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

pany. He described the Mexican minister of
finance "a shallow pated writer of anarchlsuc
pamphlets Subsequently discovered that Ca
bera had helped break up the henequen monop-
oily in which the Plymouth Cordage company
interested 1t was up to its representative
to something.
Like many of the Carranza officials, CABRERA
is good deal of socialist. Alvarado is very
pronounced in his views on that subject.
Many people in the United States are in the
habit of referring to CarranZa president,
or provisional president" of Mexico. He is not
a president of any description and never set
himself up to be. 1t makes him very angry to be
called president general, for he never held any
regular military title except an honorary one of
chief" The undress khaki uniform he usually
wears never bears any insignia of office. You Will
find no golden eagles on his shoulders or collar.
He is simply "Senor Carranza, and always de-
sires to be addressed that way. The honorary
title of First Chief indicates that he is the
chief defender of the constitution until such
time as there shall be an election and legally
selected president put in office.
FOREGONE CONCLUSION.
1t is a foregone conclusion in the United
States that Senior Carranza will be the choice of
the people at the first election, which will prob
ably not be held for several months
1t is not foregone conclusion in Mexico by
any means, although think it would be Dit
ter blow to the stubborn old revolutfonlst II ne
were turned down at the ballot box after all he
has done for the country and the sacrifices ne
has made. STILL just that very thing is not al all
unlikely.
Obregons dashing military record and his
handsome personality have made him great
favorite.
Gonzales great executive ability and high
sense of justice have brought him widespread
respect
These two men are Carranzas rivals ] do
not doubt for a moment their absolute loyalty
to the government and to him as the First Chief
nor do doubt that either of them would like TO
be president, and that both are working at this
very moment to bring about that end.
7 nardn md
over again that Carranza was so jealous of OBJ
regions growing popularity that they were not on
speaking terms, this, too, right after Carranza
had elevated him to the portfolio of minister or
war | had not been in the capital day before
! happened to be present when Carranza and
Obregon were talking together in the most
friendly and amicable manner.
LEADERS OF QUALITY.
While ii is true that the French revolution is
being repeated in Mexico and the bare feet are
pattering up one side of the staircase while the
patent feathers are going down the other, it is
also true that there some pretty well-shod
feet scattered in among the bare ones. The rev.
outionists not entirely recruited from the
proletariat.
The Carranza government is not dominated
would have you believe Not by long shot.
The two shining and conspicuous examples OF
leaders of this class of the revoutlOnarles lllt-
crate brutal men, without decency, conscience or
morals are Villa and Zapata. The former has
always been a ranch robber, which is the most
cowardly form of brgandage, it involves lit
tie personal danger, and the latter train robber,
which is a considerably more nervy occupation.
At the beginning of the revolution, it served