davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-24
KENYON BILL NEXT uONDAY.

washington. Jan. An agree
ment for hnal vote Monday on
the Americanization bill Of Senator
Kenyon, Republican, Iowa, was
reached today by the senate.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-24

All the news all tn, sims-The
ArKuA.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-24

Somewhat better bowling was
displayed at the Thursday evening
entertainment, as the following
scores indicate:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-24

Cattle receipts, LOO; steal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-24

Total Liabilities ......s5.ias,M:.4i
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1920-07-08

Ale ii, kdoz Sc small, nedo-
vedou ihned zceliti 81 vlastni-
no sveho, uzavfeneho osudu.
Nelze Jim nal6zti lined ma
ma chodniku uzke stopy jen
jim vymezene, ami kolem sve
hlavy uzavfeneho prostoru,
kde hraly a vlnily soukrome
jejieh myslenky.
Jsou zde nektefi, kdoz pred
"chvilkou navazalf nekolik SLOW
Sc sousedem. Neodeidou od
neho, aniz by no ma to neupo-
zornili, aniz sc rozloucili po-
slednim spojeneckym smi-
chem, ctverackym doslovem, ,po
kynem hlavy, ruko una klo-
bouce.
I'll, kdoz sc davaji do chuze
po dvou nebo po trech, tymz
smerem, davaji pozor, ably Sc
hned nerozesli. Jdou nekolik
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1920-07-08
BANKA PRO LID.

kroku spolu; neoddeli Sc druh
od druha az po pohledu u
smevu, nebo rozhodnem ndzo-
ru hozenem do kulis.
"Nu, neni to take vsechno -
Jsou take diva povfddlkove,
kteri spolu pujdou az ma konec
ulice, chvalice obratnost zed-
nikuv vypravujice 81 o kou-
scich dohazovacuv a pokryva-
CIV.
Nejnepatrnejsi veselost pre-
zije svou pricinu, sviti-li slun-
ce; jestlize zazrakem mic il ne
zazene, po cely den, MONA,
pobyva mas neco 2 nj, a byt'
to nebyla nez chut' a byt' to
nebyl nez smer.
He, stareho krejcika JENNIE
tvare. Timed po zednick6 pro-
hance upravil 81 bryle, razneii
stiskl pod pazi Saty, jez odva-
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1920-07-08

di dal Sc do poklusu. Dobfe
Sc povyrazil. Zivot jest mu asi
steinomerny prosty a jeho
duse jako iasna voda: mic V nj
neni, co by tizilo a branilo Sc
prolnuti paprsky. Prijima bar
VII toho, co projde mimo nj.
Krejci zabocuje do druhe IL
lice, do treti ulice a veselost je
stale V mem. Daleko jest prasi-
ciho donu zedniku; patrne
jiz ma ne ami nemysG, ale
smich pobyva mu ma ustech a
V ocich, jako posledni zname-
nj, kterym byl poznamenan a
take jeho nemenna spokoje-
most.
Nynf, uprostred tech, kdoz
potkavaji nebo predchazejf to-
no cloveka a divaii Sc ma neho,
neni uz nikdo, kdo by vedel,
proc "se pro sebe smeje".
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1920-07-08
Duhy.

