New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-06
Officials Call Ex-Dictator's
Protest to Justice White
PreSumptuOus.
NEW VILLA AGENT
REACHES CAPITAL
Conventi0niSts Believed Seeking
Way to Win Wilson Over
to Their Side.

Washington. July 5.-Huerta's appeal
10 the United States Supreme Court 70
deliver him from the persecution to
which he claims be has been subjected
BIZ Federal officers in FL Paso will prob
ably get no further than Chief Justice
Whites waste basket, according to Off
cial opinion here. 1t is not thought
Chief Justice White will reply 20 the
presumptuous protest Of the eX-dlcta-
tor There Is no reason to suppose, Of
fcials think. that Huerta will be able
by such means 10 escape the charges on
which he IS held.
The appeal was taken 20 the state
Department to-day by James D. Maher'
clerk of the supreme Court. ne tele-
gram was in Spanish, and II was trans
lated for Nr. Maher in the Latln-Amer-
Ican Bureau.
cts all old; there is nothing 70 give
out. There is no news in it," was oil
llr. Maher would say as he left the De-
partment There is nothing Tor the
court TO do. They do not meet until
next October, any way"
Court Without Jurisdiction.
Department officials say the court
cannot take jurisdiction Of the case,
and the expectation rs that the tele-
gram will be- referred 10 the State De
partment anc 70 the Department OF
Justice for it's information.
Miguel Daz Lombardo, Villas Min
ister of Foreign Affairs. arrived here
to-day 20 confer with Enrique c. Llor-
cnte. confidential agent of the Conven-
zionist government. Reports thar he
had come 10 arrange peace plan 70 be
PRESENTED 20 the Carranza faction were
streuuously denied. Mr. Llorente said
no statement Of the purposes OF Mr..
Lombardo's visit would be made other
than that ovcrtures 20 CarranZa we're
absolutely out of the question at this
time
The large number Of emissaries sent
by Villa to Washington recently gives
credence 20 the belief that the Con-
ventionists are attempting 70 form a
plan Of pacfcation which will be &C
ceptable 10 the American government.
officials believe, however, that 10
proposition would be considered by
President Wilson unless it is accep-
table to all the Mexican factions.
The apparent impossibilIty Of induc-
ing Clrranza 70 trea, with his enemies
i'rfl0 htttld4' 20 LliilF tilt lhS-t+
will ultimately have to choose between
recognizing the First Chief or i'm
posing plan of his own on all the
groups IN the latter case, it IS
thought. he would undoubtedly seek the
support of the principal South Ameri-
can powers.
New Attack on Mexico City.
A new attack on Mexico City has
been begun by the Carranza forces, ac-
cording 20 a dispatch given out by the
Constituuonalst agency mere tonight.
Il says:
The general forward movement of
the armies of the ConstItutionalist gov
eminent has begun, according to a dis
patch received at the confidential
agency Of the Carranza government TO-
night.
THE dispatch vecites that General
Pablo Gonzales. commander of the
military operations of the army Of the
centre has begun MS campaign for the
investment and capture of VI eXico City.
His movements have been initiated in
combination with fresh forces from
Puebla, Guerrero and Tlaxcala.
THE capture OF Mexico City is new
assured, for, in addition 70 superior
force attacking the makeshift fortiica-
tons OF the ZapatIstas, General Con
zales is assured that the Zapatistas
are suffering from "a shortage of am
munition The opinion is expressed
that the capture OF the capital is Aow