The Elk Mountain pilot. [volume] (Irwin, (Ruby Camp), Gunnison County, Colo.) 1880-19??, 1919-09-11
MEXICO WARNED THAT INTER-
vENTIoN COMING IF BAN
pITRY CONTINUES.
CARRANzA IS ALARMED
GENERAL ALvARADo ADDRESSES
OPEN LETTER ARRAlGNINo
CONDITIONS.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington, Sept. Warning
Mexicans that Intervention by the
United States is imminent, Gen. Saliva
dor Alvarado, one of the leaders in the
Carranza movement throughout its
course, has addressed an open letter
to Carranza himself and Generals OBJ
RECON and Gonzales, in which he ar
raigns conditions in Mexico in scath-
ing fashion. AlvaradO, who attracted
attention of all the Pan-Americans for
his administration in Yucatan, esti-
mates that the present death list in
the scattered fighting between federal
troops and the rebels is 100 u day. In
Mexico City alone, he says, 5000 chill
dren 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-personal
presidential regime without RESPONSE
bility or legal restraint. He excOriates
the administration Of justice, charging
that justice is sold to the highest bid
Ger.
The full text Of Alvarado's remark
able communication has just reached
the State Department, where officials
regard 1t as a sign that members Of
Carranza's inner circle realize danger.
Alvarado urges Carranza, Obregon
and Gonzales to drop personal politics
and unite with the revolutionary ele-
ment in a great party to solve nation
al problems, which he enumerates as
follows:
PacifIcation of the country, organ
ization Of the army, settlement Of in
ternal and foreign debts, settlement Of
claims for damages caused by the rev.
olution, the petroleum problem, organ
isation Of the national railways, and
settlement of the banking question. He
calls upon Carranxa, as the first chief
Of the revolution to lead the movement.
So many are the causes impelling
the United States to intervene In Mex
leo, Alvarad0 declares, that the con-
flict surely will come sooner or later
unless the Mexicans know how to pre-
vent 1t with ability and patriotism. He
predicts President Wilson will change
his policy. of "watchful waiting" II ev-
cry protest from the United States is
answered by news of new assault, n
new assassination, or new blowing
up Of train.
"The states are few" says AlvaradO,
'in which life and property In the
country are not at the mercy Of the
bandits"
Toward the conclusion of his letter
General Aivarado says: "There is no
time to lose In the arrangement Of our
affairs. The European war is ended ;
the three most powerful nations of the
globe are our creditors and demand an
early settlement of their accounts, and
In like manner they ask for sufficient
guarantees for the lives and interests
of their nationals. II we show our
selves 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"