The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-12-09
MEXICO'S NEW PRESIDENT
Is TRUE LEADER OF MEN
tRy International News servlce.l

Mexico City, Dec. Like many
successful men in the United States,
General Aware Obregon, the new
president of Mexico. is proud of the
fact that he is ''self-made man" In
innate associates say that because he
made his own way in the world and
accumulated fortune while still a
young man his views of life are sound
and sane. He has deep sympathy for
| the toiling CLASSES, having been a
wage-earner himself, but he believes
! that those who earn and save should
be safe in the possession, knowing
from experience that the door of OPP
portunity is open to every man who
has patience, industry and intelli-
gence.
Obregon was born in 1880 at ST.
auisiva,s in the district Of Armada,
state of Sonora. His boyhood was
spent on a farm and he has, for that
reason, always had fondness for
agricultural pursuits. The dream of
his young manhood was to own ha-
cienda This ambition he achieved be-
fore he was thirty years old.
Worked as a Mechanic.
Leaving home when little more than
a boy, he found work in the Armada
Sugar Refinery at Sinaloa. He re-
manned with the sugar refinery for
several years, working as mechanic
Then he obtained small railroad
contract, making enought money to
take larger contract. In short
time he was a prosperous contractor
Vkay. ha bod ,,,u1a y,anVaxr nvn,1eria
his thoughts turned to farming and he
purchased the hacienda known as La
Quinto Chilla.7 in Sonora. He was
managing his farm in 1910 when Mex
ico's troubles began He espoused
the cause Of Francisco l.. Madero and
was made a lieutenant-eolonel in Mad
eros army.
Those who served with him at that
time say that he showed a surprising
knowledge of military matters and
genius for handling men, particular
ly the restless men who, fiocked to
Madero's standard, who were the type
of all of the revolutionary armies that
have since passed and repassed over
the soil of Mexico.
But Obregon had little opportunity
to prove his power of leadership. In
the presidential chair, taking the place
made vacant by the departure of Por-
firio DiaZ Oregon accompanied
Madero to Mexico City, but did not re-
main there long. After seeing the
new government established he re-
turned to his hacienda and resumed
his work as farmer.
Then came the news of the assassi-
nation of President Madero and Vice
President Pine Suarez.
Was Made General.
This fired the peaceful farmer to
renewed action. He Joined the forces
of General Carranza against President
Nictoriano Huerta, who took control
of the government sftei. the death OF
Mader0. He was made general and
again showed his skill in handling
and moving large bodies of men.
When Huerta was overthrow, Cen
eral Oregon was made minister of
war in Carranza's cabinet, but Car
ranza's ways were not his ways and
he resigned his post.
This time, when he left Mexico |
City, he did not go back to his ha-
cienda. Instead he went into business
at Nogales, Sonora
There ne watched Carranza's mana
agement of Mexican affairs with. in !
creasing disfavor and heard the muir
murs Of discomfort Of patriotic Mex (
leans, who sought some way Of saving |
the country from its misery, stagna-
ton and poverty.
When the movement started in So /
nora TO put an end to Carranza's mis- |
rule, Oregon was one of the leaders. /
He was quickly recognized as the |
chief military commander because he |