The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-07
CIVIL WAR
EXPECTED
IN MEXICO
Within so Days. Unless U.
S. Supports New Regime.
Americans Say
nv uKRBKRr COREY

americans Say
nv HERBERT COREY
CHIHUAHUA CITY. Mexico, July
3.--Therc win be civil war In Mex
No IN another 30 days unless the
United states government extends
oone material support to the new re-
ulne."
That sounds as pcssimistic "a a
oAnshee on wet night Yet IL Is
the practically unanimous opinion OF
Americans who are wen acquainted
with the Mexican situation.
The statement Is not eolored by
desire. l know Of but one American
resident In Mexico who is an out.and-
Ut tnterventiouiss. Every other one
hopes that the new administration
viii meet with nothing but peace
nysd an Astounding prosperity.
All SEE
XDOuBl.E AHEAD
Yet they believe that the one thing
. &MAU ANQut tDt HltrfHt
J = that there is trouble ahead.
The mechanical elements OF Nexi-
3 ono politics seem to mako this Ger
r5n. Just M when certain chemicals
- united an explosion will follow.
Ench one. however. qualities his
statement In this fashion:
4 1T IL the unexpected that always
Hnnpens in Mexico"
70 reach even vague understands
ong Of the Mexican situation II must
~ prrmised that the only govern
mi possible in Mexico Is a military
UmaL This may not be pleasant read
10 TO those who saw In the Madero
xosolution = vast urge toward liberty
~ the down .trodden masses. That
6onirc for freedom undoubtedly ex-
1nes--cr rather = desire 10 escape the
brutal tyranny OF such masters as
- Terrnxa farniiy--but II Is far from
o1nR an instinct for democracy.
Xkerp IL no democracy In Mexico. as
- understand the term The con
I1c1s a the last few years have been
i 6lruxxic for power participated In
~ = comparatively few people
Z IN NINo OnONTs
LIE DEMOCRACY
Mexican democracy" such as u
r. appears 70 the outsider to be ruled
~ an interlocking series OF groups.
xkch Indian village has It's principal
IN. just as each town has its lead
~ citizen. a well to do ranch own
- may be the "boss- OF his little
nnmnmunity or his ranch manager
10y be. The various borUcs give
MI support TO other larger bosses
- American can best understand
j ~ Itkenln9 the system to that OF
- own plan OF party politics. except
06oe In Mexico the district leader has
DAnt amounts TO power over the
49, and deaths Of his supporters
s-That IL General soand-so's hone-
s I u~s told My companion pointed
~ the ruins Of what had been
magnificent hacienda Around II
Uors 4 few mud novels. In tho doors
g whch ragged indians were
Group<d. A rather weil-dresscd girl
~ IN the foreground and n smaller
M v1s carefully examining her
I'D. hair by hair. Tho fields had
0ooa untitled for . year or more. no
onelie were In sight and q smashed
o1ortoe russed peacefully alongside
~ skeletons Of freight cars on the
o11rtrack-
OCAnRE1R WITH GOVERNMENT
AID GOES no WAR
~1Ils ne, income was once $50 900
: vs~r.- s.ia my companion. But
80 or TIRE. wear. ago he had a
nnsrv~f with the government and
0ent % var
~Wsas wsth--
"a TOOK his p~ople with him
Ev~~x .nfs hoal.a man on the place
e~,,,~ef blrn-
I'm, whvf What grievances did
eksv h.xers
.No grievance he toyd them IN
-. IN. ..~n. .hsnr happ~n. all
ever Mexico. The docIie poems fol
Nv where they are led"
A frf~nd was captured by q party