The Washington herald., 1915-01-12
.CARRANzALA
WORRY BRITAIN
Ambassador at State Depart
ment, Following Latest
Decree.
AMERICANS IN FLIGHT
Refugees Hasten from Monterey.
Naco Dispute Settled, Special
Agent Wires u. S.
AMERICANS IN FLIGHT

Developments in Mexico indicate that
Great Britain will have to make sharp
issue with the Carranza faction OF the
Mexican government.
Carranza's recent order suspending the
operations of the vast oil interests of
Lord Cowdray and others has been fol-
lowed by a notice to the State Depart
ment yesterday that Carranza is now
"nullifying all illegal sales of waters.
forests and lands by local authorities" ="
and especially as to lands sold "by the
departments since December II. 1S75."
The British Ambassador was at the
State Department yesterday, and it is un-
derstood he discussed the present trend
of affairs under Carranza as affecting
British railways, lands and oil interests.
1t is admitted by local officials that II
Carranza should actually overthrow the
Villa-Gutierrez regime, the United States
would be drawn into the serious and dan
gerous controversies which Great Britain,
SPAIN France and the Netherlands have
with Carranza by reason of his recent ar
bitrary DEGREES.
L. =. Agents to Quit.
1t was reported at the State Depart
ment yesterday that two of Bryan's
special agents in Mexico, George CarOth-
ers and Leon Canova- will soon enter
upon a commercial career. Mr.. Canova
is now in Washington. He came here to
make a report on general conditions.
Bryan would not say today whether Can
ova was to return to Mexico. Carothers,
whose resignation is being considered by
the State Department, is at FL Paso.
He telegraphed the department yester-
Gay that he had arranged with Gen. Villa
and Gen. Scott for a settlement CT the
NacO difficulty. He says Gen. Villa will
order Gen. Maytorena to sign Gen. Hugh
SCott's propositions to create a neutral
zone along the border. including Naco.
and Gen. Scott has returned to Naco 70
conclude the arrangements.
Americans in Flight.
Other department dispatches say that
Americans are leaving Monterey as retu-
gees and are arriving at Nuevo Laredo.
The refugees say Villa DEBATED the Car
ranzaists in the recent battle at Saltillo.
The department is also informed from
Mexico City that the national convention
has chosen a new chairman, Gen. Con-
zales Garcia: that it met on the ninth
and did nothing of Importance" but that
il would meet again.
Gen. E. n. Iturbide whose escape from
Mexico City, through the assistance Of
American special agents there, angered
some of the Nilla-Zapata leaders. has
arrived in Washington. He yesterday
sought the aid of the British Embassy
in securing safe conduct from the Mexi-
can capital for his wife and sister-in-law
He has not yet called upon Secretary OF
State Bryan. Mr. Bryan does not admit
that representatives of the State Depart
ment had any hand in effecting Iturbide's
escape.
Laredo Tex. Jan. 11.-Continuing their
retreat after the defeat at SaltilIo the
CarranZista troops. under Gen. Vilareal,
have evacuated Monterey and are fleeing
to Matamoras, according to official ad-
vices received at Nuevo Laredo today.
That the Carranzistas are retreating to
Matamoras indicates that they intend to
flee into the United States if they cannot
hold out there. Matamoras is across the
Rio Grande from Brownsville, Tex.