The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-16
PROGRAM or THE
 SOCIAL REVOLUTION
 HEADED BY GARRANZA


 All those who have not taken sides at the beginning Of this new strug- gle. as well as those who are already on the side of the. Revolution headed by Don Venustiano CarTa1azas should always bear in mind the great pro gram of the Revolution. Each and every revolutionist, when asked What Hrey ou fighting for3'' should be able to answer by repeating the outline of the program of the Revolution. It is necessary to convince those who have the mistaken. idea that the struggle against ViIlas Zapata and Angeles, is struggle against these, or other in dividuals--for it is not. Ours is 8 ] struggle for principle Here you have these fathOm their mea ming; repeat them until you know them we'll The Social Revolution headed by Don Ve- nustiano Carranza, proposes to car- ry out:
 1st-The disintegration of eH1ormous estates, l.. e., the vast areas of land owned by the few, so as to promote the formation of the small proper ties.
 (The Revolution is opposed to the possession of the land by the few. as is the present state of things It wants everybody to have their share, making prosperity extensive to all, as cultivation by the individual is infan- iteIy more productive than when done on large scale The revolution wants 10 ONISSLOxf5 lOe. st41k7s 4SOH451 IA4S lands which were unjustly taken from them by the national and foreign caciques backed by the dictatorship of Diaz and Huerta-9
 2nd-Esquity in the taxing of land and real estate.
 owners to pay in proportion to what they have. At present, the big land ' owner pays an insignificant tax, while the small man who cuItivates his own land, is taxed to the limit With fhe regulation of taxes, the towns will have richer 11aunicip paIitias, and it will be possible for the small land owner to enter into compedtion with the cultivater. Indirectly this will 2 have rnoralizing influence on the au- thor1ties, because the biz land-own- CTS, having no privileges will not have recourse to bribing in order to keep their privilegeS-l
 3rd-{al Creation of an- all-Annerf- can labor legislation.
 (The Revolution will enact laws to avoid the extortion Of labor by capi- taI as happens now. There will be laws to regulate salaries and deter mine the rnininH1n wages, laws regu- lating hours of work. and age of the labor, in order to protec1 childhood in it's development and old age in it's decadence. Laws regulating the sam itation of the work k-shopss to protect the health of the 1aborerss also regu- lating the manner of dealing with ac- cidents in the service. In order to 1z1- sure the mafntenance of the laborer disabled at his york; etc-1 3rd-fb1 The establ1shrn snt of unu- nicdpaI liberty as a consti itutional in stitutio1
 1A free municipality is the founda- ton of all liberties,-it is a school of $ denocracy. Free n1uniclpalHies insure the freedom of the state and also the freedom Of the Republic This Is one of the most important reforms of the Revo1ution.1
 organization of the aEpy.
 5At present the army is 2 large armed force which depends on the Central Power. can q spreads all over the Republic With this system, the liberties of the states, municipalities, etc. are at a given moment. at the mercy ok the President of the Repub- lie fes ySfr=se-= It. =ss==ssrio Dia13 or of the General in Chief Gas with Victoriano Huerto) These public forces should have a different origin, different views and different dIsTibItion-)
 5tf-Eabcoora1 laws DO guarantee the effectiveness of the Vote.
 fThe electoral laws now in force have been made by men whose de sire is to annu1 the efectivenees oi the vote which has assured tnena 1+,.ea ol the dnemctency of the e1ections- The people are unable to enforce then views at an election-1 5fs
 6ffl-fR9 Estal51ls1aezzt of The 1nde- pendence Of the judicial power in the Federal GDrernnaeut as well as in tl1t states.
 However repeatedly the Const1tu- tfon may declare the independence oi the powers this independance is 2. de fusion where the Judicial Power is concerned. in view of it's Organization there being officials appointed by
 
 sf1,-Qb) The revision of laws re. ear6sf1lg nlzstrixnony and the civil con. dffdon of individuals.
 Tie Revolution whose aim it Is tc eieyateethe Mexican people by giving them perfect liberty, cannot allow 4ratrimoay, which is a contract, to be fndisso1uble, when by the mutual con sent Of both conSorts it is desirable tc break it. If the will comes first ac, cording to the laws, why should 1t bt aubordinated in a matter which playi so important a part in human happi ness?
 7ttl-The reformation of judfcfa proceedings in order to render the ad sIainfsfration of justice prompt and eff fectiye the revision of civil, crina1na and commercial laws.
 5Who has not had to suffer throUgf the crfnninality of the Courts of Jus tice on one hand, and due to, the nev er-ending proceedings on the othel hand What man that has ever has to deal with the Courts. has been ire, From the consciousness that he is a 54he mercy of all those who form par of the Court, even to the stenographea who can delay the copy of a docu rnent, or the clerk who retards no fif7catior? Up to now the administra ton of justice may be compared t the service of hired coaches, in tha they both move painfully and onI for nioney.)
 8tIl-The revision of the laws rela tive to the exploitation Of lumber, wa ters, Petroleum and other resource of the country, with the view of abol ishing monopoly.