Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-23
Denies Carranza
Controls Mexico
GARZA SAYS FACTIONS ARE
EVENLY DIVIDED
URGES A PEACE PLAN
Declares Anarchy Would Soon Follow
Recognition of Carranza-250O 900
Men Fairly Well Supplied With
Ammunition.

washington, sept IA gloomy
picture OF what would happen in
Mexico in the event of the recognition
OF Carranza by the United States and
other American republics, is drawn in
statement issued tonight by Rogue
Gonzalez Cara, one-time president OF
the convention government and now
in Washington to forward the peace
convention plan. which the Villa end
apata elements have accepted at the
invitation of the Pan-American con-
gress.
Anarchy Would Follow Recognition
of carranza.
Cara urges that the convention be
held to set up provisional govern
| ment in Mexico. in spite of Carran-
| za's refusal to participate and declares
| anarchy would soon follow recogni-
ton of Carranza. Decribing at length,
| the present military situation, he de-
nies Carranza's claim to control the
greater part OF Mexican territory and
| expresses the belief that Carranza
/ continues to delay his removal to
Mexico City, because OF fear that such
i a move would be followed by occupa-
ton OF Vera Cruz by his enemies.
Faction Well Balanced.
People can be assured" says the
statement. that, judging from a mill
| tary standpaint, the two contending
factions are well balanced. Villa
has as many men as Carranza and II
the war should continue. the only re-
suit viii be the weakness of both
parties. for neither con conquer the
other entirely.
25o,ooo Men Armed.
Il cannot be much mistaken in saw
ing that Mexico has now not less than
25O,OOO men fairly well supplied with
ammunition There are regions that
have been completely devastated by
the war. but on the other hand. there
are others very large and rich that
have sufficient supplies to maintain
the struggle.
AT present. occupation Of cities in
Mexico is a heavy burden to any gov
ernment, due. to lack of cmomunica- :
ton The decrease OF trade in all its
forms has caused a great scarcity OF
indispensable supplies and in conse-
quence has-forced the armies and each
party to seek the territory in which
they can most easily obtain that
, which they need.
New Party Spoken OF.
Summing up, in a military sense
, neither Carranza controls Villa nor
Villa Carranza and IL the obstinacy
OF the supporters of the latter would
reach the extreme of becoming an oh
struction to all peace negotiations
which on the part Of the convention
lists are sincerely desired, IL is not i'm.
: probable that there may appear a new
party at whose head may be placed
one OF the leaders of greatest pres.
tige.
carranza Most Hated Man.
IF / were selfish, should desire
for the complete failure of Carranzf
5 that his government be recognized
, certain as ! am that he would prov,
e absolutely Incapable in less than
Q month and knowing as 1 do the stron:
e displeasure that will be felt by tn,
revolutionists in Mexico upon recog
5 milton by the American governmen
4 OF party headed by n man who mex
? 70 Huerta- has been the most hate,
: man in Mexico in these later times.
Situation Would Be Terrible.
The situation in this case woul
be terrible. indeed. for the 100. 90
T. of the convention. added to all tn
civilians attached to Il which consti
q tute the great mass of the people VIII
are striving towards the advent o
better times which will allow thei
= evolution in all respects, would sc
4. their hopes entirely dissipated an
: they would not be content to hav
: contributed uselessly with their bloc
Is to end up at last with dictatorshi
"A much more hateful than that Of Por
II forio Diaz. / frankly confess that
l. myself am frightened at the prospect
al of the anarchy which would undoubt
l. edly follow.
es Desire to Put an End to War.
What conclusions, can be reache
Al from the foregoing? Simply that III
conference, to which we have bee
invited and which we have accepte
d. with pleasure. be held for not onl
l. the American government. but ais
l. those OF the countries represented b
TO tho distinguished Pan-ARerican diplC
er mats may be sure that in so far as "
+ are concerned there is a sincere desil
Dr 10 put an end for all time to Civ
III war In Mexico.
l. IF, unfortunately. the meetings
le which we were invited are not carrie
rs out. thr war in Mexico will assun
such proportions that in a short tin
the high officials OF the American go'
erninent and the representatives Of q
Latin-American governments will
astonished by the results OF the
VI work. If. as we believe, they are ac
I'D ing sincerely"
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