The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-05
RESOURCES ARE
BIG FACTOR IN
MEXICAN UNREST
MEDIATION CONSIDERED IN
LIGHT OF OUTSIDE OWNERS
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Washington, .ru.y 4.--There are
many Americans who believe that;
when the history Of the Huerta re-
giine and the Carranza revolution In
Mexico is written, they will not stand
as independent episodes, but VIII be
found to tie but part OF an internal
struggle for the possession Of the
natural resources of Mexico which
has been going on for years. To ac-
count for this the Diaz regime, the
Madero administration, the Huerta
interregnum. the CarranZa revolution
viii all have to he examined,
Even then II will not be under
stood without a knowledge of the In
fiuence OF the American and English
corporations which fer decades have
been active in Mexico. They have
brought immense amounts Of capital
into the country They have done
much to develop its resources. but
they always have sought mainly to
get the most favorable concessions
from the current government Thus
Diaz go his millions. II was easy
for him, because he had q power
over the country that apparently was
unsuitable
But the time came when Diaz's con-
federates in the government grew too
graspfnr and too strong for him. lie
had 70 go When he went he was
not Immediately succeeded by one of
his lieutenants. 4 wave Of sentiment
put Madere In power. But Madern
did not las long. When the real jun
Ia got things in shape where they
could dispense with him. they di1
their work quickly and thoroughly
and Huerta who had turned against
him at tho opportune moment. came
to the frcnt. But though Madero
passed off the scene, the sentiment
on which he had been elected sur
vived. It Is claimed. in the Carranza
revoiutlontsts.
Little Support at FIRST,
AT first this revolution looked hope
less Carranza, who had been gov
ernor Of Coahuila, found so little sup.
port that ne WIS forced to retire TO
the northeast corner af Mexico. 10
Hermosillo From this point hts
revolution naie q little progress north
and eastward. until finally II reached
Juarez. Ire principal connection be-
tween the United States and Mexico.
Having found II commander In Pan
cho villa. Carranza captured Jnarez.
Villa steadily pushed his way south
ward TAX ag chihuahua in his COURSE
Then CAM the ten DAYS battle around
Tnrreon the strategic point between
Mexico CITY and the north. Here
Tuerfa had promised to stop the con-
stitutiona1setA INSTEAD his troops
we're driven out af rerreon after
running brittle IN when thFF acaatt~
ted themselves with great Naior ana
were all tet eat 10 pieces tn~ sAt~
renzfstas prevailed because they were
better led and the better leader was
Villa. who showed military capacity
OF tho FIRST class.
IsnissarieS In NaShinEton,
After fofseor Il locked MS thotgh
the Mexican question was set'lea, anu
on the acid OF battle AT TINS point
It In reasonable to suppose that the
allen corporations the OIL and thinner
grantees and tho railroad hoT'da leeFs
hogan to be intereSte a. IheE haa a"~
pended on Huerta "a pac1TY the eodn :
try. They looked upon tba "wafch :
full waiting policy of tbs n'ted
States as being not hurTus- Ahct u
cave H3tertu tl<Ia ana chance 70 ais
-T5yse Of -t-t@ opponents. -4Isut- they HeTe
G:ispcsinG Of Htuefta
About the inside Of ApHll ''nais-
saries of lite interests involved maze
their appearance in WASHINGTON. ~ no
thess men We're, and exactly Wha'
they proposed i IS @4li.t atf, ~
most impossible, TO learn. mat lh3S
4here was brought to WASHINGTON
some proposition Of an adips1nenl
thers !s little doubt. Its nature I
believed TO have feen profoS!uoh
ta let 1fuerta retire III favor OF Las
curaln. or some ether man who hAd
not been connected with the taxing
t.ff of -AaGnro-
Obstacle Is I'7c'mntefcd.
This proposition was made or the
assumption that the total 0hjection
If the nited States TO Huerta wa on
account Of the way he had salzed
rowcr and disposed Of Madero. II
assumed that n change of persons
would cause q change or attitude on