The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-01-02
TARRANZA EXPLAINS
. DE FACTO AIMS o.

~ Carranza promised, when his eoun.
try was paciGed, to summon a CON
gress to ratify his reforms and de-
crees, first welding them into a
new constitution which might better
and more practically express the ideas
Of the thinking, progressive element
among the Mexican people as to what
should constitute the future "Magna
charta" Of Mexico, So he says in a
statement given to the New York
World, recently. He has done this. 1t
win be this congress which will com
nlence its sessions in Queretaro on the
first Of next month .s.. (. .....g
He promised, at the conclusion of the
work Of this, the constitutional con
vention, TO call elections for members
Of the constitutional congress and for
president Of the republic. The DEGREES
for these elections will be sent out
shortly. If all goes we'll Carranza ex.
poets to see in Mexico, properly func-
tioning, constitutional president and
a constitutional congress before Presi-
dent Wilson for the second time takes
the oath of Office on March next.
General Carranza g summary of his
policies, purposes and achievements fol.
lows:
Dy venustiano Carranza
When the president and the vice
president of the republic were impris,
Oned by Vietoriano Huerta on the 18th
Of February, 1913, aud Huerta usurped
the public power of the nation on the
10th Of the same month, later on de.
priviBg the legitimate functionaries of
iheir lives, the constitutional order
was interrupted and the republic re-
manned without legal government.
IN his character as constitutional
governor of the State of Coahuila the
present first chief had obligated him
self " a solemn manner to obey the
general CONSTITUTION aud to cause it to
be obeyed. In compliance with this
duty and this promise he was forcibly
compelled to take up arms to combat
the usurpation of Huerta and re-estab,
Iish constitutional order in the Mexican
rcpublie. -. ~. 4
This duty, besides, was imposed up,
90 him by decree of the legislature of
coahnilb, by which he was ordered
fategorically TO disavow the usurpipg
soNernment of Huertp and to fight
against ii with force Of arms until It's
tdnqleie overthrow, .-.s
Pen Of Guadalupe NIB
By reason OF what had been done.
lns lIuerta the present first chief
called upon all patdptic Mexieaps 10
take up arms, and with the FIRST Of
those who followed him he formed the
Plan Of Guadalupe ON the Goth of
Aiarch, 1918. Tbis plan aud the. ad.
fiiious 10 II Mere promulgated in a
decree issued BY the first chief in
Vera Cruz, Dee. II, 1914. ay.t... Il.
1.-THE SPECIALIZED "Plan Of Guada-
|npe, - really a political party platform,
declared, briefly stated ~. We repnd,
late General victoriano Huerta as Pre-
idenf of the republic. 2 We repudiate
i $50 the legislative aud Judicial powers
NJ the federation. 3. We repndiate the
soveruments Of the states which thirty
idys hence shsii recognize the fedora.
u Authorities which form the present
ADMINISTRATION. A. For, the organiza.
iop Of the military forces necessary
o enforce compliance with, our purposes
ee name as first chief Of the party,
which shall be called the constitutional.
81 party, Don yenustiano Carranza,
D. f