Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1920-11-30
WONT MISS LARRAZOLO

The reported removal Of Governor
lara zolo To Mexico or Ia III PaSo
doesn't worry New MeNicans, Texas
i welcome Ia him and Mexico can take
Lin with the compliments of New Mex
leo By his partlOn of the villa raiders
hc has forfeited the esteem of his fell
low citizens aud has brought lasting
disgrace on the state that elected him
ia the highest office within Its gift,
In the future the people will he more
careful to enquire into the anteced-
cnts and sympathi,'s Of those who AS
Dire Ia gubermtional honors.
II, an apology. based upon false
promises and argued with little regard
Ia the simplest claims Of logic, Cover
nor IArrazolo has put over his re
vrnec for his resent political defeat
If the republican BOSSES have saved
the state from rcclccting this man Of
foreign SymmthicS, then they have
fully justified theiI claims.
An analysis of the arguments pre-
scented hv GuvcrhOr 'l.arrazolO IN apol-
ugy for the plrdons Is Interesting, a.
throwing light on the mental processes
~ the man The mere fact that he pre-
Srntrd Argument In detail shows he
knew that his judgment and motives
would he questioned by the citizens OF
New Mexico aud that Judgment would
ha PASSED by them on his official act.
stripped Of Verhiagc and circimloc-
lion. Governor lArrazolo trys In Justify
himself on the false assumption that
the Villa raiders concerned were sol
dierS and not responsible agents. H.
well knew that. neither in Mexico nor
iu the United states, were the Ntllistas
recognized A. helligcrents and their
fate In the event Of capture, Woulh
have been death. whether captured 10y
de fncto troops II Mexico or by United
Stntes authorities. Being bandits, they
took the ris, Of the fate commonly
melted out to those who break the
peace for no other reason than to Kill
and loot
He cites in support Of his view the
Texas case of Arce ct al versus state
supra. without going extensively into
the facts ~ this case il Is enough 10
say that 1t is a parallel case with the
exception that the Mexican raiders cap
ured i'm Texas were soldiers Of the de
fpcto government Of Mexico. In other
words there Is no parallel III the
mint AT issue. namely, individual re-
spousibiitv for acts committed while
.eyrcuting military commands. Re
>punsihility clearly rests with the DE
fictn government Of Mexico Tor the
nets of Is armies while that of the
members Of bandit gang rests solely
with each individual and cannot be-
charged ~ bandit leaders who derive
their authority from no recognized
source. Is Mexico willing 10 assume
responsibility for the acts Of Francisco
Villa az Columbus; II has heretofore
denied such responsibility.
BY what Jules Of war could the fol-
lowers Of Francisco Villa AT the time
Of the Columbus massacre be placed III
fine catagory Of soldiers enjoying the
rights Of helligerentsf Governor LARA
yolo saws because In his mind he Is
convinced that Mexico and the nited
States were at war M the time, AS
stunning that he Is correct, though he Is
not. does n state Of war between two
countries give the bandit bands of
either country the rights Of belliger.
cuts; II has already been shown that
10y no stretch of the Imagination could
they enjoy such rights. being amenahlc
Ia the laws Of the United States AMI
Mexico enacted to SUPPRESS rape, muir
der, arson and robbery.
Under the plea that the villa raid
,rs We're soldiers Governor Iarrazolo
proceeds to draw picture of the re
lrntlcsS discipline that keeps the pri
,Hte soldier in absolute ignorance Of
the object Of battles and campaigns
that Is disgusting To the American sol
dier and which shows the governor
childish conception Of military law.
Whatever the practice In Mexico may
lr every American soldier knows that
Ia the late war he was instructed
rs 10 the object Of the war,
the object Of the campaign and the OBJ