Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-07
CARRANZA TN PLEA
FOR u. S. RECOGNITION
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. Of succession. it cannot be hoped that
he can be provisional president in fact. /
unless he has support. When the
revolution has triumphed so far as to
have with it more than ninety per cent I
Of the Mexican people, can it reason /
ably be expected that one not q native.
though q revoIutionist, would have the
support Of even minority of the Mex
lean people? And would this support
be weaker or stronger if he be in
stalled into office at a time and under
circumstances that would bring surely
TO defeat the principles for which
the revolution is fought?
eff the facts 7 have endeavored to
marshal are accurately stated. and /
believe them to be, then the constitu-
tionalist government is entitled TO rec
ognition in the interest Of law and or
der, in the interest of political pro
gress, in the interest Of humanity. and
in the interest of democracy in Mexico
and in our own country Recognition,
while Of the greatest aid TO peace in
Mexico, will not Immediately make the
country tranquil. Some months may
/ be required TO restore order generally
but If the work Of paoifcation can be
! prosecuted under the auspices of a
government having the recognition and
/ good will OF the government Of this ma
ton, it is reasonable to hope that it
may be completed before the end Of
/ the year
/ Mr. Douglas included in his brief the
/ substance Of a recent conversation
/ with General Carranza on the subject
/ of compromise or the selection OF
neutral man as provisional president,
| pending the resumption of constitu
tional order. He quotes General Car
rama at length in elaboration Of the
contention that the purpose of the rev
! o1ution must be accomplished as were
measures promulgated by military de-
/ cree to be ratified later by the con-
gress and that the revolution would be
/ defeated by the immediate restoration
| of the constitution.
Carranza Reforms Outlined.
Figures and arguments are present
ed outlining the aims OF the revolu-
ton on agrarian reform, religious lib
eTIE, popular GNHGGLAC6s municipal
self-government and the workings of
/ the law. Other statistics were pre-
scented TO show the extent of General
/ Carranza's control Of more than half
| the territory and nine-tenths Of the
people and the progress of pacifca-
llion in the wake of Carranza armieh.
llepal rrecedents 70 warrant the rec
ignition Of General Carranza are
cited. Precedents we're found as far
back as the recognition OF Benite
I Juarez, who overthrow Macmillan.
| After an outline Of General Car
rama qualifications, the brief says he
| admits Mexico can scarcely prosper
without the cooperation of the United
states and says that if recognized the
/ United fSates would find in him an
active, loyal friend"
The proposal OF a conference came
as a surprise not only to the repre-
I sentatives of the other Mexican fac
tons but to American officials who
have been led 10 believe that General
Carranza was irrevocably opposed to
auy further parleys with bis adver-
saries. The reluctance OF General
Carranza TO come 10 any peace nego-
ftatfons was one Of the first obstacles
which confronted the Pan-American
diulomats when they began their con-
ference with Secretary Lansing.