The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-21
new MEXICAN
LEADER MUST
SATISFY VILLA
Bandit Chief Must Be Sure
That Mexican Revolutionist.
Will Govern for Good oi
Country, Tells interviewer.
C0MPLICATES MATTERS
(By Associated Press)

Boquilas, Chihuahua, May 21.-Fran-
cisco Villa, variously described as
revolutionist, patriot and bandit, lie
yet a factor in Mexican affairs az
ready and willing to take the field
against the newest revolutionary
forces as he was against CarranZa. he
told the Associated Press here today
| Villa, the man who eluded the Amer.
lean army under General Pershing In
close pursuit of him, after the raid on
Columbus, New Mexico, in 1916. when
Villistas raided that border town, de
! clared the successor of Carranza must
| fully satisfy his ideals of government
before he would retire to private life
and quit the life of a"Robin Hood"
Doesn't Like obregon.
| Villa does not like Obregon, candi
date for the presidency of Mexico. who
apparently has become the man OF
the hour" in Mexico through the coun-
! trys new revolution. Villa discussing
the revolutionary leaders joked and
laughed about Obregon's actions at the
convention of Agums Calientes which
led to the selection of CarranZa as
president of Mexico through a split Of
revolutionary leaders.
"Obregon signed the flag as did
others at the convention" said Villa.
He kissed the flag and cried as he
kissed it. Then those who wanted to
break the agreement stole the flag
with the signatures of the delegates"
Obregon is the Mexican leader who
first decisively defeated Villa. This
fight occurred at Celaya. Obregon
then was leading Carranza troops
against Villa and later became minis
ter of war in the Carranza cabinet.
Villa would not make public the guar
antees he demanded from the new
government except politicians must be
: kept from ruling Mexico.
Wouldn't Answer Question.
An interpreter acting between Villa
and the correspondent when asked to
direct question to the rebel whether
or not Villa was present personally
at the Columbus raid, refused to put
the question. Villa sympathiZers
=, have denied he personally was present
: while evidence presented by persons
at Columbus declared he was there.
Villas greatest emotional period
was during questioning concerning
General Felipe Angeles, who was exc
cuted by CarranZa forces at Chihua-
hua in November last for rebellion
against the government. Tears came
to Villas eyes as he discussed An
: geles, and condemned the men who or
QesSu MIN executed.
Angeles is the man Mexico should
have now," he said.
= CHIHUAHUA CITY, May 21-With
: the announcement by General P. Elias
e Gales that he believed Francisco
: Villas political aspirations rendered q
S working agreement with him unlikely,
4 hopes that the rebel chieftain would
be eliminated painlessly from the
arena, went glimmering today.
Through his emissary. Alfonso
Gomez. Villa declared he had no in
tention of being eliminated according
to General Gales. The general stated
he would publish letters from the in
surgent leader and the reply to be
sent later.
Ezquiel Salidedo, labor representa-
tive with General Gales, has received
3 the following telegram from the infor-
nation bureau at Mexico City:
/ Relations between Great Britain
, and Mexico are to be resumed when
the provisional president assumes Of
flee"
t LAREDO, Tex. May 21-The Excel
o sior, Mexico City newspaper, says
the revolutionary government has
n liberated all prisoners captured In
Carranza and permitted them to re-
y turn to their homes.
HAVANA, May 21-Warning fropn
a captured revolutionary soldier saw.
!. ed President Carranza of Mexico from
q possible death or injury during the
IT fighting near Rinconada state of Pue-
bla last week according to j. H. Dur.
D. rell, Mexico City, representative OF
s the national city bank of New York
9 city, who arrived here today from
r Vera Cruz.
Mr.. Durrell was passenger on one
Of the % trains in which Carranza
and his followers fled from the Mexi
s can capital on May 6, and was in the
r thick of the fighting that preceded
L the defeat OF Carranza's soldiers and
e the presidents flight into the noun
l. tains.
n The captive had been taken on
board Carranza's train, and when he
found 1t was to move ahead, he hur
y riedly informed officers in charge
! that the track was mined. Investiga
| ton proved the truth of his statement
J and three mines were unearthed.
g Carranza was absolutely fearless
D. during the heaviest fighting. Durrel
n said, personally leading his men te
the attack and disregarding the bull
lets falling thick about him.
u MEXICO CITY. Mex, May 21-Con
firmation of reports that petroleum in
73 terests have reached a satisfactory
E. agreement with the present temporary
g government of Mexico, was secured
t. yesterday by the Associated Press
from Aureliano Mendivil, in charge OF
" the treasury department.
n He stated that imposts for March
a and April which were decreed shortly
re before the collapse of the Carranzs
ID government had been withdrawn, the
n companies agreeing to pay the rate.
h. collected for January and February
rs which were 21s times less than tn,
re rate fixed by Carranza for the secons
of six months of the year He added au