REVOLUTION IN MEXICO.

Putaruru Press, Volume VI, Issue 234, 26 April 1928, Page 1

REVOLUTION IN MEXICO.

(AMERICA’S MOSCOW. How Elections Are Won. | Wholesale am.,..., nnn unrestricted J crime supportt-.* hy tik* authority of a bovuriuiiciii j n iho hands oi an uttcr- ] ]y unscrupulous gang or political rufiiaris, wnose uvowcu objective is to make the country a second Russia rn the devastating olivets of its political ideals on the social life of the com* inunity—this is the condition of Mexico ns the prcKCi.i tune, according to Captain Francis MeCullagh, the journalist who visited Melbourne with the American fleet, and who describes the latest revolution ’ ’ in Mexico in The National .Review. Captain MeCullagh says that the real story of the alleged revolution was suppressed by President Calles, who was able to impose his own untruthful version on the I>ress of the world by means of the rigorous censorship which he maintains over all messages. The President uneeremoniousy expels any newspaper correspondent who toils the truth. During the “ revolution 9 *he closed telegraph lines to all but his own messages, and stopped all tram services «o that his own story was the only one which reached the world. As the Kremlin is the centre of Communist infection for the old world so the presidential palace of Mexico is the centre for the infection of the new world, says Captain MeCullagh. Ho describes it as “a harbour of refuge for escaped Communists, dynamitards, gaol birds, and murderers, from every 1 part of the two Americas. The control of the country has been arranged I by Calles on simple but effectual lines. A compact haa been entered into b© tween Calles and his friend Obregon, whereby they will occupy the presidential office in turns until one of ihern dies, and then their faithful henchman Morones, the Bolshevik, sbull inherit the vacant place. From Captain MeCullagh ’s description of the men it would: appear that Calles and Obregon have not been very judicious in nominating an heir, as Morones is the type of man who would adhere to the gentleman ’& agreement, but at the same time would not be übove taking steps to create a vacancy for himself if either of presidents showed any tendency to longevity. Captain MeCullagh sums up the position by quoting an American authority who said:—“ Suppose the United States were ruled by the gunmen oi Chicago and New York, and you get an accurate idea of what has hapjicned in Mexico.* *

The story of the *‘ revolution 7 ’ during the first week in October this year, as told by Captain MeCullagh, differs entirely from that of President Calles. According to Captain MeCullagh Generals Serrano and Gomez decided to oppose Obregon at the Presidential election which will take place in July, 1928. Both men know they had absolutely no hope of being elected or rather no hope of procuring a fair count of the ballot-papers, because Calles controls the polling booths. What they had decided to do was to commence a revolution immediately after the election when the country would be in a state of indignation at the fraudulent actions of the President. It is pointed out that unfair elections arc the cause of 99 revolutions out of 100 in Central America. The revolutionaries arc forced to act because the Government has lied about, the results of the election, and as an Administration which does this can remain in power indefinitely, the only means of redress is revolution. Calles is an expert in dishonest elections. In 3 915 lie declared himself elected Governor of Sonora, although he was defeated in the election, and no one had the courage to say him nay. His whole career has been paved with bleaches of the Constitution. Chiles was aware of the intentions of Gomez and Serrano to create a revolution after the elections in July ne? t, and he determined to forcstal them. He insisted on their resigning thcii commands when they nominated for the Presidential chair. Not only weie the majority of the intelligent Mexicans opposed to the election of Calles' friend Obregon, but there were indications that the army did not relish the idea. Calles and Obregon saw that if they wore to hold their supremacy they must strike. “In preparation, in swiftness, in execution, and in subsequent propaganda, this CallesObregon blow was a masterpiece, ” writes Captain MeCullagh. Gomez and Serrano had gone for a week-end to Serrano’s country house at Cuernavaca. While they and their friends wore sitting round the dinner table Federal soldiers crept through the windows. Snn.no and 13 of his guests wvro. killed instantly. Gomez fled tin wounded. d'!«j was subsequently captured and executed.—Ed. “A.”) Calles stated tl at Serrano was court mart killed and s- hot. This was untrue: he was murdered in cold blood. It was a massacre of political opponents and not an attempted revolution. In one wee' Olioe had 84 lei l !-ng Mexicans shot. Sixteen of these were gene rals, and most of the others were professional men of unusual intelligence. “In the next 20 years Calles and Ob(Continued m Next Column)

logon may do infinite harm in Mexico by d-e-Chrifitianising it, Bolshevising it, and converting it into another such a centre as Russia now is, ” says Captain MeCullagh. “I see nothing to prevent it, for hy this October coup they have placed their regime in the same position .of evil stability as that of Red Russia. 99