The Washington times., 1915-04-17

no present intention to worry itseH
about the presence of Gen. Vtctoriano
Huerta in this country, for two rea-
sons:
First, 1t has no reason to worry.
Second, 1t knows that the object or
Huerta's visit Is to cause it to worry
The best information at hand Is that
Huerta came to the United states, I'M
agining that he was good deal OF
hero in American eyes, and that MS
appearance would be signal for
demonstration of that feeling ana
movement of public opinion against the
Wilson Administration.
II the Administration should deport
him. it was argued, the popular opinion
in his favor would be strengthened. III
It didn't deport him. he might get
chance to organize some new troubles
for Mexico.
The old cientifico regime of privilege
and plunder is, In fact, back of Huerta's
visit. 1t is feeling out sentiment IN the
United States, using Huerta to do t.
Huerta's own statements since ne has
been here have indicated to the official
and unofficial experts in Mexican at
fairs what he Is trying to do. He has
slandered Francisco Madero, defended
the old regime. and insisted that he had
no part in Madero's murder.
Facts Known Here.
1t happens that after Carranza took
Mexico City one Of the first things he
did was to institute a detailed inquiry
into that murder. That inquiry was
! conducted with the knowledge and CON
sent, If not approval, Of the Washington
Government. All the results of 1t nave
been communicated to and the value Of
40 10 h1,f Al n a.
tration here. Exactly how the assassi-
nation was plotted and by whom, how
! 1t was managed, and even the where
abouts of particular people who had
parts in the affair, are facts known in
| Washington.
Precisely the relation of Huerta to the
taking off Of Madero has been estab-
| lished to the entire satisfaction of the
/ State Department. The Carranza in.
| vestigation bore out the stories that had
: vious private sources; even to the detail
that the chauffeur of the death car was
not party to the plot, and that after
ward efforts were made to XIII him;
, Huerta, who does not speak English
does not understand how thoroughly al
these things are known here. He ex'
poets to embarrass the Wilson Admins
tration by his presence here, and to con
vince the public at large that now Is the
time to restore the rule Of the iron hand
| There Is much official curiosity as to
whether. while in Spain, he has con-
! ferred with Porfirio Diaz; but 1t Is be-
! lieved he has not and. further, that
Diaz disapproves the whole Huerta re-
| gime.
| The leadership of the old cient'f1co
regime has been about all driven out
! Of Mexico; exiled as were the French
mobiles of revolutionary times. seeking
from the outside to find means to get
| back into the country and int con
/ troll But though there are factions
and fightings among those left behind
| nobody Is for the cient'ficos. They are
| tercSt.
Thinks He Has Chance.
| Huerta is declared to have come here
| with the idea that there Is still q
| chance to create support for an efror'
| to restore the old cientihco control
| 1t is possible that he may ultimately
60 down on the border. perhaps to Sar
Antonio, the hotbed of Mexican revolu
| tion. and try to organize new revolt
AS much has been strongly intimatea
| But the Mexican agencies here insist
| and the Administration believes, tina
| he could not get any following to make
himself dangerous even II he had th'
temerity to undertake such a thing
| Concerning reports that have beer
coming from Mexico recently. that thu
! villa forces have been suffering seri
| GUS reverses, 1t is known that the mill
tary and diplomatic authorities here re
gard these reports as fakes: VIVA has
, about 5000 men before Oelaya, where
the Carranzista force under Genera
| Obregon numbers about 10000. but is In
side the city. and intrenched: Genera
| Angeles cooperating with villa. ma!
, come down the National railway line!
and is maneuvering to get in the rea
| Of Obregon; once there. the plan is tt
attack simultaneously from both sides
villa. according to consular advices t.
Washington. demanded that Obregol
| como out of Celaya and fight in tn
open, or else that he send the non
combatants out Of the town, as villa in
tended to lombard it. This lombard
ment is believed even now to have be
gun, and to be preliminary to a des
perate effort of the Villistas in superio
| force to take the town and capture tn
Obregon force. Should they succeed tn
iCarranza cause would be welllnigh hope
| less, as CarranZa would have no sig
inificant forces left save about 5000 troop
! with him at Vera Cruz, and a party a
Tampico. These two are cut off fro,
way Villa would attempt to dispatc'
them one at a time. Military me
familiar with the strategy Of Villa de
clare that without doubt villas recen
attacks on Matamoras and Tampic
have not been serious movements. bu
rather feints, with the purpose of keer
ing the Carranza forces there from ir
terfering while the big movemer
! against OpreSon at teiaEa is executed
Obregon Might Escape.
There is one possibility, admitte
even by the Villistas. and by the ad
,vices which are coming from Mexico
which might prolong the Carranz
resistance longer than either Villa o
the Washington Government believe
iwill be possible. That Is, that Obre
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