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Show DR. T. S. CULP SEES' GENERAL CARRANZA Lecturer Who Is Here Has High Opin- ion of Leader of the Constitutionalists, Constitution-alists, Whom He Visited. Dr. T. S. Culp, who is delivering a series of three lectures here under the auspices of the Halt Lake Woman's clubt met and talked with Goneral Ve-uustiano Ve-uustiano ('arrahza three weeks ago in-northern in-northern Mexico across the border from HI Paso, Dr. Culp was lecturing in 151 Pa-so at the lime and said that his desire to learn tho true reasons for tho unrest m Mexico prompted him to cross over to Juarez, andi into rebel territory. ter-ritory. , "Genera Carranza appears to bc a very high-minded, intelligent and thinking think-ing man," said Dr. Culp last night in commenting unon his visit, with .Mm rebel chief. ''Tie has a line, clean-cut appearance and iu speech and thought seems to bc very deliberate. I would not suspect him of acting hastily, or passionately, without carefully thiuk-mg thiuk-mg a proposition out. "But from 1113' talk with .General Oarranza and my observations I have concluded that the svsUni of peonage and landlordism is at the "bottom of the trouble in Mexico, When ouo man can Ct millions of acres of land for nothmtr, while others arc half-starved, there is goiujr to bo trouble. I do not believe there will bc peace in Mexico until those vast estates arc divided up and the landlord system abolished." Dr. Culp said he was cspociallv surprised sur-prised at the condition and appoarancc of General (Jarranza's soldiers. He said that where ho had expected to find lean, hungry bandits, he found well-fed, well-fed, neatly uniformed and verv soldierly men. ITo said tho men seemed to be seasoned veterans and soldiers who took their duties as soldiers seriously, as did their robol chief take his Cause seriously and conscientiously. |