Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-09-23
Controls No Part of Mex
ico's Warning Factions,
Cara Says.
GLOOMY PICTURES OF
THE COUNTRY'S FATE
Suggests d Provisional Gov
clmmeut as Only Proper
Solution.

w gloomy picture of what would
Lappcn in Mexico in the event Of the
recognition of Curranza by the United
States and other American republics,
is drawn in a statement issued to-
night Us Rogue Gonzales CARA, one
time president of the convention gov
eminent and now in Washington to
forward the peace convention plan
which the VIla and Zapata elements
have accepted at the invitation of the
Pan-American Conferees.
Cara urges that the convention be
held To set up a provisional govern
ment i'm Mexico, in spite of tarranza $
refusal to participate, and declares
anarchy soon would follow recogni-
ton of CarranZa.
Describing at length the present
military situation, he denies Car
ranZa's claim to control the greater
part Of Mexican territory and eN-
presses the belief that Carran2a con
iinues to delay his removal TO MeNl
co City because of fear that such a
move would be followed by occupa-
tion Of Vera Cruz by his enemies
"Wcll Balanced"
"People can be assured" says the
statement, that judging from mill
tary standpoint the two contendihg
factions are we'll balanced. VIVA has
as many men as CarranZa ana II Iht
war should continue, the only result
wiz be the weakness OF bOth parues'
FOR neither can conquer the other en-
urely. .,...,.a,, 8,
saving that Mexico has now not less
than 100000 men fairly well supplied
With ammunition. There are regions
that have been completely deyastate
by the war; but on the other mana
there are others very large ana rlch
that have sufficient supplies to main
tain the struggle.
"At present occupation OF a city IN
Mexico is n heavy burden to any gov
ernment due to lack OF commuhlca,
tions The decrease Of trade III aI'
its forms has caused a great scarcity
Of Indispensable supplies, and In con.
sequence has forced the armies oL
each party to seek the territory IN
which they can most easily obtain
mat which they need. The pest
rroof of this is that | Travelled OF
horseback from Mexico City to Tor
room and did not meet any hostlle
troops at any point l touched.
Controls Nobody.
Summing up, in a military sense
neither CarranZa controls villa nor
villa Carranza, and if the obstinacy
Of the supporters of the latter Would
reach the extreme of becoming an oD-
struction to all peace negotiations
which. on the part of the conVehtloh-
ISIS are sincerely desired, 1t is not
improbable that there may appear
new party at whose head may ne
pIaced one Of the leaders OF greatest
prestige. ,.-,uo
for the complete failure OF NarraI%n
that his government he recognized,
certain as | am that he would prove
absolutely incapable in less than
month. and, knowing as | do, the
strong displeasure that will be felt by
the revolutionists in Mexico upon rec
ognition by the American government
of a party headed by man VINO, next
to Uuerta, has been the most hated
man i'm Mexico in these latter times.
"Tcrifblc Situation"
The situation in this case would he
terrible, indeed for the 100000 men
at least who compose the army of the
convention, added to all the civilians
attached to il. who constitute the great
mass Of the people who are striving
.oward the advent of better times
which will allow their evolution in all
,espects, would see their hopes en-
irely dissipated and they would not
,p content TO have contributed use
esslv with their blood to end up at
asst with a dictatorship much more
hateful than that of Porfirio Diaz. |
frankly confess that I, myself, am
frightened at the prospect Of the an
archv which would undoubtedly fol-
ow.
what conclusions can be reached
from the foregoing? Simply that the
conferences to which We have been in
yited and which we have accepted
with pleasure, be held. for not only
.he American government but also
hose of the countries represented by
the distinguished Pan-American Dip
lomats NAV be sure that insofar as
we are concerned there IL a sincere
desire to put an end for all time to
civil war in Mexico.
"If unfortunately the meetings to
which we were invited are not car
ried out the war in Mexico will as
sume.such propnrtions that in a short
time the high officials Of the American
government and the representatives Of
the Latin American governments will
be astonshed by the results of their
work If, as we believe. they are act