The Washington times., 1913-12-28
GENERAL OBRIGON.
Some Others Feel Southern
Neighbors Still Have Real
Hope Through Development
of Leaders.

for indignities to his sister, for seven
teen years was an outlaw and a leader
OF outlaws. His admirers say in de-
fense Of him that he could do nothing
else unless he wanted to be executed
and that, besides, he robbed onfy the
rich Since the revolution began he has
fought much of the time and has risen
steadily through sheer capacity. In the
Madero regime, of which he was a ioyal
supporter. Huerta became jealous OF
him and got him Imprisoned. but
Madero allowed him to escape
villa never trusted Huerta, and one
can imagine that il Huerta ever rams
into Villas hands he will have short
shift. Military men say Villa has some
good troops under him. He has at vari-
Gus noints about 1900 troops, three
fourths of them mounted, unde. his
command They are equipped Win
Mauser rifles and Savage carbines. Niiia
is fond of Americans, az witness tns
recent stories of the way ne ootainIo
an American wife the other DAY; ne
has in his command several Americans
former soldiers One is Major Kruger.
an artillery expert Another - 1AJo'
UoImdahI and another Captain Poole
All are good fighters. ,, ,,.,a
like Diaz. Villa is of Indian biood.
Whatever else his faults. he is said 10
nc Iov,l q man of his word, and
commander in whose district women are
safe-which is saying a good deai
conditions are in some parts VI heAi~"
today. 49,, Az,
&c, Alvara Obregon, who has
strain of Irish blood, Is only thirty-
,bree wears of age. He has shown HIM
selp possessed of much military ability.
He commands the northwestern MILL
,arv zone. including the States OF
Sonora- Sinaloa and Lower California
He is called the idol of the Sonora
army Obregon IL business man ana
q man of ability. He Is slau 10 pc Gls
interested. and is credited with having
drawn on his private fortune to aid the
cause from the begin |
ming of the revolution of Madero.
General Pesquiera, rorty-seven Years
OF age, has proven himself man or
ability as governor OF "oL.ota an
brigadier general on the stan or Car
ranza He IL a merchant. He rs an e&-
cellent administrator, and did much IN
recent months 10 organize the constHu-
tionalists. -
craI i'm comand of the northeastern |
military zone. This includes the states
of Sucva Leon Ceahuila. and Tamauli- |
pas Ills position Is a responsib!e one, |
and he is credited hv constitutionalists
here with having filled it with credit
and ability.
Thes,. leaders have been developed out |
of the storm and stress of the last sew |
eral wears OF revolution III the. troubled
country south OF the border. And, III |
Su,t,. of "A prevailing disposition on the |
IaIt e rreat numbers in this country |
in think Of the Who'll" outfit as body |
Of military adVcnturcrs, moved only ny |
the spirit of ambition. without any mo
tiveS of Patriotism. study OF what |
thCN have done, the dangers and hard |
sh ps they have undergone. the sacri- !
ficrs som" of them have made, makes |
ii impossible to TAX" this view of it.
The Basic Principle.
Down at the bottom the Mexican revo- |
luton is based on demand for justice |
tor the man underneath. And many Gle |
ments IN the northern Mexican armies |
are undoubtedly lighting from motives |
Of patriotism. The story Of how, when |
IIucrta trracherously deposed Madcro. |
and the murder OF Madcro followed, |
because of loyalty to MdderOS cause |
and memory; of how. without an organ
lied force, with few arms. with lew OF
the Sincws of war, they proceeded TO |
organize a revolution throughout north !
ern Mexico. to enlist the support of half
a dozen States, covering a vast terri |
tory. and how gradually they overcame
the Federal armies, has never been told |
in this country in anything like detail. |
Some day IL will make a piece of his
tory worth the telling, and It is likely |
to be looked back on as a patriotic ef- |
fort that had back of II many men who
were inspired by a just cause and We're
not simply schemers for personal adj
Out of the North in all ages. generally |
speaking, have come the men who have
done the greatest things to promote hu-
man progress. TO make wars, to build
empires, to create nations that would
endure. 1t may prove to be true in har-
rleG, hapless, bleeding Mexico.