El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-06-02
HITS
GARRANzA BLOW

:
Don Pablo Gonzalez The blow that
this kindly gentleman struck Carrnnza
between the eyes had real punch be-
hind Il.
OF all the thousands OF soldiers that
the president was collecting around
the capital, the large units actually
organized happened to have been. all
under the command Of Don Pablo.
I What troops in the Mexican army, for
that matter, have not been com
/ manded by this gentleman in the
course Of his long and remunerative
military experienced
Gen. Gonzalez slipped out OF the
city one night, when CarranZa had
Obregon on his mind, and caused the
] larger part Of his forces to mutiny.
One might think that the crime Of
mutiny would necessarily be the same
/ under one chief as under another
seriousness Of the crime depends upon
the name Of the leader.
sudny in Good Form.
! Mutiny under Obregon meant GER
I tain execution for the soldier, should
Z he chance TO fall into Carranza's
I hands. Mutiny under Don Pablo was
something much less serious. 1t had
Z an ar of good form about fl. II
smaeled OF social life II was sort
/ Of parlOr frOlie.
So the battalions which Carranza
l had modified raised no objection TO
l following Don Pablo. That man
| knows what he is about He knows
I which way the wind is blOWingl We
/ can't 90 wrong If we 90 with him"
] Sonora vas a long way from Mex
! leo City and the states which ObregOn
[ had TO traverse were not much nearer.
A lot Of ground would have TO be
covered and many slzirmlshess, would
I have to be fought It would be
I long time before the Instruction
! reached the capital
Too Late. Too Late!
But the respectable and prudent
{ Don Pablo, rising in mutiny almost
at the foot Of Carranza's bed, made
an unexpected and dramatic move,
which threw government expectations
into confusion within a few hours
When Don NenusuanO tried TO re-
tire to Neracruz it was already too
late. Don Pablo had blocked the road.
Puebla, moreover, is the key to the
Mexico -NeracruZ line, and Puebla
happens TO be the only city where
Gonzalez really has a folloWing-
Puebla by tradition is a reactionary,
religiously minded city. Il sympa-
thizes with Don Pablo for lack Of a
man more TO its taste Around the
churches in Pueblo ] saw number Of
election posters, with the words "If
you want religion TO be respected. if
you want. peace, vote for Don Pablo
Gonzalez"
Grand little Nuisance Remover.
Thanks to the kindly enterprise Of
his apparently reliable man, Carranza,
who thought himself still powerful, I
had to flee on a moments notice
such coups are not without prece- !
dent in the life Of Gonzalez. Once
he decided TO have done with the
rebel Zapata and he made good in his /
design
Gonzalez has never won a battle; |
but when IL comes to removing a /
nuisance from his path, man whom /
he is tired Of. and when IL comes TO /
kIHna n md
quickly, Don Pablo has no rivals.
Even the Warmest friends OF the /
government and people who lost no 1
love whatever on Zupatn, were Obliged 4
to protest at the coWardly manner I'm 4
which Don Pablo disposed Of him.
As the story goes. he had one OF 4
his confidential agents, a guerillero.
desert to Lapata with several men. i
Zapata was suspicious Of the new ar
rivals and asked their leader TO do /
something spectacular against the I
government troops. Don Pablo, &C /
corulngly, arranged for one OF his
detale.hments. TO be surprised by the
Dandlts OF his agent who, to con-
vince Zapata Of his good faith. had
all the prisoners taken out Zapata,
in fact, fell into the trap. and soon
after he was led into an ambuscade
and shot down in cold blood.
Thus the heroic Don Pablo was able {
to add 10 the list Of his achievements
the death OF Zapata, which many
other generals had tried to accom-
plish in vain
Kindness OverfIolvs with Terror.
Such kindly mani And so re-
spectable- A man you can rely on
Now, after the fail OF Don NenusriauO.
he and Obregon are marching side by !
side-for the moment But Oregon
IS a literary man, you will remember.
He is fond OF phrases I can imagine
him saying, OF his new comrads in
arms; His kindness fills me with
terror"
One OF the most amusing speetacies
during the months preceding the pres
enf revolution was the mania Of Ill
-he militarists in Mexico for a4civiIism5
Dr @eiTilianfsm.v
Bonillas was the candidate Of civil I
sms though his leading supporters !
before the public, Candido AEuiiar
and Monies, were generals
The other candidates. Obregon and I
Gonzalez. insisted, however, that they /
we're just as much civilians as the J
just simple Civilians.
There are no miiitarists, there is 9
10 militarism. IN this country Of 4
urs,' Obreg0n would say in his Cice-
oman manner The professional !
older died with the fall Of Don Por- Fl
Trio. We are men Of the people. p
nipple citizens, who took up arms to q
efend the cause OF the revolution. h
low. with the triumph Of that revo- b
luOn, we lay down our arms and U
ecOne men ike other men
And Don Pablo, who thinks there is a
7isdom in few words, said simply :
Amen" :
Not only that The fiery Obregon. 3
minister OF war that he was. asked Il
he government to give him an honor =
bic discharge from the army. and +
G pretended to get angry when any ri
ne addressed him as general He n
lsisted on being nothing but Citizen =.
oregon, GarbanzO King Of Sonora" a
But Don Pablo did not say amen"
this.
Parades Self on BilIbonrds. a.
Don Pablo went on being a general ~ ~
Though he was sure his army would :.
ever be large enough TO suit his u
.stes. Since IL would have been -
ardly appropriate TO call himself
citizen Gonzalez. proprietor and gen cl
eman," he contented himself with ID
aking his generals uniform look as Il
icifistic as possible. &C
During the elections, he spent nj bl
Ost rs much money on pictures of lie
mself rs the government wasted on