Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-06-29
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Mexican newspaper 81 thu l'nlted
states, In an editorial vailsd ul,an ten.
'fal Olrerun a. hide TN, saiisn msaa 70
Vusr,iaru usi7 constitutional out 10
flRhi and todd him IN plain wurds that
u b. would uut De- ~ another would
arise ln his place Who viii, Obresoa
and uthef Mexican leaders ago s0leInnly
warned hy Ia frtnsa that the offend.
Ink constitution VIII prove fuT thrm
not the 'mdlo In whlch they have
thought a. dream. but "coff.n for
dad bodi.s which VIII Transport from
the butchers bl,zk the rest IL tho v,r-
rup;ed nlsat ~ tho revolution"
This paper reflects the opinion ~
considerable portion 10 III" MoNicnn
public. and being loeat-d outside the
borders ~ Mexico can give expression
Ia that opinion without fear ~ the con,
sequences. Heretofore II has not been
uufriendly 10 olnegun ANA has been
tocran, In III attitude toward him Ia
I'rcsna was violently opposed to Car.
rama. ana PLAYED mo- small part In his
overthrow.
After 80 DAYS Ol concentrated study
and observation" says Ia Frcsna.
SECRETARY Hughes has defined tho
American policy with reference tn
Mexico. President Obrcgon--or his
succcSsor--if he Wishes tO renew diplo-
matte relations with the United States,
will have to bury the horrible Qucrc
taro mixture ~ 1917.
THE present government ~ Mexico"
la Prcsnn complains has had 10
months To- revoke through It's own In
itiaiiyc that which now n viii have o.
abolish through foreign pressure. Dur
ng an this time Don Aware Obrogon.
instead of yielding gently and slowly
Ia the vigorous expressions Il public
opinion. insancly persisted In terrifying
himself IN the discrrditoh trenches ~
the revolution. After flnttoning Car.
rama he had not the courage 10 throw
the policies uf Carran2a "a the ground.
lie alsurdly shacklcd himself with
those wornuut Ideas. scduccd by the
agoniZlng cries NJ the Querctanos tad
horcnts II the 1917 constitution. afraid
dcadwood from the path he must fol
low IN IN" future.
"a year passed aud was wasted and
Obrcgon was found rcpOsing In scra'
phic tranquility; safe from the attacks
of MIR. Hobby. the intcrventionist. he
was going Ia secure recognition when
the North American chanccllory awokc
him from his lcthargy with words not
permitting II any misconccption. To
these Obregon answered. wishing ut the
same time To- satisfy the United States
and his old constitutiunalist comrades.
Bu, Secretary Hughes. In place of en-
quilting himself IN one of those inter
mlnablc correspondence In which Mr..
Wilson ~ delighted. repeated his de-
mands In categorical terms. saying that
his attitude II definite and irrcyOcahle.
ITO continue In this manner, losing
time In futile and useless efforts a.
drive the horse both backwards and
forwards at the same time viii avail
nothing. During the administrations
81 Carranza and Wilson thousand
notes were inspired and u mountain of
paper consumed by nonsensical flow
of words: discurds were melted. ulti.
matums were formulated. and the soil
II Mexico was invadod-yct the diff
culties were not cleared away. To-day
the American government has become
more serious IN its attitude and the
Mexican government viii do well To be
serious also. Fewer words. less sugar,
not so much flattcry and wheeling,
the stoppagc OF diplomatic redundancy
and In their stead the firm intention
10 arrive AZ a fixed result.
THE problem for Ohrcgon." Ia
Pronsa points out. could not be clearer
or more simple; he must accept or he
must refuse the treaty which has been
offered him He must sign the treaty
and defy the revolution. or he must
refuse 20 sign and defy the United
States
"Ohregon believed that he could de.
lay indefinitely the resolving Of this
situation. winning to himself the af.
lection and praises u the American
visitors. whom he welcomed with ostcn'
tation and a great amount of publicity
during their stay In Mexico. These
visitors returned 10 the United States
and influenced their chambers OF com.
merco to draw Up sets 81 resolutions ia
vorablc 20 the obrogon government.
peurile tactics, aside from their
hypocrisy. As II Secretary Hughes
would modify his decision because of
the gobets ~ champagne With which
tx Governor Hobby was RECALLED!
Nevertheless, Obregon devoted him
self earnestly TO rendering banqucts "
all the Amrican visitors who came ~
the country. The regular traffic of the
railroads was p,ralyzcd In order 10
place trains "a the disposal II the az.
The chambers of com.
mcrcc 1T lankceland." sfOffs this Mex.
lean paper. had assured Ia them u /
delicious place wherein 10 pass their /
vacations NoNico. tn. love feasts II |
our hand worc repaid with favorable |
articles published by the newspapers of |
the United States.
"Thc scsIlt appeared 10 u, splendid. /,
The legislature ~ the state IL Texas /
voted that the Ohrcgon government /
should D.. recognized without delay. tho !
Legislative bodies ~ Arizona. New /
Mcxlio. Michigan and California took !
acton. This formidable move. /
n"nt of public opinion was meant to
caus. the Harding administration Ia
consider Don Aware favorably. II was
even Hnid In all sincerity IN ~ Paso.
Texas. that II did not matter whether 4
Obref,un was recognized by the govern
ment ~ the tnlicd States. Tor he al.
ready had been recognized by the !
American people,