The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-09-07
TIRED OF FIGHTING.
nEXICANS ASK CHANCE
NOW TO SETTLE DOWN
That 10 Sentiment Expressed
IN Every Section Of
Northern Mexico
B y Ralph H. Turner
limited Press COrrespondent)

Omitted Press Correspondent
San Pedro, Coahuila, Mexico, Aug
ust %. (by mail)-"All we want Is
peace and a chance to go to work.
We're sick of revolution"
That is the sentiment expressed in
every quarter in the section OF north
ern Mexico known as the Laguna
district, in which the towns OF Tor
reon, San Pedro and Gomez form the
principal centers Of activity. Judging
from the feeling in this part OF Mex
leo, the surest guarantee of future
peace in this troubled country is the
fact that the people are exhausted
from fighting.
1t is interesting to note that THIS
WEAKNESS of strife is voiced In part
Of Mexico that was the storm cen
ter of the revolutionary movement
in it's early days. The state OF Goa
hula was the home of Francisco Ma
dero, Mexico's first revolutionary pre-
sident who launched the rebellion
that overthrow Porfirio Diaz. In the
town of San Pedro the brothers OF
Madero make their home today, nav
ing returned recently to their native
country after period of exile IN the
United States. Venustiano Carranza
also was a citizen of Coahuila, and
began his revolutionary career In
this state. Cuatro Cienegas, north
of here, was Carranza's birthplace.
Some of the bitterest battles OF the
revolution were waged for possession
of Torreon and San Pedro.
But today the country which was
the home of revolution is crying for
peace.
Mexican revolutions Of the past ten
years almost invariably have had
their origin in the north. Madero,
Villa, Carranza and ObregOn all came
from the north. This northern spirit
of revolution frequency has been
,ascribed to proximity to the United
States border, resulting in ideas
more liberal and aggressive than
those obtaining in the southern part
of Mexico. Whatever the reason,
there may be significance in the
makeup of this little town of San
Pedro. Everywhere one encounters
persons who speak English, people
who have been in the United States.
The Maderos are all graduates OF
American universities. There is the
young engineer, too, who tells you In
the same conversation Of his irriga-
ton project and his undergraduate
days at Cornell. And there Is the
young cotton planter, the graduate OF
an American military academy, who
rides over his plantation every morn
ing on an American motorcycle. Even
the hotel waiter tells you Of his ex-
perience in the "States", and when he
brings you your change, half OF the
coins are American, which is in gen.
eral circulation in this part Of the
republic.
But all of these people. who re-
belled ten years ago at what they
termed the dictatorship of President
Diaz. today are yearning for peace
and a chance to develop their coun-
try's natural wealth.
This sentiment is even found
among army men stationed in this
district. When the De la Huerta gov
eminent proposed to reduce the size
Of Mexico's top-heavy army-and be-
gan to execute it's pOlicy-everyone
WIS apprehensive.
1T can't be done. The military
leader. deprived of their soft berths.
will rise in rebellion"
Put generals can't maintain armies
without soldiers.
"We're tired of this army bust
ress,' said colonel who. has risen
thru the revolution from the rank of
sergeant. at was all right in the
good old days Revolutionary fight
ing was great sport then. But now
it's an old story. The glamor has
zone. The country is becoming
peaceable now and 7 can make more
money growing cotton than l can in
the army. BY the end of year, III be
back on the farm =
And many others feel the same