The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-05-14
WHAT MEXICANS
HAVE FOUGHT FOR
Agrarian Democracy Has Been
the Aim of the Peon Class
for Past Century.
STRUGGLE STILL GOING ON
Position Of Revolutionists and constI-
tuition OF 1857 for Which They
Stand, Set Forth in Book by
Senior de lara.

80 NShA0oAOH anu lack OF exact
knowledge that attend the embroglio
with Mexico the big issue that has
moved the Mexican people to revolt
against Huerta has been lost sight of
or Is not known to most Americans.
what the people OF Mexico have
fought for from the first war of in.
dependence. and what they are fight
ing for now under Carranza and villa
Is the right to buy and till farms.
For a hundred years the peon class
aas waged a continuous struggle to
achieve agrarian democracy. Time
AFTER time the revolution has been
carried to the verge of success. and
time after time the Mexican ruling
class has invoked foreign Intervention
N order to prolong its power.
All this and great deal more is
made clear In book Just published
by Doubleday, Page & Co. The Next
can People; Their Struggle for Free
dom, by L. Gutierrez de Lara and
Edgcomb Pinchon. 1t is frankly a
statement OF the position of the rev.
olutionists. and shows why they be-
heYe American Intervention In Mexi-
co at the present time would only
bring about more loss OF life and
worse conditions In the long run
Senior de Lara has much to say
aboct the constitution of 1857. that
has been ruthlessly set aside by sue
cesslve governments. and he gives
a digest of that instrument, the heads
of which follow:
Article l. The Mexican people recog-
nize that the rights of men are the
foundation and the purpose OF social
institutions. In consequence they pro-
claim that all the laws and authorities
or the country must respect and sus-
tain the warranties stipulated by this
Article ii. In the republic every one
Is born free. The slaves who step
into the national territory recover their
freedom by this mere fact, and have
the right of the protection of the law.
Article Ill All education is free.
The law will determine which profess
sion needs a diploma for it's exer-
else. and what requisites are to be
This fundamental principle was
later amplifled to make education uni.
free, non-sectarian and com.
pulsory.
Article w. Every man is free to
adopt the profession. trade. or work
that suits him, II being useful and
honest: and to enjoy the product
thereof.
Article V. No man shall be com
PEELED to work without his plain con
sent and without just compensation.
The state will not permit TO become
effective any contract. pact or agree
ment with the purpose of the curtail-
ment. the loss or the irrevocable sac.
-ifice Of the liberty OF any man. may
he cause be for personal labor. edu-
,ation, or religious VOWS. The law in
consequence does not recognize mon
istic orders, and will not permit their
no matter what may be
he denomination or purpose for which
hey pretend to be established. Meth
.r will be permitted contract or
agreement by which a man makes a
'act for his prescription or exile.
Article VI The expression OF ideas
hall not be subjected to any judicial
n governmental prose ,ltion except
n cases Of attack upon the public
morality, the rights OF a third party.
n ne prevention Of a crime Or dis
uroance Of public order
Article VII. The liberty OF writing
nd publishing writings upon any mat
er Is inviolable. No previous censor
hip nor imposition of bonds upon the
writer's nor the publishers for the pur.
ose OF curtailing the freedom of the
ress can be established by any law
r authority. such freedom being re.
tricied to respect OF private li.e. NOR
Is and public business
Article VII ibis deals with the
ight Of petition 10 the government
Article lX. This gives the right OF
ssembly.
Article X. This establishes the right
Z every man 20 possess and carry
rms for HIS safety aud legitimate
efense.
Article XII This deals With immlcrz-
ion 10 the country and other travelling
9th from the country and into the
anne
Article XII. This establishes the in
slidity OF all titles OF nobility. pre-
ogatiyes and hereditary honors.
Article XIII. In the Mexican Repub-
c no one shall be subjected to PR
ate laws nor special courts. No man
r corporation shall enjoy fueros or
seeive emoluments unless they be a
ompensation for pubic services and |
lready h1ed by Law.
Article XIV. This establishes the /
-irciple that no one shall be tried b. 4
-troactivs laws
Article XIV No treaties can be made 4
r the eNtradition Of political offend !
n; neither for those criminals whose i
line vas committed IN a country I
here they had been slaves. neither /
IN treaty or agreement be made BY 1