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Show CARRANZA'S LUCK. (Salt Lak Tribune I Luck seems to be with Venuatlajio Carranza. Just as his military commander. com-mander. General Obregon, took possession pos-session of Mexico City, driving out Zapata, a report was received at the capital that Carranxa's foremost rival Pancho Villa, had been shot and seriously seri-ously wounded. It Villa should die the chance are that the revolutionary revolution-ary government of Carranza would ' become the more or les permanent I government of the republic. I This country cannot look forward in the hotel! to the rule of Carranza withoflt alarm , His character, as revealed, to us in ills acts and his negotiations with our sovernment, is that of a narrow-mind-?d partisan, whose mental vision does lot extend beyond the borders of his wn country. This is not true of Villa, dospite that genial bandit's lira-ted lira-ted experience. From the outset he tiaa realized the folly of antagonizing the United States and has lnvaxiably sought to make reasonable arrangements arrange-ments with our representatives. Not so Carranza. Whenever a crisis arose between the United States and the revolutionary forces he displayed unwarranted un-warranted spleen against the United States and seemed to think that his duty required him to reject our proposals. pro-posals. !n spit of his hatred for Huerta, I Carranza Inclined to side with the murderous dictator rather than per mit an American soldier to set foot upon Mexican soil for the enforcement of American rights. Such a disposition disposi-tion is more dangerous today than it was a year ago, despite what President Pres-ident Wilson said m his Indianapolis speech The president seemed to think that this country could allow the Mexicans to fight it out among themselves without any interference Dn our part. He displayed absolute confidence in hla policy of watchful waiting and foresaw no contingency which might force him to abandon It I It is not likely that the people of I this country share the president's assurance as-surance The time approaching! hen American and foreign interests' a ii must be protected. |
