Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-09-25

Interest 30 war 20 far az the unit
81 Statea IL concerned. has SHIFTED
suddenly from Europe to the countr,
south n the RIO Grande. where vi.
", with an army Of approximatel,
nfty Thousand men. has declared hos.
Titles against csrfsura. hrst chief Of
the constlfnilonalist cause.
For this new declaration OF war
there appears 70 be no adequate
reasen other than that villa does not
regard carranza as having the re-
quisiie abllit, or the inclination TO
carry out the reforms declared for by
the Mexican poems.
Villa Il determined that Che peon
shall own the land that he cultIvates.
lie IL the RobcspIerrc Of Mexico.
with siIEht difference. lie Is no more
erueI than nobesplerre was. prob.
ably not % honest. and lacks the
Ffenchmans education. but over
against Hobespicrre's education is the
superior force Of Villas personality
and his admirable common sense
Seeking an English example, villa
"a kind Of combination Of John
Dali and Wat Tyler who led the re.
volt Of the peasants In 1891. Accord.
Ing to those who have heard villa
sxpress his sentiments regarding So
cial and economic conditions IN Mex
loo. the following quotation from
John Ball Ia lasi. may be regarded
49, fair expression Of the We've Of
the Mexican pcon leader:
Matters win not 20 well Ia Eng.
lind until everything IL owned In
common. and there are no longer
viileins tpeauants). nor gentlemen.
but all united together Now. the lords
ARE clothed In velvet and furs, while
we are clothed with poor cloth They
have Wines. spices aud good bread.
"h'le We live npon chair and drink 1
water They dwell In fine houses
while we have pain md labor. wind
and rain. In the fields. And when the ,
produce Il raised by our Iabors. they ,
take Il and consume Il; and we are /
called their bondmcn. and unless we
serve them readily we are beaten
Ban was the preachers Wat Tyler
was the military leader. villa is both !
1.-The very spirit Of the peon In revolt :
against the aristocraey.
But Villa has Inspired his follow ,
prS TO deeds OF daring In the field AZ I
Inc ENGLISH peasant never was in i,
'pired either By Bail or Tyler. though Z
they took the city OF London and
dictated peace that was treaoher. /
uHss broken BY the nubles after Ty- /
or ham been murdered by them.
The hahtIng frenzy with which VII
q has infpired his men ~ more like a
he spiritA infused into the rcvolted /
Trench peasants BY the Committee Of !,
'ublic Safety during the French :
evolutioni Carlyle tells Of Il thus: a
These foldiers have shoes Of wood
nd pasteboard. or 10 booted IN hay. '
opcs In dead or winter. what then il
With st9el and bread. SAYS the con. i
ention Representative. one may 20 !
china. The generals go fast to the Il,
'ulllotine. Justly and unjustly. III y
uccess IL death; In victory alone Ii D
ie' To conquer or die Ia a practical Il
ruth and necessity" lii
J, Is 50 with The officers and the b
pldlern OF villa. They are given the
holce Of winning or being executed q
'eath at the hands Of the enemy or al
lctory; or death by order OF or at 81
ne hand. even, OF the peon general. OF
Unless Carranxa Yields to the de- a
lands Of villa, the conqueror OF ror. d,
con VIII crush the first chief as he ol
'ould crush an cgeshell. Mexico Is a
be reformed, the rich are TO give a
= their wealth to the poems who lpl
ave created IT. Only the death OF the "
con leader can stop the program W
{ has set his hand 70 carry out. al
Meanwhile the American forces fo
al remain in Vera Cruz. watching eli
'enis and ready to act should the nc
etaies Of humanity demand action. tn
zen 10 the extent Of occupying Mex Sc
Q city. ha