Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-03-06

The outlook in Mexico at present
IL really encouraging, though the con-
fusion attendant upon military opera.
tons has served to make this country
consider the situation more dark than
ever before. All the patriotic ele-
ments In Mexico are rallying to Car
ranza's standard Villa with his own
division OF the army Is fighting the
rest OF the nation and an indication
or what his movement really signifies
Is the fact that he has invited oil the
old Federal army officers against
whom the Madero revolution and its
successor that drove Huerta from pow-
er was waged, to Join him.
World conditions are such that no
government In Mexico can exist with.
out the friendship of this country and
without It's moral and financial help.
In sense then, Americans are In duty
bound to look upon the situation In
Mexico from an intelligent and q SYM
pathetic angle.
Carranxa Misunderstood.
Carranza has been grossly misun-
derstood In this country. He Is a
man of probity, clean living and In.
tense patriotism. He is not a wealthy
man, He has reared his family In
comfort, having made his living from
the raising OF cattle. He himself has
visited the United States many times.
He has had his family educated In
this country. Every man whom he
has selected to become member of
his Cabinet he has first sent to this
country to become acquainted with the
American idea, system and plan of
conducting the office he Is about to as
sumo.
Carranza is unmilitary, educated,
having taken law degree, intensely
Mexican, and intellectually desir.
GUS of helping the downtrodden peon
to obtain his chance in life" villa
contrastlngly is uneducated, ignorant,
brutal, unrestrained in his passions,
totally unappreciative OF the needs OF
his country and is simply riding his
vanity to what he hopes will be the
dictatorship of Mexico.
Illustrative of the character Of the
two men is the fact that Carranza, not
even to gain valuable political ends,
would stultify himself to the extent of
currying favor with the Washington
administration as long as our troops
were at Vera Cruz. His feelings OF
friendship he kept locked in his heart
until the time he deemed proper to
express them. Villa, on the other
hand, has been one thing to this
country and another to Mexico He
has taken every occasion to slobber-
ingly express his regard and friend
ship for this country and the admin
istration, while In Mexico he has at
to gain recruits for his army
by demagogically declaring that the
United States intends to annex Mexico
and that he In the role Of HIS countrys
savior calls upon the ex-Federals to
Join him In resisting the invasion that
he announces soon is to come. Villa
Is forced to make this explanation to
his own troops because otherwise they
would keenly resent the presence of
these Huertistas In their ranks.
CarranZa and the ConstftHtionalist
cause has been assailed In this coun-
.ry as being not only Anti-Catholic,
but AntiReligious. The true facts
show both these accusations to be
'alse. The Constitutionalist cause ia
opposed to any church taking part in
he politics of the country and Is We
lemently opposed to It's aligning itself
With the reactionarfes and privileged
,lasses, as unfortunately the Catholic
'hurch has done since the colonization
II Mexico by the Spaniard.
Rafael Zuberan Capmany, former
gent of the Constitutionalists In
and now minister of the
Interior in Carranza's Cabinet, stated
. the following manner the Constitu-
lonalists' position In this respect:
Church Question.
Let the Catholics of America un-
erstand that the occurrences which
ave happened and are explainable
nder the present disturbed condi-
ons, do not, nor cannot constitutes
art OF the program of the Constitu-
onalists who are pledged to the prin-
lple of the separation of the State
nd church and are firm believers In
le principle of religious liberty"
One of the main reasons that has
reverted better feeling of cordial
y existing between Mexico and this
ountry has been the fact that the
rdinary American looks upon all
Iexicans as "greasers" and affects an
If of superiority towards the nation.
lat has bred the worst of understand
g between the two countries. The
wer class of Mexicans, commonly
llled the "peon" is undoubtedly ig-
orant and ill-kempt, but he has ster-
1g virtues of honesty and genuine
We of his country that deserves no.
'ect.
President Wilson by his just atti.
de towards Mexico has wiped OUT
9 old memories that country has
Id OF us since the Mexican war.
hen we took from 1t the greater por.
IN of its territory. Mexicans now
iversally recognize that the only
lbition this country has In regard
Mexico is to be of help and assist