Evening journal., 1916-09-19
DEATH TO strikers
IS Mexican POLICY
President Wilson Says He
is in Accord With Car
rama High AS
pirationS"
sMAILED FIST SEEN
BY NICARAUGUANS
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEW YORK. Sept 19.--In the light
Of President Wilson's frequent and
enthusiastic eulogies Of General Car
rama his recent declaration at New
London that he was more familiar
with the fundamental principles OF
Mexican freedom and the ideals of
Carranza than most Americans. his
assurances to the Mexican commits
sioners that he was in entire SYM
pathy with Carranza and that right
thinking men all over the country
must sympathize with such high
aspirations the latest known decree
Of Carranza is OF especial interest.
The railroad men of certain Mexican
lines have organized and threatened
10 strike. wherefore, Carranza issued,
on August !, a decree declaring that
'the conduct Of the labor syndicate
funion) IN the present instance con-
sfitutes without doubt an attack on
the public peace" and that, therefore,
Il have decreod the following Besides
distributors Of public peace punish
able by death. as prescribed by the
law of January %. 1862, the death
penaltv will also be imposed on the
following: Those who may incite
euspension of work in factories or
enterprises destined to public ser
vice or who may promuleate the
SUSPENSION of work: those who pre-
side over meetings in which II is pro-
posed. discussed OF approved; those
who may defend or sustain same
those who may approve or subscribe
same. those who assist at those meet
ines and do not withdraw from same
npon learning their object. and those
who may endeavor TO make IL "a
strikc) effective upon Il being de-
clared.r The decree goes on at
length. bringing within its scope all
who NAV have any relation whatever
10 strike or proposed strike in any
enterprise i'm which the government
is directly or indirectly interested.
The nenalty under the decree OF Janu-
at.v 25. 1862. is death by sentence OF
drum-head court martial, without
trial by court or jury, that decree nav
ing been proclaimed by Benito
Juarez during the Mexican revolution
aeainst Maxamilian. In a special
message which President Wilson sent
to Congress il was shown that Car
rama had set aside the constitution
and all State laws. There are no
courts in operation in Mexico, because
in the same decree authorizing such
courts. Carranza suspended their au-
thority subject to his further decree.
And now since Carranza has liter
ally adopted the policy OF death TO
strikers and members of labor unions'
President Wilson proclaims his SYM
pathy with and support OF Carranza
and insists that fright thinking men,
the world over. must sympathize with
such high aspirations"
The Mexican Conference.
That the Mexican conference at
New London Is devoted chiefly to
making time is becoming daily more
evident. Saturday. September G, being
the Mexican independence Day, the
entire conference took a holiday. II is
evident. however, that President VIII
son purposes to have proclaimed on
the eve Of the election some form OF
"aereement" which can be utilized 10
support the contention that he has
settled the Mexican situation by
peaceful methods. methods, by the
way. which have cost the lives OF
more Americans than did the entire
Spanish War. and which doubtless
will entail fully as large a pension
list The American commissioners
state that. since the withdrawal OF
American troops from Mexico has
been laid aside. the time OF the com
missioners has been devoted to learn
ing the social and economic condi
tions in Mexico. a subject on whicl
there were numerous American arm!
officers and diplomats who easil'
could have informed them. although