Show I H h IJ Obregon Obregon t A in many quarters there seems to be a aI I hesitancy to o credit with sin sincerity erity the protestations of or fr fri friendliness towards the United States of the present Mc Mexican ican premier Alvarado Obregon there seems to be nothing in his more recent acts or utterances that disclose any my perfidy It is natural to suspect the Mexican character because bc- bc cause of its demonstrated treachery on many occasions yet in n the comity between nations it is usual as 85 in the tho lv app application of the law to accept a man as innocent until die is proven guilty ne 9 One of General Obregon's latest utterances expressed hope that mutual confidence will some day be so restored far restored between Mexico and the United States that solders may be withdrawn from the international bor- bor I der In this expression of a candid c. hope there seems to t to be nothing of the sullen vindictive spirit or else h hypocrisy hy- hy po that always attended the utterances of the l late te 1 President Carranza and a fair and reasonable policy 4 would J be to allow him to demonstrate whether o or not e is i. is sincere r f At least it is isvet yet to be he demonstrated that ho he is not since sin ere He has the advantage of having resided here herel i l and knows the United States He professes an admiration admiration admira- admira I tion for our greatness and a wholesome respect for our i power which Carranza never did He professes to understand the Monroe doctrine and to have a respect W tor that also t Whether he hc will be willing to ace accept pt the suggestions of Df Senator Falls Fall's committee com to amend the Carranza con- con f h constitution to abolish the tho powers ra and 4 the other sinister provisions aimed at th the peace and and J contentment of American residents of Mexico remains remaInS I t 1 to be e seen It is possible he lle will bo be glad to do so un un- un less ess it runs so so contrary to the sentiments of his people ns as l to b bd be inadvisable As the tho Fall suggestions have e not been adopted by our own O go government and probably bly will not not hastily be incorporated into our state policy at not by the present administration General ObIa Ob- Ob t j-t 4 regon will be diplomatic perhaps if he declines to discuss t them I themIe He Ie has a tremendous task before him in the rehabilitation h tation of his own distressed country in its pacification of its debts restoration of foreign confidence PI ul encouragement and protection of foreign capital and placating laca ing and keeping keeping- amiable amible nn and tractable the gen- gen rals h rals ni-rals rals in In comm command nd of the various vanous factions who have been in o disturbing in the past I r Fourteen of have st de ts e b been n Suspended for arti articles r i l offensive to J e fac faculty ty Mid And till still t they ej talk of the freedom of the press iress |