Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-07-01

decisions hOld tnat american neulTdllty
is violated
QUESTION OF ACTS EFFECT.
While the department here Will keep
close watch on the case. officials made 1t
clear that II was now entirely In the
hands of United States Attorney Camp
/ Speculation was widespread In ofticiai
and diplomatic quarters as to the erect
Of the arrest of IIuerta on the political
situation generally in Mexico The VIVA
and Carranza adherents regarded II as
contradicting reports that the American
government had lost its previously ex-
pressed sympathy for the original con-
stitutionalist movement ana was no"
ready to turn to those formerly IN CON
troll of Mexican politics. So TAR as the
state department is concerned. the ques-
lions involved arc merely with violations
of neutrality. 80 officials would admit
| that the desire ot tho American govern
ment to prevent General Huerta from
further complicating the situation in
| Mexico had any bearing on the arrests
but this was the Interpretation which
Elsen Arredondo, Washington repre-
sentative Of General Carranza placed on
It In p sta tement ISSUED tonight, saving:
'"rhc detention of iiuerta. Orozco and
/ their accomplices AT III Paso is an act Of
! Justice on In" part Of the United states
| government. The maze of Vaccinations
/ conducted In secrecy against the peace
! Of Mexico by we'll known reactionaries,
| has eliminated in this attempt at the in
| auguration of n counter revolution, II
| gives President Wilson'S administration
an opportunity to express definitely It's
! adherence ia the principles Of liberal and
democratic government as opposed to the
| government Of the reactionarY element.
! 1t has frustrated a seditious plot"
Enrique G. Ilorente. Washington rent
of General Villa, also declared his
/ qualification that General Huerta had
been detained and reiterated that General
! Angeles was on friendly terms with Villa
! and would return TO the field after COM
plotting military mission to the United
| States.
While future steps in the policy which
President Wilson is formulating for a
solution Of the Mexican problem will not
he decided until his return from Cornish,
~. H. dplomatists familiar with the sit
uaton took the view that H.. Washing
ton government was unwilling in any
eventuality to permit General Huerta and
his associates to return to Mexican soil
through American territory.
| It was hoped in official quarters that
the arrest Of Huerta might have some
effect on the situation as between Car
rama and Villa, indicating to them the
necessity for a reconciliation In the in
terests of peace.
HI ERTAS STAY IN l.. 5.
New York. June 27.-Ahraham Z. Rat.
ner, who arrived here from Spain with
General Huerta April q last. to-day de-
clared he had no knowledge of General
| Huertas movements when he left
here, said Mir. Rather. Il understood he
was going to california He has a daugh-
ter living near FL Paso whom he has
not since his arrival from Spain.
! 1t Is possible the general is paving her
a visit"
A. *. Rather. who is mentioned as ac-
companNng General Huerta, is beiev ed
to be a brother Of Abraham z. Rather.
Huerta on his arrival here told report.
ers he had come to the United States
partly for pleasure and to attend to soma
personal business the nature of which
he declined to divulge
Under the usual oath he made declara-
ton TO immigration officials. that he
was not going to Mexico or Cuba, and
that the length of his stay here was in
definite He also declared he would do
nothing while in the United States that
would violate the neutrality of the ma
/ ton.
Several weeks later General Huerta
was Joined by his family who followed
him from Spain He then took private
residence on Long Island and his
movements since then have been
somewhat shrouded in secrecy 1t was
reported that ne has been visited from
time to time by various men formerly
high in tho councils Of Mexican gov
eminent, hut no inkling of his plans
has been given out. At 81 Broadway,
the office of Mr.. Rather, General
Huerta generally received representa- =
tives of the press and business callers.
His departure from New York on
Thursday, June "a. was not known un-
I'll ne registered at a hotel in Chicago.
where he said that he was going to
California. this report being verified by
his business associates here