The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-17
SUN BREAKING =
THROUGH CLOUD
One Year of Obregon and
Many Reforms Are
Forwarded

MEXICO CITY, Dec. 1s.--Tho o..
year OF General Alvaro obreyon,S
administration as president of NJ,
co, which ended Novembor On
been one essentially OF roro'n.. nN
ton and reorganization. 10 ba,a.'c- uc-
the head of republic IT, a'he
worn by revolution, snIlt t,, ana
uonal strife, its finances a.
and It's rehabilitation a, TIeck
superhuman task. "''i'ost
A new cabinet post. Recro,,.,,
education, has been added az, ul
the year and itsshead. jose vaSaans
celos, has been promised adeo,oa.
financial means to carry out a, Se aa.
bilious program of education wbion
President Obrogon says, Is tho IN
tion's greatest problem,
The 'federal-owned railroads h...
been completely reorganlzed (, se ~
managerial departments ana -
progress is being made toward ,bnio
rehabilitation. Rolling stool H..
been acquired and an alarming nors
congestion which threatened bantS
ruptcy to many interior merchan,.
who were unable to obtain shin.
ments of goods. has been annrsci-
ably relieved.
The agrarian question sliu vs,..
although the administration niaIr0,
that It's program in regard 10 lands
Is on the road to completion. under
the direction of the national agrs.
rian commission, several hupdred
thousand acres of land have been
appropriated from the largo haclen-
das and delivered TO the peasants
Protests have flowed into govern
ment offices here and charges Of
bald confiscation have been openly
made.
Respects State Rights.
The Obregon government has
been charged with a trend toward
radicalism. Various state govern-
'ments, notably those of Vera Cruz
and Puebla, have enacted laws tha,
are regarded here as radical and
pleas for federal Intervention 10 pre-
vent their enforcement have been
met with the official statement that
the chief executive will not encroach
upon the sovereignty of the states
There are frequent sanguinary
clashes In the states of Yucatan and
Michoacsn between radicals and
conservatives with tine former stfll
ItAhlHink lntlT DOWtT.
The war department announces
that progress Is being made in the
reduction of the federal army 90
$4,000 men, entailing the dismissal
of many score generals and other
high officers. The dismissed SOL
dlers are being given an opportunity
to colonize.
President Obregon has been un.
n h1n n -
government by the United States,
Great Britain and France. 70 many
observers, this failure is the greatest
deterrent to stability and prosperity
now confronting the chief execu-
tive. The United States has said
that the Mexican president must
sign a treaty of amity and commerce
as n prior act to recognition and this
President Obregon has steadfastly
declined to do. asserting such action
would be neither legal nor within
the dignity or pride of the nation.
A deadlock on recognition now
exists.
= Last May President Obregon
placed an export tax on oil ship
ments from Mexico and loud pro-
test went up from American pro-
ducers. Production and develop
ment shut down and shipments
ceased. They were resumed early In
September after an agreement as
to taxes between the oil men and
Secretary de la Huerta-
The financial rehabilitation OF
Mexico is still subject for study
and >the only definite information
on that subject is the Official as
surance that the government wishes
to arrange its debts.
Claims against the government
for damages suffered by foreigners
during revolutionary periods are to
be treated by n mixed claims COM
mission, according to President OBJ
regon's suggestion. but thus far
there Is no intimation that such
com mission has been established.