The Washington times., 1915-05-01
Angeles Regarded as
MexicO'S Strong Man
Carranza Figured as Loser With Villa Honorably
Counted Out-Northern Leader "Stiff-Necked
and Unyielding"-First Chief Oppos-
edb Bryan.
BY JUDSON c. WELLIVER.

There Is an uncomfortable suspicion
in this town that official Washington
guessed wrong, perhaps. when It picked
Villa and rejected Carranza and An
geles as possible solutions of the Mexl-
can muss.
John Lind, at the moment anyhow,
looks like a man wearing the halo of
vindication. Lind, after spending a
long time in Mexico as special ennis
sary of the President and the State
Department, came back to Washing
ton convinced that CarranZa was the
man who represented the best chance
of restoring order in Mexico. He told
the Administration that much. and 1t
picked villa.
Lind went back to Minnesota and his
law business. He has not been fussing
with Mexico and diplomacy since. But
in the last few weeks Carranza has
been looming. and there Is inquiry
whether Lind. after all, was not right
in his diagnosis.
Villa Stiff-Necked.
Time alone will tell; and the Inn
preston comes from the North Mexi-
can frontier that it is not going to take
80 very much time. villa has never
wanted 70 be President Of Mexico. He
has insisted that he was not qualified
for the tasks of constructive states
manship that the post would impose on
him. He was loyal to Carranza until
conditions convinced him that Cara MA
was the wrong man, incapable OF hand
ling the various factions and elements
involved in the situation:
Honest, well-intentioned, sincerely de-
sirous to serve his country, and never
really overcome with the magalomania
Of presidential ambition. he has been
bod nd ttnyIaldinR
tcrs that need never have been eXa6
gerated into essentials. 'Pigheaded Is
the Characterization that has most
frequently been applied TO MIN by
people who have had to deal with ms ms
administration. He and villa at last
broke, and now the star OF Nilia
Is in the descendant. while the Ad-
mintstration In Washington Is just as
determined as ever that CarranZa iS
an impossible solution.
stood generally. A few days ago John
Lind came to town. and there was great
tnteTest in his mission. II has beeh
known that he picked CarranZa AS the
right man TO lead ana 10 reCelNt WIS
Covernments Endorsement. lis recon-
mendation was rejected, and he retired
II Carranza. after all. should nave 10 De
accepted as the right man TO reoreahiIe
Mexico and TO be recognized as pro-
visional president, Lind would be exact
ly the right man to manage the affair
Consequently the appearance OF Linz IN
Washington gum-shOeing around town
and as always. telling nothing to any
bciy caused much speculation as to the
possibility that big developments IN
Mexico were impending. Not few
people suspected that the temperance
of Lind meant the restoration or Car
rama to primacy among this Govern
ments proteges in Mexico.
Angeles the Strong Man.
But II is now declared that .Carranza
is not to be the choice. Rather, accord
ing to today's best advices, Gen. Felipe
Angeles is the strong man. He is de-
clared to be the one who can make him
self the meeting point of more minds
than any other in Mexico. He may very
possibly be the provisional president OF
the country within sixty days. with the
recognition OF the Washington govern
ment and the approval of the more i'm
I portant European powers. At the
moment. signs point that way.
Angeles Ia a gentleman. educated tr
the United states and in Europe: 4
graduate Of the famous military schoo
at Chapultepec: a man OF parts; an eX
cellent soldier; widely acquainted among