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Show CARRANZA READY TO ACCEPT REINS OF GOVERNMENT Monterey Mexico Jul) 16 Fighting Fight-ing by constitutionalists is over in 1 Mexico, if plans announced here to-da) to-da) bv Venustiano ('arranza go into effect. General Carran.a declared his rar.ln cbject now would be to conduct negotiations for the constitutionalists to enter Mexico City and establish their government without further bloo'isned or damage to propert Ge'ieral (arranza was unable to say whether thse negotiations would bo ronducted through the A B C mediators or direct wtih the federals. Unconditional surrender, however " ill be tlie- only condition on which i these negotiations will be successlul Genert.1 Carranza mad that plain to Dewspaper men who talked with bim today. He declared that the 1 reforms for which the constitutionalists fought must It- obtained at whatever cost.' Tlv resignation of Huerta and the rubstitution of Carbajal In itself will I not c;u;se the constitutionalists to compromise on n single point the, principles upon which the movement v. as founded." he continued "If the government machinery through which those ends may be obtained is not surrendered voluntaril) b) the party: of Huerta It will be obtained by force." Because of th effort to make the Installation of the constitutionalist government a peaceful one, General Carranza said ho expected it probably would he a month beforo ho entered Mexico city. Me stated that he did j not believo Carbajal was strong i enough to handle effectively the reins of power passed over to him by Huerta Carranza said he thought Carbajal or nnyone in civil life would find the situation most difficult, and he expressed ex-pressed the opinion that the new pres-Ident pres-Ident would open negotiations with him at once Telpgraphir service with i Mexico City would be resumed at once, he announced. In view of the situation facing Carh-ajal, Carh-ajal, General Carranza declared It might be necessary' to send constitutionalist constitu-tionalist troops to Mexico city to pre sen e order, and that such a situation was bf-lng prepared for. General Carranza also annound today that he had received advices from an unofficial source that a com mission already had left Mexico City for Celeya to meet constitutionalist representatives to arrange for the or ilc rly entry of the constitutionalists into the capital. General Carranza has 'lot as yet named a eommisslon, but it is believed he t i l do so lm mediately after formal overtures are made. oo |