Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 20, 1920, Page 2

CIRRANZAAY | BE RETAINED | AS PRESIDENT ANOTHER TERM Mexico’s Political Situation Is Matter of Conjecture in Troublesome Time PRESIDENT SAYS HE - WILL QUIT AT CLOSE Some Believe Country Would BOWOEIEHQ Would Stick —— By Ralph H. Turner (United Press Correspondent) City, of Mexico, Feb. 20 (by mail) —1It 18 a dull week indeed that doesn’t bring forth a new turn in the politi- cal conjecture in Mexico’s presiden- tial race. And the past week has not been a-dull ome. This is the question Mexico is asking hemlt to- day : zl)(ws ‘Venustiano Caranu intend to continue in: the presidential chair?” Decidedly not, Carranza replies. According to Carranza’s own state- ment, he will not remain in office “a single day after the first of Decem: ber,”” the date when his term expires, This statement, which appeared orig- inally in El Democrata, a government organ, was occompanied by the -edi- tor's declaration that a contemporary bad published “an insidious notice to the effect that a certain - political group was conferring privately to consider keeping the President in ‘power without violating the constitu- tion.” In refuting this suggestion, Car- ranza was quoted as saying that inas- much as reelection was prohibited, he would not violate the spirit of the constitution by remaining in offi even though this could be done in a constitutional way. He declared fur. ther, according to El Democrata, that in case internal events prevented the holding of the election, congress would designate the new executive. Pacification Not Complete But the pregldent’s statement, while exercising a certain quieting effect upon the campaign situation, has not entirely. atoppefl ithé .discus: ' sion {n political circles’ that Carran za may succeed himself. Basis of this discussion generally is based on two H polnts 1. The president may deelnre that “the pacification of the nation is not ! yet so complete as to permit the hold- | 4ng of the elections, thereby extend- ' ing his term of office: - ed democratic stability. - Mexico.’ 2. Controversy over uie election may lead congress to declare it illegal following this action by naming a man to enter upon the new term. In the event of the second develop- . ment, the newspaper Excelsior (inde- pendent) has pointed out, Carranza undoubtedly would be designated as the provisional president. The Excelsior asserts that the new constitution provides: “In case of the absolute lack of a president during the first two years of a’ presidential term, congress shall immediately elect a president, the same congress to convoke new presi- *dential elections, arranging for these to take place as near as possible to $he next elecfions for congréssmen and senators.” This, means, according to the Ex- celsior, that should congress declare the elections illegal, or should the -president-elect resign for the sake of peace, Carranza would be named to hold office for two years longer, or until 1922, when the next congres- sfon elections are scheduled. Some Favor Carranza Srnre people, in fact, declare that it would be.best for Mexico. if Car- ranza wou'd remain in power; that he is the “<trong man” of the, coun- try: that his continuance in office would permit Mexico to continue its sfe~dy improvement, uninterrupted by a shift in the reigns of govern- ment. But herein 'ies a factor whichded Carranzo’s friends to insist that he will retire when his term ends. Car- rarze, they point out, is eager to ‘prove hefore the world that Mexico under hiz administration has achiev- There is no better way of ' demonstrating this, they say, than by the president's de- livering his office to a man chosen by the people to succeed him. Very few Mexican rulers, it is declared, have peacefully stepped aside in tav. er of a successor—any successor. So ~here is a chance for Carranza to “make good” - for himself and for It is: this opportunity, say the president’s closest supporters, which explains his eagerness to nego- tiate a change in power by peneeml, regular methods. ASKING ALMOST TOO MUCH. *And so you are not mlrrled yet? *“No.” "No." *What's the matter?” {“Well, papa says that my husband must be a keen and experienced man, ot good health and good habits; mam- l—nnfluthemmbetrun!. indus- tllu- and attentive; and I say he be handsome, duh.lnz. talented . ‘and rich, We are still looking for hita I"—Stray Stories. p £ . the old mecordm; to amclent usage. * y PMANY [RISH NAMES IN CUBA 8igns en Seme of the Most Noted Havana Strests Reflect a Trans- planted Aristocracy. There are .many curiously named streets in Havana, but perhapsthe fin- mdmcwurhtl-uothcrwu %0 piquantly excited as when' he sees the O'Rellly attached to one of ares, The cognomen surely lu DO on of Castilian m remarks the New York Eyening Duplto the name, the man tor whom O'Rellly street, or to give it its Cuban title, Calle 'O'Reilly, .is- called, wah a Spanish subject - bearing .the title of count, and he was one of the first of the long. line of captains gen- eral who ruled Cuba for a period of 80 years. His ancestors left their na- tive heath after the battle of the Boyne, Imxnfl‘ to Spain, where they were ' ennobled -for services to the crown, Although an