Tombstone epitaph., 1922-05-07
MEXICO IS ON EDGE
 AS VILLA "coMEs BACK"


 FL PASO. Tex. May 3-The an nouncement that Francisco Villa in tends to run for the governorship of the state of Durango comes on the eleventh anniversary of his capture of Juarez when he was Maderlsta general.
 In a little more than II years ri.'a has been hunted outlaw. general of { T revolutionary army. dictator Mex. ico. border raider and rancher This governorship is the first political Of | flee he ever has sought. although he | could have been president of Mexico ! had he so chosen.
 Farm life. even if on tract of 2oO,oO0 acres. is irksome 10 Villa after having spent II years in the sadhle. with the troops most of the time
 Although he entered into solemn compact with President Obregon to stay put" in return for which Villa was given small Kingdom. riches and peace. il remains to he seen whether the former dictator will re- gard the contract as mere scrap of paper. For among the stipulations Villa agreed 10 was one binding him self to keep out of both state and national politics.
 Villa doesn't like to he bound to anything His breaking away from restraint. his violation of his com pact. his defiance of the Obregon ad- ministration. coming at the very time when the United States wa. about to extend recognition to Mex icc is frausht with grave possibili ties.
 Villa may be induced to withdraw his candidacy; he may stay in the race and be defeated But Mexican officials are nervous. for whether elected or defeated for office they fear il will start Villa on another rampage
 Ii defeated he will not take it kindly He could do many things in resentment
 It elected he may want to super, sede federal powers For Villa is not content with being an underling
 So there you are-the same old Villa. some old menace
 Reports from Durango are to the effect that Villas announcement has caused furor There is strong support for Villa and strong opposi- tion. too. and Mexico is not accus- , toned to settling it's big issues by ballot The state Of Coahuila. si''e"Dci 'O bHi ahSo' lo diSO ulstul p- ed and the fire. if not quenched. may spread. for Mexico hasn't had time yet 10 drop the insurrecto habit Has sodyguard of POO Villa has bodyguard Of POO men. all former soldiers. faithful and good : shots He has many other employees on his big ranch Raising crops and stock and marketing them may De profitable. but they are not in Villas line He is not farmer or ranch man and subordinates supervise all the work The ranch, it's many tractors and other farm machinery were toys for while. but the former dictator has grown tired of playing with them and longs for a new game and it may be the old game, a game which kept Mexico embroiled and which all but took in the United States.
 What Obregon will do is not known. Probably he doesn't know what to do. If he orders Villa to stick to his treaty, this might make an avowed enemy of him. If he sends a federal army to compel him to abide by his pledges. this means Ii war.
 A pretext would be all that Villa would need Temporizing with the Durango ranches also Is dangerous. It all depends upon the ambitions of the former general.
 Villa is fifty. young enough to still be ambitions.