The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-20
MEXICO.

MEXICO.
After Huefta, what? This II the
question that IL looming up larger
daily in the Mexican situation. OF
course, there II no indication that
Hucrta has any intentions OF relin-
gushing his Job ~ . dictator until he
ia pried loose from IL. Nor will this
come about through any efforts Of the
United States a. long a. President
Wilson adheres to his policy Of watch
full waiting. And It Il reasonably GER
tain that he has no Intention Of
changing It.
That Huerta, though. will soon be
among the Mexican has-beens IL al
most beyond . doubt. The recent sue
ceases Of those arrayed against him
have numbered his days. His re-
sources Of almost every sort are about
drained dry. He hAsn't the where
strength In the field to cope with
either faction Of the revolutionists the
followers Of ZapatA and the followers
OF CarranxA and villa In fact. he il
having q difficult time just now to
maintain the mere semblance Of an
army that he has In the City OF Mex
leo. The ghost has begun to walk ir-
regularly on pay day for these SOL
diers. ana the very last thing Mexi-
can soldier does In to fight for honor
or glory or out Of loyalty to his chief.
Either he must have the opportunity
to plumber. or he must get his pay as
regular az clock works.
On the other hand, the forces Of the
Constitutionalists, or Carranzists, un-
der the active leadership in the field
Of General villa, have finally reached
q lard Of milk and honey. Their sue
cesses In Chihuahua have placed them
in possession Of much valuable prop
erty, which they were prompt to con-
fiscate. Their Joins have been ma
terially strengthened for. their final
battle with Huerta. and because OF
their victories ana the loot they have
to distribute. the number OF their
forces will increase with the rapidly
OF mushrooms. Similar conditions
have developed Of late with the
Zapatatists. although they suffered q
slight reverse the other day in q brush
with the Huerta troops.
So under these circumstances It
does not appear to be possible that
Huerta can hold out for long. But
after his defeat and death or flight
what win happen next? There are no
assurances that there will be anything
like team work on the part Of Car
rama and Zapata. In fact they seem
to be racing to see which one will
reach Mexico City first. It il general
ly conceded that Carransa IL . man
Of high ideals and is solicitous for the
- 1T
and the maintenance for them Of
something that smacks Of q republi-
can form Of government Not SO with
Zapata- He IL q revolutionist Of the
purely outlaw and brigand type. There
isn't the slightest reason to believe
that he would lend q hand to the pro-
motion Of law and order in Mexico in
the event Of Huerta's elimination by
Carranza. He would be the same kind
of a thorn in the side Of the Consti-
that he has been to every
party In power in Mexico in the last
three or four years. And, II by any
chance. he should be strong enough
to put Huerta ON the run before the
Constitutionalists were able to reach
Mexico City. they would assuredly
have him to fight before they could
take possession Of the seat Of govern
ment.
But even were Carranxa able to dis
pose of Zapata, either before or after
the retiring OF Huerta, It is a grave
question II he could set up any kind Of
an effective government, or control
his followers who are now helping him
to victory. He is having pretty hard
time to do that now. General Villa,
chief Of his military leaders, seems to
have become so intoxicated with his
recent successes, as to have developed
into an irresponsible. AS far as wealth
and power go, he has become q
king over night, as it were, and it
would be characteristically un-Mexi-
can for him to submit to the dictation
Of any one.
All OF these things indicate that
when Huerta is finally forced out, the
Mexican situation will be pretty much
the same as 1t has been for the past
couple Of years. with the chances ex-
cellent that 1t will be much worse.
OUT THE HOOKWORNf.
In eleven Southern States the cam
paign for the eradication of hookworm
is being conducted along the most ag-
gressive lines. For the quarter ending
September 80. 1913. 1as.125 microscopic