The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-20

lhE 10 days. MAdrfn Was betrayed
BY the commander % his troops. Gen.
efal Vlctoriana Iiuefia. who imprts-
ourd him. Two days later. Madefo
was killed by his Euasi
HtERrA As
DICTATOR OF COUNTRY
HuertR assumed Tho dictatorship
o, the troubled country. Thr Kreater
part OF tho country submitted 20
Hucria's rule. ilut She governor 81
the state 81 coshuila. Vrnustians
carfansa. In which Msdcro was born.
started a revolt. aud called on all
Mexicans 10 Join his standard Tor the
purpose OF restoring constitutional
government Ftls it.sysfHsut i-Kan
in March. 1919. aud lasted until "A.
gust 80. 1914. when Carfanra. with
bis triumphant army. entered tho
city ~ Mexico end assumed tho cH-
ecuilyo power.
The result 81 this revolution was
absolute. CnrranEa'a forces vefs
under The command OF three noted
generals Aiyarp obrrgon. the pres.
snt .prrEidcn, os Mexico. who com.
mandcd the division Of Tho North
vest; Francisco villa. commanding
tho division Of tho North. and psb.
10 Gonzales. commanding tho diyia-
Ion Of the Northeast. Ths honors
were equally divided between obre-
Eun. Villa. Gonzales activities being
principally confined 60 stimulating
Hut Carranza refused 20 allow the
assembling OF congress for the pur.
pose OF calling elections. and pro-
claimed n pre- constitutional period "a
permit tho election Of a constituent
assembly for tho framing OF new
constitution. ohfcknn and villa
both objected claiming Il WAS Car.
faREa'a duty 10 establish forthwith
popular government. carranEa vi.
;imatstT was supported by Oregon.
but Villa. incensed ut what he der-
eribed carrRnra's trsachsry. declared
war on tho First Chief Carranza
was recognized by the United States
NJ chief Of tho dc facto government.
but villa. living the iife Of a bandit
chioftaln. dcfisd him turnout tho en-.
tire existence o. his government
NEW CONSTITUTION
Is ACCEPTED
A ncw constitution. the so.called
"CnrfanEa Constitution. vas &c.
cspted May /. 1917, with many rad.
teal provisions. notably those con.
tanned in Article -. declaring that
the suhsoii. formerly belonging Ia
surface owners was the property Of
tho nation. which meant The virtual
naturalization Of the petroleum in
duatry. This. with certain provis-
Ions of the new constitution. which
allowed the appropriation Of private
lands for public use. became the Sub.
jet Of much contention between the
Carranza government and tho Unit.
ed States But Notwithstanding tho
firm attitude OF the latter, Carranza
held his ground
In 1919. when carranza'a term Of
office was about TO expire. he at
tempted 10 impose fEnacio BonllaA
then his ambassador NJ Washington.
ms the government candidate for the
presidency. while General Obrogon
announced himself In opposition
Because Of alleged acts Of oppression
on the part OF carrHnza. Adolfo dc
Ia Huerta, governor OF obrcRons
state, Sonora. reyolted. by the
spring Of 1920. practically the entire
army had gone oec9 TO de Ia Hueria.
The City OF Mexico being in immin-
ent danger Of capture by forces IN
sympathy with Obrcgon and de In
Huerta. Carrnnza fled with his cabi.
net. accompanied by Bonlllas. and
taking with him gold IN the treas
ury. During the flight, carranza
was treacherously slain.
OBREG0N ELECTED
NEW PRESIDENT
DE Ia Huerta now was named by
the congress ma provisional president.
subsequent TO which elections were
held and Obregon elected president
OF the republic for the period Of four
years, assuming office on December
/. 1920. Obregon's period of govern
ment Of the country " fairly well
known "a recent history. Officials
here admit that the administration OF
Obrcgon has been thruout singulorly
free from revolt and disorder
The United states under President
Harding and Secretary OF state
Hughes proposed. aa mean OF set.
| Element OF the question OF confiscn-
tlon Of American property thru such
phases OF tho Mexican Consultation
M Article ~. that ObrcRon enter In.
10 u trenty guaranteeing against u
retroactive application OF this article
and other methods ohjcctionnl TO the
United States. ~ preliminary TO Am
crican recognition. Obregon. how
ever, absolutely refused TO tign u
treaty until nfter recognition. Sntls-
factory guarantees for American In
tcrcsta were obtained. however, and
n settlement reached OF difficulties
between the two countries In the re-.
cent conference NJ Mexico CITY. bo-
tween the American commissioners
Charles Il, Warren and John Payne,
md the Mexican commissioners, r.,
Gonzales liou and Ramon kpsa