Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1916-01-14

"Verustiano CarranEa, pEeserVer O.
the national liberties,
"Venustiano Carranza has spoken
for the soul of his people"
"yenustiano CarranLa, the hoerator.
the patriot. the hero"
Tell a Wretehed Story.
The neighborhood of Saltillo has al
ways been Carranzistas country. OUT
the abundant wreckage o. trains. sta
tons and public buildings in the state
of Nueyo Leon and the stiiled indus
tries tell a wTetched story OF even
comparatively recent differences OF
opinion among the inhabitants,
The almost empty streets OF Monte
rcy-orce the Pittsburgh OF MeA!co-
also tell a story. Less than year ago
Antonio Villarreal was there. lie pro-
fessed allegiance to the constitutional
cause. Angeles came and drove him
cut Vilarreals retreat was accom-
panied ny much random shooting that
dropped scores of civilians. The mag
nificent new railroad station was fired
Shells laid low many homes OF the
poor people.
Villa came a few months ago and
compelled the tradespeople to pay l.
100000 pesos. Then the Nillistas he'd
before Trevina and there was more
hc.ter-skeiter shooting killed
lockers OH. So, when Monterey heard
that CarcanZa and Oregon were com
irg with many trains Of iaquis, Mon
tcrey ob1yed orders to take holiday
and then kept of the streets.
In the nile-long procession that
Cover nor dc Ia Cara got up in honor
OF TIE distinguished visitors there
were more men than all tile men. wom-
en- and children on the sidewalks. But
it was the most orderly parade of revo-
lLtioHists that had taken place in Mon
terey since the beginning Of the days
OF occupations, excavations and
triumpha! entries. And SO towards the
latter part Of the afternoon the people
Of Monterey emerged from their
houses and wandered around in search
of the celebrities.
There was a kermess in the evening
at one OF the Alamedas. CarranZa went
to it. He bought huge quantities Of
flowers, submitted to arrest and
fine" of 1y9 pesos, shook hands With
all the pretty young ladies and as
usual. bore himself with dignity.
Obregon went to the kermess too.
The young laoies made a tremendous
ado over this handsome one-armed
hero of the revolution. When the two
men left the park everybody crowded
around their automobiles and shouted
"vivas." 1t was the first time for many
a day that any considerable number of
representative Monterey folks had
shouted vivas for revolutionaries.
Back in tie first Corstitutionalist
occupation of the City Of Mexico. when
Carranza rode forth in Avenida Fran.
cisco l. Madero or in the Paseo the
people paused to look at him and to
say to one another:
There goes Carranza!"
The Cause, Not the Man.
II they did not have too many
housekeeping neighbors they were
likely to add one or two other favorite
words. Seldom or never, came viva"
The silence was damnirg If it were
broken at all by an outcry the cnthusi-
asst turned out to be man in uniform.
But all through the states OF Tamauli-
pas and Nuevo Leon and through
Coahuila to this city Carranza has
been given abundant evidence Of one
minded revolutionary enthusiasm. He
has accepted this homage with grave
dignity. often with unchanging face.
like man after all receiving only his
due.
1T is not enthusiasm for the man."
say his followers. 1T is for the cause
that he represents and leads-the cause
of the people" The Mexicans use the
words eel pueblo" While the diction
airy translation of lei pueblo" is the
people," the words the populace"
serve best to convey the Mexican
meaning.
They are mostly Indians who gather
at the stations and throng the city
streets to shout "vivas" for Carranza
and Oregon. 1t is doubtful if more
than one in fifty of them can read or
write, but there is no doubt that they
know CarranZa when lie steps forth
from his car. and the mere sight OF
Obregon sends them into Mysteries
The gravity Of Carranaa on tour, or
elsewhere, for that matter, is imper.
turbable. and so perhaps what his fol-
is for the cause that he represents.
Certainly local spokesman tell him elo-
quently to his face that the people
have gathered to emphasize to him the
meaning of the cause of the people.
They say this with all respect and they
give him their gratitude and homage,
but always, even in the most obscure
mountain hamlets, the cause of the
people is placed above personalities.
The appeal OF Obregon to hamlet
groups and city populaces is instan-
taneous. He is gallant, CHEEKY figure
that takes the eye. From him radiates
q world of energy; its effect is magi-
cal. The cause of the people may be
the greatest thing in the world to
these audiences of First, Chief Car
rama on his triumphai tour. but Obre.
gon is full-hedged hero. He has all
the attributes Of the hero, including q
stump OF an arm which his victory ct
Calaya left him.