MEXICAN TURMOIL.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume IV, Issue 963, 13 March 1917, Page 8

MEXICAN TURMOIL.

CARRANZA ELECTED PRESIDENT. P'l Cable. — Press Association. — Copyright. Australian and N. 7,. Gahle Association. (Received March 13, 9.20 a.m.) NEW YORK, March 12. The correspondent of the "New York Times" in Mexico City says that General Carranza has been elected President. He is thus the first constitutional President since 1911. lOn May 25, 1011, General Porfirio Diaz, who had ruled as president with the exception of four years (IRKO-84) since 1807, tendered h ; s resignation to Congress. On November (i, 1911, Senor Francisco Madcro assumed office as president, and ruled till February, 1013, when a coup d'etat took place, resulting in the President's murder and his replacement by General Victoriano Huerta. The new President was recognised by Greal Britain on April 13, 1913, but the United States refused him recognition. At the end of April, 1013, a rebellion was raised in the north under the auspices of Generals Venus Trano Carranza and Francisco Villa, leaders of the "Constitutionalists," and the insurrection slowly advanced southward. In the meantime Huerta had become involved in a quarrel with the United States, which ended in the seizure of Vera Cruz by American torops on April 27, 1014. On June 24 the "Constitutionalists" captured Zacateeas, and Huerin's position became untenable, so that on July 15 lie resigned. On November 2',', the American troops evacuated Vera Cruz. A quarrel soon broke out between Carranza raid Villa, and confu.sion became worse confounded by the appearance of a third party, that of Zapata. The three armies fought one another, and the country was divided amongst the three lenders. Recently Carranza has managed to hold on to the capital and other important centres, and h;'s been recognised as president of the republic. It is difficult to say wind liie •'election" referred to may mean, as Villa still holds a great portion of the northern part of t!ie country, and as the President is elected by direct national vote the present must have been a somewhat strange election.]