Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-05-21 | Page 1 | Rebel Warning Saves Carranza

ega eyi ogs cp g egi y g y? V 1 "H ' A rPn rto tP oftv rPU JW JL AM (l Francisco Villa, Bandit Chief, Declares He Is Still Much Interested in Affairs TROUBLE MAKER IS OPPOSED TO 0BREG0N Report of Agreement Between Mexico and Petrol Interests Confirmed HAVANA, May 21. Warning from a captured revolutionary soldier saved President Carranza of Mexico from possible death or Injury during the fighting near PJnconada, state of Puebla, last week, according to J. H. Durrell, Mexico City representative of the National City bank of New York City, who oxrlvod hero from Vera Cruz. Mr. Durrell was a passenger on one of the twcntyrthreo trains in which Carranza and his followers fled from, tho Mexican capital on- May 6, ,orid-jj;a:3.intho thIckoI.the fight that preceded tho defeat of Carranza's soldiers. sol-diers. Tho captlvo had been taken on board Carranza's train, and when ho found it was to move ahead ho hurriedly hur-riedly informed officers In charge that the track was mined. Investigation proved tho truth of his story and thrco Amines wero unearthed. Carranza was absolutely fearless during tho heaviest fighting at Ttln-conada, Ttln-conada, Mr. Durrell says, personally leading his men .to tho attack and disregarding dis-regarding the bullets falling thick about him. Villa Is Defiant. IN CAMP WITH GENERAL VILLA, VIL-LA, May 20. Boqulllas, via El Paso. I May 21. (By tho Associated Press.) Francisco Villa, variously doscrlbed as a revolutionist, patriot and bandit, is yet a factor in Mexican affairs, as ready and willing to tako tho field against the newest revolutionary forces as he was against Carranza, ho told tho Associated Press here today. Villa declared the "successor of Car- ranza must fully satisfy his ideals of government before he would retire to private life and quit the life or a "Robin Hood." Villa does not llko General Alvurw Obregon, candidate for the presidency of Mexico, who apparently has become the "man of tho hour" In Mexico through tho country's now revolution. Villa, discussing tho revolutionary leaders, joked and laughed about Uu-regon's Uu-regon's actions at tho convention of Aguas Callentes, which led to tho selection se-lection of Carranza ns president of Mexico through a split of revolutionary revolution-ary leaders. "Obregon signed tho flag as did others at the convention," said Villa. "He kissed tho flag and cried as he kissed it. Then those who wanted to break the agreement stolo the flag with tho signatures of the delegates." Loan Is Urged. I WORCESTER, Mass., May 21. An immediate loan to Mexico was advocated advo-cated by Dr. I. J. Cox, professor of history at Northwestern university, at the Clark university conference on "Mexico and the Carribean" to day. Dr. Cox, who was a member of the commission of 1918 to study conditions condi-tions throughout Moxlco, said tho problem thero was ono of self-help or self-destruction. "Carranza," ho said, "espoused a program combining political po-litical privilege with social regeneration. regenera-tion. Carranza failed for lack of adequate funds to maintain his army and his public servants. His successor must not be permitted to fall for like reasons. An immediate loan adequately safeguarded will ln-auro ln-auro against such a falluro." Petroleum Agreement. MEXICO CITY, May 21. Confirmation Confirm-ation of reports that tho petrol interests inter-ests havo roaohod a satisfactory agreement agree-ment with tho present tomporary government gov-ernment of Mexico was secured yesterday yes-terday by tho Associated Press rrom Aurollauo Mondlval, In chargo of tho treasury dopartmont. Ho stated that lmposto for March and April, docrood Hhortly before Carranza's Car-ranza's fall, hnd boon withdrawn, tho companies agreeing to pay tho rates collected for January and Fobruary, which wero two and ono-hulf times leas than tho rato flxod by Carranza for tho uar.ond nix montliH of tho year. Ho added ovory pouulblu oonoosslon rogardlng the time for payment had been expended, U 1 expectod tho national na-tional treawury will rooolvo from this source about four million doboSi