The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-09-24
SEES BLIGHT
OF CARRANZA
Cara Gloomy over Result
if He Is Recog-
nized
DICTATOR HATED AS
DIAZ OR HUERTA
Declares Mexicans Would
Not Permit His Long
Tenure

| NdsuliSlOH, SePl' -f'h BAoolhy PiS
ture of what would happen in Mexico il
the event of the recognition OF Carranza
| by the United States and other Ameri-
can republics is drawn in statement
issued Thursday night by Rogue Con
zales Cara, onetime president OF the
convention government and now IN
Washington to forward the peace con-
vention plan which the Villa and Zapata
elements have accepted at the invita-
tion of the Pan-American conferees. Car
10 urges that the convention be held to
set up provisional government in Mex
leo in spite of Carranza's refusal to
participate and declares anarchy soon
would follow recognition of Carranza.
Describing at length the present mill
tary situation, he denies Carranza's
claim to control the greater part of Mex
lean territory and expresses the belief
that Carranza continues to delay his
removal to Mexico City because of fear
that such move would be followed by
occupation of Vera Cruz by his enemies.
people can be assured" says the
statement, that, judging from mill
tary standpoint, the two contending fac
tions are well balanced, Villa has as
many men as Carranza, and if the war
should continue the only result will be
the weakness of both parties, for neither
can conquer the other entirely,
81 cannot be much mistaken in say
ing that Mexico has now not less than
100000 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 strength.
AT present, occupation of cities in
Mexico is heavy burden to any govern
ment due to lack of communications.
The decrease of trade in all its forms
has caused a great scarcity of indispens-
able supplies, and in consequence has
forced the armies and each party to seek
the territory in which they can most
easily obtain that which they need. The
best proof of this is that / Travelled on
horseback from Mexico City to Torreon
and did not meet any hostile troops in
any of the points l touched
Summing up, in a military sense nei-
Their Carranza controls Villa nor Villa
Carranza, and 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 the conventionists and sincerely de-
sired, il is not improbable that there
may appear a new party TO whose head
may be placed one OF the leaders OF
greatest prestige.
IF ! were selfish, should desire for
the complete failure of Carrsnza that
his government be recognized, certain as
am that he would prove absolutely in
capable in less than a month, and know
ing as ! do the strong displeasure that
viii be felt by the revolutionists in
Mexico upon recognition by the Ameri-
can government OF party headed by a
man who, next TO Huerta, has been the
most hated man in Mexico in these lat
ter times.
"The situation in this case will be ter
rible indeed, for the 100000 men at least
who compose the army Of the conyen.
ton, added to all the civilians attached
20 Il who constitute the great mass of
the people who are striving towards the
advent Of better times which viii allow
their evolution in all respects, would see
their hopes entirely dissipated and they
would not be content TO have contrib
uted uselessly with their blood 10 end
up az last with dictatorship much more
hateful than that Of Porifrio Diaz. /
frankly confess that ! myself am fright
cned AZ the prospect Of the anarchy
which would undoubtedly follow.
what conclusions can be reached from
the foregoingf Simply that the confer
ences 70 which we have been invited and
which We have accepted with pleasure,
be held. for not only the American gov
eminent, but also those Of the countries
represented BY the distinguished Pan
American diplomats may b. sure that
insofar as We are concerned there i a
sincere desire 20 put an end for all time
10 civil war In Mexico.
"If. unfortunately, the meetings 10
" hich we are invited are not carried out,
the war in Mexico viii assume such
proportions that in q short time the high
officials Of the American government
and the representatives. Of the latin.
American governments VIII b. aston
shed By the results 81 their work, IL
i We believe, they are acting sincere.
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