The Holly chieftain., 1915-01-01


Before hostiHtaas we're carried further
the 1iplenatic rsSsesentatives at WASH
fnGtoa of AfgsattaA. Brasil and Chile sent
In 70 tbs oG1ce of the department OF state
formal tsoAes of their services as medh
ators- Prea1dsnt wilson accepted the Of
fer and both Huerta and Carranxa &C.
cepted the DroGered mediation
Th4 mediatOfy conference was held at
MtaDarA Fsila. Canada. and opened on
Nay - On June r the conference had
arssA upon . plaa accepted both by
pTea1dent wilson and Huerta- Then .
esod1ock sross over the choice for presi-
ds0t-ths ADercaa 1slegates declined to
accept the name q any nonconstitutional-
1T.
making unmistakahls advance toward the
eaDital Their SUCCESS was 30 pronounced
that II was evident they would soon be In
control OF the govefnment
On July ] the conference came 70 an
end without deflnats result. and four days
later Huerta was reelected president by
his partisans. On July Is the dictator re-
signed the prssidency and took passage
for EuFops. leaving the executive author
ity In the hanAs Of prominent citisen,
Francisco CarnaJsl
The new pressdeat and Casransa could
not agree upon ths surrender OF the gov
ernment to the victorious constitutional
fst army. and On August 10 Carbajal re-
signed and the chamber Of deputies dis
solved. Five days later. the constitution
alist army entered the City OF Mexico
Immediately took upon himself the once
OF president although he soon announced
his purpose Of turn1ng over the executive
function to o provisional substitute and
himself becoming candidate.
On September - Villa declared war up
on the provisional president. The consti-
tutionahsts held 4 meeting At Mexico
their chiefs resignation. At conven-
tion OF the party held at Aguas Calientes
on October "A. Carranxa again presented
his resignation and Q few days later villa
promised to support provisional presi-
dent named by the convention. At that.
Gen. Eulalio Gutierrez was appointed by
the convention. but Carranza refused to
recognise him. The new president ap-
pointed villa commander in chief Of the
government forces and ordered him to
proceed at once against Carranxa. As
Villa and his men neared the capital,
Carranza and his soldiers withdrew.
On November = the American forces
were withdrawn from Vera Cruz and
soon afterward Carranza and his follow
ers took possession Of the seaport. Villa
and Zapata united IN support of the
Gutierres interests. and the prospect Of
peace In the immediate future il far from
encouraging.
On December u, 5000 United States
troops were sent to Naco to stop continued
firing by the Mexican factions into United
States territory. The struggle between
the contestants in northern Mexico con-
Longest Congressional Session.
The first regular session of the Sixty
third congress was the longest since that
great law-makfng body came into exist
ence-from December l. 1913, to October
a. 1914. After the holiday recess both
branches were addressed by President
Wilson upon the regulation Of corpora
tons In his address the president recon-
mended the formation of a trade commits
sion. the doing away With interlocking di-
antitrust law. on January a the senate
passed q bill authosixing the government
to construct I YaisrpA6 In Alaska. On
February - the hotise passed the bill.
During this month. also, the adminis-
tration introduced measure into both
houses to establish . rural credit system
BY means Of cooperative banks. On Feb
suAry bill was introduced into both
branches which provided that the govern
basis certain coal lands in Alaska
On MARCH s 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
OF August, 1e1z, exempting vessels en-
gagged In coastwise trade from the pay
ment Of tolls. With q senate amendment
to the effect that the United States re-
linquished no rights under treaties with
(4rAAt HrttQfn a1d yx,ffb po hn $oIl~
repeal bill became law.
On April 70 the president again ad-
dressed congress, giving the facts In the
Tampico affair and asking authority to
use force In compelling settlement Both
houses passed the necessary measures
without delay. On Tune the three
measures prominent In the presidents an
thrust Iegfslation-the,c creation Of trade
commission. the Clayton bill, and the rail-
road capitalization bili-were passed, but
1t was not until August that the senate
adopted the measure creating federal
trade commission. The Clayton antitrust
bill did not become law until October.
August 4 both houses unanimously
adopted an amendment to the federal re-
serve act. by which the secretary Of the
treasury was given power to issue addi-
tienal bank currency In such amount as
would Do necessary to project the busi-
ness situation and avoid financial panic
On September 4 the president once more
addressed congress, pointing out the need
of rpising additional revenue to meet the
deficit causd by the decline in imports
due to the European var.
The closing days Of the congress passed
in an active effort conducted by members
from the otton-growin9 states to obtain
for the retail Of the growers
Of the staple.
On October ~ the first regular seasion
OF the sixty-third congress came to an
end.
American Government and Politics.