Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-29
WILL KEEP STRICT
WATCH ON BORDER
United States Determined to Pre-
vent Any New Revolutionary
Movements in Mexico.
CAUSE OF HUERTA ARREST
Inquiry Being Made to Learn
What Interests Are Support
ing Various Factions.
CAUSE OF HUERTA ARREST

WASHINGTON. June 2s--Thc United
IL can prevent, there shall be no more
revolutionary movements in Mexico. and
that American territory. anyhow shall
not b" used a base for such expcdi-
tons. This. il became known to-day,
led to the arrest OF General Victoriano
huerta and General Pascual Orozco at
III faso on Sunday. and forms the
ground for strict surveillance now being
maintained on Generals Felix Diaz.
MondraSon. Blanpuet and Felipe An
gcles and other prominent Mexicans
living In the United states
The governments intention TO prose
cute vigorously all violations of neu-
} trality laws was revealed to-day. after
conference between Secretary Lansing
and Assistant Attorney y-General War
ren.
According to information thus far
gathered. there are at least four dis
tinct groups. apart from the Villa and
Carranza supporters, in the United
states active politically in the Mexi-
can situation. Whenever such activity
reaches the point OF setting on foot n
military expedition from the United
I
Mr.. Warren. who is handling the case.
ALL GROUPS OPPOSE
CARRASZA AND VILLA
Information gathered by government
agents discloses that all the groups
oppose Carranza and Villa, but are
working independently. Inquiry is be-
ing made to learn what financial inter-
ests are supporting the various factions,
and there are hints that citizens of a
European belligerent are involved in
the plots.
The position of the United States is
that the situation should not be COM
plicated by the addition of marauding
armies which could hope to gain any
degree of military supremacy only
after prolonged fighting.
At the Department of Justice to-day
1t was said that investigation was be-
ing made to learn whether General
Angeles, Villas right hand man, had
any connection with the so-called
Huerta plot, and that some evidence
seemed TO connect him with II. Enrique
Llorente, Washington representative of
General Villa, announced later that
General Angeles had started for Wash
ington from Boston to call In person
at the State Department and deny he
had any connection with the Huerta
conspiracy.
Department of Justice officials ex-
pressed surprise that Huerta and Orozco
had been released on bond at Ell Paso,
and let it be known that they had
ordered their agents to maintain a
strict watch on the two generals 1t
was recalled that General Salazar, who
was released on bond. escaped across
the Mexican border.
MADE CAREFUL. PLANS
FOR COUP IN MEXICO
Officials arc of the opinion that
Hucrta and his friends laid careful
plans for coup. which was to bc
staged somewhere in Northwestern
Mexico. possibly in the next few days
1t is not understood that there was
TO be any concerted movement OF
Huerta recruits across the Rio Grande
at any one time, but they have been
travelling that way for many weeks.
Machine guns, ammunition and sup
plies necessary to an army have moved
the same way and in the same direo-
tion. The surveillance kept on Huerta
in all the months he has been living
near New York was not of a spectacu-
lar kind, but was so effective that
department omcials believe they have
the thread of the plot in their hands,
and that within the next few days they
can apprehend other suspects.
Huerta was under the eye of the de-
partment from the time he landed until
he alightcd from his train near FL
Paso. beginning several days ago. all
information which came to headouar-
ters here was forwarded to El Paso
for the departments agent there, and
the United States district attorney.
PROCEEDINGS IN HUERTA
CASE NOT UNUSUAL
Assistant Attorney-General Warren
directed attention to-day to the fact
that the proceedings in the case of
Huerta were not unusual, indictments
for similar offenses having been Sc
cured in the past against men promi-
nent in other Mexican factions
Another denial from General Car
rama that people are dying from
hunger in Mexico was made public to-
night by the Carranza agency.
The message said that, while food
shortage at some points was admitted,
there was no serious distress in any
part of twenty-one states declared to
he under Carranza control