The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-12-31


ington of Argentina Brazil and Chile sent
I'm to the Office of the department of state
formal tender of their services as medi-
ators President Wilson accepted the Of
fer and both IIuerta and Carranza ac-
cepted the proffered mediation.
The mediatory conference was held at
Niagara Falls. Canada, and opened on
May 20 On June: - the conference had
agreed upon a plan accepted both by
President Wilson and Huerta, Then a
deadlock arose over The choice for presi-
dent-the American delegates declined TO
accept the name OF any unconstitutional
ist
Meanwhile. the constitutionalists were
making unmistaka BILE adre nee toward the
capital. Their sue cess was so pronounced
that il was evident they would soon be in
control OF the governme nj. .... .. ..
on July ] the conference came to an
end without definite result. and four days
later Huerta was reelected president by
his partsans on July IL the dictator re-
signed the presidency and took passage
for Europe, leaving the executive author
ity in the hands of prominent citizen.
Francisco Carbajal.
The new president and CarranZa could
not agree upon the surrender Of the gov
crnment to the victorious conStltutiOnal-
list army. and on August 10 Carbaja re-
solved. Five days later. the constitution
alist army entered the City of Mexico
without opposition. Venustiano CarrlTZ1
immedia tely took upon himself the ofice
of president, although he soon announced
: his purpose of turning over the executive
function to n provisional substitute and
himself becoming a candidate.
On September % Villa declared war up
on tie provisional president The const-
tutionalsts held a meeting at Mexico
City on October 4 and refused to accept
their chiefs resignation. At 81 conven-
tion of the party held at Aguas Calientes
on October Il, Carranza again presented
! his resgnatio and few days later Villa
promised to support a provisional presl-
dent named by the convention. AT that.
Gen. Eulalio Gutierrez was appointed by
the convention, but CarranZa refused TO
/ recognize him. The new president APP
| pointed Villa commander in chief of the
! government forces and ordered him to
! proceed at once against CarranZa. AS
! Villa and his men neared the capital,
Carranza and his soldiers withdrew.
On November % the American forces
We're withdrawn from Vera Cruz and
! soon aftcrward Carranza and his follow
! ers took possession of the seaport. villa
and Zapata united in support of the
! Gutierrez interests and the prospect of
! peace in the immediate future is far from
! encouraging.
! On December IS. 5000 United states
troops Were sent to Naco to stop continued
firing by the Mexican factions into United
States territory. The struggle between
/ the cOmbatants in northern Mexico con
| tinueS unabated
Longest Congressional Session.
! The first regular session of the Sixty
/ third congress was the longest since that
! ereat law-makng body came into exist
! ence-frOm December l. 1913, to October
a. 1914. After the holiday recess bOth
! branches we're addressed by President
| Wilson upon the regulation of corpora
tions In his address the president recon-
mended the formation OF a trade commits
sion. the doing away with interlocking di.
! rectorates and holding companies. and ar
| antitrust law. On January a the senate
passed a bill authorizing the rovernnfen nj
TO construct a railroad in Alaska. Or
February is the house passed the bill.
During this month, also. the admins
tration introduced a measure into botl
| houses to establish a rural credit system
| by means of cooperative banks. On Feb
| ruary 9 a bill was introduced into botl
branches which provided that the govern
mont might mine or lease on royalty
basis certain coal lands in Alaska.
On March tie president delivered an
other address to congress in the house
! chamber, in which he urged the repea
of the provision in the Panama Canal ac
! of August, 1912 eXempting vessels en-
| gagged in coastwise trade from the pay
mcnt of tolls. With a senate amendmen
to the effect that the United States re
linquished no rights under treaties witt
! Great Britain and with Panama, the toll:
| repeal bill became law.
I'm oi
dressed congress, giving the facts In th'
Tamrico affair and asking authority Il
use force i'm compelling settlement. Bot
| houses passed the necessary measures
! without delay. On June the thrc,
measures prominent in the presidents an
thrust legislation-the creation Of a trad,
! commission. the Clayton bill, and the rail
road capitalization bill-were passed. bu
1t was not until August that the senate
adopted the measure creating a fedora
trade commission. The Clayton antitrus
bill did not become law until October.
August both houses unanimously
adopted an amendment to the federal re
serve act. by which the secretary Of the
! treasury was given power to issue add
tfonal bank currency I'm such amount as
would be necessary to protect the bust
ness situation and avoid financial panic
On September the president once NOR,
| Of raising additional revenue to meet the
deficit causd by the decline In import.
due to the European war.
| The closing days Of the congress passeC
| in an active effort conducted by members
| from the cotton growing states to obtair
| Legislation for the retail Of the growers
| of the staple.
On October "a the first regular session
Of the Sixty-thrd congress came to al
end.
American Government and Politics.
On January Secretary McAdoo and
| Secretary Houston began series oi
| hearings to determine where the rev fed
eral reserve banks were to be established
| The federal reserve bank system went in
| to effect November 1G On January i
the Washington authorities and the New
| York. New Haven and Hartford RAILROAD
! officials came to an agreement by which
the railroad relinquished its trolley lines
its control OF the Boston and Maine anC
most Of its steamship lines. in order Il
avoid further conflict with the Sherman
antitrust law. President Wilson nomi
| mated John Skelton Williams, then assis
tant secretary OF the treasury, to bC
comptroller OF the currency and ex-cficiC
member of the new federal reserve board
On January q the president signed ar
important order which established a per.
| manent civil government in the Panama
| Canal Zone to go into effect April l. A
few days later he nominated Col. George
| w. Goethals to he first governor. or
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