nrlstocrat. the first O'Rellly was not averse to becoming a moneymaker. He engaged In the not very ° poetic’. monopoly of delivering beef from the slaughter houses to'the v“‘lou- markets, which monopoly was handed down for several generations from father to son. O'Donnell is another Irish name 'in- scribed on - street; signs and it is writ- vten in great letters ‘on the lighthouse ‘of -Moro - castle, - which _lighthouse O'Donnell was Instrumental in_ build- ing. “0'Farrell fs an Irlnh-Spnnlsh name connected with the governmental and commercial life .of Cuba:of the 'past, as’ s also -that of “O'Lawlor. These men had. titled prefixes which were bestowed because of military. or elvil service: or which they bought out- right after the custom of .the time. - Guns: on Airplane: One of the inventions of "the: great war was the art of shooting a machine gun through the propeller of an air- plane without: danger of "hitting the propeller blades. The French aviator, Roland~ Garros, ‘was reported to be \he first man. to employ this device, which was used by hundreds of air fighter« throughout the -war. Before that time the machine " gun mounted ahove the aviator so .as o, fire over, the propeller blades. = Ma- chine guns may. also be mounted in a revolving turret or in the rear of the girplane, . ‘The ‘Browning machine' gun wiil fire 20,000 shots at the rate of 600 per minute, A c«:rr-etr[*\. § i The Judge—I understand that you frequently snid that robbing a trust fund was the last thing you would do. The Culprit—Well, what if I did say z0n? The Judge—- \ou were wrong. !on are now going to do !mm one to tem years. That Explains I!. y Miss Peachblow—I ‘must confess 1! was quite astonished when I heard/of your engagement. What bnslnen is your fiance in? Miss Leftover—He's a collector of antiques. Miss Penchh)o“—Ohl 1 see, GIVE IT TIME. “Boil my egg three minutes.™ “'Scuse‘me. Dat alg is jes’ out o eold storage an’ three minutes won't much more dan jes’ thaw 1t.* “Sure, | Propuod b Hlm." _ Manitowoc, Wis.—“Sure, I proposed to him,” sald Mrs. Annfe Prueger, as she applied for the license to marry. Thebridegroom in the case was August’ Krevis, sixty-seven, and this is his second marriage. ‘The bride is MQ- eight years old, and is plunging Inte matrimony for the third time. was | | i | i ; i i | I R | i i | | Uncertain: "Well. Mr, Pedagogue, does . my boy ; show._ any- special aptitude for work'!"i asked the proud father. | “I think so, Mr. Bronson,” answered ! the schooimaster. *“I ‘am not certain | as yet whether. John will make:a sculp-: tor or a baseball player. fle is un- ; erring in his aim with paper wads. but | the condition of his desk top, convinces me that he can carve with conslderable tacility.” No _Facilities. ’ | “Rather a husky looking:individual.” “Yes.. ' That’s Prof. Sampson Grap- ileigh, He gives physical culture les- sons by mgil.” “I see, & correspmdenceachool. But suppose one of his clients applied for Instruction in person?”. ““The professor would be ina most. embarrassing predlclmem. ‘He mlght vhnve to hire a gymnasium.” S -] ! Compotcnt ‘at Last.* “How long has this reporter been on the staff?” :“Oh, long enough to bicomg rully useful as a news gatherer. hE “What do you menn?" “He has passed mrough the perlod of -aspiring to write the ‘Great Ameri- |can Novel," or the ‘Great American ‘his ‘mind on & police court ftem.” Through' With Honesty. “I'm never going to return a lost ar- ticle to any one again,” said a Kansas ‘City man the other day. “Why?" he was asked. v “Well, this fellow advertised a re- ward for the return of his dog, and no’ ' questions asked. ‘And then when I'took i the dog'and went up and rang the bell his wife answered the door.” How We Need One! “T've an invention at last that will mean a fortune!” / “What is it this thme?” . “Why, it’s an extra key for a type- writer. When you don’t know how to spell a word, you hit the key and it makes a blur that might be an e, an -. or. most -nythlng else.” Friendly UL The: mian I like Is ‘Bill McGuire; He stops ‘and helps Me ch o-tire. ;'One Better, . : Mln-ger—-’l‘mu magnet will dm .three popinds of:iron from L distance of ten feet. = - ? | 'Rube—That’s not much.! I knbv something that ‘draws me every Sun-i ‘day over three miles of plmved fields, and 1 weigh" 125 pounds. i Following Instructions. Father—And ‘whep you ;quarreled; with the boy did you follow. your Sun- day school ‘principle and xlu him ‘a soft answer?: .. - Bobble—No, not enctly. 1 mldo an old soft tomato do the luwu'ln‘. 1 Smnrl, at 'nm. “I guess my: wlhthlnkll‘llm smart man.” “Why?” “Sho admits that I am mg a8 smart | ushethonchtlw-uhemwm | martied” - - Fairly 8o, ' “Did you follow the diet ! advised?” | “Yes,. doctor.” “Religiously 1" “Why, tolerably so. 1 sald grace about three times out of five; I shou!” guess.” A Painful Matter. “Pat, it's lookin’ seedy 'ye are. A shave wouldn't hurt you a bit.” “Faith, Moike, if yez could see me razor yez wouldn’t say that” T * SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 20, 1820 ——————r ,Buner Is An APPETlZER Nothing ‘can equal the delicious, appetlzmg flavor of butter. o # Nothvmg‘can équal fhe health-giving qualities of ‘butter. 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