New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-22
I eaders Agreed in
November TO Kill
All in Mexico.
CAPITAL, KNEW
OF THE PLEDGE
suppressed News Here
and Relied on Carranza
TO Stifle Plot.

Washington. Jan. 1.-Death 20
,-.,.,rs IN Mexico, and destruction
s...ir rrorer.y. as well as war to
,.at sesins. Carranza, wss deter
-...s mon. 8. became known here TO-
-. g. q forma. convention Of Mex
:, -,yolu..onerg leaders held IN No
,.-ss- 6 ranch rear Cordoba. Pres
90. and Joining % the agreement are
"a 20 Rave been representatives Of
vrs. zspa.a. Ais-meao. Higinio Asu'-
=. the CedI.o brothers and many
...sr chict;a.rs
y,srrs reports Of this gathering
,-s 70 the State Department long
,,,. bu, they we're not made public
,,3 until to-r.ch. few in Washington
rev ,hs. there na, @ general conspir-
,7 ses.ns. Amer cans. OF even that
- various rebe. factions in the field
/, Mexico had effected any kind Of an
aresmert for concerted activities
r,ir,, ,he de facto government.
Tss recent massacre 81 Santa Ysabel.
attributed 70 bandits led by Villa Of
GERS. !. believed 90 have been per
,..rs,e6 in accordance with the rebel
,,vs-uer or5ef OAcials think the
.ar psqio5 ELAPSED after the Cordoba
-,s.irg before che murders because o.
IN. tine required by the delegates TO
-sss reports 90 their commanders and
n. fact that news q the conventions
.,,,;on hai 20 bs carried 20 subordi-
,rs military commanders by courier.
Cordoba is c- tre railroad between
y.rs Cruz and Mexico City, and about
1000 miles f-om Santa Ysabei
Carrauza Kept Posted.
The Csrrarza authorities have been
sly advised concerning the movements
Z ne rebels. and have been depended
BY the Washington government TO
,ts every possible precaution 20 pre-
r, the threats against Americans
t,- being carried out. They are be
.sysd 10 have tho situation fairly well
hand now. although the chiefs whose
:.esa,es net p. Cordoba still are IN
a,fsld. op rating more OF less openly.
soon after Carranza was recognized
re State Department withdrew its con
N,sr officers from Northern Mexico and
yierstei i,s warning 10 Americans TO
.ss7s. Only by getting citizens Of the
Jiiiei States away from territory not
'sly controlled by the de facto govern
-sa', j., was realized. could there be
'-yleal assurance 0f safety.
Few details o. the Cordoba conven-
,'i are known. bat according to the
''i'rts. it lasted for several days, and
n-s Of the r.er arrivals waited
i7'ably weeks. for al the delegates 70
Fiesr Apparently. the call for the
''''irg was sent out as soon as IT be
NE certain shat the United States
's about 20 recognize Carranza, al
~-sa 70 vas month after recogni-
"a actually had been accorded before
= 's.egates got together. At that
- 'srse forces o. Villa and Zapata
,"'a were operating IN the neighbor-
.'.- o. the railroads near Mexico City,
- u was possible for the convention
a"enble and do its work with com
'''s safety from interruption.
Money to Finance Revolt.
-''her there Is any great probabil-
" Continued concert Of action
.''s the factions fighting. Carranza
's here do not profess to know.
a.-' Information reached here 10 in
Nat money may be forthcoming
A. -'''' revolution on considera-
- "'' with the hope Of enlistinz
-, '''port Of all the rebels. but off,
,,.d 'Ad tonight that there were no
-, ''s 70 show that such q movement
''4' .' was under way.
=. ~'es' TO the State Department
49,. 90 Il Psso to-day told Of the re-
.,,. capture near chihuahua Of
-. -" bandits alleged 70 have taken
s5 u. y ,he Santa Ysabel murders, and
,.,e5 - slhey were TO have been exc