Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-09-06
WARNS MEXICANs
Of INTERVENTION
UNLESS CHANGES
ARE MADE soon
General AIvarado, Who Tried
To Make New Constitution
Work in YuCatan, DenounC-
reS Corruption,
COURTS SELL THEIR
DECISIONS, He SAYS
Policy of WatchfuI Waiting
About Over With President
Wilson, Reforms Absolutely
Necessary,
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Washington, Sept. 5.-Warning Mex
leans that intervention by the United
States is imminent. Gen. Salvador AL
varado. one of the leaders in the Car
course, has addressed an open letter
to Carranza himself and Generals
Obregon and Gonzales in which he ar
raigns conditions in Mexico in scath-
ing fashion.
Alvarado, who attracted attention of
all the n-Americans for his admin
istration in Yueatan, estimates that
the present death list in the scattered
fighting between federal troops and
rebels is 100 day. In Mexico City
alone, he says, 5000 children die each
year for want of proper food, clothing
and shelter.
Alvarado, after trying to make the
radical theories of the new Mexican
constitution work in actual practice,
declares the system must be changed
He declares Mexico has passed from
one extreme of an irresponsible, OBJ
structionist congress, to the other-a
despotic, corrupting and ultra-per-
sonal presidential regime without re-
sponsibility or legal restraint. He
eXcoriates the administration of JUS"
tice, charging that justice is sold to
the highest bidder
Realize the Danger.
The full text of Alvarado's remark
able communication has just reached
the state department, where officials
regard it as sign that members of
Carranza's inner circle realize danger.
Alvarado urges Carranza, Obregon
and Gonzales to drop personal poll
tics and unite with the revolutionary
element in one great party to solve
national problems which he enumer-
ats as follows:
Pacifieation of the country; organi-
zation q .hel army; settlement of in
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of claims for damages caused by the
revolution; the petroleum troubles; or
ganization of the national railways,
and settlement of the banking ques-
ton. He calls upon Carranza, as the
first chief of the revolution, to lead
the movement, and upon Obregon and
Gonzales to resign their candidates.
for the presidency and support it.
abuses of abe civil and military au-
thorities in some regions are so out
rageous, he says, he wonders the in
habitants in some regions do not rise
in arms
Watchful Waiting Ends.
So many are the causes impelling
the United States to intervene in Mex
leo, Alvaro declares, that the con-
flict surely will come sooner or later,
unless the Mexicans know how to pre-
vent it with ability and patriotism.
He predicts President Wilson will
change his policy of ''watchful wait
ing" if every protest from the United
States is answered by news of new
assault, a new assassination, or a new
blowing up of train.
1.-THE states are few" says Alvarado,
"in which life and property in the
country are not at the mercy OF
bandits"
Toward the conclusion of his let
ter General Alvarado says:
There is no time to lose in the ar
rangement of our affairs. The Eu
re pean war is ended; the three most
powerful nations of the globe are our
creditors and demand an early set
tlement of their accounts, and in
like manner they ask for sufficient
guarantees for the lives and inter-
csts of their nationals. If we sho"
ourselves incapable of complying
with our duties. they will take over
the task of guarding and protecting
these lives and interests and we
know what that means"