The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-01-07

washington.-Really the year 1918
has been n happy and rather for.
tunate one for the world In general.
1t was not marked by any great catas-
,trophe, such a. the San Francisco
earthquake or the Titanic disaster: It
saw the end OF the wars in the Bal.
kans. II witnessed the inauguration OF
d Democratic president In the United
States. followed by genuine tariff re-
duction without financial panic.
The death roll for the past year has
hit the financial world rather hard. In
Guiding such notable figures as J. =.
Morgan. Henry NJ. Flagler and James
Il. Keene. The Roman Catholic
church also lost two OF It's most ven.
cradle cardinals, Oreglia. dean OF the
sacred college. ard Rampolla. once
secretary at the Vatican and who
would have been pope instead OF Plus
Y had not the emperor of Austria vot.
ed against him.
In the United States political de.
velopmcnts have been extremely In.
teresting, but not startling. Every.
thing seems 10 have gone the way of
the Democrats. Democratic victories
were won last November In New York
city, the state OF New Jersey and
state OF Massachusetts,. Congress has
passed the currency bill, and the bank.
Ing interests OF the country are I'D.
justlng themselves to It.
Dolnqs in Mexico.
South OF the Rio Grando develop.
ments have beef startling and rapid.
The year 1913 saw In Mexico the as.
sassinatiou of President Francisco Ma.
dero, Vlce.president Pine Suarez and
Gustayo Madero, brother OF the presi.
dent. the usurpatlon OF the presidency
by Gen. Victoriano Huer,a. boosted
into that position by General Felix
Diaz. Then came the rupture between
Dlaz and Huerta, with the practical
Punishment OF Diaz. Later In 1913
came the rise OF Venustiano Carranza.
leader OF the constitutionalists In the
north OF Mexico. with the result that
the powerful northern states OF Mex.
leo are now under his control. Scarce.
ly had Carranza become famous han
Francisco "Pancho" villa, former ban.
dit. with n price on his head, le2ped
into the limollght as n rebel leader
serving Carranza, and II Is now ques.
toned whether Carranza or Villa is
the stronger In the leadership OF the
constitutionalist forces.
In It's relations with Mexico the
United States has stood firm. Early
In his administration President Wilson
| announced hgu I.,.r,,g,,,t,, - ,.ltI,
hold recognition from the Huerta ad.
mlnistratlon. and although much
pressure has been brought to bear.
the president has refused to change
his attitude. Efforts have beer made
TO induce Huerta to retire and allow a
fair and honest election. without re,
suit. To-day the United States has q
heavy armed force at the border and
an impressive array OF battleshlps OF
the coast.
Assasslnatlons Of the Year.
Barring Mexico's barbarous achieve.
ments. there have been few assassina.
tons In countries generally recognized
as being civilized. George /, king OF
Greece, was a~ssassinated by a mad
anarchist In Salonika. March Is. In
Turkey the commander.in.chie OF the
Ottoman forces In the Balkan wars
Enver Bey. was slain on February II.
This was followed soon after by the
assassination OF Nazlm Pasha, Turkish
premier. Turkey and Mexico appear
TO have been c%ontending with each
other for honors In the lire OF assas,
sination. with Mexico slightly In the
lead.
European affairs have gone alons
rather as usual, barring n few extra
startling outbursts by suffragists In
England, such as the sensational sui
eide OF the young suffragette who
threw herself before the kings horse
In the derby and was killed. Politi
cally England has been In n Juror
which. however. Is nothing out OF the
ordinary. The year has seen the very
remarkable rebellion" OF Ulster, un
der the direction OF Sir Edward Car
son. and the organization OF an army
OF FISHERMEN to resist enforcement Of
the home rule bill should It pass par
lament.
England has also had its share o
labor troubles. There have been large
strikes AT home and In Ireland. not
ably the Dublin riots, led by Jim Lar
kin. All OF the European powers have
gone on as heretofore In the construc
ton OF battlcships. md the armed
camp" policies OF Germany England
France and Russia are stronger than
ever, possibly made so by the Balkan
warA
In the Far East.
In the far east several things OF mo
ment occurred In 1913, among then
tho Chinese rebellion and establish
ment OF a republic. aud in Japan the
death OF the Mikado and the success
sion OF his son and the anti.Americar
demonstrations and riots as IA result
OF the adoption OF the antl-alien land
owning law In California.
In the realm OF science and explora