Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-26
WHEN WILL THE TEN
DAYS BE FULLY UP?
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ESPECIAL eoRREsPoRuEHcS 70 MORNING IousHAA
Washington. Aug. 3D. What is ten
days?
This question has come up i'm con-
nectiun with the recent note of warm
ing to the Mexican factions. When "a
newspaper man today asked the state
department whether the ten days
elapsed on Monday or Tuesday he
was asked in turn, "of what week.
Then it transpired that some of the
notes We're not sent until saturday.
Others may not have been sent yet
Ten days from the time of the deliv-
cry may mean a wonderful stretching
of ten days from the time Of the
publication Of the note i'm this coun-
try. Evidently the administration
gave itself considerable valuable lee
way.
But whether the last reply comes in
week or a month does not appear
to matter 1t is the answer of Gen
eral Carranza that will outweigh a
whole theater of others.
Carranza is answering in detail
through his military chiefs. one by
one they are advising the United
Diplomats association that while they
have to refer il to Carranza for a
final answer they have no objections
to saying for themselves that they
don't think much of the interference
of these governments. one by one
they have advised the diplomats ass
sociatlon to keen quiet while Carranza
finishes the job and then recognize
the only possible government iu
Mexico.
This is about what the diplomats
expected. But they still cling to the
idea that some military chieftains
viii chip off from the first chief and
thus eliminate him They are not
averse TO letting the various chiefs
believe honors and profits await
them If Mexico is pacified under the
association plan.
one report in Washington has it
that Obregon was approached with
an informal hint of the provisional
presidency If he should happen to
find Carranza not worth so much per
sonal attachment
The Carranza confidential agency
here heard Of the rumored offer be-
fore It was presented and informed
Obregon Of the honor about to be
done 10 him. The agency here feels
entirely confident of Obregon, bee
lieves he has no hunger for admins
tratve office but believes only in
his prowess in the field. He remem-
bers that when Carranza sent him TO
treat with villa a year ago Villa put
him in jail and came near executing
him. Since then he has had no great
er ambition than to lay villa low. He
stands q better chance to ayenge him
self as the head of Carranza main
army than by Joining in a compro-
mise plan which would put villa
above him in the settlement
What Carranza may nave to say
finally, however may be milder than
what his generals have said. While
he speaks for them, they do not nee
essarily speak for him The one hope
of the diplomats association IS that
CarranZa, after having enjoyed the
scoring his faithful generals have Civ
en- the plan Of peace, may offer to
accept It with strings attached strong
enough to hold up his cause The dip
lomats association is against Carran
za. but it Is a question whether il
would carry it's anger against him 10
the extent Of rejecting any workable
plan for paelfication, even though
that plan involved survival Of the first
chief
Those nearest to the administration
look for no drastic measures in Next