El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-09
{. ARREDONDO IS
NEW AMBASSADOR
Carranza Names His Cousin
to The Important Post at
Washington.

I Washington, d. c., Dec 9.-Eliseo
] Arredondo. Carranza's confidential rep
| resentative in Washington, has been
J selected as the next ambassador from
I Mexico to the United States
/ Secretary Lansing formally an
nOunced receipt Of adVices announcing
I Mr.. Arredondo's appointment. The new
| American ambassador to Mexico, the
( secretary said. would be announced
I later. Henry p Fletcher. now ambas-
| sador to Chile, is practically certain TO
go TO Mexico City
Receives Credentials Soon.
The Mexican embassy here received
I its information of Mr.. ArrendOdO's ap-
pointment through the state department
| dispatches, which were forwarded by
1 John W. Belt, who is representing the
| department with Gen. CarranZs. The
/, new ambassador probably will receive
and present his credentials about the
same time that the appointment of an
American ambassador to Mexico is an
nounced.
matte relations between the two ma
tons which were interrupted by the
recall of Henry Lane Wilson two years
ago and the subsequent controversy
with Cen Huerta-
L. =. Embassy Never Closed.
While the American embassy in Mex
leo never was closed. it performed lit
tie service through the scheduled chan
uGlS OF IN the Mexican capital.
which shifted between Gems. CarranZa
Villa, and Zapata. During that time
American diplomatic relations were
maintained with the various de factO
controlling authorities. through the Bra
lillian legation in Mexico City itself.
" after
The Mexican embassy here. imme-
diately after the downfall Of Huerta
was deserted by charge Algara, who
had held over from the administration
n Won hon rr~aH u
the landing Of American troops at Vera
cruz, Mr. Algara went to Canada, the
embassy was closed Later Cen Car
ranza's agents took possession and
maintained the position Of confiden-
tial agents.
Fletcher Familiar With Lafin-America.
Mr.. Fletcher has been selected for
the delicate task Of representing the
United States during the recOnstruc-
ton period in Mexico. particularly be-
cause of his familiarity with Latin
American affairs and the marked sue
cess which has attended the conduct Of
his mission in Chile He has long been
IN the American diplomatic service
and worked his way up to the place Of
an ambassador from the lower grades.
He is a Republican.
Is War Veteran.
Mr. Fletcher's home is in Chambers
burg, Pa. He is IS years old. un-
married and a lawyer During the
SpaniSh-American war he was in the
Rough riders d private and later was
a lieutenant in the volunteer infantry
in the Philippine service. His first
diplomatic service was in the Ameri- /
can legation 10 Cuba Later he went
10 China and then TO Portugal He !
went to Chile as minister in 1909 and |
when Chile and the United States raised |
the rank Of their diplomatic represen-
tatives to that Of ambassador he was |
advanced TO the highest post
ArredOndO Young.
ArredondO is a comparatively young
man OF 40 years He was born in the /
same city as his chief, VenustianO Car /,
rama, to whom he is a first cousin. IN +;
Cuatro Cienegas, Coahuiia, in the lat
ter part of 1870. Arredondo has been 1
close to Carranza throughout the Ma
dero and Constitutionalist revolution.
ArredondO studied law at the Ateneo !
Fuentes school in SaltillO, completing
his legal schooling in Mexico City
When he was 2S years old he was made
Judge of letters in Monclova, near his
home town. Then he was appointed
district judge in Piedras Negras, from
there being transferred to Durango
city in the same capacity That was in
1905 His removal from office followed
the next year because of his sympathy
expressed for the Madero cause.
After his removal from office at
Durango city by the DiaZ regime, he
began taking a very active part in pol
tics in favor Of the Madero-Carranza
hoftAichl against Aue lJldL QAGLdLoi-
ship And when Madero was elected
president of the republic, Arredondo
vas elected as representative to the
national congress His campaign was
,arried out under the direction of Fl
2aso's present Mexican consul. Andres
J. Garcia, also active in reform politics
lnder Madero and Carranza.
Put In Prison.
When CarranZa refused to recognize
iuerta as president Of Mexico. follow
ng the assassination of Francisco L /
dadero. ArredondO allied himself with /
he first chief" He was thrown into
all at Monterey while on his way 10
dexico City with a commission from {
,arranza to talk with Huerta chief
ans. in 1913.
Making himself a figure in Constitu-
ional affairs in Mexico. Arredondo /
vas appointed next as subsecretary Of !
he interior as soon as Carranza occu-
lied Mexico City. Shortly afterwards
.e was sent TO Washington as the con-
idential agent of the head of the Con-
revolution, and there did
much OF the effective work which
rought recognition to the faction he
represented in Mexico.