Evening star., 1914-12-31

would soon be in control OF the gov
ernment. July l the Niagara Falls
conference came to an end without
definite result, and four days later
Huerta was reelected president by his
partisans. The enemy was near at
hand. however, and July Is the dicta-
tor forestalled capture and probable
death by resigning the presidency
and taking passage for Europe. leaN-
ing the executive authority In the
| hands of a prominent and worthy citt-
! zen, Francisco Carbaja
! The new president and Carranza
| could not agree upon the surrender OF
| the government to the victorious con-
Carbajal resigned and the chamber of
| deputies dissolved. Five days later
the constitutionalist army entered the
| City of Mexico without opposition.
upon himself the office of president,
| although he soon announced his pur-
pose of turning over the executive
function to provisional substitute
| the presidency at future election.
September % the quarrel between
Carranza and Villa reached climax
and the latter declared war upon the
provisional president. The constitu-
tionalists held a meeting at Mexico
City October and refused to accept
their chiefs resignation. At a conven-
| tion of the party held at Aguas-
calfenteS October IA CarranZa again
presented his resignation and a few
days later Villa promised to support a
provisional president named by the
convention. At that, Gen. Eulalio Gu
| tierrez was appointed by the conven-
tion, but Carranza refused to recog-
niZe him. The new president appoint
ed Villa commander-in-chie 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.
November % the American forces
| were withdrawn from Vera Cruz and
soon afterward Carranza and his fol-
lowers took possession of the seaport.
Villa and Zapata united in support of
the Gutierrez interests, and the pros
pect of peace in the Immediate future
is far from encouraging. $3.50
A further complication in the Mex
lean trouble arose in December over
the firing upon Americans by the revo-
lutionists. at the border town of Naco,
Ariz. Large forces were ordered. to
| the outpost by the President. The
struggle between the contending par
ties in the northern states of Mexico
shows no sign of abatement.
Longest Session Of Congress.
The first regular session of the Sixty
third Congress was the longest since
that great law-making body came into
existence-from December 1, 1913, to
October "a, 1914. Including the special
session of 1913. the national legislature
had been in continuous operation for
SGT days. After the holiday recess both
branches assembled in the hall of rep
resentatives and were addressed by
President Wilson upon the regulation
of corporations. In his address the
President recommended the formation
of trade commission. the doing away
with interlocking directorates and
holding companies, and an exact state
ment as to the meaning of the anti
trust law. January "A the Senate
passed a bill authorizing the govern
ment to construct railroad In Alaska.
which was a decided novelty, in Amer
lean legislation. During this month.
also, the administration introduced
measure into both houses to establish
a rural credit system by means Of CO.
was introduced into both branches
which provided that the government
might mine or lease on a royalty basis
certain coal lands in Alaska. Feb.
ruary Is the House passed the bill
for the government construction Of
railroad In Alaska.
March the President delivered an
other address to Congress in the House
chamber, in which he, urged the repeal
of the provision in the Panama canal
act o. August, 1912. exempting vesse's
engaged in coastwise trade from the
payment of tolls. The following day a
bill for the repeal of this clause was re-
ported favorably from committee in the
House. The position taken by the
President in this matter met with much
opposition, and was discussed freely by
members of both houses. Finally. how
ever, with Senate amendment to the
effect that the United States relinquish-
ed no rights under treaties with Great
Britain and with Panama, the tolls re-
peal bill became law, despite all oppo-
sition. At the close Of the debate In
the House, Speaker Clark denounced
the repeal as degrading and humiliat-
ing to the nation.