Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-29
MexicO's Leaders
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its rescue a dictator II about due; but will
take strong to pull II from the depth Of snar-
chy into which II has fallen, and unless e be Fran
cisco villa, in sight appears likely to grow up
/ to the task
Csrranza had his chance. and failed ignominously
Barren OF executive ability, though replete with a
nimble pettfoEEng spirit he aroused the scorn and
hatred Of all Mexico outside OF his immediate camp
That ne is also stupid clearly shown by his
patiently enviOus and unreasonable attitude towards
villa, whose fealty he could have retained by FAIR
I conduct and unbroken agreement Carranza could
have brought 20 Mexico when first he entered
the city in August. 1914 to confer with Carbajal-
who had been appointed provisional president on the
flight OF Huerta-had he been auRht but arbitrary.
vain obsructionist Had he the patriotism he vaunts
been faithful TO the principles he continually boasts
I a PROVISIONAL government which the United states
would cheerfully have recognized and encouraged
could then and there have been encouraged
The second Carranza occupation of dexico City,
beginning in January, 1915, under General Aware
Oregon. repeats the story OF the first with slight
variation; there Is the search for money under
cloak Of hunting out the enemies Of the cause"
tho reprisals. the barbarous disregard OF
81 pueblo while posing their champion the same
iaithiessness TO the very principles for which they
claim 70 be fighting, the arrogance Of speech
and conduct-ludcrous In it's upstart braggadoco to
the onlooker. but grievous to the natives who
endure and suffer it's insoent cruehy unjust
dates Both Obregon and his first CHER hate Mex
leo City and its people, who have pever opened their
arms TO either OF the two and loathe both OF them
for the misery endured under the thievery and
VI the iHSt oSCuptuou
or the paltry creatures that the whi1gig Of revo-
luton has given temporary prominence from time
time In Mexico. venustano Carranza is the most
pretentious and the least promising MIrth-provok-
Ing he is, however i'm his roer-chair capital funi-
mating dreadful threats against villa ne pushes
out OF reach. now beckoning the foreign diplomats
follow pToclaimlng himself ali of the law and
the prophets, and issuing manifesto after man
hesto breathing solcitude for the working classes.
Eulalio Gutierrez ex-provisIopaI rras,dart ,,Lo
wise ex-copper mine carpenter and roustabout is to
De taken no more seriously in pondering Mexico's
future than was Pablo Gonzales when he broke from
Carranza. prociaimng himself president from Pa
chuco. and remaining at that town. his men preying
on the shops. his officers upon the women until he
fled before villa
'ucio Blanco another Of the recent Carranza gen.
erals. Is to be taken less seriously than Cutler
req Originally with CarranEa and entrusted with the
protection OF Mexico City he fled before approach
ing lapatstas after glowing anifestos to the peo
pie OF his unceasng and affectionate loyalty. He
wandered around for time outside the danger zono
ana finally deserted Carranza for Villa because
Gutierrez promised him a place In his cablnet-Uhv
knowing the man. Il would he hard to say. Having
zen ouered snare In the new government Gutierrez
was planning Blanco deserted Villa as he had Car
rama In his point OF loyalty either to principle or
chief those two we'll met; but Gutierrez IL tho
more dangerous His first prominence came through
successfully blowing federal trains for the con-
stitutionaists. As a reward for his bloody record
Carranza made him governor Of San I,us Potosi
whore ne was a. dilgent looter. and the brute
who, having the son of widow shot because he
happened TO be OF family had once held office
sent the nude body TO the mother after paradinR n
around the plaza in a cart. When Villa wttat south
driving Carranza before him. Gutierrez deserted 10
him. and when Villa north Gutierrez looted tbe
treasury and jumped the city to set up Rovernnent
OF MS own No doubt he viii find hs,way back again
to Carranza who is not particular cannot afford
TO be- =
obreson 10 the one really strong man among The
C0Fr0nEn nd he md Hr.ltn
Villas forces. probably among the military the
two strongest men In Mexico after villa. ObreRon
mas no respect for his chief but there Is room for
his ambitions In the Villa party while under Carranza
he IL unhampered OF both Obregon and Angeles we
are likely to hear later for the
bee In his bonnet Angeles is well born and we'll
educated the only man either side militar re-
training. obregon is ranchero who looks more like
an Irishman than Mexican and undoubtedly has as
much OF Ireland IN his blood in his name Another
with presidential bee IL Luis Cabrera, a shrewd
lawyer OF the city and the political motor of the
Carranza party He Is the agitator type OF socialist
no never falls to lay foreigners all the response
bility FOR Mexican revolutions.
In eontradistnetion is FeIieitas viliareal who re-
signed minister OF finance under Carranza rather
than indorse one OF his fat-money making schemes;
called 30 the office by villa; stayed by his
post when Gutierrez decamped: was arrested by
Carranza when obregon marched into the city It's
evacuation by the zapatistas II is not unlikely that
Carranza will execute viIlareal trumped-up
charge OF other-that is the Carranza way; but. If
he IL not murdered. he viii be to bankrupt
Mexico when the day comes that It set out upon
the rehabilitation Of it's finances. He is OF the
very few trustworthy In public life in Mexico
today; IN the political life of Mexico and yet
honestl Such is Felcitas villareal
Villa Is the to whom almost all those outside
the factions look for solution of the present added
condition. II be that he will prove equal to
the dual task OF fighting and playing politics.
sequence Of events following his triumphant entry
into Mexico City In November certainly indicates that
he not. Ia not yet. equipped for the double
game. Yet. without being in any degree intellectual
he Is of resource, great energy and force He
II fighter and lustful who is at his best when
he is In the field the job-not in the city. He Is
too. I believe sincere than the others I'm his
expressed wish 10 bring his country peace and es
tabiish stable government He has personal ambi-
tion outside OF this. he told me- and credit his as
sertion, not because he told So but because his
since he prominently before the country
national leader In the last two years rather cor
roborates u.
Yet, grow he may, villa will approach la
within hailng distance OF the standard of Mexico
strongest and benefcent dotators Benito Juarez
and Porfirio Daz He Is a brutal specimen of low
man. OF the ranchero type prone 70 outburss OF
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