Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-16
MEXICO READY
 ID LET U. $.
 RUN FINANCES
President Carranza, Desper- ate For Money, Would
 Negotiate Loan.

New York, Sept. 15.-That Presi- dent Venustiano Carranza of Mexico now is prepared to agree to American supervision of receipts that will be pledged to guarantee foreign loan and also to advisory control of dls- bursements of such loan was the state ment of one of the most prominent men of the American colony Tn the Mexican capital, who arrived here from Mexico City. pHe declared that chaos exists in the financial affairs of Mexico and that the government, driven to desperation in it's efforts to raise money to meet the most urgent obligations, will, Ii necessary, accept almost any kind ot financial supervision in order to get the funds it requires.
 "The Mexican, government IS run, ming about 9,000,000 pesos behind every month";" he said. Everything that will produce revenue IS belng taxed This includes electric lights, telephones, advertising in the news papers and magazines and everything that is necessary to mortals in their requirements from the cradle to the | grave.
 Relief Must Come Qulckly. Notwithstanding this, the govern ment's expenditures are necessarily far ahead of it's receipts. The tune has come when something has got to be done. Something must be done quickly or the work of re-establlshlng peace will fail. "All classes in Mexico now want neace and it generally is believed 4lo% DroC;Iont CarranZ1 IS the best man to restore it. "The feeling is growing throughout the country that bankrupt nation, such as Mexico, has no business ln- dulging in the luxury of civil war. President Carranza has been able to maintain a balance of power among it's lieutenants and an equilibrium Tn the affairs of the government that IS wonderful. Having done this, he IS the best advertised man in Mexico to, alay: he can get greater moral and financial support than any other Mex, ,ican leader, and is regarded by all classes of Mexicans, outside of the professional revolutionist and politl- clan, as most eminently qualified to get the financial support that must be had. For that reason, the prestige of r. Carranza is increasing steadily among his own people and his govern ment, if it can get the money it needs should be able to make good:
 All Classes Backing Him.
 "All classes in Mexico want him te succeed. His success depends on get ting money"
 This American refused for busines' reasons, to allow his name to be ltset in connection with these statements He said that, realizing the situation as they do, Mexican leaders have, al most without exception, changed Il their opinion regarding the necessar, policy of Mexico to the United States "The talk of American supervisio of the disbursement of the proceed of loan and of American control o receipts which go to guarantee tn amortization and interest charges o such loan now is favorable to tn scheme" he said. "Mexicans, wit few exceptions, are not talking abol surrender of sovereign rights to tn United States. They are working fe closer relations between the tW countries. They are willing now tn; Mexico shall make it possible tt American bankers to have voice the appointment of foreign sup,e:l visor in connection with the loan dl bursements and pledged income. Sue supervisor, they believe, could agreed upon by the government Washington, the Mexican goverl ment and the American bankers al vancing the loan."
 Subsidized a Few Leaders.
 He said that the only objection this scheme is coming from "certa Mexican leaders who, there is go.t reason to believe, are subsidized | Germany"
 "It is impossible for even the clo est observer to put his finger on al German intrigue in Mexico" added. "That there is such intrig' need never be doubted. Germany h' Mexican government, and it is dout not enough money to subsidize u full if that could be done even thous the Berlin foreign office had u money. What Germany has done. apepars, is to line the pockets of few. prominent men in Mexico wi German gold. These are the men WI are trying to keep alive the old Ca ranzista hatred of anything America They will fail.
 "The dire need of exico for mon' States always has been the since and the realization that the Unit friend of Mexico and of free gover ment in Mexico are the factors tn will make for the closest kind of rel tions between the two countries"
 PLEAD NOT GUILTY.
 E;ftv.fwo Men Charged With Ant