DESPERATE CRISIS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1924, 5 December 1913, Page 7

DESPERATE CRISIS.

j "TIMES" CORRESPONDENT'S REPORT

ON MEXICO.

ATROCITIES ALLEGED,

ATTITUDE OF UNITED STATES

CONDEMNED.

By Telegraph—Pre?? Association—Copyriclil J "Times" —Sydney "Sua" Suceiai Cables. ' London,. December 3. s The "Times" correspondent of Mexico ( City cables that a desperate situation is do;eloping in consequence of the at- i iitude of "the United Slates, which wishes j to "freeze" out Huerta. Tho northern disturbances oil tho whole are not purely revolutionary, but are inspired by the desire for brigandage. There lias been mutilation, torture, murders, rapine, arson, violation of women and girls, and killing of children. Tho policy of the United States hampers the Government. If the strong, hand of Huerta is removed the result would be appalling. NO INTERFERENCE. REBEL LEADERS' HINT TO UNITED STATES. "Times"—Sydney "Sun" Special Cables. (Rec. December i, 7.25 p.m.) Mexico City, December 3. The rebel leaders have announced that thev will not tolerate American interference, but if properly treated they will willingly live on tho best of-terms with tho United States, and help her to safeguard tho Panama Canal. UNITED STATES ARMY BILL. A SIGNIFICANT PROVISION. (Ike. December 4, 11.80 p.m.) Washington, December 4. The Federal House of Representatives has passed the Army Bill, n novel ieaturo'of -i-hieh is that it places tile war volunteers on tlm same footing as lno regulars during n war. _ _ ' Referring to a measure authorising fho President to raise volunteer regiments to supplement the existing National Guard. Representative Mann inquired if the Bill had any connection with the situation it) Mexico. He pointed out that a similar measure was passed before.' tho Spanish-American War The speaker added that lie could see .mo end to the road President Wilson was now travelling in regard to Mexico. Ho hoped that war would bo averted, but was not very sangumo about it. "WHAT WeTTgHT FOR." "What we fight for," said Don Vciiustiano Carranra. the Mexican Constitutionalist leader, in an interview with a correspondent of the London "times recently, "is the Constitution of our country and the development: of our pcopio. Huerla outraged the Constitution, when he overthrew and murdered President Mad-:'io. He continues to outrage it by attempting to sovern despotically as Diaz •lid, and refusing to administer fairly the law's, which are equal for nil. This revolution cannot cease until eilher we, the Constitutionalists,. triumph, or until Huerta triumphs completely over us. Even in tho latter case it would only cease for the moment. It has its roots in social causes. The laud, which was formerly divided anions; the mass o£ the people, has been seized by -a few. 'Che owners nf it compel tho>v who are working for them to buv the necessities nf life from them alone.' Thoy lay a burden of debt umn the pcor people ami make them vii-tuallv slaves, for as lons as 'be pour people owe '.hem money they cannot g-o awav. If thev try to go away, they can be brought back. They can be put in prison. Another cause of the revolution is His growth of a middle-class, Formerly there- were only tho rich am! the poor. Now there is a class in between which does not lika to we the poor oppressed; which knows what -democracy and social reforms mean in other conn, tries, and which is resolved to lake successive steps forward in the direction of complete srlf-governmcnt. "The hist necessity is the fair and free, election of a President. The election which is proposed now will he a farce. In the disturbed state of our eountfv it is impossible to hold a proper election. Larire numbers of voters will not hnoW anything about it. We Constitutionalist's refuse to recognise any Presided who mav be returned "at the fraudulent eiecion". AVe shall execute anyone who recognises a President unconstitutionally elected and directly or indirectly guilty of participation in the murder of Madero."