HE KNOWS Robert Hammond Murray au author author author au- au thor of this Inside story of the latest Mexican revolt re has been beena a n ringside observer of Mexican affairs affair since the closing days clays of ot the reign of Porfirio DiazA Diaz AH As a distinguished journalist In Mexico 1 City he saw the coming comIng coming com com- ing and going go Ins of Madero Victoriano VIctoriano VIc VIc- toriano Huerta and Carranza Carranza- revolutionists all i Ho lIo saw Alv Alvaro ro Obregon and then Calles coma com into power and succeed In staying there I He has been a a. close observer cr crof t tor of or outside Influences operating I In Mexican politics He knows Mexican statesmen military chiefs men of of affairs and the I oil barons of or the United States and other countries operating in Mexico I He lie knows too the people of Mexico who wear no shoes shoes- meaning the sorel sorely v exploited I peons Murray furra r is not a propagandist of or any sort He ha has had no axes tp grind Io For or fifteen years ears he lie has haa watched the drama In Mexico And from an unbiased viewpoint nt he tells the tIle truth about what ho he hohas hohas has seen I Itry I Itry try to their names are r apt t to appear promptly promptly- in the obituary I columns or among the list of or distinguished distinguished distinguished dis dis- e exiles e on foreign n shores Without questioning g their right to aspire to the presidency it Is I nevertheless ne a fair fait stat statement ment o of fact in I 1 am certain any competent unprejudiced observer vill wil bear me out t to say that neither neith l' l Gomez nor Serrano had more nore than a negligible following or popular support Serrano had almost none Their only hopeful ron road oad to power lay through military usurpation BOTH MEDIOCRITIES Both were mediocrities with no background of accomplishment capacity ca capacity capacity ca- ca I or 01 character Gomez banked upon conservative and church s sympathy and his supposititious supposititious supposititious sup sup- popularity with the generals generals generals gen gen- of the armies Serrano disputed disputed disputed dis dis- this following with with- A humorous us feature of ot the situation situation situation sit sit- as between Gomez and Serrano Serano Serrano Ser- Ser rano ano was this Both of ot them could not be bc president While for temporary temporary temporary tem tem- mutual convenience they w were verc rc making malting common cause against Calles Canes and Obregon It was noto note ap apparent that each was figuring figuring fig fig- Jg- Jg I urine on ways wars and devices wherebY at the proper propel time he might elimInate eliminate elim- elim nato the oth other r by fair fall means or foul Had they succeeded in ousting Calles Canes and expunging Obregon politically then it would have been dog dog- cat dog between Gomez Gomez Gonez Go- Go mez nez and Serrano Thus after a fashion for fOl once the peti petroleum oleum people unwittingly did Callea Calles and Mexico and their then own government g a favor Thanks to Calles' Calles energy and to his control control con control of the army Washington may mav tale take satisfaction to Itself for fOl still having hating ono one reasonably wc well functioning functioning and responsible government to deal with in Mexico The al alternative alternative alternative al- al was no government at tillor till tillor or two or three rival revolutionary governments g scattered red over the landscape each operating on its own hook and accepting no responsibility responsibility in the fire conduct of ot Mexico's international national relations Any other otier outcome would have l released upon the COUI country armies of rival rhal Mexican factions to the Inconveniencing Incon if not actual imperilment imperilment im- im of Americans ns and their interests an and a general reversion to th th r 1 prevailed prevailed prevailed pre pre- in Mexico for several years jears subsequent to 1914