New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-23
Gen. Leyva Advises Ad-
miral Howard Masses Will
Misinterpret Action.
URGES AMERICANS
TO LEAVE COAST
Promises Troops as Guard If
They Will Quit Country Till
End Of War.

Washington. June 22.-T Tho Navy
Department was informed to-day that
the landing Of United States troops at
, Tabarj Bay might mean trouble be
tween this country and Mexico. An
appeal 20 Admiral Howard. in com
msEd OF the relief party sent to rescue
the Americans attacked by Naqui In
dianS, O. take the Americans away
rather than 20 cause such trouble, was
made to-day BY General Leyva, Villa
commander at GuaymaS, the port near
est the American colony.
General leyva concluded with the
significant comment that while be and
his staff officers might understand
there was no unfriendliness intended
II the American marines should land,
yet this action might be misinterprctod
and resented by the masses, while
some Indians would join those already
on the warpath and trouble might re-
suit for all Americans along the coast
This information was telegraphcd 70
the Navy Department by Admiral How
ard.
Wants Americans TO Leave.
General Leyva's plea TO Admiral
Howard was as follows:
Whereas Americans were invited 70
exploit the I8qui Valley, there then
existed 10 revolution and adequate
garrisons were established along the
Yaqui Valley and the Indians were held
in subsection, but now, taking all
phases into consideration, which re-
quire unusual demands upon the mill
tary, II would appear logical for the
few Americans who have remained IN
the Yaqui Valley 10 depart, and not
place their lives IN jeopardy, rather
than plunge two friendly nations into
disagreement
"However. every guarantee will be
given in an endeavor to afford the Amerl-
cans in question ample protection, and
Il emergency should require them to
depart an adequate escort Will be fur
nished them. Fifteen hundred Mexican
troops are now available for this pro-
lection, and General Sosa is now in
the valley to command these troops.
And whereas that military commandment
and his officers would understand that
& landing would be made under only
the most urgent necessity and only
for the protection Of American lives,
yet the masses might misinterpret the
action and resent II. and undoubtedly
some Indians would join their Indian
brothers, and Furthermore such action
might cause Americans trouble all
along the coast"
Angeles May See Wilson.
Belief that General Angeles, the for
mer Villa general who is now on his
way 10 Boston, is making his trip
through this country TO permit friends
Of the Nillista group to size him up"
with a view to his leadership in Mex
Eco. was general here to-day. II was
said in some quarters that General
Angeles might slip up from Boston to
Cornish, y. H., where President Wilson
will be at the time, so that he may
present some first hand information to
the President on the Mexican situa-
tion. His friends here believe he will
make a good impression on the Presi-
dent if an interview can be arranged,
and the President might decide on
Angeles as the strong man" needed
in Mexico.
As proving the loyalty TO Carranza
Of General Obregon, the First Chief to-
day sent TO Eliseo Arredondo in charge
OF the Constitutionalst agency in
Washington, long letter from General
Obregon. under date of June 81. in
which Obregon assures the First Chief
Of his support. General Oregon, in
this letter. stamps Villa as nothing