El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-30
Mex. Governor
Says RaScaLS
Rule Country
Supporter of Carranza Calls
on President to Turn
Criminals Out.

Gen Salvador Alvarado, governor
OF the state Of TucataR. Mexico, and
a strong supporter OF president Car
rama. has published what he calls
-the balance sheet OF the revolu-
ton" It is in the shape of an. ar
ticle in 'El HeFalde." a strong pro-
Carranza newspaper in Mexico City
and in IL Gen AlVarado critieizes the
Mexican authorities and asserts that
''jailbirds'' who have been taken out
Of prisons by revolutionists are now
wearing the uniforms of generals IN
the federal army Of Mexico
The author of this balance sheet" "
carrying out the idea implied in his
title, has his newspaper article care
fully divided and subheaded in such
a way as to show the credit and debit
sides OF each account, SO to speak
Under the subhead Of ''paeifica-
ton the author says that has been
impossible. because the commanders
were deficient in military erganiza-
ton and abused the authority re-
posed in them.
Under wedding out" he says that
cleaning out OF both civil and mill
tarv service. the worst enemies, has
been too long DELAYED.
AS to the present constitution
OF Mexico, Gen. Alvarado says that
It contains some admirable provis-
ions 5ut needs some careful" and
scientific regulation especially as
to articles p and 123.
As 10 the administration Of JUS
tice.' the author admits that that is
something that never was in hign
renute in Mexico. but that l. could not
be worse than il Is now in that eoun-
try. He speaks OF the courts as being
openly immoral and indifferent.
the rf1n UrnhIer !" Cen
AlVarsdo says that nothing has been
accomplished for the submerged IS
per cent" OF the population, as the
revolution had promised plainly. but
the government has succeeded in get
ting into fights with landowners BY
using illegal methods Of procedure
on Question Easy.
As to the petroleum problem,F the
general saFs that II is easy n settle
because the real interests Of the ma
gal rights demanded by the owners
and lessees OF Of oil lands.
He argues that the country. can
not progress without banks" and
he sees no hope for the improvement
Of the present unstable economic enn-
ditions until a sound banking sys-
TEN Is decided upon.
What Gen Awards unhesttating-
Iy calls moral disinteEration." he
SAYS, public opinion seems TO accept
as a matter Of course, including OF
bribery. graft. corruption and thefts,
no matter Of what nature He boldly
says that a wave Of immortality seems
TO have engulfed the entire people
He gives as the reason for this that
the worst clements of snrietv are free
and occupying high places IN the
government He says that the en-
tire people no longer have any IL
lusions regarding the capacity and
ability Of the leaders OF the Fevolu-
ton nor do they have any faith in
many Of these men as to their 10y
atty sincerity or honesty. He calls
many OF them crooks and question
able characters who should be behind
prison bars.
Under the head Of urgency in set
Ting questions" Gen. AlvaFade IN
hesitatingly says there Is no time TO
spare in getting Mexico's problems
settled. for the storm that has long
been threatening may break at once
He admits that the world has long
considered Mexico a nuisance" AMI
he then appeals to the country that
they settle their own pToblems and
thus bring Mexico ment and money
10 help build up the county