vi Sc v kazdem pristavisti, u
kazde visky, nebo mestecka !?
TAX mohli bychom ukazati
plukovniku Eastworthovi vse-
chny ty prekrasne scenerie, ma
nez jSou brehy rex Potomac a
Chesapeake q do Mich usticich
malych ricek a potokG tax bo-
haty. Vezmeme-h vsak parnik
velky a rychly, nespatrime
mic. re vSeko toho, jelikoz lode
ty drzi Sc stale jen stredu re-
ky a z Washingtonu do Rich
mondu Sc vubec nestavi nj
kde". Tax hovoTila roztomila
Gcera luteranskeho kazatele,
prisedajic S ostatnimi X sni-
dani.
Erminie hyla dnes neobycej-
lie bleda a bylo ma nj znati IL
navu.
"Oh, ano - skutecne. ia
myslel ma to tez a ucinil jiz We
skere pripravy pro zitrejsi ce-
stu. AvSak, nechtela by's mi
Tici, kde isl byla S Justinem
vcera odpoledne a proc prisli
iste domu tax pozde v noci?,"
tazal Sc farar S predstfranOu
prisnosti, nebot' We skutecnosti
ehoval veskerou duveru ku
svym detem. Erme tato otazka
patrn6 neprisla who'd a nechtic
cdpovidati sama. pohledla Wy
Zyvave ma bratra,
Justin porozumel a jail Sc
vyprayeti, jake dobrodruzstvi
byli zazili vcera, navstivice
"starou carcdejnici" ma Witch
Elms. qs%
Farar naslouchal velmi be-
olive a ku konci pravil; NE
hledim k tomu, re vystavili
jste Sc nebezpeci boure a de
ste, lebot' deti mole 'nejsou
vychovany v bavlnce, nebo "a
sklem, ably nesnesly trochu vo-
dy nebo ve'ru; avSak v dome
tom MEDIA Sc byti vsechno v
poradku!"
ooh, mily otce, ano! Mas
pravdu! Povaz jen, co mluvila
o vydad6ni Britomartyl Kolem
stare zeny te jsou lide, kteri
podkopavaji Britomartu ma
deji, &c samy dediti budou ma
jetek stare pani", zvolala Err
mimic.
"V tom Sc myliS, draha. Ma
hodou zvedGl jsem, re stara
pani poziva We Witch Elms jen
Gozivotni opatreni a re pc
jcji smrti majet ten prejde
na slcGnu Conyers "a kazdych
Ckolnosti. Plavo jeji Ma MAZE
tex ten je nepopiratelne; vse
ale nestoji "a mnoho, nebot
dunn ie ma spadnuti a ten kou-
SEX zem1 pfi mem je vyuzitko-
van az do krajnosti. Stara pa
nj nema zadnych jinych pfi-
jmu nezli tech, ktere pfic hazi
z prodeje rychle mizicich stro-
mi ovoce, sesbiraneho sc
starych ovocnych stromu".
"Ale co hude q Britomarty,
kdyz stara pani il zavrhla ,"
zvolala Erma, chopic Sc rukou
otce q hledic mu prosebne v
oci.
'Rozumim dobre tvemu po-
hledu, milacku. Budu hledet
rostarati sc 0 nj. Ona je cha
rakteru prilis neodvisleho, nez-
Ii ably priimula staly domov z
me, nebo re TIVE ruky; avsak
ia pozvu j k nam co hosta a
pozadam il, aby prodlela u
has alespoh po tax dlouho,
rezli vynajdu j primefene mi
sto bud co ucitelka We skole,
nebo co guvernantka dob,c
rodine. Nemej zadnych stsl O.
sti nj, drahe ditc", laskaV c
pravil otec Ermy, hlaot III
viasy.
"Diky, nlily otce, diky Id
Brlton1artui ia vedela, re po-
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1920-07-08
!" Hv EFT"
.sss1,
ODDECH.
Napsal Charles Vildrac. PreIo-
iii Jaroslav Hudec.

