The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-20

I leave Monday morning for an inspec- tion trip to the east coast for the pur- pose of inspecting properties of the navy. Representative w. B. Oliver of the Sixth Alabama district is the rank ing democrat of the subcommittee. The congressman will visit Boston, Newport and Philadelphia. and will be absent from Washington for three days. according to the story. Carranza was not a candidate for reelection himself He had already promised the people he would not be, but MeXcans who dis cussed internal affairs with the Amer jeans said CarranZa sought the election of Bonillas former Mexican ambassador
 to the United States, because his ideas of governmenet were the same as Car ranza's.
 General Obregon was the popular can didate, His friends were determined to keep him in the race and to have a na- l tional election at the earliest possible 1 date. Convinced that Carranza would not support election which went against | him, there was a quiet combination of ] forces which conducted a quiet revolution ] against Carranza and overthrow his ad- ministration Carranza fled into the
 mountains from Mexico City and was
 killed From the time the Americans entered the republic until they left not 1 one Mexican referred to the death of | the former president
 OBREGON IS ELECTED
 The provisional government was in | sympathy with the policies of General l Oregon De la Huerta who became pro- visional president, immediately called al election for the selection of a president At the same time he announced that the provisional government would surrender office to the government established by the votes of the people. General Obre- gon was candidate and was opposed by person who evidently had little in- fluence in Mexico, as Obregon received irore than million votes, while his op- ponent was able to muster only 47, 000. Bonillas did not continue his candidacy after the end of the Carranza govern- Iment.
 It may be seen that General Obregon has gone into office under favorable circumstances. One of his first acts was
 to make De la Huerta minister of finance, which gained for Obregon the full support of the provisional govern
 ment. His first official declaration was
 that the government would favor no class, but would direct the affairs of the nation for the advancement of all.
 In addition, General Obregon has invited
 foreign capital into Mexico, assuring in-
 vestors that foreign money could be lplaced with the knowledge that rights of individuals would be respected.
 PROFLIGACY STOPPED
 Instead of spending the national funds on theatres and on the follies of the rich, General Obregon proposed to construcF
 schools for the lower class. Instead ot
 favoring the rich he has served notice
 on large industries and manufacturinc
 plants of the republic that there mus
 be wage adjustments in such way as
 will give the lahorer reasonable re- turn for the energy expended. Instead os permitting the use of the traas'lrN for private or class enterprises. he has
 promised that the railways owned by the
 government will be improved, that bet ter telegraph facilities will be provide. and that more attention will be SlVer
 to the things which benefit and advance the public, rather than the things whlch
 impress because of the splendor and eN' l travagance.
 1 The Mexican people are greatly i'm
 pressed with President Obregon's frs utterances They are particularly inter ested in his efforts in behalf of the noor Even the rich now admit that Mexico I cannot have a stable government unH the lower class is paid living wage
 The acuteness of this problem may DC better understood by one Illustration The Americans visited a certain larg' dairy and plantation near Mexico City
 Several hundred Mexicans were em
 ployed on the plantation at daily wage of 75 cents.
 REPUBLIC IS HOPEFUL General Obregon has asked forelgf capital to return to the republic and as
 sist the government in developing th' nation. He has promised that protective laws will be enacted at once. Other na a tions are already represented in the re public and are receiving daily reports or business conditions in order that the' money may be invested as soon as th' Obregon government has been recog nized- .io,, ] letharrv may be due to the misunder standing over Article XXVII of the New Mexican constitution, which refers among other things. to the right of th' government to collect taxes for mlnera | lea ses
 The viewpoint of the Mexicans 1T the controversy and the wonderful opportunities for America and Alabomf in Mexico when the Obregon govern ment has been recognized by the Unitec
 States will be given in the second arti- cle of this series.