The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-08-07
.CARRANZA
HIS OWN FOE
His Opposition May Tighten
Problem Against
Him
EASY TO MAINTAIN
ARMS EMBARGO
That Is, Granted That He
Alone Resists Plan
Of Action

Washington, Aug. 7.--Venustiano Car
rama, in Directing to the American sug-
gestion that he eliminate himself in the
interest of the get-together movement
in Mexico, may unwillngly have sup
piled the excuse for action which will
enable the American conference at
the state department to develop CO.
herent plan. 1t is asserted in well in
formed quarters here that Carranza's
obstinacy is deprecated among his own
followers and that even before drastic
final action is undertaken by the Unit
ed States he may suffer loss of support
which will render his peaceful elimina-
tion easy when once the full machinery
of Pan American pressure is set In mo-
ton. Even Obregon, Carranza's com.
manding general in the field, while 10y
al to the eonstitutionalist cause, sus-
tains only nominal devotion to Car
rama, He and many other Mexica--s Of
his standing in the Carranza circle real
lie that the only road to peace is that
pointed out by the United States and
that in yielding to the supreme ambition
of Carranza for power they are in dan
ger of defeating the object for which
the revolution was fought.
in these circumstances, the result OF
a Joint ultimatum to Carranza may be
anticipated with some hopefuness, for
the stubborn old first chief will have a
hard time resisting the pressure Of his
own countrymen to give way and allow
the Pan-American plan OF pacifcation
TO proceed. Should he refuse, an EN-
barge on arms for the use of his armies
would quickly reduce him TO helpless
ness. Carranza as an individual has no
comforting in Washington and although
the constitutionalist cause may not COM
mand the warmest sympathy of some
of the plenipotentiaries, unanimous
support will be given by them to any
plan promising peace in Mexico that does
not contemplate armed Intervention. The
United States no less than the Latin
American states is opposed TO the use
OF troops in Mexico, and with Carranza
the only obstacle TO an agreement among
the Mexican factions, yhe conference
can adopt a plan OF bloodless pacifica-
ton by asserting as its first step to an
embargo on arms directed against Car
rama.
This whole plan Is predicated OF
course, upon the understanding that Nil
la and Zapata viii assent 10 the Ameri.
can program. Not only have they done
this, but they are committed also 10 the
establishment of government with
Vasquez Tagie of the old Madero cab
met at It's head. Friends OF Villa In
Washington say that there win be no
trouble at ell in quieting Villa If the
Tagle government il formed. Although
villa has raised immense sums during
his campaigns. he is said 10 have spent
his money as fast as he got Il upon his
armies. The Tagle government easily
could give him a mission in the United
States or abroad or even at home that
would keep him busy and contented.
Zapata is understood 10 be easily con-
trolled by General Angeles, who un.
doubtedly would rise 20 a position Of
power under a eonstitutionalist govern
ment and could make much the same use
of Zapata that Porfirio Diaz made OF
fractional chieftains after he reached the
presidency. The influence OF Paul Full
Ter, President Wilson's former agent in
Mexico, is believed 20 be favorable TO
the program here outlined, the first step
on which will be a final ultimatum 20
the Mexican factions 70 cease fighting
and prepare 10 organize a provisional
Csrranza's continued refus.
81 10 accede 20 the American demands is
expected. and II persisted in the joint
nations will have little excuse for being
tender OF his personal ambitions.