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Show NEWS REVIEW OF CURRENTEVENTS Revolution in Mexico Puts an End to the Regime of President Carranza. OBRESON MAY SUCCEED HIM Lodge to Be "Keynoter" for Republican Repub-lican Convention Hitchcock's Attack At-tack on Knox Peace Resolution Senator France Offers Himself as G. O. P. Dark Horse. By EDWARD W. PICKARD. At this writing it seems certain that (he reign of Carranza in Mexico has come to an end. Success has crowned the efforts of the leaders of the revolt which, in the words of General Obre-gon, Obre-gon, "was necessary to liberate the country from a regime which was breaking down the intellectual and material ma-terial life of the people and which was violating laws." Abandoning his capital, the president sought to reach the coast in the vicinity of Vera Cruz, his probable intention being to take ship for Europe with government funds amounting to about $13,500,000. His trains were stopped short of Apizaco, bpt he and his followers made their way some thirty-five miles further, Into the state of Puebla. There they were surrounded by the rebel forces, and at last reports were fighting desperately. des-perately. The revolutionists were determined de-termined to capture the president and those commanders who remained loyal to him, and the escape of the fugitives fugi-tives appeared impossible. General Trevino, one of the leaders of the revolt, re-volt, hurried to the scene for the purpose pur-pose of protecting the life of Carranza, Car-ranza, for he and his conferees desire as little blood-letting as may be. It was reported that the rebels already had captured Carranza's treasure. In other parts of the republic opposition op-position to the revolution ceased and the troops and towns quietly give in their adherence to the new regime. General de la Huerta, the provisional president, was busy establishing a temporary government and the federal legislative and judicial authorities were urged to continue in the performance perform-ance of their duties, being" assured of protection. The rebel leaders hope it will be possible pos-sible to hold an election late in July in accordance with the Mexican law, and it is believed that at that time General Obregon will be chosen head of the republic, as he is considered the real head of the revolution. There are other candidates, however, and all of them seem desirous that the people peo-ple be permitted to name their choice. The government at Washington is alert and all necessary steps have been taken to protect American lives and interests, in-terests, but it is not thought now that the warships and marines sent south Will be called on for any action. The United States presumably will deal with the revolutionists as the de facto government, hut it was stated in Washington Wash-ington that until Carranza was captured cap-tured or escaped from the country he must still be technically considered to be the president. A number of loyal commanders and many other refugees ref-ugees have been permitted by the rebel authorities and the United States to cross the border into Texas. There is talk among them of organizing a counter-revolution, and of alleged dissension dis-sension among the lenders of the rebellion, re-bellion, but all this is to be taken with reservation. The Republican national committee accepted President Wilson's challenge as to making the treaty and league covenant an issue of the campaign, by selecting Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, formulater of the famous reservations, res-ervations, toact as temporary chairman chair-man of the national convention in Chicago. Chi-cago. His "keynote" speech of course will give full prominence to the treaty issues from the point of view of himself him-self and the Republicans who believe with him that the pact must 1 e "Americanized" "Amer-icanized" before it is ratified. Some of the committee members hud been in favor of giving the honor to former Senator Beveridge of Indiana, but when the president's letter to an Oregon Or-egon Democrat was made public there seemed to be no further question as to who should be elected. The committee com-mittee as a whole will be pleased if the convention makes Mr. Beveridge the permanent chairman, though Chaimnn Hays has suggested that Charles E. Hughes would be a fine compromise candidate. The progressives progres-sives do not like this idea, and neither do the "irreconcilables." Mr. Wilson's Oregon letter was taken by some as a covert attack on Senator Chamberlain, who is a candidate candi-date for re-election, and it roused Senator Sen-ator Thomas of Colorado, a Democratic insurgent, to vigorous protest in the senate. He paid warm tribute to Chamberlain and then issued this solemn sol-emn warning : "If the Democratic party in its convention con-vention at San Francisco next month declares for unconditional ratification of this treaty, It will do so because it has determined that it does not care to live any longer and accepts that mead for certain dissolution." This Incident occurred during debate on the Knox peace resolution, which was to be voted on within a few days. Senator Hitchcock made a prepared speech against the measure in which he denounced it as futile, inconsistent and inimical to the treaty of Versailles. Denying that congress has power to make peace, he admitted the truth of Knox's argument that the war actually is at an end, and asked : "Then why this resolution? Hostilities Hostili-ties ceased 18 months ago, our army promptly was demobilized and reduced to a peace basis. Since that time commerce com-merce has been resumed. We have sold hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of products to Germany and purchased pur-chased much from her. "The war which the senator from Pennsylvania proposes to end by this resolution does not, by his own admission, admis-sion, exist. His able argument and historical citations prove that it ended many months ago. What, then, is the senator from Pennsylvania attempting to do by tlris measure, which he calls a resolution to terminate the war? He is making an utterly futile and hopeless attempt to make a peace settlement with Germany to take the place of the Versailles treaty." Senator McCumber, Republican, of