The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-05
Gen. Obregon Welcomes
Capital as Mexic0s Need
II, urn>\mD GALLANT.

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,l,\I,. t,,u Avs. Obr"Snn. ''oNr-
-.,u,',. I'D ,ui'' o., -" Northwestern
Ann. Y. seen "a leading it,nr" IN tIr
c0at of the republic. Vet he has
Nld 'f.ir tu sly about mati"'s ont
s.t.. OFF f.. military ilrld. More than
,r,, '. ms been consulted 10y the
CpI.r.. Ministers concerning the in
,.rrsl .Nujrs OF Mexico; and coca
.,,nJi.t Cen. Carranza has sought adj
vice from linn. hut Gen. Obrcgon has
mover sl VIII any desire To mlaglc In
tho affairs ui the state.
MY duty is in the field he would
rcsuugd II am "A soldier"
puru- the months ur his campaign
er,ip,; .nc forces OF Gen. Villa Gen.
onrc.uu refused ia discuss his aims
and a|urij.uuS. lie was silent even
when rItunr had it that he was fight
i- Tor his personal ambitions and
rrit gr 'hr oppurtunc moment he
would j.ru agliust the FigSt chief.
Con car. ulr. Now that the Consti-
,utiuuilI~'S have been recognized 10y
tnc tuiicd States. Gen. Obregor is
willing u express his views OF
Mcviyo's future.
"lu the United States" declared
&C.. o.. lon To- a representative %
TIL ; .. "t' ' rumor is current thai
am ID dc-pi>rr of all foreigners in
general and Americans in particular.
Troy point To- me as the hater Of
everything foreign and they accuse me
Of many ndiscrctions against them.
81 have never answered those
charges because | felt that | did not
rr,d any defence. | knew that all
those accusations were the fabrications
o. the enemies Of our cause, whose
chief ann WAS and still Is to create i'll
fceiirG between US and the people o.
the United States.
We McNicuns do not hate for
e.rttS. but We do envy them for
their superior education and business
knowledge. We see the foreigners
coming INTO our country. getting good
wages and living in good houses and
~crjuying tn" best Of the land. while
:. or people live IN huts and earn barely
enough fu hr'p body and soul together.
"Why should we hate the foreigners
u,'u wlom ", must depend 10 teach
u lA|NA'lh Ways ~ tttt'llIillSillf1s
things? lip' | frankly admit that we
d, envy them wien w realize that
our own people have been denied the
same OPPORTUNITIES accorded to for
t.urI~. have been fighting for
eHlsl opportunities for all. Mexican
and foreigner alike. We have a great
deal tu learn and we will learn If we
O.. given tlp opportunity.
''ac i HE man: lies circulated
a.. .' Is is that We intend To force
sgci high wa-os that capita. will he
f-,.n ,.' ,f our country. This. il is
alleged los our enemies. Is Of "ur
method. ut ".dd'ns Mexico Of foreign
= "'.. y, hre is furthe" from the truth
~ ,,
'Wr uncd long ago ;hat a country
without ap'tal is ve-y much like q
Nol. W..I.u' hood. Capital and in
v'sm 0's or ri sorts axe - .ccessar.
20 @ r...t a. air an food a"g ir the
'gm.n uody. We az. Not sJll; 10
r'..t aly obstacle IN tn" WAY Of for
',-u g.. D,mcst'c capitalists; we are
MT yu.1- to discourage !cve~to:S. We
W., g. % Ia come. We iced them.
AL N insist on IL that they ShaI.
Nv ur goo the laws OF the country and
\ shg' not m:nSle in u internal
' ari,- ~, insist that they shat pay
d-,ec' 81 gees To- our workers and that
no 'of... shall hc regarded as equals
a. '-' fuf..rl employees and be given
t. San. opportunities.
Of ur %sonal'. would much rather
t6a.. ." MpNicln people the use Of u