The Washington times., 1913-12-28
CEN. vENUSrIANE cARRANZA.
Trained Opinion Sees Only
Series of Bloody Revolutions
Until Uncle Sam Comes to
the Rescue.
By JOHN sNURE.

Is there hope for, Mexico?
Has -the republic to the south of the
Rio Grande a future, wherein life and
liberty and property will be reasonably
secure. or. is there nothing before the
Mexican people but annexation to the
United States, on the one hand, or a
succession of military despotisms and
blody revolutions?
These are questions which the keenest
minds in the American diplomatic serv-
ice, in Congress, in the army, in public
life generally, have been trying to ans
wer for many months And they re-
main unanswered, or, at most, answer
ed but in part. That the great bulk of
trained opinion here inclines to the be-
lief that Mexico is confronted with a
series of bloody revolutionary struggles
and in the end subjugation by this coun-
try cannot be doubted.
The late Thomas c. Dawson, former
minister to Santo Domingo, the ablest
Latin American diplomat of his time,
and who was exceptionally familiar
with Mexico, used to say. following the
fall of Diaz, that Nadero would soon
go and that then would come a success
sion of revolutions and rulers. Time has
verified his prediction. 1t may be this
condition OF things will continue for
decades.
Strong Leaders Developed.
Still, there is a brighter side to the
picture. The Mexican situation is
gloomy enough at best. but it is not
entirely without hope. The revolution
now in progress there-a revolution. in
fact. which has been in progress with
little interruption since 1e10-has devel
Is, IL
of the constitutionaists, and il may be
that 1t is their destiny to bring some
thing like order out OF chaos ard put
the nation Of Mexico on its feet:
II is the fashion of man, people in
this country TO look at the whole set
as a motley lot of briRands, cCtthroats
and poems Mexico Is not a Paradise.
1t is not the United States. IT cannot
be judged bv American or English
sta ndards; stili 1t Is not a barbarian
region either. and it has within 1t, O.
peciallv in northern Mexico. large ele-
ments of hardy, temperate. decent peo-
pie, men whose lives have been lived on
the Yarns and ranches and who are very
different from the pulque-irinkirg Mex
iceus one can see about the streets of
Mexico City. The French are mostlys
not Partisan. and the Mexican people
have come elements among them that
are by no means to be despised.
constant war in northern Mexico have
brought to the front group OF leaders
whom IL Is worth while to study and
who may prove the saviOrs of the
State.
Wearing Out Huerta.
Chief OF these men are Gen. Venus
tiano Carranza. Gen. Francisco Villa,
Gen. Alvaro Obregon. Gen Ygnacio /.
Pesauiera, and Gen. Pablo Gonzales.
Co operating with these men. or. rather.
operating under the general direction
Of Curranza. are Zapata and GertTudls
Sarchez in the south. Their characters
have been painted black. especially that
Of Zapata though ii will prorHbly be
" ell TO take with grain of salt much
that has been written Of MIN. In any
event, Zapata and Sanchez are men OF
force and cannot be overlooked in con-
s:dering Mexican conditions and their
solution. 1t is asserted by constitu-
tionalists here that they are operating
under the general supervision of Car
ranZa and IL this is true il ia some
thing in their favor and indicates that
the present revolt against Huerta is
much more than a lot Of scattered
uprisings and is in reality a general
revolution engineered by Carranza and
tho men about him.
In any event. il is clear that the
revolutionists are gradually worstiug
Huerta. The lease OF life for his regime
9 limited. Saying nothing of the activ-
ty of Zapata and Sanchez in the south.
Of which little Is heard. because; COM
are cut off. the constitu-
tionalists in the north are steadily |
pressing in the direction of Mexico |
city. And IL the Huerta regime is sue
ceeded by strong and creditable gov |
worthy Of the support of the
Mexican people and the recognition of |
this country. 1t will be because Of Car !