The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-07-18
Official Information Shows Car
rama Barely cIings to Con-
troll Over Rest.
HAS ONLY $4,000 TROOPS
President Is Too Weak TO Keep Order
as Bandits Harass Whole Country
Industry Snuffed Out and
Morale at Low Ebb.

New York-The Mexican problem
was never more Troublesome. Condi-
tons in that revolution-racked land
were never more chaotic than they are
today. CarranZa now controls little
more than one-half of Mexican terri
tory and his hold on that is not ut all
secure. Opposed to him are six organ
lied rebel organizations, not including
the Sonora Yaquis, while everywhere
his authority is hampered and his
troops harassed by organized ban
ditry.
Bearing upon actual conditions in
Mexico, the New York Times has come
into possession Of certain information,
now in the official possession of the
United States government. Vertical
ton of these statements which follow
is To be found in the archives of the
government in Washington.
CNrranza has officially claimed that
he is supported by regular army of
10000 well disciplined and well
equipped troops. This statement is
not borne out by the facts in the case.
and the truth of the matter is that his
armed forces number not more than
$1,000 officers and enlisted men, who
are poorly equipped, whose morale is
ii low ebb. yet upon whose loyalty de-
ponds Carranza's sway over people
who number more than 115 100000.
Today the CoahuiIa "chieftain" is ex-
ercising authority In those parts of
Mexico not under rebel or bandit
domination as a dictator and through
the PRONUNCIATION of executive DEGREES
OF the great American border-line Car.
rama is in control of not much more
than one-third, while the whole of
southern Mexico Is severed from "fed
eral control" by stretch of rebel-cOn
trolled territory that on the Atlantic
extends from the rich oil lands of Tam
pico almost to the City of Vera Cruz
and on the Pacific by the entire coas
line of the great state of Oaxaca
Lower California has become to all in
tents and purposes independent Of TIL
government that sits in Mexico City.
IHTCG SSVCToi OiS'S'oUo.
The contending forces in Mexic
may be referred to under three ger
oral heads. They are:
First-The federal or Carranzist
forces.
Second-The rebel forces led b
Telipe Angeles, Francisco villa, Gull
,rmo Meixuerio, full-blooded ZapOte
indian, and by many well-informed OF
, .ervers considered the ablest and mos
trustworthy leader in Mexico: Fell
: Diaz. Manuel pelaez, who dominate
: the Tampico and adjacent oil fields
= the Zapatistas. still, despite Carran2
5 affirmation, n power in that part I
} Mexico of which the state of MorelC
2 is the center; General Cantu, govern'
: of the state of Lower California. ar
= the organized Yaqui Indian forces
|, the western part of the border state
/. Sonora.
= Thrd-The bandits who, in smt
t groups. are operating everywhere
O Mexico.
As to the first or federal forces su
porting Carranza, it is, as alrea'
pointed out, the official claim of t
present Mexican, or CarranZa. COVER
- ment, that this force numbers 1900
= men. 1t is conscript army to
|, great extent and it is small and inc
II cient for two reasons; the first bel
II Carranza's inability to enforce &C
& scription. and the second the fact tt
y he is unable properly to equip, ira
III or maintain necessary discipline.
III Owing to these two conditions, oN
lie which Carranza appears to have
IT, control, the federal army of Mexico
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