Arizona republican., 1916-06-26
,ARRA|VzA DETERMINED ID HAVE WAR WITH Us,

IUHHvL WHn WIn U.0,
 Ihat Carranza wants war with the united States and is we'll prepared Tor 1t is the opinion expressed in the Philadelphia Ledger by Senor Joaquin F. NJ. Beltran, who served 19 years and ' months in the Mexican sen- ate under the administrations of Por- flrio Diaz, Francisco !. Madero and Vlctoriano Huerta. He contends that only friendly intervention on the part of the United States will put an end to the anarchy which has so long ex- isted in the southern republic. Senor Beltran also declares that Carranza. the tlrst chief, knowing that he can- not pacify Mexico, is actively trying to bring on war with the United States, and he shows how large bodies of Carranzista troops. with artillery and machine guns have been distributed at strategic points in the northern part of the country and also between Vera Cruz and Mexico City, After the downfall of Huerta, Senor Beltran practiced law in Mexico City until he became convinced that neither Carranza nor any other Mex ican could put the southern republic in order. He has just brought his family to the United States, and ex- poets to settle here.
 The following are extracts from Senor Beltran's article:
 Mexico is a sick nation, sick of that illness which has proved most fatal to nations-anarchy. All the thin gloss of civilization which Porfirio Diaz in 35 years laid with sabre and rifle on my country has been washed away in the blood of six years of al most continuous revolution, until to- day so low have the leaders faller that one who has been recognized bS the United States is preparing te plunge his own country into war witf the northern republic as a last efforf to hold his grip on the presidential chair.
 And the worst of the terrible fal which Mexico has taken from tn, peace and prosperity of 1910 to tht loot, rapine and murder of 1916 i. that there is not a Mexican in sigh who gives the slightest promise o being able to cure his native land o it's malady. In the last six year: Mexico has gone back to the state O semi savagery which existed in 1921 when Agostin de Yturbide, sensing il small way the love of freedom which permeated the hearts of Mexi cans of that day. repudiated the las of the Spanish viceroys, and founded the short lived Mexican Empire. Re pugnant as it is to me to say it, i appears that the patriotism whicl drove the Spaniards and the Frencl from Mexico and later enabled Por firio DiaZ to establish the second re public in 1876 has departed foreve from my country.
 Ravsged by Revolutionaries In the place of that patriotism can see only the ambitions of a dozel leaders. some mere bandits, other revolutionists actuated by the eas With which they can secure riche sthrough plunder. and still others, DO l litical demagogues. whose one ide is to foist themselves into power owe the heads of the ignorant lower class 1 as. Of all of these the worst is Ven l ustiano Carranza. who, in the hop of furthering his own ends. has Iai all his plans, conducted his diplo ! matic actions and distributed hi ] troops in such a manner as to pro duce. if possible. war with the Unite States.
 Unable to borrow the s300. .000, ,0O he needs to put Mexico on a soun financial basis and to redeem at leas part of the 750000000 worthles paper pesos he has forced the peopl to accept CarranZa knows that h never can have internal peace Mexico Backed only by politician | most of whom have belonged at dit ferent times to every party in MeS ico. CarranZa faces the fact that h supporters will leave him at the fir
 sign of failure. at the first falling Q of their financial gains. for any lead'
 who is able to show strength enoug
 to threaten his supremacy.
 Carranza Fomentins Trouble
 In this extremity. financial phys
 cai and political. with the stubborn
 ness that has characterized him f , the last two years. Carranza is pr
 pairing with his right hand all his r
 sources for war with the Unit
 Stafec and with hic loft hand a, deavoring to provoke that war, b
 to provoke it in such manner that , can persuade his countrymen Il ; United States is at fault Thereh the aged first chief hopes to uni , Mexico under his standard, and ha
 ign united it. make peace with t
 United States-which he knows pr : fers peace to war-and then find hir
 self in command of a solidified n
 tion.
 Whether the ungrateful head of t de facto government will be allow / to succeed in this plan is in t
 hands of the United States. and I
 not wish to discuss the action of t
 northern republic except to say il recognition of Carranza was the ls
 step in the ruination Of my count
 The bandit Zapata. had he been rc D ognizcd instead of Caranza, col Il not have done more damage to Me , ico. or been more dishonest with
 United States than the Old Man
 Cuatro Cienegas has been.
 Lone Preparing for War