Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1915-09-23

Fairly Well Supplied With Ammu.
nition--Other Mexican News.
WASHINGTON, Sept. ga gloom,
picture of what might happen ~
Mexico in the event of the recoeti-
tion Of Carranza by the United Stat.a
and other republics is drawn in
statement issued today by Rogue Con
2ales Cara, one time president of thA
convention government and now ia
Washington to forward the peace con.
Zapata elements have accepted at tna
invitation or tho PanAmerican con
ferces.
Cara urges that the convention be
held to set up provisional govern
ment in Mexico In spite or Carranzn's
refusal to participate and declare
anarchy viii soon follow recognition,
Of Carranza.
Describing at length the present
military situation. he denies Car
ranza's claims to control OF the great
er part of Mexican territory and OK
presses the belief that Carranza con
tinues to delay his removal to Mexico
City because of fear that such a
move would be followed by the occu-
patton of Vera Cruz by his enemies.
People can be assured" says the
statement, that, Judging from a mill
tary standpoint, that the two contend
ing factions are well balanced. Villa
has as many men as Carranza and II
the war should continue the only re-
suit would be the weakness OF both
parties, for neither can conquer the
other.
Il cannot be much mistaken in say
ing that Mexico now has not less than
100000 men fairly well supplied with
ammunition. There are regions which
have been completely devastated by
the war, but. on the other hand, there
are others very large and rich which
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 communica-
tions The decrease Of trade In all
its form has caused great scarcity
of indispensable supplies and in con
sequence has forced the armies OF
each party to seek the territory In
which they can most easily obtain
that which they need. The best
proof OF this is that | have travelled
on horseback from Mexico City to
Torreon and did not meet any hos
tile troops in any OF the points ]
touched.
Summing up, in a military sense
Carranza does not control Villa and
villa does not control Carranza. If
the obstinacy Of the supporters of
the latter would reach the extreme OF
becoming an obstruction to all peace
negotiations, which on the part of tho
conventionists are sincerely desired,
ii Is not improbable there may ar~
pear new party at whose head may
be placed one OF the leaders OF the
greatest prestige.
for the complete failure of Carranza
that his government be recognized,
certain as ! am that he would prove
absolutely incapable in less than a
month, and knowing as do the strong
displeasure that will be felt by the
revolutionists in Mexico upon recog.
milton by the American government of
party headed by man who, next
to Huerta, has been the most hated
man in Mexico in these latter times.
The situation in this case would be
terrible for the 100000 men who COM
pose the army of the convention, to
say nothing of the civilians attached
to it, who constitute the great mass
OF the people who are striving toward
the advent Of better times which
will allow their evolution in all re-
spects. These would see their hopes
dissipated. They would not be con-
tent to have contributed uselessly
with their blood to end up at last
with dictatorship much more hate
ful than that of Porfirio Diax.
Il confess frankly that l myself
am frightened at the prospect OF the
anarchy which would undoubtedly fol-
low
what conclusions can be drawn
from the foregoing? Simply that the
conferences to which we have been
invited and which we have accepted
with pleasure be held for not only
the American government, but the
countries represented by the Pan
American diplomats, NAV be assured
that so far as we are concerned, we
have a sincere desire to put to an end
for all time the civil war in Mexico.
IF, unfortunately, the meetings to
which we were invited are not held,
the war in Mexico will assume such
proportions that in short time the
high officials of the American govern.
ment and the representatives of the
Latin-American governments will be
astonished by the results of their