Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-30
CARRANzA SAYS
VILLISTAS AIDED .
FROM AMERICA
First Chief Says He Gould Sup.
press Bandits But for As
sistance Received From
Enemies in q. s.
CABRERA TAKES CHARGE
Blames Troubles in Mexico
Upon "Unneutral" Attitude
at Washington.
STATEMENT A SURPRISE

Mexico City, Oct. 2o.-That the vii.
lista movement in Chihuahua has been
able to continue, because of facilities
given the enemies of the constitutions
alist government in the United States
was the declaration of General Car
ranza in a statement he gave to the
press today.
General Carranza added that his
government would eventually SUPP
press the rebel movement in Chihua-
hua. He also denied reports that the
constitutionalist forces had been de-
feated by rebel bands in various Sec
tions of southern Mexico.
.' Carranza's Statement. Il
The statement, which was the first
the constitutionalist leader had made
to the press in three months, said in
part: n
various American newspapers
have waged campaign against Mex
leo, affirming that the situation was
very grave and that rebel forces dur
ing the last few days had gained i'm.
portant victories against the govern
ment in Colima, Oaxaca and Chiapas.
All of these reports are absolutely
false.
"In the last few days the constitu-
tionalists have defeated the followers
of Felix Diaz, Diaz himself escaping
across the border Of Chiapas, and TAX
ing refuge in Guatemala. All the
Zapatistas have been forced to take
to the mountains as all the cities and
towns are in the control of the gov-
ernment & S
Family Coming Back.
MY family is now on a trip to the
United States, but will soon rejoin
me, as ] am indisposed to abandon
this city because of the supposed ma
chinations against me, which do not
exist, or the threats of the Zapatistas.
| will leave .ths<capital only when The
time arrives for. the constitutionalist
assembly to congregate, at Queretaro."
Cabrera Makes Charge.
'sWashington,t Oct. 2S.--New compile
cations with the Mexican de facto
government threatened today as 1 re-
suit of "a statement issued here
through the Mexican information bu-
reau and attributed to Luis Cabrera.
1t assails in sharp language American
neutrality and the administration Of
immigration laws. as regards Mexico.
Mr. Cabrera is minister of finance
in Csrranza's cabinet and president OF
the Mexico commission now partici-
pating in the joint conference over
border difficulties, and there are indi-
cations that his criticisms will not be
ignored at the State department.
While refusing to enter into any
discussion of the statement at this
time, administration officials char
acterized it has extraordinary. Secre-
tafy Lansing would make no COM
ment. 1t is known, however, that
steps to establish the authenticity of
the document were taken under con-
sideration Immediately.
Will Not Be Seen.
Eliso Arredondo, Mexican ambassa-
Jor-designate, denied himself to all
Callers. Although the Mexican infor-
nation bureau has been understood to
have at least semi-official relations
with the embassy, its status has never
been clearly defined. Embassy Off
cials asserted emphatically that Mr..
Arredondo had not been consulted
before the statement was issued and
had no knowledge that it was in COM
temptation, his first knowledge Of it
coming after the bureau had dis.
tributed it to the newspapers.
1t was said at the bureau that the
statement had been obtained from Mr..
Cabrera directly and was made public
with his approval. Mr., Cabrera's
status with relation to this govern
ment is not the same as that of an
accredited diplomatic or consular Off
cial. Whether the names, of the coms
missioners nominated by each govern
ment were submitted for approval has
never been divulged, but if this was
the procedure, the commissioners
probably would have definite diplo-
matte status on which action could be
based. . ID |f