Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-10
PHILADELPHTANS HAIL
ORDER TOU.S. TROOPS
TO SUBDUE BANDITS
President Wilson's Decision to
Crush Villa Outlaws Re-
ceived With Gratifica-
ton Here
SUCCESS OF ARMY SEEN

Qualification that at last the United
States was going to send troops into
! Mexico to subdue Villas outlaws was eN-
pressed today by many persons In this
city, who are confident that, the United
States forces would meet with speedy VIC
tory and that the Mexican bandits would
be subdued without great loss of life or
long drawn-out military campaign.
That this was exactly the proper time
to send troops into Mexico, was the opn-
ion expressed by Michael j. Slattery, Of
704 North SD street, who returned sew
eral months ago from Mexico, where he
has extensive mining interests.
Mr. Sattery said that he had met Villa
in Guadalai lara, where his mining inter-
ests are situated, and described him as
small, stout man, ignorant and un-
scrupulous. He said Villa can neither
read nor write and that he is without con-
science
villa would shoot one of his men with
out a qualm if It suited his purpose" he
declared, HE rules by fear alone, lie is
without doubt villainous cutthroat.
HE has great personal bravery and
seems to think he bears a charmed life
lie has taken all kinds of chances, but
without harm to himself, He has had
some marvellous escapes from death.
"Vila's intention in his raid on Column
bus, \. NJ, was not to force Intervention,
in my opinion The motive behind II was
simply his hatred of Americans. He has
sworn to crafty this hatred by killing
as many Americans as he could,
"The United States gave him his moral
support when it removed its embargo on
arms. Then it withdrew it's support and
Villa hates this country for that"
Mr.. Slattery said that he had received
a letter recently from his representatives
in Mexico stating that the Carranza Gov
T.,rT .Fal L. - -
MeXicans themselves hardly recognized
him as the head of the de facto govern
ment.
His correspondent wrote that conditions
had hardly improved in the months which
have elapsed since the United States rec
ognized Carranza. and villa, Mr.. Slattery
said. had absolutely no fear of Car
rama. He said that this was illustrated
by the fact that he and his troops ven
tured within 10 miles of Guadalajara
while CarTanza and his men were there.
Former Judge Sulzberger. who Is
closely In touch with international affairs,
said he did not believe the action OF the
President and his Cabinet could be in
terpreted as intervention in its true mean
ing, because questions of International
law, which could not be settled in SO short
a time are involved.
"It is my understanding that the villa
bands can be regarded as nothing more
important than murderers, killing United
States citizens on this country's territory;
and that the dispatch OF troops is merely
the sending OF the army as police to cap
ture the murderers," Mr Sulzberger said.
The Government will make a distinc-
ton between intervention and the action
taken today by negotiating with the Car
rama Government and reaching an agree
ment before sending an army TO inter-
vene in the affairs of Mexico. This is an
action directed only against robber
bands