The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-19
RECOGNITION OF CARRANzA IS WILSON VICTORY
Presidents Policy Ends Invisible Form OF Government
BEGINNING OF NEW ERA IN HISTORY OF MEXICO

here. Suffice it 10 say that thu nrst
act Of Huerta was 10 ratify the British
concessions for oil at Tampico In re-
turn for which Lord CoWdray OF the
Pearson firm, subscribed per cent
to Huerta's domestic loan. by the oil
kings own admission
1t eQulred no very keen eye TO SEQ
Wilson Aware OF Cause.
by this time what was Mexico
trouble. President Wilson, however
probably was aware OF il sooner than
anybody else ana his refusal to recog
nlZe Huerta because of his alleged
completely in the murder of Madero
was directed at defeating this conceS-
sion policy. without moral support
Of the United States. other countries
would not pay any more gold into
MeXicc's Golfers. Without security
Huerta was unable TO float a foreign
loan and in seventeen months his gov
ernment collapsed and he fled to Eu-
rope. While in England he was the
guest of members OF firms Interested
in Mexican oil.
Out OF the chaos that succeeded
the fall OF Madero there was only one
strong man in Mexico. That was Car
rama. When this man learned OF
Modero's murder he was governor of
the state of Chihuahua. He at once
proclaimed himself against the Hu-
erta reg ime and an advocate OF CON
stitutional government, which ne
knew to be impossible where preSi-
dents were murdered and foreign
| concessions controlled governmental
| affairs. -
| Carranza's fight was an up-hill
| struggle but after two years he now
| dominates the military situation in
I Mexico. His fight was d hard one be
! cause he refused to accept the fnan-
| cial backing of interests as his pre-
| decessors had done The Carranza
| revolution was backed only by Nexi-
| canS-MeXicans of new party. 4
good government party. This party
| has existed for number of years. but
| in the face of armed forces MAIN
| tanned by foreign capital it dared not
! show itself. Many of its members
! died martyrs TO the cause. 1t was
| upon this element that President
Wilson pinned his faith and il is this
| element that will reconstruct Mexico.
| Educated For Law.
The founder Of this Constitutionahst
party was General CarranZa. Born in
Chihuahua, CarranZa was educated in
| the law school of Tlalpam in Mexic q
City and later studied for law in the
| United States. He followed this pro-
| fessiOn for many years, finally his eye
sight giving out. He was elected gov
ernor of his state from the city OF
Chihuahua snd first held Office under
President Madero. He is "a years old
pleasant to talk to and converses IN
English as we'll as in Spanish. his na-
tive tongue.
Contrasted with Carranza at tn.
time Of the first meeting Of the Pan.
American diplomats who bid for
recognition We're Villa and Zapata
} The former. an illiterate Indian, with
negro blood in his veins, first was able
: to write his own name a year ago
} Zapata, a bandit chief, with a criminal
record for years back. was the other
candidate Carranzas uphill fgh'
. against these two leaders. who were
backed by outside capital was
worthy one and in the opinion of per
sons close in touch with Mexican af
fairs the choice could not have beer
a better one.
: State Department agents for month.
past have been busy in Mexico get
ting data on Carranza and comparin:
it with actual facts concerning thes'
other leaders. The fact that tn
United States is to recognize CarranZc
| even before he has carried out n
promises shows chat this government
is pretty certain of its man. Thi
: opinion is borne out also by the othe
Latin American nations which are :
: recognize him.
( CarraHZA's Promises.
CarranZa's program follows:
1-Foreigners will be protected j
etheir lives and property.
D 2-The CarranZa government as
S sumes full responsibility for claim
8 | growing out OF the revolution and VII
e | adjust them equitably By means o
| international commissions.
V 3-No one viii suffer in his life an
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