was
instructor there when Huerta seized
the reins of authority. He refused to
accept the Huerta dictatorship and BE-
came Villas chief artillery officer.
Much of the effective artillery work
against the federals was due to Gen
Angeles
More than a wear ago in Chihuahua.
when Carranza was expecting an easy
transition from the position Of first
chief of the constitutional cause to
the presidency. it was whispered that
Villa had decided on Angeles If he
himself could not become the chief
of the country. 1t was definitely stated
that he would be content to become
the head of the army under Angeles
as president. This meant that he
would be military dictator with An
geles as the figurehead.
Cen Angeles has shown himself to
be a very good soldier and nothing
indicates a lack of patriotism on his
part, but like many other men in SINH
lar position he finds his motives mis-
construed and his loyalty to Villa at
tributed to ambition. He is the choice
of MANY educated MeXicans who have
not aligned themselves with Villa. but
he is assured of the undying hostility
of Gen. Carranza. The Carranzlstas :
would not be likely to accept MN al
the very moment when Villas power as
a military chief is waning.
There are other generals who nave
shown considerable capacity and VINO
are reported to be still loyal to villa
One of these is Gen. Martin Servin he
ranks next to Angeles as an artillery
officer and saw much effective hshtlns.
Recently little has been heard or MN
Among the still faithful friends OF
Villa are two notable characters; ~
is their fidelity to Villa, and VIVA
fidelity to them. that seriously inter
fered with the effort of the Washing-
ton administration to make out char-
acter for Villa.
These men are Gen. Rudolfo F1erro
and Gen. Thomas Urbina, both generals
by virtue of Villas fiat.
Fierro is much better known In tne
United States than Urbina, although ne
has none of the latter's capacity as
military commander.
Fierro, when the Madero revolution
broke out, was brakeman on the rail
way between Juarez and Chihuahua. he
si man of gigantic stature and OF
great physical strength. He was some
thing of the bruiser. but 50 iar a. AZ
known had not been in the field wltf
Villa as a brigand. However ne sooI
became attached to Villa ana maoe
swift reputation for ferocity.
Human life was held so cheapiy of