El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-03
CLEAN Up MEXICO
IN THREE MONTHS
Senator Fall Says It Can Be
Done; Calls Carranza
Unfit Dictator"

After passing most or a week in I'D
ing up and down the border between
Douglas and III Paso and gathering all
the data that he could possibly extract
from border people upon the Mexican
situation. senator \. B. Fall arrived in
I'll Paso Sunday evening. At the Ho-
tel Paso del Norte on Monday morn
ing he was the continuous center OF
q group of conversing friends and 10
each he reiterated his position on me
Mexican question and his irritaollity
at the Wilson administration.
Clean Up Mexico.
I'VE can clean up Mexico and make
it a model country in three months
time" he said. That is all that is nee
essary-just clean il up
do you mean that our troops would
go in and settle the whole problem III
three months?" he was asked.
Il most certainly do" he said. If
we have enough of them to do it with"
Would you establish a protector
ate?'
upon what construction the word pro-
tectorate is used. L personally don't
wish to discuss that matter.
"CRrrunEa Unfit"
"Carranza has proven himself to be
eminently unfit In fact. the decree
which he has issued, setting aside the
constitution Of the republic and of the
states, and placing himself as dictator,
is the most arbitrary thing I have ever
seen. And yet Wilson approves this
document"
was asked "Wil you not cOncede that
Carranza has shown leadership in be
ing able to make himself DICTATOR
"AudaciOus Aet.7
ct don't want Co concede or discuss
anything about Carranza," replied the
senator. Ills decree is an audacious
and presumptuous act In that decree
he has given to himself the power to
name the governors, judges, civil and
military officials of the republic ana
OF the states, and placing himself as
dictator, is the most arbitrary thing 1
have ever seen. When he Will have
restored order, he is expected to call
his self-made congress together and
approve his DEGREES, and then call for
an election which will be made TO
order"
Senator Fall also took to task Car
ranza's socialistic idea about distribu-
ton Of land among the poems or Mex
leo and the violation OF property rights
He said that the chief opposition to in
Prevention along the border is that or
border copper mines who are MAKING
20 cents a pound on their metal Inc
senator also wants an airplane patrol
for the border. passing into the interior
Of Mexico to keep informed as TO what
the Mexicans might be doing and thus
guard against any adverse move that
might be made.
Praises Mayer.
That the care OF the sick soldiers
has been satisfactory and the action
OF mayor Tom Lea in asking Washing
ton for better border protection, were
two additional points that the senator
commended. He censured the made
quate patroling Of the border az GO
lumbus and Nogales; and nine mile
gap from Columbus to Gibson ranch
and said:
II am inclined 10 believe that the
patrol which was formerly active along
fha border was reduced as a result Of
the speech made by Gen. Obregon in
III Paso last November; and that II
was upon the suggestion Of the state
department that the force was reduced
at such strategic points as Columbus
Hachita and other towns on the bor'
der line"