The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-09-14
AFFAIRS
IN MEXICO
President Carranza Sends a
Message Detailing
Situation
ALL is IN HARMONY
THERE, HE DECLARES
Reports of Alarming Condi-
tons Denied-No Fed
eral officers Shot

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ran of the Mexican constitutionalist
agency in Washington announced Satur-
day night the receipt OF the following
message on conditions in Mexico, from
Venustiano Carranza, first chief OF the
constitutionalist forces:
"The alarming reports that you have
brought to my attention as circulating
in the United States as Mexican news
have no foundation in fact. For in
stance, the report that number of po-
licemen were shot in Mexico City IS
absolutely untrue. What actually oc-
Cured was street brawl between thu
police and a number of constitutionalist
troops who were carousing. The affair
was handled with no difficulty and no
further consequence has ever attended
it.
'eNot single federal officer has been
shot. On the contrary, the greater ma
iority of them are now enjoying the full
est of liberty consonant with existing
conditions.
"The decree reyoking the order pro-
mulgated by the governor OF the federal
district and its military commandant, in
regard to the occupation of private prop
erty and the formalities requisite for
arrest, does not mean that we intend
to wrest from the people their personal
and property rights. The action was
taken simply as temporary measure to
prevent cliques of trouble makers and
revolution brewers from using the in-
munities for their own personal ends and
the detriment of the government.
at is not true that the port OF Vera
Cruz has been closed.
"Peaee and the best of harmony now
prevail throughout the zone controlled
by the constitutionalists, which virtually
covers the entire republic. Little fric-
ton has attended the mastering out OF
the federal army. The last step in this
plan occurred recently in the isthmus OF
Tehuantepee and the states Of Tabasco,
Chapas and Campeche, with the result
that now the entire federal army has
been peacefully dispersed.
''The exaggerated reports relative TO
the Zapatista activities are unfounded.
Small marauding bands, acting merely
on their own initiative in the states of
Puebla and Mexico, have been routed
and all hut exterminated.
''The constitutionalists are working
amicably together and with the single
purpose of establishing permanent peace
and a stable government. All reports
as to divisions in our ranks are false.
Gen. Villa is working in perfect harmony
and genuine subordinatiou. BY reason
of his laudable and patriotic attitude,
and in view OF his high merit, have just
promoted him to the rank of division
general.
"a large constitutionalist force was
dispatched to the isthmus OF Tehuante
pee. have recalled 5000 of the troops
because conditions were so peaceful and
friendly there as not TO neeesstate their
presence. The state of Oaxaca, after
recognizing the sovereignty OF the new
government. has organized a volunteer
army that is cooperating with the ma
tional troops TO maintain order and to
dispense the small bands of insurrectos
lowering in that district under the lead
ership of Argumendo and Aguilar. The
stability of the new government is fully
guaranteed by the support of an army
of 10000 men, splendidly equipped and
animated with an unselfish spirit of pa
triotism."