Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-09-15

aritleS ana rags, according
hilbert Cosulich, who delivered a
ddress on Mexico, the Land {
sarities and Rags" at an assembl
f the students of the Albuquerqu
BUSINESS college Tuesday morning
1r. Cosulich, former Albuquei
ue newspaper man, who has r,
urned here TO reside, has bee
With the Associated Press for abol
year, his last assignment being
1exico City. He addressed the STU
ents on invitation of President .
J. Goodell, who introduced til
peaker. Mr.. Cosulich said:
Mexico is a land of contradiC
ions; of lights and shadows; {
and rags. A newspapt
nan comes into constant touc
nth these Inconsistencies. / HAY
oted a few of them.
In the saloons OF Mexico,
which are wide open. the
boisterous talk of the drinkers
mingles with the exalting
strains of grand opera, played
by small but we'll trained bar
room orchestras.
Provisional President Adolfo
de la Huerta recently drew a
warrant for 100000 on the
national treasury for the COM
pletion of the sumptuous ma
tional theater in Mexico City;
yet in the shadow of that very
theater dozens of crippled
beggars hobble after passers-
by asking aims.
General Jesus Guajardo was
executed in Monterey a few
months ago for having led a
minor rebellion against the
present government; yet Fran
cisco villa, who for seven years
has been the scourge Of north
ern Mexico. has been forgiven,
has been presented with a nice
farm in the state of Durango,
and has been allowed per-
sonal escort of fifty men, while
his soldiers are to receive a
years pay from the govern
ment.
The present administration
in Mexico is processing to in
vestigate the facts of the late
President Carranza's death; yet
while the military leaders who
escorted him in his flight from
Mexico City toward the coast
are languishing in a Mexico
City prison; General Rodolfo
Herrera, who is generally be.
lieved to have been responsible
for the killing of Carranza.
was, at last reports, enjoying
life in one of the best hotels
in the Mexican capital.
Work of Reform.
My own experience in Mexico, a
lr as the relation with the peopl
ere concerned, were pleasant. TIL
fficials of the new government ar
nxious to make a good impressiol
n foreign correspondents, havin
one so far as to establish specia
ress bureau for their convenience
nd, indeed, the new government
{ Mexico deserves oonsiderabl
redit for the work of reform tina
is accomplishing. The army i
cling placed on an efficient, bust
ess-like basis. and earnest effort
re being made to eliminate tn
ishonest methods, including ficti
GUS pay rolls, which have done g
luch to diseredit the Mexican mil
airy establishment in the past.
/ left Juarez, opposite El Pasc
II Mexico City, on May Is, of thi
ear, aboard the special train o
eneral Plutarco Elias Gales, tn
ewly appointed secretary of war
Then we reached Chihuahua City
eneral Gales held a lengthy con
,rence with Villa agent, for tn
abel already was beginning t,
,alize that his fight was a losinl
ne.
Nothing came of this conference
owever, and few days later Gen
al Gales informed me that h
ad sent an ultimatum to Villa
lreatening to launch a vigorou
against the latter unles
Q retired to private life. The sec
,tary of war showed me his CORE
)ondence with the bandit leader
nd 1t was amusing to read tn,
Ugh sounding declarations of pa
iotism on the part of Villa, ant
Is reference to himself as tn,
ader of an important politica
.ovement. Villa has always insist
on taking himself very seriously
hereas, as a matter of fact, he i
IMPLY an ignorant Indian bandit
assessing no real statesmanshil
At endowed with some powers o
adership.
Why Villa Surrendered.
Villa ignored the ultimatum, ant
pom his arrival in Mexico City
eneral Gales ordered a final driv,
yainst the rebel. And let me sa.
ere that it was the vigor will
hich this drive was conducted ant
ot any qualms of conscience, tina
fused Villa to offer his surrender
President de la Huerta.
Villas offer was accepted, an(
DIV the former rebel is leading tn,
fe of a country gentleman in al
acienda in Durango state. Tit
raid apparently has beer
'rgotten on both sides of the Rio
rande.
In the early morning hours o.
.ay 81, of this year, three day.
ter we left Juarez, President
arranza was killed in the Indiar
llage of Tlaxcalantongo, in the
ate of Puebla. He had stopped
ERE for a nights rest during hi.
lght from the capital toward The
'ast, where he hoped to escape
ON the country by water. General
odolfo Herrera, who had only re-