New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-24

friends and We will continue fighting
10 prevent the establishment Of die
tatorqhip In Mexico again. Once more
,ve Qivo assurance that we will never
accent q high Office and that our ear
nest wiah "a 70 see fulfilled the demo-
cratic ideals Of the revolution, saving
Mexico from leaders who begin fight
ing FOR liberty and finish by depressing
the people when victorious
At the Constitutionalist Agency,
however. a dispatch was received from
San Antonio that Angeles, having split
with villa. would confer with Huerta,
CaIoro and Madero. This dispatch said
that Angeles favored union with
Uuerta and the reactionaries.
II was also stated in the San Antonio
dispatch that documents found on r.
4 Bcnavides demonstrated that GER
tain Gutierrists elements had formed
union with other discontents In san
Antonio headed by Nasconccles for the
purpose Of inaugurating new revolu-
ton. This dispatch caused little sur
prise In Washington, as II has been
known for some time that the only
thing which prevented gutierrez from
openly taking the field was that ne ala
not have enough men or munitions.
He was reported to nave taken
large amount of money from the
Treasury during his briGi term a.
President of Mexico, following the
Aguas Calientcs Convention, Later
Voscorceles made a trip TO Washing
ton and New York in which he en-
deavored to enlist certain large inter
ests for the Gutierrez cause. MEAL
while Gutierrez withdrew 70 a niue
town In the interior and took no part
in the strife between Carranza ana
villa.
Red Cross Supplies Exhausted.
All Red Cross funds available for
famine relief in Mexico have been eX-
bausted and to-day the society issued
another urgent appeal for foodstutiS
and money. Twenty thousand people
are reported to-day practically starv-
ing in Guerrero.
a summary Of reports to the Ameri-
can Red Cross, made public to-day,
says:
qinp for food and fockng about sta
lions where food supplies are being
distributed by foreign relief commit
tees and sometimes by the govern
ment Before the harvest is ready
both the city and country will be In
a much more distressing condition.
The price of corn and beans Is SIX
times the previous price, bakeries nave
closed for lack Of flour, and toodstutfs
are obtainable only in small quaint
ties. A weeks cessation OF supplies
would bring the entire city to almost
a starvation point.
Conditions in Durango are better
than they are in any north Mexican
state, but at that they are very dis
tressing. Latel'' there were dangerous
food riots. There may be food sup
niles enough to last until August /:
The wheat crop is only 20 per cent OF
normal.
at Durango Americans have laid IN
stores Of food supplies, but these Will
be of little value to them IN case or
famine, for their houses and property
will be searched by hungry mobs, hich
neither civil nor military authorities
will have the courage or inclination, to
prevent The probable planting TINS
year is 80 per cent o. normal, because
of the great scarcity of seed corn. lack
of oxen and mules, the disinclinatlon or
the people TO work because of revolu-
tionary interference and the depre-
ciated paper currency.
III importations Of foodstufFs from
Durango have 70 cease, Torreon's food
supply cannot last more than fifteen
dayz "