Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1920-11-29
MEXICAN POLITICAL REFUGEES
. DECLARE ILL|TE RACY GREATEST
MENACE OSOUTHERN REPUBLIC
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 2s.--An analy-
sis OF Mexico's problems with pro-
gram for their solution is presented in
an open letter to the Mexican people
being circulated in Mexico signed by
nine members of q group OF political
refugees in the United States.
They are Manuel Carero. minister for
foreign affairs and later ambassador to
the United States under President Ma
dero; Francisco B. Carbajal, former
chief justice of the supreme court, and
president ad interim following Vic
| toriano Huerta; Juan B. Castalzo,
banker and former senator; Toribio
Esquibel Obregon, minister of finance
in Huerta's cabinet: Jesus Flores Ma
gon, minister OF the interior in Ma
dero's cabinet; Tomas MaeManus. for
mer senator; Rafael Martinez Car
rillo, former senator; Miguel Buelas
former general in the federal army,
and Jorge Vera Estanol, minister o.
education in cabinets Of Poroforia Dia;
and Victoriana Huerta.
Fifteen major problems. including
the land and labor questions, interna.
tjonal relations, education and th'
financial rehabilitation Of the countr.
as outlined.
GAS a means for making real democ
racy effective in Mexico the lette
advocates the limiting of the ballot
federal and state to Mexican citizen
t not under 81 years of age who cal
read and write the Spanish languag
and have a means of livelihood. Thi
} would bar the great mass of illiterat
Indians, except in municipal elections
r until they had been given an oppor
5 tunity to learn to read and write Span
: ish, provision for which is made unde
2 the heading of education.
e nliteracy is declared to be the great
( est menace to the country, the lette
: asserting that sixty thousand grad
0 schools should be established by gov
ernment assistance. The CarranZ
policy OF limiting private initiative j
education is condemned.
A frank and open international pol
icy is urged, particularly toward tn
United States. Treaties with th
United States to settle all boundar
disputes, IaclllIaIe IFdue ana uNlIOTl
/ railway connections are said to be i'm
l mediately necessary. The letter sug
gests also the establishment OF
mixed claim commission to take UP ir
;. ternational claims and contends ths
II Mexicans as well as foreigners shoul
g be reimbursed for losses and damage
n to property.
The Carranza constitutional doctrir
# relating to land is condemned g
h wholly unreliable" because OF IL
need of foreign capital for develoI
Il ment. The right OF workmen to strii
! and collective bargaining are indorse
: but the right of employers is also re'
ognized to close their shops when n
in violation of labor contracts. I'll
eight hour law is approved in priI
ciple.
The Mexican public debt. as s
forth in this document, exclusive
claims, restoration of rolling stock al
= properties seized from foreigners al
natives, is estimated to be 1900, 000, o
pesos. This must be paid, the signe
= say, and the potential resources of Il
- country are declared to be more thi
~ equal to the task. But in the recol
:. struction of the country, the lett
- saws, foreign capital is absolutely i
despensible and every encourageme
II should be given for investmeI
"a through private transaction and n
10 through the government.
re In this section, the CarranZa poll
D. toward foreigners and foreign capt.
Is is condemned as INSPIRED in hostili
to everything foreign"