The Washington times., 1915-06-27

Paso. There are 10000 men at border
posts at present, and this number, Sec
retary Garrison thinks, Is sufficient
Information Positive.
| Enrique Llorente, Villista agent here.
has served formal notice on the State
Department that the neutrality of the
United states Is to he violated.
| THE representatives of the conven-
tion government" said his protest, ARE
officially advised that a large party of
adhercnts of the former dictator of
Mexico are now en- route to Eel Paso,
prepared to violate the neutrality of the
United States. In the party are Gems.
| Ygnacia Bravo, Eduardo Gauz, Vicente
Callers. Jose Allcsio Robles, Victor
| Huerta, Enrique Gorostieta. other mill
tary chieftains who have been discredit-
| ed by the people Of Mexico; former con-
| gressmen and senators who made pos
sible Gen. Victoriano Huerta's usurpa-
ton of the powers of government in
Mexico following the assassination of
| President Madero. 1t 10 also reported.
| although not stated positively, that Gen.
| Victoriano Huerta Is a member Of the
party.
Positive information received here
by the representa- tives Of the conven-
OF the expedition. which is declared to
| have passed through San Antonio, Tex,
yesterday, en- route from Kansas City
| to El Paso Is to organize expeditions
against Juarez and OXnaga with mer-
cenaries recruited along the border.
Circumstances Suspicious.
"All the the circumstances are suspi-
cious. There is not the slightest doubt
that an attempt Is to be made by the
men who were compelled to flee Mex
leo after almost involving the nation
In war to seize the country again. Be-
cause of this the United states Govern
nent 10 asked to take steps to frustrate
any such movement"
was learned today that General Fun
/ ston, commanding the American forces
on the border, is ready to act
General Huerta has volunteered as
the strong man OF, Mexico" But he
was the one man whom President
Wilson and then Secretary of State
Bryan characterized as murderer"
! and he is admittedly the one indi-
situation that President Wilson will
, positively refuse to have any dealings
. with. Huerta, it is claimed here, Is
represented by the financial interests
that were responsible for the downfall
! Of the Madero government. These in
) terests are impartially represented at
the present time in the oil and metal
promoters tand millionaires), with
headquarters in Berlin. London, and
Paris. And at least few Of them
have addresses that are very close to
Broadway and Wall street in New
York city
And, while the President has made
1t plain that he intends to end the
chaotic conditions in Mexico and to re-
store constitutionalist government
that can be recognized, he intends TO
Insist, officials who know him best
declared today. that this government
q IN ha apI nt he
e discredited cientifico element that
t plundered Mexico.
No Direct Word.
The United States has been without
direct word from Mexico City for
eight days. Carranza has agreed TO
0 expedite diplomatic messages. but says
D that over part of the way at least they
= must be sent by messenger. The State
Department is admittedly worried over
= the reports that for the first time ar
s tillery has been used to attack and de-
D fend the city. and the conflicting re-
ports of the Gonzales-Zapata battle. If
D anything happens to foreigners in the
|" capital this Governments hand may be
forced.
. The situation In Vera Cruz also is
e off and the authorities compelled to
+ reopen the surface wells closed some
$ years ago to prevent an epidemic.
g What the result will be Of this action
no one knows.
e Gen. Felipe Angeles will reach here
g next Friday from Boston. 1t is re-
g ported that he will offer a suggestion
. regarding how to bring about peace.
final effort ie to be made to get
CarranZa to bury the hatchet with
Villa. ATTORNEY Charles \. Douglas and
r Eliseo Arrendondo the latter General
: Carranzas person : representative
here, will reach Vera Cruz next Thurs
day morning. They Will tell Carranza
r that the United States Government is
= tired Of his refusal to make any con-
= cessions to the other factions and will
a warn him that II he is proven to be in
reality the real obstacle to peace In
J. Mexico the Wilson Administration will
r put him in the Huerta class
d The CarranZista agency in an official
. | statement denied emphatically that
anarchy reigns in any part of Mexico
e under consttutionalist control. Stories
n of this character, and also OF famine, he
said were false and malicious, as Is
: the statement that the constitutionalist
r. government is exporting food stuffs
= from the republic" The whole thing
: he said was part Of a plot by foreign
: ers' to discredit Carranza. Stories OF
n more trouble on Yucatan, he said, were
l. "also lies"
r. Arrendondo alleges that the rea
h reason for Angeles being in this country
a | at this time is to aid the Huerta move.
,r ment The "reactionary conspiracy" he
= charged. 'is widespread and well fl