Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1915-03-04

verbal patriotism and empty sounding
platitudes The element behind Car
rama is not supporting the personal
lty OF Carranza. At all times it has
been willing to sacrifice him for the
greater good of the country. 1t has
simply rallied to him in this present
conflict, because Of his honesty, integ-
rity and deep seated patriotism, and
because he stands for a government
of principle and not of men
The revolution against Huerta swept
through Mexico with the irresistible
force that has ever animated every
real struggle for liberty and the dash
ing victories of Villa, Gonzales. Obre-
gon, Herrera and others against the
Federal troops brought the victorious
revolutionists into Mexico City after
II months of struggle. Huerta fed
an exile to Spain.
Only one small cloud specked the
horizon of the revolution during its
early days. This was when Villa. be.
Ing ordered by CarranZa to send re-
mforcements to brother general, re
fused to accept the commands of his
superior officer and carried his in
subordination to such n length that
when his resignation as division COM
paid no attention to this action and
continued TO remain in charge of his
army.
Carranza's position in this matter
vas similar to that of President Lin.
coin during our Civil War; when Nc.
Clellan, Fremont, Hooker, Burnside
and Meade scoffed at the Presidents
knowledge of military strategy and re-
fused to give any heed to his direc-
tions as Commander in Chief OF the
Union forces. In each case, Lincoln
was compelled to remove the insubor-
dinate general from his command
Carranza Retires.
Carrapza, setting aside all personal
anything else, of bringing the revo-
luton to a triumphant conclusion.
agreed to allow General Gonzales to
hold conference with General Villa
In order that the personal differences
between the two men might be ad-
justed and the welfare of the constitu-
tionalist cause not be jeopardized.
This was effected, but IL was clear to
the minds OF all MeXicans that unless
Villa changed his mental attitude and
ceased to allow a certain clique of re.
actionaries, who had come close to
his condolences, to initiate his vanity
him as a tool to undermine the now
all but attained success of the revolu-
ton. Events afterwards proved these
apprehensions to be we'll grounded
From the moment that Villa first be-
gan to dream dreams of an empire
and the traitorous kitchen cabinet that
surrounded him began to see the prob
ability OF their nefarious work ripen-
ing into success. there began a well
organized and systematic campaign
OF publicity in this country with the
purpose OF painting Carranza as Anti
American" ambitious" hostile"
"dictatorial." stubborn" etc. He was
dubbed an "old man in his tottering
senility," and other such libelous de
scriptions of him were sent broadcast
as to create In this country an impress
sion that CarranZa was totally unfit
to act as the Chief Executive of Mex
leo.
Carranza is not n diplomat in fact,
his blunt honesty Is at times discon.
certing I'm its sincerity; straight cuts
rather than winding paths. are the IA
vorite ways of his mental trains He
is essentially Anglo-Saxon in his men
tai workings and utterly lacks the dsu-
al Latin habits of circumlocution and
procrastination.
Vera Cruz Note.
This was strikingly evidenced in his
so-called Vera Cruz note to this coun.
try. CarranZa felt that the ocupa-
tion OF Vera Cruz by our troops was
violation of the sovereignty of Mex.
leo Northerns in the Civil War would
have entertained the same feeling of
resentment against England had she
on account of some differences with
the Confederacy occupied Mobile. All
America would have been united i'm
hostile array against the British A
somewhat similar sentiment animated
Mexico when the United States army
by force took possession of Vera Cruz.
Fortunately, after a storm OF aggra-
vation had swept this country over
what was termed "Carranza's insolent
stand the administration came to
appreciate Carranza's position and
nothing that marred the friendly feel.
ing between the White House and the
Nnustjtutionaiist came of this unfor.
tmate incident. In due time the
greater part OF the American people
also arrived at tho understanding of
the patriotism that had prompted Car
rama.
After CarranZa had established a
government in the national capital he
Issued call 10 all the military lead
ers AID governors of States who had
signed the plan of Guadalupe to meet
In convention on October lst, in Mexi-
co City, for the purpose OF drafting
y program OF reforms and to name a
date for the calling OF general cleo
lions.
villa, ever since his first break with
OarranZa, had been throwing obstacles
In the way Ola successful pacification
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