|
! ~ ..~.a.e4.. 0.<sss.A.4. A,--..rS S4x,s
Vsichni chodci Sc zastavuji
a zdvihaji nosy. A nahofe del
nici, kteri Sc vybuchy smeji.
Skoro dostaveny dunn prasi
v slunecnim jasu; leseni pod
pira pied kazdym poschodim
.vystupek pohyblivych a spat-
ne spojenych prken; to tady
nahore jsou vsichni, ii, co pra
covali uvnitr: zednici socha-
ri, kamennici, pridavaGi blan
kytne modrych halenach a par
ketari hnedych zasterach, ru-
kavy kosile malice vyhrnuty
az k lokti. Vsichni jsou tam
Inahofe nakloneni dolu, vrhaii-
ce ma kohosi dole svuj smich a
kirk.
Pohled chodcu Sc sklani a
hleda, co re to je na dpati ira
mG leseni. Mic, nez nakupene
lpytle cementu, hromady pisku
a modravych dlazdic.
All tax! Ze zejlciho a Ger
|neho pr6jezdu vynori Sc "a
Imoucena halena. Zednik bezi
a smeie Sc smeSnym smichem,
lkouskovanym nahodami pIdy,
a tn tam prehluSovanym klapo
Item drevacku. Vida, rozumf-
me; druhy no pronasleduje,
druhy jenz ma ruce starry ka-
stroll plny vody.
| Chodci Sc take dali do smi-
Ichu a cely kus ulice S rozhod-
Inosti sleduje zavodeni.
At prace pockaji, At mi
stri, pro ktere jsme bezel, at
Ipfatele, k nimz jsme Sli, at u
lbohe vypocty, ktere jsme pro-
Iv6deli V chuzi, at vSechno po-
Icka a take latky, nichz jste
Isily, svadleny nakupene pro-
Itejsich oknech! at vsechno
chvilku pocka, jako ceka tento
dim. Bezi to, abychom I'VE
|deli, zda to zrzave chlapisko,
Izadrzujici smich, trefi vousate
no hfmotneho zednika vodou
z kastrolu.
Pronasledovany zednik ob6-
hne dvakrate hromadu dlazdic
pfeskoGi pisek, hodi no hrst
"a sebe, aniz Sc olfiedl a metre
fl nez psa, ktery zarazen Sc
odstrani a jemuz Sc smeji.
Pronasledovani Sc otaci, xii
kati a vraci sc do domu; zkla-
mani; nedozvime Sc !. I'll neJ-
spesnejsi obraceji Sc polito-
vanim a jdou po SVEN; ale ne
udelali ami tri kroky opet Sc
zastavuji. Dav jasotem vita
vousace, ktery vynofuje Sc V
prvnim poschodi a vrha Sc ma
|leSeni. Prebehne rozlohu tfi o.
ken a znova zmizi uvnitr zbli-
zka pronasledovan. Tentokrat
vSichni vyckaji. Nazory sc Wy
Imenuji:
Ten vousaty ie dobry!"
"Ano, ale tomu druhemu va
Idi kastrol, kdyz bezi."
"To je pravda, jenze vousa-
ty ma jen drevdky a zrzavy
Ijen backory.'
"Jen ably nevylil po ceste
vSechnu vodu :"
"Slysite, jak Sc tam nahore
vyrazeji?"
AHA. Vida je druhem po-
school. Delaji jim mista ma
prknech. Utikajici uhnul ma
pravo: ie chycen, nebot' okna
ma teto strane jsou uz zasaze-
ma a zavrena. Ma konci slepe
lulicky, obraceje zada k prazd-
nu, dupa, pesti zat'aty. Druhy
prichazi, uz pozdravovan "a
stupem. Ale najednou vousaty
Sc mu vrhne vstfic a kopnutlm
do kastrolu vsechnu vodu mu
vprskne- do obliceje.
Smich vyskoci az v kirk,
naraz ponlalu odpada.
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80 N00oeooSooeoooooooooooasoo
Zajata nevesta.
Roman ctyrech dlech cd pi E. D. E. N Southwthove
Pro "Domacnost" prelozil Hugo Chotek.
oooooewoWoe0oo

