Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-12
MEx|CON0W RULED
BY men Who HAVE
BUSINESS TALENT
United States Prepares to
Give Conditions of de Facto
Recognition.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

Mexico may seem overkung with
clouds of trouble, but there's silver
lining beneath. Before many days
the situation will have clarified. There
will be an ad interim president named
by agreement between Gems. Pablo
Gonzalez and Alvaro Obregon. the
two chiefs Of the new revolution, and
the program of the United States
government upon which recognition
will be conditioned will be revealed.
Two factors are necessary to solve
Mexlco-s problems-sdju Of ex-
ternal relations, particularly with the
Internal demands for a democratic
government, free from the tyrannical
and dictatorial abuses Of the Car
rama regime.
Agreement with the United States
will not be difficult. Nor will the
ment he severe Pacification of
Mexico's various factions depends
upon the patriotism Of Gen. Gonzales
and Gen. Obregon. Both have ar
rived in Mexico City.
PrO-Ally During War.
Don Pablo. as the former is affec-
tionately called. is a good business
man. He has shown once before how
to establish order in the Mexican
capital. He won the confidence and
admiration of foreigners generally
when he entered Mexico City after
Huerta fed. He deliberately went
counter to Carranza's spurious neu-
trality program during the war with
Germany and came out fatty against
the central powers. This happened,
too, Just after the United States en-
tered the war. He was the only pro-
ally Mexican of prominence In govr
ernment circles.
Gen. Obregor also has a wholesome
respect for the United States. He
has travelled extensively and was i'm
pressed with our war operations and
preparations as the War Department
exhibited them to him. He is a
business man. He has made big
fortune selling "garbanzas" or Chick
peas" in the export trade.
Mexico, therefore, Is ruled today by
two men of business minds. They un-
derstand the language of commerce
and should make it possible to do what
CarranZa has SO stubbornly refused
to do. namely. make business agree
ment with the United States looking
toward the commercial advantage of
both countries and particularly the
economic regeneration OF Mexico.
Ever since Carranza came into
power he has been at the mercy of
Gems. Obregon and Gonzales. So long
as they were loyal the Carranza
regime lasted. Both were fond of Car
rama. Both expected his support in
the race for the presidency. But Car
rama went back on both his friends.
His attitude In the preliminary cleo
tions was so raw that 1t completely
alienated both Obregon and Gonzales
They saw that Carranza was using
the governmental machinery for his
own purposes and would not permit q
fair and free election. So they de-
termined to get rid Of him.
Working Agreement.
The bloodless revolution is the re-
suit of a working agreement between
Obregon and Gonzales The entire
Mexican army was devoted either to
Gonzales or Obregon, under whom
they fought SO many battles. It was
easy for those two geenrals to take
possession of Mexico by military
force and with q minimum Of fight
ing. Carranza never was held in much
esteem by the military.
Both Obregon and Gonzales met in
Mexico City before the revolt Of last
week. dined together at the Chapul-
the details Of which are expected to
be made known at any time now.
Presumably they have agreed upon
all ad interim president. who will cali
a constitutional election, in which OBJ
regon and Gonzales will have an
equal opportunity.
Meanwhile the Washington govern
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