The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-15

bat, lacking the ordinary means OF
fered when diplomatic relations exist
between nations.
eff, as we hope and wish" Car
ranZas proclamation continues, IoT
the benefit of the Mexican people and
Of the foreigners resident In the
country. the governments of other ma
tions recognize the ConstitutionaliSt
government they will lend by this act
Of justice and effective moral support
which will not only strengthen the
friendly relations which Mexico has
always cultivated with these nations,
and enable them to discuss their COM
mon affairs, thus recOnciling their
mutual interests but also will more
rapidly consolidate peace and estab-
liSh the constructive cOnStituuOnallSt
government thus sustained in its re-
forms and in the program of the reVO-
luton whose object is the greatest
good for the greatest number"
CarranZa then asserts he thinks 1t
his duty to call to the attention of
the factions persisting in resistance to
the Constitutionalist government the
futility of their attitude, and inform
the nation of the political course
which the ConStitutiOnaliSt govern
ment will observe in the execution of
the program of social reform contain
ed in the decree of the twelfth of De
cember, 191 a..
This course is set forth in part as
follows:
Course Set Forth.
1.-The Constitutionalist government
will grant the foreigners resident in
Mexico the guarantees to which they
are entitled according to our laws and
will amply protect their lives and
guarantee their liberty and the enjoy
ment of their legal property rights
granting them indemnity for damages
which the revolution may have caused
them in SO far as such indemnities
may be just
First Re-establish Peace
"The first care of the Constitution
alist government will be to re-estab-
lish peace under a regime of law and
| order so that all inhabitants OF
Mexico, national as we'll as foreigners
may equally enjoy the benefits Of rea
| justice and may take an interest ir
| cooperating towards the support Of {
government which springs from the
revolution
1.-The Constitutional laws of Mexico
| called the reform laws, which estab
| liSh the separation of church and state
| and which guarantees to the indivi
| dual the right of worship according te
Ii
| without disturbing public order, will
| be strictly observed. The church
| buildings will continue to be the pro
| perty of the nation and the ConSti
| tutionalist government will grant anew
| for worship these structures that may
| be needed.
Equitable Land Distribution.
| I'm the settlement of the agrariaI
problems there will be no confisca
| ton. This problem will be resolved
| by the equitable distribution of lan(
| which the government still possesses
| Oy the restoration of these tracts O.
| which communities of Individual
have been illegally dispossessed by th'
purchase and appropriation of larg'
| tracts, whenever necessary, and b,
| other means Of acquisition auth Orizet
| by the laws of the country. Al
property which may have been 1egit
imately acquired from individuals O
from legal government and whicl
does not constitute a special privileg
or monopoly will be respected.
1.-The peace and security of natio1
depends upon the intelligence of it
citizens Therefore, the government
will take pains in developing publ
education.
The declaration adds that the pro
posed government would carry ou
! provisions OF the decree OF DeCemDe1
! 1914, stipulating that upon triumph
of the revolution, the first chief, in
vested with executive authority
would convoke elections for a nationa
l congress which would call an elee
ton for President.
The ConstitutiCnalist agency re
ported tonight that the Carranza arm
= advancing on Mexico City was with
sixty miles of the capital
VILLA SEEKS UNION.