The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-03-17
MOVEMENT HEADED BY CARRANzA
AIMS TO ESTABLISH CONSTITUTIONAL
\ FORM OF POPULAR GOVERNMENT
1.-THE better element Mexico behind
that
not

that the country cried for were
thought to follow as a necessary con-
sequence.
The movement against Huerta was
a magnificent effort on the part of the
Mexlcans to regain the ideals Madero
had given them, and not to sink back
again into the despotic days of Diaz.
The present struggle in Mexico has
not justifiable grounds for it's exist
ence. Villa has made this issue: 81
am to dominate Mexico" and has en-
deavored to cloak it in a mantle of
verbal patriotism and empty sounding
platitudes. The element behind Car
rama is not supporting the personal
ity OF Carranza. At all times it has
been willing to sacrifice him for the
greater good Of the country. 1t has
simply rallied to him in this present
conflict, because Of lis honesty, integ-
rlty and deep seated patriotism, and
because he stands for a government
Of principle and not of men.
The revolution against Huerta swept
through Mexico with the irresistible
force that has ever animated every
real struggle for liberty and the dash
ing victories of Villa, Gonzales, Obre-
gon, Herrera and others against the
Federal troops brought the victorious
reVolutionists into Mexico City after
IL months of struggle. Huerta fled
an exile to Spain.
Only one small cloud specked the
horizon of the revolution during its
early days. This was when Villa, be-
ing ordered by Carranza to send re-
Inducements to brother general, re-
FUSED to accept the commands of his
superior officer and carried his in
subordination to such a length that
when his resignation as division COM
mander was accepted by Carranza. he
paid no attention to this action and
continued to remain in charge of his
army.
Carranza's position in this matter
was similar to that of President Lin
coin during our Civil War, when Nc
Clellan, Fremont, Hooker, Burnside
and Meade scoffed at the Presidents
knowledge of military strategy and re-
fused to give any heed to his direc-
tons as Commander in Chief of the
Union forces. In each case, Lincoln
was compelled to remove the insubor-
d1nate general from his command.
Carranza Retires.
Carranza setting aside all personal
considerations and DESTROYS, above
anything else, of bringing the revo-
luton to a triumphant conclusion.
agreed to allow General Gonzales to
hold conference with General Villa,
in order that the personal differences
between the two men might be ad-
1usted and the welfare of the constitu-
tlonaliSt cause not be jeopardiZed
This was effected, but it was clear to
the minds of all MeXicans that unless
Villa changed his mental attitude and
ceased to allow a certain clique of re-
dictionaries, who had come close to
his condolences, to initiate his vanity
beyond control, that they would use
him as a tool to undermine the now
all but attained success of the revolu-
ton. Events afterwards proved these
apprehensions to be well grounded
From the moment that Villa first be-
gan to dream dreams of an empire
and the traitorous kitchen cabinet that
surrounded him began to see the prob
ability Of their nefarious work ripen-
ing into success, there began a well
organized and systematic campaign
of publicity in this country with the
purpose of painting Carranza as Anti
American" ambitious" hostile"
"dictatorial," stubborn" etc. He was
dubbed an "old man in his tottering
senility," and other such libelous de-
scrlptions of him were sent broadcast
as to create in this country an impress
sion that Carranza was totally unfit
to act as the Chief Executive of Mex
leo.
Carranza is not a diplomat, in fact,
his blunt honesty is at times discon-
certing in its sincerity; straight cuts
rather than winding paths, are the IA
vorite ways of his mental trains. He
is essentially Anglo-Saxon in his men
tai workings and utterly lacks the usu-
al Latin habits of circumlocution and
procrastination.
Vera Cruz Note.
This was strikingly evidenced in his
so-called Vera Cruz note to this conn
try. Carranza felt that the ocupa-
ton Of Vera Cruz by our troops was
violation of the sovereignty of Mex.
leo. Northerns in the Civil War would
have entertained the same feeling of
resentment against England had she
on account of some differences with
the Confederacy occupied Mobile. All
America would have been united in
hostile array against the British. A
somewhat similar sentiment animated
| Mexico when the United States army
by force took possession of Vera Cruz
fortunately, after storm of aggra.
walton had swept this country over
what was termed "Carranza's insolent
stand" the administration came to
appreciate Carranza's position and
nothing that married the friendly feel
ing between the White House and the
! Constitutionalist came of this unfor-