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Show FOOTING THE BILL. Even if it turns out that the present revolution iu Mexico has ended and that another uprising does not occur as soon as Carranza is seated in the presidential chair, the people of the republic will have a hard row to hoe for some years to come. The industries of the country are at a standstill, farming farm-ing has fallen to low ehh. esnecinllv in the north, and thousands of soldiers will be mustered out of the army without means of living and without work. These conditions will be temporary if all goes well. The real hardship, and one that may endure ror two or three fenerations, will be felt when the Mexicans Mexi-cans are compelled to make eood their promises to pay and also settle the damage claims of the foreigners, which will amount to many millions in the aggregate. There is no avenue of escape es-cape from the payment of either debts or damages. Carranza insists that he will not allow any of the debts contracted con-tracted by the Huerta government to be paid, but it is more than doubtful if he can withstand the pressure that will be brought to bear to compel a settlement. The total amount is not nearly so large as it would have been had not the United States refused to recognize the dictator. The administration at Washington has been accused of favoring the rcvo- ' lutiouists, but that fact will probably i not be allowed to stand in the way of forcing a settlement of American damage dam-age claims, among which are those of the Mormon colonists. The claims of these farmers who lost their goods, crops and livestock and were driven from home, should be settled first, for these men cannot return to the laud without enough money to last them until they can raise a crop. If they have not already done so, the colonists should present their claims tu the state department. |