"To musis ponechati bozi
prozretelnosti, draha. .Pomni,
re kdyby ami mas nebYlo, sta
Iva jeste vsemohouci bytosti -
dobrotiveho otce, jenz s dosta-
TEX postara Sc o kazde ze
svych ditek".
Justin nezlcastnil Sc hovoru
ami slovem, avsak velkou po-
zornosti naslouchal cd toho o.
kamziku, kdy zaealo mluviti
Sc O Britomarte. Posledni slo-
va otce vyrutila usmev ma jeho
rty, nebot' on d1verOval vice
pevne Will a samostatnemu du-
chu Britomarty jak "bozske
prozretelnosti", ktera obycej-
he pride - jak lid rika - IS
kri2kem po funusu".
~ celeho toho dobrodruz-
styi prekvapuje mne nejvice
ia zahadna rozmluvs, jakou
pfeslechli jste oearovanem
tom dome, vmisil Sc do hovo-
ru Eastworth.
Justin obratil Sc k mluvici-
mu dotazne a tento pokraco-
val::s.
'PTipomenme 81, jaka slova
tu -byla' proresena! Nemylim-li Ii
se,. pravila stara pani: 'Bosh!
| Kdes 'stava jake nebezpecf?
Neni 5adneho nyni! Vyrok po-
roty ,koronera rozhodl o tom.
Sebevrazda. Ma to media Sc rici
Efcehpat, CO vyvozujete re SLOW
tech7 CO. Sc tn stale? Nemate
zcela zadnou vedomost ne
jake taJemnG smrti, ktera v mi
stech tech sc udala a pTi niz
nutna byla porota koronerova,
ktera vynesla rozsudek v ten
smysl, re jcdna Sc tu o prfpad
sebevrazdy?" koncil hosti.
"V tomto kraji neudalo Sc
mic podobneho pc dlouha leta.
! Avsak casopisy NEST soused-
mich jsou takovych pripa-
czech plny". odvetil Justin. "Na
kazdy pad mate ale pravdu, re
re SLOW stareny da Sc mnoho
vyvozovati; nenahlizim ale,
proc my bychom Sc meli sta
rati 0 veci, ktere patri do obo-
III tajne policie".
/ Pc +echto slovech vstala ro-
dina od stolu kazdy Glen o.
DIESEL, by emil pripravy ku Ii
trejsf ceste.
Casne 2 rama vsedli vSichni
Go cekajiciho jiz pohodlneho
povozu a dojeli k pfistavisti
, kratce pred odplutim parniku.
Jelikoz povetrnost byla pekna,
byla plavba iejich primo roz-
kosna a cestujicf byli po cely
dena az dlouho do noci stale
na palube Kdyz ma druhy den
vySli kajuty, zakotven byl
Larnik miste, ktere hodno
bylo, ably siouzilo "a vzor u
lnelci maliri. Bylo to pri usti
"Kfist aloveho potoku" ma W.
chodnim bTe hu zalivu Cheese
tea Ike. V pozadi vod rozkoSne-
lo tnho zalivu prostirala Sc
V!nlia puda stfidave pokryta
n2alyni ba.ii, lesiky, lukami a
| rolickami az X dalnemu obzo-
I'll, nehoz prave We vSi krase
sve vynorovalo Sc slunko re
zlatoskvoucich mracku, pole
iNajic zemi jasnymi a blahodar-
nymi svymi paprsky, ktere,
zapadajice We medre vlny zali-
WI, hralv vsemi balvami a zda-
y sc tvofiti duhy. Byl to zrov-
ia tax pfekrasny, jako zvlast-
III rohled ma tuto hru svetla S
Vypary vodnimi a misto to ma
zvano proto 'Rainbows" -
Gun
ia nevidel posud mic po-
cotneho, wilma v Italii", zvo-
lal p!ukovnik Ellsworth v L.
llpu.
! "A kloz VI, zdali tez TIA
81! Iato ie krasna nrotoze
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otec jeff, jemuz krajina ia
lyla dosti znamou, staral Sc
jen 0 zavazadla cele spolec-
| nosti.
Co takto vsichni obdivovali
krajinu, blizil Sc parniku vel
ky clun, hnany sesti veslari, po
jehoz chou bile natrenych stra-
mach We stiibrnych obrovskych
pfsmenach lesklo Sc slovo !:
"Welcome" (Bud'te nam vita
ni.)
"To je tlun Goldsboroughd,
vyslany pro nas'', pravil DR..
Rosenthal.
"a vskutku, sotva re prira-
zil tento X boku parniku, wy
spinal Sc ma palubu Albert
Goldsborough podavaje zna-
mym ruku po spusobu ameri-
ckem, pravi! vsestranne:
"Dobre jitro, miss Rosen-
thai! Jak Sc mate, doktore? :?
TEST mne, ze vas vidim, plu-
kovniku! All, Justine, stary,
dobry hochu, jak jsem rad, re
jsi take zde. Avsak, CO delo
Sc vami? My ocekavali vas
iiz vcera vecer!"
"Mohli jsme tn jiz byt wee
ra, av5ak mlada tato DANA da-
la pfednost menSimu zdlou-
havejsimu parniku pred rych-
lolodi, chtejic priteli nasemu
ukazati roZkosnou nasi kraji-
nu a prekrasne pobrezni see
merle - jak to nazyva", odve-
til DR.. Rosenthal.
'Zacez jsem il zavazan k
velkym dilydm", vmisil Sc do
hovoru plukovnik Eastworth,
vzhledna ku rdici Sc divce tou-
zebne.
ooh! Takovato pricina o.
spravedlnuje vSe", vesele zvo-
lal Albert. "Veru, neni mic
jednotvarnejsiho, jak plouti
stale We prostred reky a nepfi-
bliziti sc Eu brehdm ani''.
"Doma je vSechno zdravo?"
tazal Sc Justin.
"V5e We stavu vybornem!" !"
"Avsak, jak to pride, re S
clunem dostavil jste Sc cas?"
dotazoval Sc doktor.
"Predvidal jsem to-. Kdyz
nepripluli jste "Leviatha-
mem" vcera vecer, soudil jsem
ze pouzijete parniku Min.
now" pribudete sem behem
| dne. Pravim "behem dne",
protoze parnik ten nedrzi Sc
presnc pravidelneho casu, je-
| likoz tini nekdy vice zastavek
a fidi Sc pri tom podle mnoz-
stvi cestujicich a nakladu. Pri-
pravil jsem proto mas clun
"Jehosophat" k okamzitemu
odpluti, jakmile zaslechnu
prvni pist'alu lode. Proto jsme
zde pravy cas".
Co takto pratele rozmlou-
vail mezi sebou, spousteli play
ci zavazadls cestujicfch do
clunu a. kGyz bylo vse V poTad-
ku a pfichczi pocinali sestupo-
vati paluby parniku do clu-
nu, priskocil Albert k Erme,
chteje podati il ruku k lehci-
mu sestoupeni. V okamziku
tom pfedesel jej vsak plukov-
mix Eastworth, jenz rychle u
chopil divku kolem pasu a
JENNIE posadil j. ma vycpanou
lavici clunu. Kdyz vSichni Sc
byli 'usadil:, ponofili veslari
vesla Go modrych vim a clun
jako Sipka odrazil cd parniku
a zahnul do reky, provazen
hlucnymi pozdravy lodniku.
Plavba netrvala dlouho a "a
kratko stanul clun pred siro-
kymi schody, vedoucimi k ma
lemu nfistavnimu domku, ienz
postaven jSa We stinu kosatych
stromu, podtDal Sc jednomu u
cnech reckych chramu, posta-
venych v hajich Arkadie. jak
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Ministerske protekcni urednice

