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Show J j RUIZ IN POWER. I j (j . The TwlKnatioii BoJas na foreign jj i miniuter and tho appolntmont of Buiz, f indicates another important political J change- In the Mozican capital. There jj ' are some intimations that Huerta Trill jj j be overthrow by a military cabul, just 8 , as he and his party overthrow Madero. i j ' It .in more probable, hotrovor, that the !j j J change of nilers thig time vrill bo mado i' according to some peaceful agreement, j ; It Is supposed to be, and doubtless is, ;j j one of this country's conditions that i-1 ' Huerta must retire from the prcsi doncy. Ho understands this, nnd so do all the other influential men in Mexico I City, i It may rery vrell bo that Huerta has i choson Ruia as his successor in tho pro- j i visional presidency. A successor must i be tho first step toward an. adjustment , . of our affairs vlth Mexico. With Huerta eliminated tho chanoes become ' much more favorablo for tho eucccss of mediation. Huerta is a thorn in tho j side, not only of tho United States, but at all Mexican factions, except tho i ono headed by the dictator himself. A ; , novr provisional president, rrhile ho i might not bo persona grata to all the j Mexican factions, perhaps vrould be tolerated until such a timo as a constitutional con-stitutional election could be hold. A constitutional election eccms to be the goal for which all interests, except the Huerta factionists, arc striving. It may develop that Carvanza and 'Villa have personal ambitions not in harmonj' with the rc-cstablishmcnt of constitutional rule, and that is a peril which may destroy all hopo of successful mediation. media-tion. A3 yc,t this menace is merely a Hiispiciou. It is not baaed upon any-j any-j ; thing that Carranza and Villa have ' done, but rather upon the reputation of I f "Villa as an outlaw. It. is suspected that a bandit, oven though ho has reformed, re-formed, is not likely to bo a zealous M advocate of constitutional govorninout. Villa, however, has bceu ono of tho " surprises of the Mexican situation. Undoubtedly Un-doubtedly he is the most conspicuous i . military gonitis produced by the rcvolu-lion, rcvolu-lion, and apparently ho has au ' abundance of 'gray incttor. When Carranza Car-ranza was inviting the wrath of this p country by denouncing our occupation i of Vera Cruz, Villa was level-headed enough to take sides against his chief nnd point out tho utter insanity of ar- raying the constitutionalists with I - j ? Huerta aftor they had gained so niauy uotablo victories over their foe and practically hiui assured tho ultimate i - y triumph of the constitutionalist cause. ' - k It is not too much to expect that Villa ; ,' 1,1 will display tho same elements of com-, com-, ' mon sonso in dealing with tho fjucstions that ariso out of mediation. i |