Arizona republican., 1919-06-15
SAYS HE WILL REFUSE
 OSERVE AGAIN
Intends to Retire General Aguilar, Son in Law, Brings News - Describes Why Mexico Unable to Put Down Revolution Blames War Conditions
Republican A. p. Leased Wirel


 WASHINGTON June 14-President Carranza of Mexico will not be a can didate for reelection and under no conditions will he continue in office after the expiration of his present term. This definite statement as to Car IranZas political intentions was made here today in an authorized state ment by his son. in-Iaw, Genral Candi- do Aguilar, governor of the state of Vera Cruz who was sent to this country on a confidential mission.
 News has been received from Mexico City to the effect that "a number of President Carranzas friends and sup porters will meet soon," General Agui- lar said ito offer him his reelection or to ask his advice regarding the man that must be supported in the coming presidential campaign. President Car ranZa will not continue in the presi- dency of the republic a month after the expiration of the term for which he
 was elected by the people, whatever the conditions of the country may be. He has thus informed the press and his friends. Furthermore. President Carranza will not lend direct or indi- rect assistance to any presidential can didate. His strongest desire is that
 the Mexican people may elect freely the future president and to retire him. self from public life with the satisfac- ton of having done his duty
 Is Doing Its Utmost General Aguilar declared the Mexi- can government was doing it's utmost to put down revolutionary movements along the border and blamed certain interruptions dealers of this country, who have no objections to delivering
 to Villa munitions and equipment in
 exchange for metals and cattle stolen
 by Villa"
 Villa is well known in the United States as a bandit" the general said @'The memory is still fresh of the crimes he committed at Columbus, New Mexico. The movement headed by Villa lacks importance, as the people of the Irepublic of Mexico do not wish to be governed by a bandit and murderer like Villa. Neither is importance giver ,, to the figure of the ex-general, Felipe Angeles, as every Mexican realizes tha' he is only a tool Of Villa, who continues . to be the only one capable of handling his men.
 : "The government has sent com Z petent number of troops to the state' | of Chihuahua and Coahuila, to pusl
 the campaign now being carried ou
 against Villa.
 There are sufficient troops at Ciua :. dad Juarez to protect it in case of aI attack by the Villistas.
 fl Lack War Materials . If the Mexican government coulc l have had at it's disposal sufficient wa - materials, the pacification of the who'll
 republic would be a fact by this time l The fact that the Mexican governmen r is limited to it's. own resources on ac count of the restrictions imposed D. | this country on the exportatiOn of wa 1 materials, has been an important fac
 tor which has made it impossible t' i, extinguish the Villistas movement Q These restrictions have no effec \ against the bandits as they obtail | fthese materials by smuggling then : across, taking advantage of the eXten e Iof the border. Therefore, as long a n lstrict vigilance on the border is no
 lcarried out. Villa or any other bandi
 will be able to continue committing : crimes on the life and property of in lhabintants of small and unprotecte : towns It is not just, therefore, fo T the foreign powers to demand that tn \ absolute justification of Mexico be eff lfected and, at the same time, to pre-
 vent the Mexican government, throug
 the restrictions imposed, from the ac ! uuisition of sufficient resources to sup " press the bandits.
 V In view of this the American peopl
 must realize that the pacification ( Mexico has not been effected not 0 , T account of a lack of willingness on tn part of the government. but due { n the insuperable difficulties which th u government has been forced to meet