The daily morning oasis., 1920-05-30
ADRIATIC PROBLEMAGAI
A HISTORICAL REVIEW OF MEX|CO'S STRUC.
GLE UPWARD and ONWARD THROUGH
A CENTURY

in all our revolutionary movements
there is not a single high ideal, but
that our people are only groups Of
bandits struggling for exercise of
power.
Progressive elements in Mexico sus-
tanned Carranza in 1913 because he
was the first TO rise in protest
against the high crimes and misde-
meanors of Victoriano Huerta, who,
being chief of the garrison in the city
of Mexico, terrorized the oity through
ten days, then arrested the lawful
president and vice president of the
republic, and was elected president by
congress under pressure of panic pre-
cipitated by assassination of the le
git;mate mandatories of the nation
That attitude made Carfanza chief of
the Revolution.
Triumphs of the Revolution pro-
ducsd excision of Villa, who came with
$4,000 men at his orders. Giving ad-
hesion to Carranza were but $4,000
men scattered in various parts of the
Republic, but without hesitation the
great majority of the progressive
element of Mexico went with him be-
cause the attitude of Villa was with
the work of reaction and political in
trigue, for eviction of which the ma
tion had consolidated in the triumphs
that had come with the head reform
ers of the nation haddeemed eXigent
in 1910. ...
Then came the epoch of the cleo
tions of 1917 when a group of pro-
gressives put forth Carranza again
with an object of demonstrating the
triumphant party was united. They
thought with such party giving Car
rama full power they had man and
a cause which could consolidate gov
e1nment, strong and stable, resolving
pending problems, especially those
economical and international.
But instead OF dedicating every
minute of his life and all his powers
to elements which put into his hands
the instruments for solution OF great
problems, Carranza resolved use
of the power confided in him to per-
secution of those who stood for pro-
gress, justice and right, employing
all his time, all the money, thee army,
railroads, telegraphs mails in a word
all the resources of the country to
corrupt the administration, to elimin-
ate all elements of dignity and of
character, and to enrich his favOrites,
bringing forth plan that consisted
of great duplicity, in the following:
l. Corrupting all who were amen
able to corrupt influences.
2. Persecution and elimination of
all who might disturb him.
g.. Falsification of election of gov
ernors and municipalities.
a. Production of a dummy, with
out personality, without political
force OF military following, who would
not rebel, and who would impede the
law for filling the presidency; form
ing club of clerks in the govern
ment of each state, calling such clubs
"parties;" make a farce Of the cleo
tion, and distract attention of the
country from the aspect of the plans
he would execute.
5. To provoke a conflict, and sus-
pend election of president under
pretext of disturbed public order, and
have congress name a president ad
interim.
6. In case he could not stir up
conflict make a farce of the election
bv having plastic congress declare
that no candidate had received the
number of votes required by law TO
elect; or that should Bonillas be elect
ed to declare him ineligible to the
presidency upon constitutional
ground (see final notel, creating ma
turally an interregnum which could
be obviated only by naming presi-
dent ad interim, who could be none
other than the great (?) man who
was saving the fatherland; for every
petty tyrant siezing supreme power
has proclaimed himself the "savior
of his country" and has branded as
all who question or cen
sure his illegal acts. /
All this plan has been developed
until the president of Mexico has
more power than had the Gar OF |
Russia or any Orlchlai liloii'.ioi'
Among diverse reforms that most
needed now is one which will reduce
the powers of the president.
Circumstances surrounding CalTan- !
za's treason are such that the MeXf-
can people had no alternative but sub
mission to his tyrranical tutelage and
admit themselves incapable of self |
or overturn the traitor
But for Carranza's treason the Mex
lean people could have regulated the |
economic and international questions |
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