The Washington times., 1916-10-23
REPORTS. OF PLOT
TO GUST CARRANzA
ARE CREDITED HERE
U. S. Officials Concerned Over
Rumors Of Movement to Un-
seat First Chief.


That coalition of Mexican gem
erals is being formed with the object
OF deposing Carranza. Is the report.
which Ia circulated In well-lnformed
quarters In Washington.
villa IL said to he cooperating with
the leaders who want to overthrow
Carranza, and he has agreed to leave
the country IL Carranza Is deposed.
Good reason exists for the belief
that. while official confirmation Is not
given to the reports OF a prospective
revolt. the State Department Is wor-
rled
For some weeks sensational stories
from FL Paso have been reaching
Washington to the effect that a revolt
against Carranza Is being organized In
his army. but II II declared the inside
facts go farther than this.
Efforts to Unseat Carranza.
Persons who are In touch with Mexico
said today that efforts were being made
to unseat Carranza, eliminate Villa as
factor in Mexican affairs, and place at
the head OF the republic 4 man who
would receive general military and po-
The promoters OF the revolt have their
candidates In mind. the names OF Or.
Vasquez Gomez and Gen. Felipe An
ge!es figuring largest in the discussion.
DR.. Gomez Is making his residence In
San Antonio. where he Is highly re-
spected.
General Angeles for a long time has
lived In New York. The intention Is to
unite finally upon one man OF this type
and II In believed that the selection may
be made without friction.
IL liz declared that the movement TO
overthrow Carranza takes no note OF
anything the United States may say or
Tha AANN A..N.. a
are aiming for permanent peace. 1t Is
declared. and they have no hope OF
peace no Ions as Carranza remains in
power.
The conferences OF the Mexican-Amer-
lean Commission are not even of interest
| to these gentlemen, for they declare that
| Carranza would lack the power to make
effective any conclusions the commission
| might reach.
Color Is given to the stories OF CO.
operation between villa and leading
Mexicans for the overthrow of Carranza
by the presence In the United States OF
the families OF Carranza and General
Obregon. his chief military comma nder.
1t was believed in Washington some
time ago that they would be sent to
| the United States, and stories to that
effect were published In the news
| papers
Secretary Lansing went out Of his
| way to make announcement that
| these stories were baseless. He said
| that Sonora Carranza long had con-
later to Saltillo. her old home. when
the First Chief OF Mexico was gov
ernor OF Coahuila.
Some surprise was expressed at the
should have emphatically ATTEMPTED
to quiet a rumor OF such inferential
| Significance. and the denial of Mr..
Lansing was published generally in
the press without comment. It nov
| appears that the families OF both
Carranza and Oregon have reached
the United States, and II Is declared
! that they are unlikely TO return 10
4 Mexico for a long time.
Obregon's Position Uncertain.
The position Of Gen. Alverado OBJ
RECON in relation to the plots to elm
mate Carranza appears indefinite. al
though 1t is understood that Obre-
gon is still loyal to Carranza and
may oppose the men who are seeking
il is the ambition of Obregon. how.
| ever. TO be President OF Mexico, and
4 should plans when uhques1,ohaply
Carranza's commander In the north
might become supreme over the
The iii success of Trevino in the
fighting of the Nillistas and the lack
OF initiative on his part in trying to
| wipe out the bandit chief are said Ia
be due to his lack OF anmuinlion
Carranza having failed to equip his
army properly.
OF Villa, on the other hand, 1t IL
said that he has large quantities OF
ammunition stored in Mexico and that
in any ordinary brush with the Car
ranzista forces he may be expected tt
win easily. The definite and circum'
stantlal promise alleged to have beer
made by villa recently, that he would
retire If CarranZa were overthrow
was made by him long ago also. be-
the United States.
1t was declared at the time by tho
enemies of Carranza that this hasty
action of the Administration had com
pletely disslpated any hope OF per-
manent peace In Mexico. 1t woult