The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1914-05-21

are elected by citizens tvont, ~.
years old If unmarried ana ot,,..
years old if married "''eh
Inc executive branch il -a,,......
ny president and president l.,
oirecly elected by an electoral oai
ieee chosen by popular vote. Tha maj
dent is assisted by n cabipa, -
members: the secretaries of state ,,ar
ana marine justice, finance. interio,
communications, public instruction and
what the MeXicans call "Foraonto >,
'flat Is, the announcement" ar n,.
ihotlon OF the nations natura, rasor,o-
es--lts forests, mines lands and waters
The judicial branch is represented rs.
supreme court and by circuit ana
district courts.
The local state government. .
'her legislators and governors elected
under rules similar to those eoycrninr.
the federal elections The states ara
divided into districts, each governed M.
jefe polticO, or prefect ana tho ais
tricts are divided into Municipalities
corresponding to our townships ami
each governed by an ayuntamicnto ar
municipal council
No adequate idea. however of tbe
real government of Mexico can no an
tanned without realizing that the peo-
pie Of the country are overwhelming-
ly Indian and illiterate.
Defense
The Mexican army has a war strength
supposed to total $4,000 members az
all ranks; it is very difficult. however
TO tell just what exists on paper and
what exists in reality General Hnerta
recently claimed that the government
mad 10000 men in the regular army,
Then there are, of course the "irregu
lars"
Mexico may be said to have no navy;
its naval force consists of five gun
boats and two transports
Education.
Education in Mexico is supposed to
be free and compulsory. but SO far il
has hardly affected the native popula-
ton at all indeed, only a very small
proportion of the total population can
read and write. One great need is the
introduction of more elementary schools
absolutely free from any suspicion of
ecclesiastical influence. Special schools
for engineering. agriculture. law. and
medicine are supported by the federal
government. and most of the states sup
port one technical college.
Religion.
The prevailing religion in Mexico is
Roman Catholic; but the church is tech
nicahy independent of the state. There
are probably about fifty thousand Prot
estants in the country dn great part
foreigners,) and there is liberation Of
all religions
Foreigners In Mexico.
There are more United States citi-
zens in Mexico than any other foreign
ers. 1t is supposed that nearly a hun
dred thousand Americans have, until
the present exodus of foreigners, been
engaged in the various Mexican indus
tries With the increasing condition of
unrest there has been an increasing de-
mand from our citizens of some meas
ure of protection from our government
for their lives and property.
Among the foreigners in Mexico, next
to the number of our citizens there,
come, in order, the Spaniards, Guate-
malans, French, British Cubans, Ger
mans Italians, Chinese, and Japanese.
Mexican History.
1919 Cortes enters Mexico, takes it
from its Aztec inhabitants. and cap
lures Montezuma, the Aztec emperor,
1921 Mexico formally annexed to
Spain.
1521-1S21 Sixty-four governors and
viceroys rule Mexico, or New Spain"
as il was called
1853. The University of Mexico open
ed
1867 The Jesuits expelled
1910 Hidalgo, a patriot priest, heads
an outbreak and declares Mexico indie
pendent
1911. Hidalgo shot Morelos, another
priest continues the movement, over
runs most of Mexico. convokes a con-
gress and issues a constitution
1915. Morelos executed, and Spanish
rule continues.
1921 Iturbide declares Mexico indie
pendent.
1922 The Mexican congress elects
Iturbide emperor.
1929 Iturbide abdicates.
1924 Iturbide executed. a eonstitu-
ton proclaimed. Victoria president.
1S2S-1S31 Guerrero president.
1891 Guerrero executed
1S33-1S37 Santa Anna president
1896 Houston and his Texans cap
ture Santa Anna at the Battle of san
Jacinto, and compel him to sign
treaty recognizing Texan independence
1876 War with the United States.
Mexicans defeated at Palo Alto Resaca'
and Monterey.
1S47 Santa Anna defeated at Buena
Vista, near Saltillo. General Scott cap
lures Vera Cruz (March) and proceeds
to Mexico City april August,) which he
captures (September)
1S4S Treaty of Guadalupe HldalSo'
which cedes to the United States Texas
New Mexico, and Upper California In
return for a payment of $4,000, 900 by
the United States to Mexico.
1857 A new Mexican constitution pro-
claimed.
1S5S-1S61. Two rival governments
the republicans at Vera Cruz under
Juarez, the reactionaries at Mexico
CITY under Miramon.
1859 Juarez is recognized by the
United States President Buchanan rec