The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-24
'CARRANZA KILLED BY TRAITORS WHILE
 HE WAS SLEEPING
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cials and business men having Mex
 ican interests is not so much in the
 form of the successful candidate as in
 the strength of the cooperative spirit
 to be manifested.
 While doubt as to the ability of
 anyone chosen to restore the country
 to a state of tranquility enough to
 carry the holding of the regular cleo
 tions was expected by both men and officials, it was agreed th1 removal of Carranza ought to make his task far more simple. Although the killing of the fugitive President must be satis- factorily explained. it was said, be- fore foreign governments will give serious thought to any except de facto recognition of the new govern ment the government has been ma | terially strengthened from a military and political point of view.
 Carranza alive would have remained a potential center of serious questio but already the little force that fol- lowed him in his flight from the cap ital Is reported to be breaking up and the minor leaders, such as Domengo Arrieta in the state of Durango, 1t was
 suggested. must find themselves with out plausible reason for continuing resistance. Officials who have been studying the Mexican situation, sug- gested, however that there remains the possibility although improbable, that Carranza might have his avenger, as did Madero when Carranza arose in the north. and that in the martyrs role the deposed President yet might prove a posthumous force.
 Official reports today added little to the information received in news dis patches yesterday telling of the aged I l. sr. ment in the mountains of Puebla, but there was an evident tendency in of ficial quarters to accept the version of his death that exonerated the de facto leaders of complicity.
 Official as well as unofficial reports continued to show apprehension by de facto government leaders that the death of Carranza might be attributed to them. It was argued sthat in ths absence of proof of their complicity American officials would not regard the case as parallel to that presented | by the killing of Madero, which, if not done by order of those who deposed him, occurred while he was their pris- oner
 | The caution given by representatives l of various industrial groups in Mexico 1 to Secretary Colby against too nasty | recognition of any government in Mex l ico has been supplemented by other | business concerns and there is reason | to believe the situation will be studied 1 carefully for some time after the se-
 lection of a president ad interim be- fore any course of procedure is deter | mined.
 l Although no official announcement | has been made, it Is known the next government in Mexico must demon strate the sincerity of it's promises of 1 justice in dealing with foreigners as
 well as it's ability to restore and main I tain order. The agreement of bank CTS in New York, London and Paris not to lend money to Mexico unless
 | the loan is agreed to by all is said tC have been called to the attention oi the state department by representa- l tives of the banking group, who are insistent that any government, to re- ceive financial assistance, must show | proof of a desire to pay its debts and give assurance that any future loans | will be guaranteed