The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-11-18
CARRANzA ASKS
PRESIDENTS AID
Officially Requests Right 10
Import Arms Freely.
WOULD SOLVE PROBL EN-.
Mexican Rebel Leader Transmits State
nent to United States Government
Through DR.. n. A. Upper of the In
ternational Peace Forum - Captain
Julio Madero's Mission.

ternatona Peace Forum - CAPTAIN
Julio Madero's Mission.
By according the Mexican Constitu-
| tionalists the right to import arms free
| ly from the United States President
| Wilson can readily solve the problems
| that now confront the government in
| that country.
| Such at least is the substance of an
| official statement from General Venus
| tiano Carranza, head of the rebel
| army. just transmitted to the govern
ment authorities at Washington 10y Or.
Henry Allen Upper of the intcrnation-
| al peace forum.
Ihe struggle in Mexico will continue
until one side or the other is beaten
| into helplessness, the statement asserts.
| 1t further declares that the Constitu-
| uona!istS are confident of wiping out
| Huerta and his partisans in Il short
| time If the embargo on arms is lifted
The statement which follows close
| on the heels of the arrival i'm Washing
ton of Captain Julio Madero. an officer
Of General Carranza's staff is regard
ed rs important in official circles. 1t
| may even prove to be the lever by
! which Huerta may be pried from his
| loosening grip on Mexican affairs i'm
! the opinion Of many who are in close
touch with developments across the
Rio Grande
Captain Julio Madcro. who is broth
cr OF Francisco l. Madero, the late
| president Of Mexico. is cooperating
with Roberto y. PeSquciro in present
| Ing to Secretary Of State Bryan a state
mcnt of the purposes of the Mexican
ConstitutionalistS and of the policies
that will be pursued by them in case
they succeed in overthrowing the die
tatorship of General Huerta.
Captain Madero. who was educated
IN the United States. accompanicd
General Carranza on his 5000 mile
tour of inspection through the north
eln states, starting from Piedras Ne
gras and passing through Coahuila,
! Durango. chihuahua. Sinaloa and So
nora to Hermosillo
Fifty Thousand Men Under Arms.
During our tour" said Captain Ma
dero soon after his arrival in Washing
ton, we inspected NJ fewer than %
900 men in arms. We estimate that the
constituencies force i'm the mort hern
StateS-that is. men actually armed
and in the fields upward Of 10000.
All that is needed to give us an army
of twice the size is opportunity to oh,
tain arms.
The forces now in the field in the
entire country i'll opposition to the
lluerta government must aggregate at
least 100000 men. We are constantly
receiving requests for arms Given
the opportunity to purchase such sup
plies as we need i'll the United States.
and the Mexican problem will soon be
solved by us"
Neither Mr.. PesqueirO nor Captain
Madero would permit himself to he
| quoted concerning the purpose of his
mission to Washington. That the
statement both bring for the informal
ton OF President Wilson is in the ma
tire of pledge by General CarIallZa
that his only aim is To re establish true
constitutional government and to cure
the evils of the land system. which are
the basic causes OF unrest. is known.
That they will make Il strong plea
for the lifting of the embargo which
prevents the export of arms and ann
mnnition from the United States is
certain, even if the official statement
from General Carranza Just transmit
ted by Dir. Upper TO the state depart.
ment did not urge this course. The
military outlook, rs they see it. could
not be more favorable To their cause.
The Military Situation.
They have prepared Il complete
statement OF tho military situation
setting forth in detail The strength OF
the various commands directly report
Ing to General CarranZa as first
chief" the territory under ConstitlI
tionalist control. the weakness Of The
IIuerta government even in the vicini
ty of Mexico City, the railway sitlI;l
ton in the republic and other fact,
they believe TO be OF importance te
President Wilson
The Constituencies assert that
they are in possession Of more Than
'iite i'i''' WIS VI the territory Ot the
republic Of Mexico and that there i,
not single state where Hnerta IN,
absolute control
They declare they are III control 81
practically the whole of the country
from the Texas border to the twenty
second parallel. In addition the Consti
tutlonaliStS assert that the rebels il
, practical control of the states south
west OF Mexico City and those in con
trol OF Taha~co. Campeche and Yucca
tan are affiliated With the anti Huert.
E movement II the north
They concpde Ia IIuerta the create
I part OF the states of Mexico. Hidal~o
! 'lueretaro and ruebla and the contro
y tue railways from the capital cit,
- vera Irliz. but say his authority i
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