The Washington herald., 1918-11-19
MEXICO FACES
new REVOLT
Diaz Threatens to Over
throw Carranza, De-
clares Holland.

On or before the first OF January
the government at Washington may
have it's attention diverted some
what from the peace conferences In
Europe to new conditions suddenly
developed in Mexico. For there is
excellent authority for reporting
that speedily. perhaps as soon a.
January 1. Carranza will be over
thrown and Felix Diaz will be
accepted as the new ruler of Mex
leo.
Distracted as our people have
been by war events they have had
little opportunity or inclination 10
learn what the actual conditions In
Mexico now are. Under CarranZa' $
rule. the population of Mexico City
has Increased from about 100000
to 1000, 900. But il is not a normal.
healthfuI increase. For thousands
who formerly lived on haciendas. by
reason of lack Of any form OF gov
ernment which would protect them,
have sought shelter in Mexico city.
Not much better off have they been
in Mexico City than they wers for
merly. Daylight robberies are so
frequent as to attract no attention
and no person who is not known
to be in thorough accord with Car
rarza appears upon the streets Of
Mexico City after sunset.
Carranza finds himself now serious
~ embarrassed by the action which
he took some time ago in closing and
seizing all the banks in Mexico City.
excepting those which were con-
trolled by German capital. For now
no one can tell what the effect OF
the termination of the European war
and the collapse of Germany will be
upon the banks which have been cs-
tablshed in Mexico and in South
America with German capital
Carranza caused TO be issued six
hundred and ninety-five millions in
pesos of paper money. A peso at par
is about fifty cents American money.
He forced the people to take that
money, but me also grimly announced
that il would speedily be worthless.
since IL would never be redeemed, so
that the people must consider IL as
their Offering in support Of the revo-
luton which put the present govern
ment in power. These and many
other actions by Carranza have great
Iy embittered the people. so that. ex-
cept for the army which he con-
trolls and a relatively small numbe"
who are his favorites, he is without
any real support.
what Felix Dias VIII DO.
Felix Diaz is now in control not
only OF the Vera Cruz district but of
several other districts In Southern
Mexico His army is sufficiently strong
10 make it possible for him to cap
turc the City of Mexico whenever he
chooses.
But he has been waiting for as
surances OF recognition by the United
States, England and France. He
seems to have received informa ton
which justifies him in believing that
this recognition will be given. here
fore within a short time. ii may be
as speedily as thirty days. he is eN-
pected to begin his campaign for the
overthrowing OF Carranza- In this
campaign he will be supported by
Zapata. who controls an important
province in Southern Mexico.
Diaz is now in camp upon precisely
the spot where the Mexican army was
mobilized in order TO resist the
American troops after they entered
Vera Cruz. His authority is so COM
plete that he is able to stop all
trains between Mexico and Vera Cruz.
not molesting any passengers. but
seizing all property consigned TO the
Carranza government. This has shut
off that method Of transporting sup
plies to Carranza. He is therefore
able to obtain them only by means Of
the railroads which run into Mex
leo from the north.
The wife of one who formerly was
an influential citizen OF Mexico but
whose property was Confiscated by
Carranza departed for Birmingham.
Alabama a few weeks ago intending