Evening star., 1915-10-24


ington last night that there is every
prospect that Gen. Villa will abandon
his heretofore announced intention OF
fortifying himself in the mountains Of
Sonora and Chihuahua and will come
to the United States il he can be con-
vinced that he will not be arrested in
th United States and handed over to
Carranza.
Must Have Assurances.
Villa it is said. is now considering
such a step, although he Is also re-
ported to believe that, in a certain
sense he has been what he calls be
trayed" by agents of the United States
government. who, he declares. led him
to believe that if he acceded to the re-
quests of the United States. made dur
ing the past two years, he would In the
end be recognized by the United States.
Villa. it is said, is now in the position
Of believing that he must fight on. in
Sonora and Chihuahua. unless he can
be convinced of the good faith of the
United States in case any, agent OF the
Washington government should UNDER
take to convince him that II he retires
from the field in Mexico he will not be
handed over to the Mexican Justice"
controlled by Carranza, namely. a
drumhead court-martial, in view Of the
we'll known fact that the courts Of
Mexico are as much disorgantzedsS A. all
other parts of the government Of that
country are known to be.,--..,...-.... be.
MessrH Enrique LIorente, Angeles
fore attached to the villa cause. II Is
believed IN Washington, now intend to
snace themselves from the Mexican
imbrogiio, with the hope that Carrapxa
They are said to be endeavoring to I'm
press Villa with the necessity Of let
ting the world see what CarranzA can
do. and although they are not overly
t. t., -vf~~ - "a
ranza's failure to maintain peace in
Mexico when he was last established
| in the capital through their aid. they
are reported to believe that every
hind" Carran1a while he makes the
new effort.
Mexico Getting Last Chance.
Many of the Villa leaders believe that
Mexico is being given its last chance
by the United States. They recognize
the fact that the present Washington
administration is unalterably opposed
TO Intervention in Mexico. but many of
them believe that II killings. rapine
and pillage. under the name of revolu-
tionary battles. should continue in
Mexico the time might soon come when
the administration here might be
forced by public opinion In the United
States and abroad to take a forcible
hand and intervene. and they say that
once the United States army was in
Mexico II would be years and years be-
fore it was gotten out and the country
again pacified and turned over to the
Mexicans.
The villa leaders do not want to run
the risk of any such event. For that
reason they are endeayoring to induce
villa to quit. and il Is said upon the
best authority that he will do so and
7 dieband his forces IL he can be con-
vinced that he will not be arrested and
turned over to Carranza-
Silliman Pleases Carranza.
In G statement given out last night at
the Carranza agency in Washington II
Is said:
'-The report that Consul John R. silli-
man will be appointed consul general at
Mexico City has given great satisfaction
to Mexicans and Americans alike. It Is
believed In Mexico City and in the re-
public generally that no man is better
fitted for the post by long residence in
Mexico. by thorough knowledge Of the
language and characteristics of the Mex
new government. 1t is thought that
these requirements will enable him to
render far better service to both nations
than any stranger possibly could achieve
post as reward for his own gallantry
and devotion to duty. Under the Huer-
tista government he was a long time
confined to Jail. with sentence of death
pronounced against him. and q warrant
for his exection issued simply for doing
mis- duty as an American ofhcial
The peaceful population in the state
of Morelos. which is the only territory
left in central Mexico where the enc
mics of the constitutionalist cause are
active have addressed an urgent ap-
peal to Gen. Pablo Gonzales that he
send there a sufficient force to Quell
banditry and to maintain order. as the
Zapatista force has dislntegrated and
degenerated into loosely organized
groups of marauders who are making
conditions of living. rural and urban,
unbearable
Titles to Property Promised.
1T IL pointed out that there 10 no
reason why any of the honest popula-
tion of Morelos should continue in
arms. as the constitutionalist govern
ment has promised and is expected to
confirm to them their title In the lands
for which they have been fighting
against the previously constituted CEN
tral government of Mexico.
THE authorities of the state OF
Puebla are giving widest publicity to
the arrangements made between the
eonstitutionalist government and the
pan-American conference. Correspond
ence regarding recognition has been
translated into various Indian dialects
used in that region and the booklets
containing the same are being circulat.
ed everywhere. The constitutionalist
government expects to take the same
action in other regions. where the In
dian tribe folks have never learned
the Spanish language. II is expected
CONTINUED on Eighteenth Pago.l