Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-25
Is Carranza
 Ready to Quit?
RUMORS THAT HE IS PREPARING
 TO LEAVE MEXICO
RUMORS ARE PERSISTENT
His Political Opponents in Mexico City Base Their Claims Upon His Pro- posed Departure Mrs. Carranza Has Already Crossed Border.

Washington, Oct. Exchanges that General Carranza is preparing to leave Mexico are being freely made by his political opponents in Mexico City. They are based upon his decision to leave his capital for Queretaro and the fact that Mrs. Carranza already has crossed the border into the United States, accompanied by the wife of her husbands war minister and chief supporter, General Obregon.
 A Political RIunder.
 Information to this effect is reach ing officials here from various relia- ble sources. So far nothing tangible, tending to support the story. has come through official channels. It is known, however, that many officials here be- Heve General Carranza has committed a political blunder at least if he is not in fact preparing for flight. by permitting his family to leave Mexico just at this time. The trip, they say, was certain to be construed by his enemies as a confession of weakness.
 Movements of Mrs. Carranza.
 The purpose of the visit of Mrs. Carranza and Mrs. Obregon as eX- plained at the Mexican embassy, is for a tour of the United States. W ord of the arrival at the border also of Mrs. Jacinto TrevinO. wife of the mili- tary commander of Chihuahua state, had not been received tonight. It was pointed out, however,, that TreVlno has been among Carranza's staunch- est supporters and that if the first chief believed his hold on the pol1ti- cal situation was weakening Trevlno very probably would be warned in or der that he also might place his fam fly in safety.
 The state department had not re- ceived tonight word that Generals Carranza and Obregon had left Mexi- co City for QueretarO. Previous ad- vices, however, said that the irs< chief would go to that place in con nection with the meeting of the con- stitutional convention for which dele gates were elected last week. This is the only explanation obtainable here for Carranza's departure from his capital.
 Persistent Reports About Carranza
 Persistent reports that Carranza was about to leave Mexico have been in circulation along the border for some time. It is not known that the Amer ican military authorities have been able to gather any definite infOrma- ton in this regard outside of the com ing of Mrs. Carranza and Mrs. Obre- gOn. Many war department officials have privately expressed their cOnVic- tion, however, that the de facto gov ernment or at least General Carran-
 
 situation, was growing steadily weak CT. They have anticipated that the inc might come soon when he would be forced to leave Mexico.
 Ine main point urged by General Carranza in asking for the withdrawal of the American troops from Mexico was that their presence on Mexican soil was not understood by the Mexi- can people and hindered his efforts to establish a civil government. The Mexican people and hindered his eff forts to establish a civil government. The Mexican commissioners at Allan tic City have presented this view to their American colleagues. but so far have not succeeded in convincing the Americans of the ability of their gov ernment to protect American border life and property should the troops be withdrawn.
 While official reports on progress at Atlantic City were closely guarded, it has become increasingly apparent here that the continuance of disturb ed conditions Throughout Mexico is op- erating against the commissioners in their efforts to reach a solution of the border problem.