The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-22

The Carranclstas while they were here
were comparatively little addicted TO this
favoritc sport OF the VilllRtas Greed
was their greatest vice, and almost every
man Of them from the highest TO the
lowest. was bent upon getting together
as much portable property of other peo-
PIE as possible during their stay here
To say that they sacked the town be-
fore they left II would not be an exAggera-
ton
Their ffty-odd long trains were loaded
with every cdfceivable kind Of spoil when
they fed for Vera Cruz-huge mirrors.
pianos. automobiles. coaches. tapestries
clothes-everything In fact. imagine ~
retreat OF the Huns or the Vandals would
be the same
The Carrancistas also were great dem
agogues and their anarchistic preachinEs
against the rich, the Church and every
thing OF the established order OF things
brought on strikes hunger and labor dis
turbances which kept everything topsy
turvy. There was n strong current OF
antl-foreign feeling running through all
tie Carrancistas' speeches and proclama-
tons
Their cry was that the foreigner had
grown fat az the expense OF the misery
OF the MeNican workman ever since Por-
frio Diaz's time. and that It was only
fair there should be a turnabout.
u
triet was the most dangerous OF their
demaGcgues Under his protection there
was established branch OF the Casa del
Obrero Mundal. which Is the Spanish
speaking J. w w. The Ministry of Fo-
merto also protected the organization.
which still exists here under the leader
shin of pure red anarchists. and I have
heard the CarrancIsta authorities make
anarchistic speeches TO the crowds OF
laborefs OF all the unions belonging -
the association These would cheer and
there would he cries OF dynamite for the
rich and the like.
Under the Vlllstas the Casa del Obrero
has lost prestige, as their higher officials
were astute enough 10 detect the danger
OF a massacre and withdraw their sup
port. For this reason all the labor union
people are Carrancistas,
I think practically all foreigners and
most Of the well to do Mexlcans are con-
sentative In their spirit, and want to see
peace made here with as few changes as
possible from the time Of Porfirio Dia2.
when every one enjoyed protection as to
his life and property.
In other words. the foreigners and the
rich are "reaccionarios," as the Carran-
cstas and the Villistas say. These peo-
pie as a rule consider the Nillista regime
preferable 20 that OF the Carranclstas or
rather less ruinous, without wasting any
Villista higher officials are generally be-
lievcd TO be less dishonest, less "innovat-
Ing" aud more capable in their admins
tration than the Carrancistas.
They show their superiority in every
thing except in maintaining order on the
streets at night. They could do that
most people think, II they wanted TO- but
they. do not, Foreigners or natives who
stay at home at night are not in much
danger from them either az to their lives
or their property.
You may have seen a story printed in
the American press about Villas person
ally carrying Off a beautiful French
woman. the wife OF the proprietor of one
OF our principal hotels, This story like
many others which are being sent these
days, was gross eXaggeration Of an
incident. The woman was arrested in
Villas presence and by his orders, hui
she was not carried off by him, and she
was released before night upon represen-
tations OF the French Consul.