"JeJe, Zi6o. ona si dela ma
nikuru donna? A co della cele
dopoledne v kancelari?"
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-05-30
- %%%%4%%4%%%%
. EXCHANGE REVIEW.
, - 80 = %@++%+%%

i
CHICAGO. May 29.---IrrcEularlty pre-.
dominated during the past week ON the
Chicago stock Exchange. Early In the
week trading conferred largely In Union
Carbide and Carbon, which advanced
two points on sales of above 10000
shares ON Manday. The advance was
accompanied by report that the dlyl.
dcnd rate would be- Increased from 8 10
q per cent
The following day Union Carbld
again led In activity and advanced an.
other point To 60 L. ON "Wednesday
u failed TO retain it, gain and closel
steady. announcement Of the increase
IA the divident rate from S5.OO to 50 90
not being received until after the ses.
sion. The stock remained 60 i.2.
Pncging hous shares fluciuatcd from
fraction To . points during the week.
hut IN" close was firm. Swift Interim.
tional lowering around 81: Swift a Co.
around 10; National Leather around
~ ~ TO n ia. and Armour Ieatho,
around ~ ~.
Libby Mcneil and Libby was active.
many shares changing hands at - rs
to %.
Stewart Warner advanced slightly on
wednesday and the close was at % l..
on light trading. Beaver Board AL
vanced points; wahl points To -
IL; briscot Motor | l2 points Ia "a -
American Radiator. l IL points 10 -
. and Orphcum and Montgomery
Ward. preferred. a point each Thomp-
SON declined | IL 90 % i.2
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-05-30

