The Detroit times., 1917-02-26
Expert Predicts Great
Things For Neigh
Dor Republic
SAYS CARRANZA
HAS FULL CHARGE
Believes u. S. Should
Be Friendly With
New Government

DIT. ]. W. Slaughter. authority OF
Mexico. who was In Detroit Sunday
declares that America is now on the
right track 10 helping" Mexico BY
fendlng an ambassador. giving heI
cnicial recognition. and withdrawing
her army.
lie says that II was impossible
for Carranxa TO do other than hc
old with the American commission
while the army occupied his terri
tory" he said. 1t was allowed q
enter as a punitive expedition, but
when II refused TO leave II became
an army OF invasion. With AT
army OF invasion on his own do
mains, CarranIs OF any selfrespect
ing representative OF a nation could
not negotiate terms OF any sort" lie
continued:
Mexico has now drawn up the
best constitution OF any country In
The world II embraces all the most
progressive thought. IL Is complete
Is democratic and goes beyond our
most advanced ideas OF democracy
II Will give justice 10 ali it's citizens
II It Is carried out" he said. and
continued
Single tax 10 one 81 its funda-
mentals and the big land holdings
are already going back where they
belong the landlords having He'd the
/ country most
Thru a system OF taxation. which
is just go the investor. tho treasury
81 Mexico ~ fast becoming stable
instttgtton and no loans from this
Tho taxes are put where they be
long. on the products OF the ground
oil. ore. etc. and this. with the single
tax idea. Is what Is so distasteful TO
the foreign holder
Taxes on unused land are now such
that no one can anord 20 hold a
million acres for rise I'm value
while tho peon stnrves.
The banks and nnAnciers or the
United states VIII do their best "a
force Mexico 20 borrow their money,
hut CarrarEa r. too wise 90 10 IL.
and unless completely hrow-beaten
by IA. there viii be no occasion
for a. Bls loans arc tho safeguard
81 big business intersFfV nuYwh o re-
n they have the "frirrdlv uf1reaf 80
the government behind th"ui and
fnfHe fTtfrNlf ounces ARE NOM ~
moro nor los4 shan The armv and
navy. That IS why W. afe Treuar Ink
our navy. T. iatN up fue loans ttnf
are hcinE made 90 China and all
countries VA need - gold W. on
the ryurhitnnt .utcrrsl tr uut forth
com Ing. Ito friendly off es' steps
iu aui thLrs y Aire ~ territory
A. FAR re- Ni'ln - concerned he -
a ncgliafhio quantity IL ~ a. II
some tawtess person out in Arizona
concluded that hc dld not approve %
few thousand mon together 90 make
things as unpleasant as possible
People do not realize here what an
enormous country Mexico is villa
IL hard to- catch because there IL 80
small an army and ne knows every
hiding place In the whole land. Had
no bigger Army 10 would be much
easier A. FOR bandits. there are
American and Mexican bandits along
he border and always have been.
We are rather unreasonable to ex-
poet IarranEa 90 successfully patrol
such n tremendous distance with sue
cess when We cannot pretend 10 do
II ourselves
carranzs - In complete control In
Mexico. villa and Zapsta will be
put down In time The Cientificos
nave given ~ or ned. tho a few OF
them will he stood M against the
wall and shot before long
The railroads bridges and all pub
&c utilities are being constantly re-
built and " We will keep our fingers
on Mexico has hne opportunity 20
become great country. 7 do not
believe for one moment that Ger
many or any other foreign country
will step In.