Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-05-29
EVENTS OF A WEEK.,

that state from the Mexican republic,
q and today the governor of Sonora.
Adolfo de la Huerta. Is provisional
presjdent-elect of Mexico, chosen by
the Mexican congress sitting in the
capital, and empowered to act until a
regularly elected president "a take
his seat on September 5. The Sonora
secession developed speedily into 4 ma
(. tional revolution and so rapidly did
the movement spread that the Car
rama government raj driven from
power without a military engagement
amounting to more thai a
President Carranxa, despairing Of be-
ing able TO maintain his authority,
and seeking to escape from the coun-
try, found his way to the sea cut OF.
and, becoming a fugitive in the noun
tains. met his death by what appears
to have been an act Of base and bru-
tai treachery or the part of persons
whom he had a right to trust.
The murder Of C~arranza, occurring
o than a week ago, was followed
by his funeral in the capital. and by
q preliminary investigation n the
facts surrounding his death by . a
commission appointed by the revolu-
tionary leaders, who Immediately de-
nounced the murder and dinvowed
all connection with it. The reputa-
ton of Generals Obregon and Con-
zales. who nave been in charge of the
~ -.ros,i,o,r -, ~,oCapnar{ IL such thai
they nno reasonably be suspected
nf participation in such a crime. and
the facts ascertained by the COM
mission point very directly to Her
zero. a former supporter OF C~arranza,
and more recently an ~ostensibie re-
! constrDcted rebel, as the man chiefly
Responsible.
This rc-o.ution bids fair to be the
ynosts important thing That has hap
pcncd IL Mexico in. . generation. for
ITS lcadcrs. white Intensely national
sin their attitude. have shown quail
ties which. il maintained. promise
~" bring peace and prosperity to their
g,d:stracted country M to win for
T. fAibStF Llic-tOi AID obppoI III to.Vp
Grafton Of other peoples. our own in.
,cluded. who hope for the speedy set.
Element Of troubled Mexican affairs
and the broad and progressive devei.
opment Of the country and its people
The congressional resolution declar.
ing the war with Germany at an end
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relations with Germany might be re
1umed. was vetoed, as expected. b,
the president, and, also as expected
failed o f'passage over the veto whel
= vote was taken on the subject /,
the house. This. 1t maybe taken. TO,
>eranted, disposes of peace talk i,
congress until after election, and pos
Sibly during the existence Of this cog
grese and the remainder Of the. tern
Of this president The president, OF
the n hand, and his extreme op
ponents on the other, have beconn
% thoroughly, committed to policie
dinmetrieally opposed to ZACH other
and hAve 50 often and q conspicu
susly rejected every suggestion in tn
direction OF compromise, that no cam
promise 6sto be expected. now. TIL
Doeeents unsatisfactory and hunrilat
Angsstatus istpractically certain to B
maintained for several<months. to tn
infinite impairment OF the reputatio,
And standing. Of the United States an
theetn1uTy Of the world At large.
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.&.tS& A 1879 >--s -
busvsdusing. the week in coAectin
svfd6nce on The subject OF campaig
expenses. An. of1cialsEecord has bee
rAade Of. what everyone knew, namely
hat on behalf Of the major capd,
dates Q p~rssidenial nomination
tbere has been spent = great deal O
money, either their own, or,that, con
trtbuted by persons WHO had inter
epted themselves In the resDectiv
0nnpaigns. 1t has not been ascer
tanned that any Of this money W.
contributed became Of improper mo
ttves, or that it has. been spent in i'm
proper ways. The main effect OF tn
invsstigatton thus far sesms to be I
impress the country pretty thorough
Il With the fac that campaignn
{ president Of the paited states i
Necessarily an expensive job. for some
body.
The naval inquiry which has ,beel
Id progress for many weeks, IA
1Eactic1iiy been closed with the r.
DISCRIMINATION of Admiral Sims, VIII
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