The Arvada enterprise., 1924-01-10
news REVIEW OF
CURRENT EVENTS
Sale of u. S. War Material
to Government of Mexico
Loudly Protested.
BY EDWARD W. PlckARo

6y eOWAnO w. Pl%NAHO
G URPLUS war material is being sold
~ to the Mexican government, the
first shipments Of arms and ammuni-
ton having already been received AT
Mexico City. President Obregon sent
q special emissary to Washington to
ask this favor, and the granting OF
1t was approved by President Cool
tdge on the recommendation Of Sec
retary Of State Hughes, though the
amounts to be sold will be far less
than Obregon requested.
Opposition to the transaction has
promptly appeared In both house and
the senate and 10 not confined to the
Democrats, though the opponents of
the administration perhaps are loudest
In their denunciation. Representa-
tive Fairchild Of New York. Republi.
can. jumped to the front with a joint
resolution to write into the permanent,
law Of the country the prohibition of
the sale Of arms or ammunition to any
foreign government, which was the
policy Of the late President Harding.
THE sale to the Obregon govern.
nent 10 astounding" said Mr.. Fair
child. II am surprised 1t should ever
be thought Of There u NO essential
difference between furnishing firearms
and Furnishing men to fire the arms.
This act constitutes Just a. much
Interference and amounts to Just a.
much slaughter.
Senators Norris, King and others
were only . little less outspoken In
their Opposition to the sale, and Sena.
tor Hiram johnson In his Cleveland
speech Thursday. opening his Ohio
campaign, did not neglect to Include
the episode In his Indictment Of the
administration. The Democrats have
evolved the theory It is q political
move. pointing out that the diplomatic
peace with Mexico 10 to be used In the
coming election a. one Of the great
Coolidge Accomplishments II q revolu-
tion upsets the government that has
Just been recognized, that recognition
could hardly be counted as an admin.
istration asset.
1t 10 understood Secretary Hughes
takes the stand that political dlmcul-
ties In Mexico. Central America and
South America should be settled by
the ballot rather than by the bullet;
that this government should at no time
encourage revolutionary movements
that seek the overthrow Of regularly
constituted governments. and should
not reject appeals for aid similar to
the one made by the Obregon govern.
ment.
There has not yet been anything like
decisive battle between sthe federal
and revolutionary forces In Mexico.
but both sides are exceedingly active.
The former, according to dIspatchss-
from Mexico City. are nov advancing
on Vera Crus from the south. west
and north. The rebels have defeated
the army Of General Cardenas In Jslls.
co. that commander being wounded
and captured and General Navarro
being killed. Cardenas was lured into
trap and the resulting fight was
bloody and desperate. This was the
most serious reverse the ObreSon
forces have sustained and opened for
the insurgents communication between
GuadalaJara and the Pacific ports. The
rebels announced Thursday that they
were beginning an advance on PueblH
and Mexico City from Vera Cruz.
IT'S a poor week for news when there
Ia not some trouble In the Balkans.
Last week came up to the mark with
the prospect Of warfare between JuEo.
slnvia and Bulgaria. OF course they
are always at swords points. but now
the situation has become acute. On
Wednesday the Bulgarian government
save permission for the return TO the
country Of ex.KinG Ferdinand. who
was responsible for dragging Bulgaria
Into the World war on the side Of
Germany. At once JukoSln sent
10 Sonia an ultimatum protesting
against this action and also against
The secret increase Of the Bulgarian
army and alleged Bulgarian menace 70
Aegean portA Serbian troops wers
mooilissd % the frontier and were