Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-14
David C. Reid, Engineer and
Shipowner, Indorses Presi-
dents Mexican Policy.
DECLARES THAT HUERTA
is OPPOSED TO REFORMS
Regards Carranza as High Type
Citizen-Discusses Villa as
Military Genius.


nently controlled the situation in Mexico
vas the opinion expressed to Star re-
porter this morning by David c. Reid,
engineer and shipowner of New York.
formerly president of the Harlan & Hol-
iingsworth shipbuilding Company of VIII
mington. Del Mr.. Reid has been long
interested In Industrial affairs in Mexico
and has travelled extensively in that
country as well as in Central America.
He enthusiastically supports the policy
of President Wilson
The sole difficulty in Mexico, said
Mr. Reid. lis social and economic in
character. and the problem can only be
solved by radical changes in methods OF
administering justice and giving the
poorer classes opportunity to gain an ad-
equate return for their labor. This will
not be as difficult as some imagine, be-
cause by the appropriation of portions OF
the great estates and the sale of this
property in small lots 20 the laborinS
element on easy terms she latter will de-
vote themselves to agricultural pursuits
THE laboring man and small farmer
OF -iexieo are the most diliGent toiiers
in the world, and are precisely the oppo-
site of what they are depicted in the
press. They are neither belligerent nor
quarrelsome. bat. on the other hand. are
docile. ohedient and honest to the last
DECREE These people. pursuant to the
first law of nature. took mp arms against
their oppressors who have for so many
years held them i'll bondage. squeezing
from the product of their toll the last
penny obtainah bic.
Rate of Wages.
Imagine these men. whose labor is
worth. in reality. a dollar a day on an
average. receiving the miserable pit
tance Of one-fourth that amount. which
they are forced to expend at stores own
ed by their masters which, in turn. yield
them an additional profit Intolerable con-
ditioaS of this character could not in the
nature of things. last in Mexico. due to
the close proximity OF that country to
the United States. Huerta is opposed to
reforms of any sort and tire masses are
therefore opposed to him AID his meth
DDS
.'Carranza regard as of the highest
type of Mexican-clean. honest and pa
triotic in every respect. II may be that
he is somewhat difficult 10 manage in
diplomatic sense. yet it must always be
remembered that he has his own people
to deal with. whose susceptibilties must
be taken into account
villa is not the man usually depicted
in the press. He is of the frontier type,
bold to an extreme and strong in his likes
puritanicaI than a New England school
master. but he believes in war as war
should be made ever relentless and fero-
ciouS. Villa is Il military genius, and as
sociated now as he is, with men of more
worldly experience, such as Gen. Angeles
he is bound to play great part in the
coming restoration of law and order in
Mexico 7 have no patience with the per
sistent stories of Villa enmity toward
his chief. His every act has been enc OF
absolute loyalty to him and to the cause
which he represents.
r- ,,-
about peace is for Gen. Carranza TO ride
into the plaza of the CITY of Mexico at
the head of his troops and to establish
and maintain a military government until
the country is ready for the election of a
rev congress. That body. in accordance
with the constitution, can then order an
election for president ana vice president
ana with thlS acconphshed the hiillarS
government WIN cease ana the ne" coi-
shtuuonal regime commence.
anything saVorihs OF compromise
IN fact, the vast majority OF the people,
nave no falth IN anEthiis OF INC sort.
they "ould only see IN II 'he mana 81
the cienohcos trying N some cunning
means 10 fetdru tte Feior,hs LOT WHICH
There is absolutely no necessity for .,