HI vrniasoni-ls uhearihcd aud spread
br,..uoast d speech that Bonlllas had
delivered IN Tucson. Ariz. on the
Fourth Of July. 1875. in which as a
Igtudent. he INDUCED In n panegyric
upon American Institutions. and de-
clarcd himself n citizen Of the Unit.
Cd States bv adoption. The ropubll-
cation OF this speech ruined the can
dldaoy OF B0nillas aud n left Carran-
"a. the implncnble enemy of this
country. IN the ridiculous position of
having endorsed a "Yankecphile."
Actually. Iionillas was as a stout
Yankoe-hater as Carrlnza. but with
laughte. and Jest the masses show
cd themselves In opposition to the
old Coahualian autociat. and they
weakened his power with luip. 20
that the logical leaders Of the people
knew Tint the time had come Tor
popular revolution BlnscO lbaneg
tells tho story Of the uprising con-
vincingly. rs Is his way. As an in
terprcior Of national movements hir
skill Is known To every reader lie
has given Us the greatest picture 0f
ihe saving o. the world from the
Hun In fs powerful -Four Horse
mon OF the Apocalypse. just as his
brilliant talc Of Sonnica" presented
the moving scenes and passions OF
the moment when Hannibal was un
successfully trying To substitute the
iule It the Carthaginian for the
kcman. tina twould have handed the
world over 20 the obscenities and
horrors OF the worship OF MolOch.
Wheu we can see Mexico through
the ewes 81 sroh n realist. we may
believe that the Administration 80
Washington viii obtain some in.or
nation that Is more truthful. more
vivid and more valuable than the re-
Ports ~ john Lind and the other in
eonpetents whom the President was
80 unfortunate as to have selected
as his special representatives,. II Is
pits that a report by this man 10
who mall the people listen with he
sDect WAS not forthcoming sooner.
hu, n has come in time. at least. to
save the Administration from ignor-
ant laundering In its dealings with
the new regime. - Manufacturers
Record.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-05-30
An Opportunity to Cement Friendship
Betveen Mexico and the United States

/ nounccd characteristic OF the Moxi-
can people. despite the many Olsen
chaniments they have had to suffer
IN thotr quest for justice. II repre-
sents spirit upon which civic sta
bility can be built. II is all ques-
ton OF the wisdom OF the men who
undertake TO guide the Ship OF State
n we take seriously the mutual re
ordinations OF opposing parties here
nc home. we should be charitable In
our judgment OF the new Mexican
leaders II they do not all at once
measure up to the height Of Wash
ing;on and jefferson and Adams. II
would be n good deal to ask OF Obre-
gon and Gales and Gonzalez. and we
may have to accept with gratitude
the half.gods until the gods arrive.
We say this In view Of some hints
sent out BY newspaper correspon-
dents close 20 Tumulty and the
Presidential ear that the new re-.
gimc might he subjected To severe
tests as To its high motives and sup
erior political wisdom. Carranza
was recognized WHILE still one OF q
group OF revolutionaries. with no yos-
tige OF consolidated power. nor any
symptom Of general support. but II
IL darby intimated that the new
government, Is 10 be- put on the rack
OF what has been called probation
We certainly should not prccipi-
iatelv accept the first organization
that claims tn POSSESS authority. but
as soon as Sc facto government
With following OF the important
States has become established we
should acknowledge the fact. To do
otherwise would be once more TO
presume to set ourselves up rs judges
over the domestic politics OF our
neighbor That is the sure way to
incite hostility on the part Of for
cign nation. We now have the
chance to play fair aud to win the
goodwill OF the Mexican people.
which "a worth more to US than their
enmity. Without favoritiSm. with
out interfering In their affairs, with
out deciding on the merits or domer-
It's OF those whom they suffer to
govern them. let Us adhere TO the
plain rules OF international comfy
and acknowledge the de facto gov
eminent that confronts Us. even n
We have TO recognize half-dozcn
before we meet one that will stick.
and by SO doing we may count on !he
good will OF the Mexican people
Without that spirit Of national
fr.andllness We cannot effectively dc
business. nc matter what may he the
pretensions toward us OF the party In
power.
The fact that our people had been
deceived Systematically regarding
conditions in Mexico is confirmed by
an article in the New York Times by
the brilliant Snaniard. Vicente
Rlasco lbanez. Just returned from
tina tcouniry. who explains how Car
rama abused the loyalty OF Ignacio
Bonilas by making him 4 Presiden-
iial candidate as a foil TO achieve his
further dictatoral ambitions. lie
might have succeeded had II not been
for circumstance that reveals. In
cidentally, how at variance were the
people Of Mexico from Carranza's
anti-AEericanlsm. Realizing that
Bonillas should. as a matter Of con-
sistency. represent the principles OF
his long-whiskered sponsor some OF
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-05-30

