r TIlE THE MEXICAN IU DEVOLUTION OS By ny L L. L A. A Hollenbeck There has has has' been considerable of a ar r revolution in Mexico for the tho iasa las las' a I three weeks There were so several vera I I candidates lates for for president and among among QUi others rs was was a president ex Obregon who who was president before the no now president The constitution Uon says that a. a a man magi shall shaH be president only once and President Ca Calles les and aHI ox- ox ex 1 1 president Obregon Obregon claim that hat t that lat i means that they they shall shaH not have Ll a u I consecutive consecutive- term Anyway Obre Obre- Obregon Obregon I gon gOll seemed td havo ve the best of or it and arid Serrano and Gome GOIne Gomel wl who Q were re I I ca candidates stirred liP up a a revolution and it looked looted decidedly storm stormy for j I Mexico But PresIdent Calles proceeded proceeded pro pro- proceeded I. I j to take decisive measures and had a little battle or two and I captured General Serrano and about IS 18 other outer generals and promptly put th them m up Before a firing tiring squad I agai against a stone wall and executed them Also 60 or 70 other leaders were executed and General Gomez Is s flying and hiding and trying to escape es escape es- es cape the tho country So President Calles seems to be the big boss in Mexico You cant can't blame him for if iC the other fellows had got a chance they would have assassinated him hdm The men who were re y were executed we were e among the ablest in Mexico The Tho fact remains remains' that Mexico 1 is not l competent to have a republican form t of oC l Every little bobble that happens seems to produce a revolution and It is necessary to have ea a dictator w with lh a strong hand in order to preserve pre pie serve Eer order in hi the country A AreIs Are Are- republic rei re- re II i public is all light tight fol for a well balai bala balances dt u II people eople and all wrong for Cor a half civilized civilized 1 Ie race I I f In connection with fitts it I is apI appropriate ap ap- i r I to note that the American F Federation of Labor Ms t declared I that it is n not t a pacifist organization that the they arc willing to fight tight for freedom and that also they want ant to banish war and slid too loo they raver the line l immediate independence of tho the i i Philippine Islands l f. That is isa a a half haIr civilized race race race- composed o of o a and probably fifty tribes o of Filipinos and if the tho country were given no doubt there would be endless war war between the various various various' I gnu ana Moros OlOS wo would nIt be bo J j In-j in 11 immediate and constant conflict with the Uio Tag and other tribes I Independence sometimes cs n I anar anarchy h r and when wIlen It docs does then it t 1 Is better to be connected with a strong S government tha that grants l i e once co with Yi l social order order The Tho Philip Philipi J i pities pines pin s are arc prospering as qs as' as never nevert ov prospered before and and- it is better I for America rICa to to 9 retain retain- the tho pings pines both for America and k IV f J for 11 i. i I Filipinos Fi s t because we are are both th ben bena n. n I j i fitte fitted by f free trade between e n the he taut lam nf I ai I t zOnes ll S. S 1116 be betted te i class of Filipinos tl tI ta 1 well wall as as m many of r the b best st sn statesmen s of tho the United Stat States s 0 O Ot sq a II lm ini lr r I is Ii is popularly c d t tI and too loo mu much h of an any good any g good ci thing i is bad bail but imperialism with moll modera 1 hl lion tion and good sense sense means th greatest progress and a any any ty strong s successful bu business man is an imperialist im in in his hs personal business ss and that Is ls progression which Is ii the tho tho I law laV a. of growth either cither in private b business siness or 01 in the tho progress of or 1 na tia nations i dons and that Is 15 what is rm lY lacking In M Mexico xico