Imperial Valley press., 1914-07-22

ing Quotes Carranza's representative
in that city as declaring that grea
concessions to Americans, Frenchmen
and Japanese in Lower California will
be annulled and the land be divided
amog Mexicans.
! This declaration is in line with the
policy that has been announced by
Villa and Carranza and with the policy
previously held by Madero, though the
latter was butchered before he had an
opportunity to put it into effect.
If this plan is now followed, it will
be Of great Importance to this valley,
for the greatest body of agricultural!
land iE the peninsula is on the delta,
Immediately across the line from the
valley, where one corporation COM
posed mainly of Americans, owns ap-
proximately million acres, about one
third of which is irrigable, and on
which farming operations are in the
main conducted by Americans.
This land is held on concessions
made many years ago by Diaz to Gen.
Andrade and others. A portion of it
was disposed of to the California De-
velopment company, and still great
er portion to the corporation referred
to.
This policy would lead to rapid ex-
pansion of the irrigated land below
the line, and would necessitate prompt
action by our government to bring
about an agreement with Mexico as
to the division of the water between
the swo governments.
The opposition in this country that
has been manifest to CarranZa and
Villa by Americans having great hold
ings in Mexico has led to the belief
that those interests believed the sue
cess Of the revolutionists would lead to
such policy and menace their great
holdings.
There is a possibility that such
policy on the part of the new head of
the Mexican republic would raise in
ternational complications, and had the
issue been raised at the time when
grea- interests dominated the Ameri.
can government, it is probable this
government would have sought to pro.
tect the American holders of vast
areas in Mexico. But it is believed
the present American administration
is in full sympathy with the revolt,
tionary policy Of annulling the great
concessions and putting the people of
Mexico on the land, and that encour-
agement will be given to Carranza
and Villa, even though few million
aire Americans suffer loss thereby.
american, French and Japanese
landholders in Lower California. who
received concessions through Huerta
or Diaz are to be ousted at once and
their land taken away and turned
over to the Mexican people by Car
rama.
"In addition, Carranza announced
yesterday, through Adolfo Carrillo,
rebel consul in Los Angeles, valuable
pearl fisheries given by Huerta to the
French and Japanese, will be taken
awav and concessions given by Huerta
to the Compania Naviera del Pacifico,
la big steamship company operating
its boats between Guaymus, Mazatlan,
San Diego and other points, will be
reduced in favor of companies who
hettec will serve the people.
"In keeping with his warning of a
month ago, when he discovered that
Huerta had been dealing with Japan
for land concessions in Lower Cali
fonia, General Carranza has an
nounced the appointment of Ignacio
Bonillas, graduate of Cornell uni
charge of committee to conduct an
Investigation of concession made in
that territory.
"Bonillas, Carranza announced, will
be allowed to appoint a committee
of as many engineers as he sees fit
to ala him in this work. He also
will be aided by rebel troops now in
possession of Guaymas and points in
lower California, who later will be
used to enforce Carranza's demands.
agents in Lower California, the
telegram reads, have reported that
Japs are operating in the pearl fish
cries end are holding many acres.
"They report that the French fav-
ored by Diaz, who is living in Paris,
have land and large pearl conces-
sions at Santa Rosalie and big min
ing concessions near that place. Most