The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-05-14
Moving Toward Intervention
: Rv Linn A. E. Gale.

ism moves on steadily toward inter
vention in Mexico
The in-the-U. S. Az re-
volution momentum, little by little, and
thers momentum, little by little, and
the storm mutterings grow louder
thmout the country. ~ friend in Taul
pico writes me that most cf the Amer.
leans there frankly look for interven-
,ion and none of them manifest much
concern about the revolution. There is
general air OF complacency Indicative
of the quiet understanding that
everything is all fixed up"
The attitude of the pro-iutervention-
Eists in the United States shows
clearly where their symrathies are.
Henry Lane Wilson, former ambas-
sadOr to Mexico and notorious friend
Of the cut-throut, Huerta. tells the
Fall committee that Intervention
in Mexico as far south as the 22ni
parallel of latitude should take place
ut once. Tampico's oil wells are north
of the 22nd parallel
Senator's Fall, Smith and others who
have been actively anti-Mexican, foam
al the mouth at the very idea of let.
ting Carran2a troops travel a short
distance on American soil in order to-.
reach Nhcir destination and fight the
Sonora rebels. Senator Smith tells lis
! fellow solons that "SonOra is the only
state in the Mexican Union that has
SHOWN consideration for American pro
perty rights and that he does not
propose ia consent to letting a gang
of nmrderers march on Arizona land
in order to fight the people of Sonora.
1t is informing to know how grateful
the senator feels TO the Sonorans for
y cir care of American property rights.
And it helps illumine the situation
greatly
Atho the Carranza governmental
this writing, anyway. denies having
formally asked permission to let it's
trops march thru Il section of Arizoua,
there is nc doubt that Carranza would
be highly pleased to have such per.
mission. 1t is probable that he has not
directly asked, but that feelers have
been thrown ont by his friends in
Washington. And in view Of the fierce
opposition that has been stirred up BY
the suggestion, Carranza will no doubt
refrain from asking a favor which he
can clearly see would not be granted
Meanwhile, the flames of insurrcction
spread, little here, little there. Mexico
City is still as quiet as country church.
yard, in so far as revolutionary activities
are concerned, but beneath the sur.
fece serenity there are doings that
are ominous. New faces arc appearing
constantly. "HOmbres" from the north
from the nearby ranches and from no
body knows where, are coming into
town steadily. They are mostly big
husky fellows whose bulging hip
pockets, eagle eyes and military swag,
ger Indicate that they know what it is
to fight. Some of them are Obregonist-
rs who have come here to size up the
situation and get ready for business.
Some are Carranzistas who fled from
the north considering Mexico City a
safer place for now. Many women and
children have also fled the danger
zone.
Not few families, especially those
of foreigners who remember the re-
volution of a few years ago, have
begun to store up provisions, food.
etc. If Mexico City should be besieged,
they would be prepared. They would
be able to exist if rail connections
were broken off and they could even
shut themselves in their houses and
live with more or less safety until the
fighting was over.
Nobody knows Just where Oregon
IS. altho all kinds of wild and contra.
dietory stories have been published
since ihs disappearance from the city.
But the likeiest guess is that he is
right in Sonora, directing affairs quiet
w. Why he has not issued a manifesto
and called on the people generally to
rise up in arms and support him, is
subject of dispute. Some think he is
ISparring time, not wishing to publicly
endorse the revolution until reason.
ably sure of its success. BY avoiding
making such statement, he could
afterward repudiate the uprising, say
ing 1t was the unauthorized outbreak
of the people of Sonora and that while
he did not approve of Carranza IS
policy he did not approve either, Of
secession. The other theory is that
obregon is negotiating with American
interests for sufficient support to make
the success of the rebellion a certainty
and that as soon as he has matters
arranged, he will call on the masses
10 iOn with him.
a general appeal to the Mexican peo.
pie would no doubt result in a gener.
Gus response. BY cunning politics.plav.
ing Oregon has a majority of all
classes with him. His chief lcutenant.
Luis N. Morones, Samuel Gompers' re.
preventative in Mexico, has swung in
line a big share cf the craft unions
Socialist" and 'I.aborv parties
galore have been organized in various
parts of the country and packed with
Obrcgon men so that the parties woull
he certain to declare for Obrcpon. On
the other hand an active press burcan
has nine children and he is no, bad