Evening star., 1915-10-12
Gen. 0bregon viii Escort Head
of De Facto Government
in Mexico.
ARMY OFFICER PLEASED
BY LEADERS, RECOGNITION
Believed Villa Men Will Welcome
Newy-Railways and Com
munication Restored.

TAMPICO. Mexico. October II. via La
redo. Tex. October 12.-Venustiano Car
ransa,> unofiicialiy recognised head OF
the de facto government OF Mexico. Is
expected to arrive here tomorrow
(Tuesday). Gen. Alvaro Obregon is
here to meet him and conduct him on
an excursion through the northern
states. Obregon said tonight he had
little to talk to Carranza about, but
that he wished to show him personally
through the states of the north, and
would lead him to Monterey. Saltillo,
Torreon and such other points as he
desired to visit.
The general expressed pride in the
fact that he will be able to show the
first chief that trains are running reg
ularly over railroads in this part of the
country and that there IL telegraphic
controlled by him. Trains from Laredo.
Tex. to Mexico City, he said, would be
running within few days.
Will Proceed to Victoria.
Perhaps not more than twenty-four
hours will be spent here by Carranza.
He will proceed to Victoria, the capital
of this (Tamaulipas) state, and from
there to Monterey.
Obregon has not been advised official
ly Of the recognition of Carranza and
great extent on the subject. He did
express pleasure, however. adding that
it would contribute materially to the
pacification Of the country.
There are men fighting with villa
who will welcome the news" said
spondent. These men will abandon
him and his fight. They are firing Of
fighting for him.
1.-TWO of his strongest men and the
most dangerous. Miguel Diaz Lombardo
and Felipe Angeles. already have de-
serted him and are in the United
States"
What do you think of Angeles as an
artillery officer?" he was asked.
good artillerist. for he left behind for
me almost all of his guns"
Brings Considerable Force.
Cbregon brought here considerable
force Of his Yaqui soldiers and tomor-
row there is due to arrive Gen. e. P.
Nafarrate swith a large part OF the
men who have been on the border near
Matamoros.
obregon. without committing himself
regarding Nafarrate's culpability in
the fighting along the boundary line.
expressed satisfaction that there had
been a change in command there. add
ing that he Hoped there. would be a
change in the command OF the Ameri-
can troops as we'll"
1t was suggested to Obregon that
recognition of Carranza would go far
toward dissipating fear of Intervention.
NO" he replied, because. in my
opinion, there never has been great
danger Of Intervention. The United
States has never had justification for
Intervention and for that reason 1 say
that recognition has not dissipated that
fear.
All OF Obreson's references to Car
rama were most respectful and he was
ly subordinate to him and thoroughly
appreciative of the necessity for the
discipline.
Poor Opinion of zapata.
OF Zapata and his army Obregon has
only a poor opinion.
The Zapatista movement is the cess
pool of Mexico" he said. There can
be found all the disgruntled Mexicans
and that's why it cannot succeed.
There you find ex-federal army Off
GERS and disappointed politicians.
These sort are enthusiastic when they
are winning. When they meet re-
verses they are cutters. They lack
that spirit of solidarity that has made
the revolution a success. We have that
idea of union and without 1T we would
fail"