New-York tribune., 1916-07-24
Will Offer to Cooperate in
Capture of Villa and
His Bandits.
ANSWER WILL SHOW
HOW MEXICO STANDS
And on This Will Depend Large
ly the Outcome of Pending
Negotiations.
Prom The Tribune Bureau J

Washington, July 23.-As final pre-
liminary TO reaching an agreement
with Mexico, the United States may
use the increasing Villa activities south
Of the border TO test the good faith OF
Carranza. Fresh offers of cooperation
in the capture of the bandits are likely
10 be made TO the dc facto government
and on its answer much OF the future
negotiations may depend.
Despite the fact that the conditions
set forth in Secretary Lansing's strin-
gent note 10 Mexico have never been
met and that Carranza has acknowl-
edged responsibility for the attack at
Carrizal. the Administration has con-
tinued to accept his protestations OF
friendship for the United States. The
present negotiations have been pro-
ceeding on the basis that both sides
were desirous TO avoid conflict and
TO secure the safety of the border.
Carranza's Order Stands.
On the surface both governments are
supposed to be cooperating in the
pursuit of Villa. though II is known
that the War Department is anything
but pleased with the assistance lent by
the Carranza forces. General Carran-
za's order TO General Trevino 70 attack
General Pershing's forces If they moved
in any direction except nortn stiii
stands. so far as is known here.
II is this order, il was intlmated to-
day. that will be made the test OF Mex
ican good faith. Now that the ADMIN
istration Is convinced that Villa is alive
and is actively leading & force OF un-
known numbers in Chihuahua, 1t IS
willing that General Pershing again
should take up his pursuit. But before
this can be done the order to General
Trevino must be recalled.
BY his Willingness TO accept Per
shing's aid, Administration leaders de-
clare, Carranza's sincerity IN the nego-
tistions can be judged. II he agrees
the commission plan probably will be
adopted by the United states as It
stands. II he insists on the withdrawal
Of the Pershing expedition notwith-
standing the Villa menace, the futlilty
of seeking settlement on the present
plan will be apparent.
Trevino Replaced in chihuahua.
General Trevino. commander of the
Carranza forces i'm Northeastern Mex
leo. has been ordered 10 Mexico City,
and will be succeeded, at least tenn
porarily, by General Luis Eerrera, com
mander Of the chihuahua City garri-
SON. Dispatches to the War Depart
ment to-day from General Bell report
ing the transfer contained no eXplana-
tion as TO the cause.
Army officers here were surprised at
such an important change at this time.
General Trevino has personally direct
ed the campaign against the bandits IN
Chihuahua, and il is said 20 be largely
because of his efforts that The Carranza
soldiers have continued their opera
tions against Villa and other outlaw
leaders on such broad scale. For that
reason some regret over the transfer
was expressed mere, though officials
said they were confident that General
Herrera would use every resource al
his command to continue the campaign
General Bells dispatch pointed OUT
that General Herrera was anxious 10
have the mines and other industries N
chihuahua resume operations rs soon
as possible. Il was intimated that he
would make use of his new command
20 encourage foreign development OF
Mexican industries whose operations
have been sus pended because the Csr-
rama government failed to protect
them from bandits.