The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-31

Think FALL
Of CARRANzA
IS PROBABLE

ington dispatch to the Baltimore Sun
says:
Another upheaval in Mexico which
may result In a complete change of
administration in that country is
imminent, according to the best
sources Of official information here
today. The overthrow Of General
CarranEa as president is within the
range Of immediate possibility, or if
he fails to withdraw without a strug-
gle, a renewal Of civil war upon a
large scale seems to be absolutely
Certain.
The Villista element in that coun-
Try, an element which has been
dormant but not dead for the past
two years, is on the war path. 1t
has set up a new regime with Gen.
Felipe Angeles, one of the most en-
nghtened and forceful Mexicans of
his day, as provisional president
General villa himself is content to
Be secretary of war.
CarranEa's Fall Likely.
All this, Of course, is q paper" af-
fair for the time being. It may have
IN it the seeds of nationwide revo-
tuition. Diplomatic officials here who
are In possession of more or less
authoritative information are con-
WINGED that the new uprising is seri-
.ouG, and that 1t may sweep the high
handed and arrogant Carranza outfit
into the discard. Not that General
Villa Is any better, as a citizen, than
CarranZa, but he has force and an
abundanceSo resource Also he has
q measure of common sense, totally
licking in General Carranza-
Incidentally, President Csrranza is
In bad favor throughout the whole
world. During the course of the
European war he has managed by
one blunder or another to ALLEVIATE
every international friend the present
regime in Mexico had, with the ex-
esptiop Of Germany. And Germany
Is not worth having as a friend or
worth fearing as an enemy in her
present defeated and debilitated
state.
Need to Look to z. s.
Last of all may Carranza look to
the United States for moral or phys
teal support 1t is an acknowledged
fact that he eonsorted with the Ger
mans almost from the beginning of
the European war. He not only did
that, but he entered into negotiations
with Foreign Minister Zimmerman for
an assault upon this country, along
with Japan, with the ultimate view OF
psrtitioning the United States.
None other than statesman or
monumental stupidity-in which class
General CarrsnEa long ago qualified
would fall for so preposterOus a prop
osition. To talk about the dismem-
berment of the United States was pure
madness. yet the records show con-
clusively that Carranza was giving
the German designs the closest con-
alteration when this Government
quietly allowed the Mexicans to know
that il was acquainted with the whole
plot, and was quite able then and
thereafter to take care of itself. All
this was before Secretary Lansing
made public the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
correspondence.
Handicapped Q. s. War Program
But this is not the sole grievance |
which this country has against the |
present government of Mexico. For
the past three years the Mexicans |
nave pu8ue0 4 pOllCy OF obstruction
IN dealing with American investments |
tn that country. And all this was
going on at q time when the United |
States had need Of every barrel of oil |
Il could secure in Mexico or else
where In order TO effectively prose- |
cute the war.
Diplomatic protests served little
purpose In this connection Repeat |
ed efforts have been made to bring |
the Aexicans to their senses. but |
they have gone right along taxing |
these foreign properties almost to |
death. permitting brigands to execute |
raids against them, giving no police |
protection whatever TO some of the |
properties and otherwise making it |
difficult IL not impossible for the |
American interests to develop or to /
work their properties.
Also HIndered British.
The same practices were engaged in
regarding oil holdings in Mexico. The |
French government was affected no /
less than the British when the sources
of Mexican petroleum were closed /
during the most desperate period of /
the war. Neither the French nor the \
British therefore will waste any
sympathy upon Carranza, il his do |
nestle enemies should move decisive /
~ for his overthrow.
Nor is IL any wonder that the State 1
Department refused Carranza the 4
authority to transport his troops /
through this country for an attack /
upon the ViIlistas, when all the facts
III fnV NJ