Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-06-17

permitted to perpetuate itself. From
that defeat we went on to the national
convention and the organization of
the movement against Diaz"
Carranza refused the title of gener-
al under Madero, and he led his men
without a regular rank. He is not a
soldier by training, except the train
ing of actual hostilities. He was Sec
rotary of state in the provisional gov
eminent of Madero, for time, but de-
clined a cabinet office later. He had
spent many years in Mexico City as
senator anu knew what it's graft-in-
tested atmosphere meant.
On Madero's success, however, Car
rama stood a third time for governor
of Coahuila, and was unanimously
elected. This was in 1911.
Madero had scarcely fallen when
his preceptor raised the standard of
revolt. Governor Carranza was the
first leader to declare against Huerta.
He gathered 10000 men at Monclova
and issued his famous declaration of
principles, a time honored part of the
Inauguration of any Latin American
revolt His battlecriy has been "Give
the land back to the people, Yet
he would pursue more orderly and
lawful methods than the rougher
Francisco Villa.
Stern and a Teetotaler.
CarranZa is a stern uncOmprOmis-
ing character, with the simple habits
of the solicitary frontiersman He is
a total abstainer from liquor and to-
bacco and rises at 5 O'Clock every
morning of his life. His siX-foot fig
ure is most commanding. He is
type that naturally dominates The
one side of his nature which is hard
for Americans to understand is his
cruelty in warfare. While not so
ruthless as Villa and Zapata, he is
wont to prefer the shooting squad as
a punishment for minor offenses.
There was Carlos Piza, a young noun
taineer who joined Carranza about
the time of his declaration against
Huerta. Piza harassed the enemy un-
ceasingly with his little band and did
great service to the constitutionalist
cause. But in Mexican style he loot
ed the villages through which he pass
ed. Carranza himself is given to ex-
torting immense sums from wealthy
Cientificos, but he was seeking to free
his ranks from the charge Of brigand-
age. So when it was found that young
Piza had brought in 500 pesos from
certain village he was ordered to-
return the money. This he failed to
do. Further he grumbled and suggest
ed to his followers that they take to
the bush. Such conduct meant the
end of discipline. General Carranza
ordered the young man shot. Even
after he was stood up against the
adobe wall and the firing squad of
twelve lined opposite, an appeal was
sent TO the first chief. The messenger
| brought back the command, ia mu-
erta," and the rifles spoke.
! A few hours later the chieftain
wrote a sympathetic letter to the
! mother of the boy announcing. his
death and expressing grief at the ne
cessity.
I'VE SHALL" he once calmly an
nounced, execute anybody who recoga
nizes a president unconstitutionally
elected and directly or indirectly
of Madero."
Most Reserved Of All.
/ CarranaZa is the most reserved OF
the Mexican leaders His personal
attendants cooperate with him tC
keep annoying questioners away. Yet
he has long endured the hardships OF
the field and proved himself hardy
specimen of middle age. Last autumn
he made a 1,300mile journey Oh
horseback and muleback along noun
tain trails through Nuevo Leon, Goa
lhuila, Durango Chihuahua, Sinalos