The Mexican revolution may moi
have been entirely bloodless. but Il
has been less bloody than the Wanted
days OF peace" under the rule Of the
hypoeritical Carranza. II has been d
popular movement. and no popular
movement can fail wker intelligently
led. Only the lack OF leadership has
prevented the overthrow OF CarranEa
months ago. The people have been
consistently hostile TO him: they
have deplored his obstinate repudi-
alton of international FRIENDSHIPS
that would have led TO prosperity for
the Mevieans. and they have been
gradually abstractlng arms and am
munition until they were better
equipped for war than the govern
ment Itself. This Is how Il happens
that suddenly. In State after State.
armies have been seen TO spring into
existence. supplied with rifles and
full cartridge belts. ready for the
fray.
Such a thing as that could not
happen In most countries. perhaps
In no other country than Mexico I'M
der the sun. and Il was the result OF
a sort or freemasOnry, OF a simple,
comprehensive idea passed from man
10 man. while silently. persisientiy
the nation has been getting ready,
waiting for the leader 10 arise.
Another significant thing Is that
the way In which the foundation for
this revolution VAS laid. bv indi-
viduals all doing the same things In
preparation for Il. together with the
way In which the revolution was
sprung and then carried through. In
dicates a high degree OF national
self consciousness. Many people In
this country have. been deceived as
20 the Mexican Character. when
General r. Elias Gales announced
the separation OF Sonora from Car
ranxa's government. gossip in our
newspapers and clubs assumed that
we were about 10 witness a repetl-
ton of the farce OF a Texan "Repub-
he" declaring itself independent for
the purpose of annexation. II took
some tine for the people OF the
United States to grasp the truth
that Gales and Huerta and Obregon.
while friendly to us. were Intensely
Mexican: that In reality their seces-
zion from the regime OF CarranLa
was an act OF self-respecting Mexi-
can patriotism.
The fact that the Mexicans cher
ish national ideals and possess a
keen national self-consaiousness Us
one II the mos, hopeful signs for
their future. II Il were necessary 10
consolidate the sentiment of the peo.
pie around the flag and the charters
that make them a free and indepcn-
dent people; II the political tenden-
cies were centrifugal instead Of CEN
tripetal, the case would be ms a bad
as most men in this country think II
Is. Fortunately for them and for
Ms. they cherish a love OF country.
Moreover. they are In an extreme
degree litigious: they instantly re-
pair 10 the courts for the settlement
OF questions arising In their daily
dealings. Any lawyer will appreciate
what such n habit In a people indi-
Gates. II means a natural reliance
upon the established laws and forms
Of legal procedure for the righting
OF wrongs instead OF having re-
course 10 violence. This Is a pro-