Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-05-05

men who loom big in Mexican politics. They
are General Aware Obregon, minister of war;
General Pablo Gonzales. military governor or
Mexico City; General Salvador Alvarado, gov
ernor of Yucatan, and Senior Don Louis CABRERA
minister of finance.
These men are none of them freaks of fortune.
They all hight educated and have already
proved their worth and ability in important
posts. Barring CABRERA they first distinguished
themselves military commanders.
Only two of them. however are likely to be
rivals of Carranza as presidential candidates at
the first election. These are Generals Obregon
and Gonzales.
AIvarado is practically out OF the race. as he
is quite content where he is, for the time at
least, as governor of Yucatan, which is almost
an independent republic and where he has full
swing to try out his theories of government and
social equality. | don't think he would take
the nomination for president of the republic II
It we're offered him. Certainly not this year.
In a few years, when he has finished his work
in Yucatan, il will be another matter. look
forward confidently to seeing him president
of Mexico some day and, believe, that he VIII
make good one.
He was born and brought up I'm Sonora and
had never been in Yucatan, where he is now so
popular until he invaded it year ago at the
head of a conquering army. Before the reVolu-
tion he was a school teacher and then mer-
chant. He speaks English fluently which he
learned from reading American newspapers, is
under forty bachelor, although he is now talk
ing of getting married, and he is poor.
Later on. when he gets all through with pub
lie life. he says he is going into business again
and make a lot of money. He also says he
knows now how to do it
NOT IN THE RACE.
| don't believe there is any presidential bee
buzzing in senior Caberas bonnet, either. The
problem of Mexican finance is quite as big job
as he can take on at one time. In fact, it may
prove TO be too big for him any else
Certainly there is no talk of him as candidate
One reason, of course is that he is nowhere as
well known as the others. AS he took no part
i'm the fighting, he has no military rank and con-
seauently is almost unknown in the army.
CABRERA also speaks English perfectly. He
had good chance to polish il while in the en-
bassy at Washington. He is lawyer by pro-
fessOn but has practiced but little, if at all. He
has won considerable distinction a writer on
political economics and is man of wide read
ing. | should call him the h1gh-brow or the
CarranZa cabinet.
In. personal appearance, he is not impressive
He is short, with curly hair, pasty complexion,
light gray eyes. and wears gold-rimmed spec
tacles He looks though he did not take
enough exercise and victim of colds in the
head. But you don't notice these details unless
YOU are studying him carefully, as did, for he
has an enga ging smile that cloaks them all, and
genial manner that leads you to class him
an intimate and lifelong friend after you have
talked with him short time.
A SINGLE SOREHEAD.
With one exception, have heard nothing but
praise spoken of CABRERA. He seems TO be gen
orally considered upright and able man and
brilliant writer, and also there is a general be-
lief that he will turn out to be shewd finan-
cier. He is personally very popular with people
who know him, for he is a very human and
very likable Mexican.
The one man who roasted" CABRERA was the
representative of the Plymouth Cordage COM