North Dakota, also attacked the resolution, reso-lution, asserting that it means not only deserting our allies, but also deserting and condemning our cause, i He declared, de-clared, also, that the war has not been won, and that through the president's "influence and pressure the German armies were saved from utter annihilation annihila-tion or unconditional surrender." William J. Bryan, down In Florida, had his say about the president's renewed re-newed determination to make the treaty a campaign issue. He urged immediate ratification of the treaty with such reservations as have been agreed upon, leaving the nation to secure se-cure afterward in the league any changes deemed necessary. Of Mr. Wilson he said : "Broken down in health by the weight of cares and anxieties anxi-eties such as have fallen to no other occupant of that high office, the chief executive has been denied the information informa-tion essential to sound judgment and safe leadership." Each party now has a candidate for the presidential nomination who avowedly avow-edly favors so liberal enforcement of the prohibition amendment that the sale and use of light wines and beers will be permitted. Governor Edwards' campaign among the Democrats is well under way and now Senator Joseph I. France of Maryland has made his entry en-try into the Republican race. In his announcement the senator says: "I beliey in a referendum to the people on the question of whether the eighteenth amendment should be enforced en-forced in such a way as to prevent the distribution of light wines and beer as other commodities are distributed. Such a referendum, whatever the outcome, out-come, would go far toward allaying national unrest. "If a situation shall arise at the convention con-vention in Chicago in which there is a deadlock and it is found necessary to turn to some candidate whose name has not heretofore been considered. I have been assured by many friends that the principles for which I stand are such as to make me the logical choice of the convention." The wets in the ranks of the Democratic Demo-cratic party have been counting noses and assert they will have enough delegate dele-gate votes in the San Francisco convention con-vention to force the adoption of a plank embodying their views of prohibition. pro-hibition. This may be true, but there is no doubt that the leaders of both parties will use every endeavor to have the question ignored in the platforms. While on the subject of politics, it is necessary to make some mention of the doings of the Socialist convention in New York. It wound up by nominating Eugene Y. Debs for the presidency which has grown into a hubit despite the fact that Mr. Debs is serving time for violating the espionage act. In its earlier sessions the convention fought over the radical declaration of principles princi-ples submitted by the Illinois delegation, delega-tion, providing for the "dictatorship of the proletariat" and limitation of citizenship. citi-zenship. Morris Hillquit and his "conservative" "con-servative" followers beat this plan by a large majority. The same faction compelled the , eradication of an offensive of-fensive reference to churches from the party platform. Not only Kiev, but also Odessa, the Black sea port, fell into the possession of the Poles and Ukrainians who are fighting to free the Ukraine from the Russian bolsheviki. The latter, however, how-ever, have organized strong lines of resistance east of Kiev and assert that they expect the war with Poland to continue for years. It is understood that the convention signed by Poland and Ukrainla just before the present drive opened provides for a Polish outlet out-let to the Black sea, which has been one of Poland's national ambitions for centuries. Poland agrees to give Ukralnia military support for ten years. Recent dispatches indicate that Roumania Is seeking an alliance with Poland against Russia. Europe was puzzled by the silence, throughout the week, of the soviet wireless station at Moscow, and there were conjectures that the co-operative societies might have engineered a rising against the bolsheviki. The French government astounded the radicals of that country by suddenly sudden-ly ordering the dissolution of the General Gen-eral Federation of Labor, which has been supporting the strike of railway men by calling other strikes. The minister min-ister of justice issued judicial information infor-mation against the leaders of the organization, or-ganization, and the minister of war distributed troops through the city to prevent disorders. Premier Millerand emphatically refused to compromise with the labor leaders and the latter declared the government's action would not stop their activities. In Italy the socialists, with the aid of the popular party, succeeded in overthrowing over-throwing the ministry, and Prime Minister Min-ister Nitti and his colleagues resigned. Nitti had been in power nearly a year, but had been the object of Innumerable bitter attacks from both the Catholics and the socialists. Secretary of the Navy' Daniels spent several days with the senate committee commit-tee that is Investigating Admiral Sims' charges against the navy department. In the course of his testimony he revealed re-vealed the secret instructions given naval officers by President Wilson when they started for European waters. wa-ters. These were to the effect that they must maintain the American tradition of audacity "to the utmost point of risk and daring," and he added that the British had been too cautious to make full use of their naval supremacy against the Germans. This latter point was emphasized in a confidential cablegram ca-blegram from the president to Sims, which the secretary read. Mr. Daniels Dan-iels contradicted many of the assertions asser-tions made hy the admiral, and said the latter aspired to become a member of the British admiralty and put his personal ambition before bis duty to his country, his superiors and his associates. as-sociates. In the death of William Dean How-ells, How-ells, which was the result of influenza, the dean of American letters passed, lie was generally ranked as the foremost fore-most novelist of this country, and his essays and criticisms were among the best. |