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REVIEW OF REVIEWS. 



September i, i9J5L 



Mexico's Troubles. 



Ever since he took office President 

 Wilson has been urged to intervene in 

 Mexico in order to protect American 

 citizens and property in that distracted 

 land. This he has steadfastly refused to 

 do. He has also refused to recognise 

 General Huerta as President, holding 

 that he seized that position by unconsti- 

 tutional methods. This action has fur- 

 ther strained the relations between the 

 two states. It appears, though, as if Pre- 

 sident Wilson's confidential agent, Mr. 

 John Lind, has succeeded in persuading 

 General Huerta to grant an armistice to 

 the rebels, and to promise that the pre- 

 sidential elections shall take place at an 

 early date. On the strength of these 

 promises the United States will prob- 

 ably recognise Huerta as provis onal 

 President. It is rather surprising, 

 though, that Dr. Wilson should place 

 any faith in a Mexican ballot. The 

 method I foL?,nd in practice u-hen I 

 visited the country was absolutely cer- 

 tain to result in the return of the man 

 in power. The only means of chang- 



ing the President appeared to be that 

 adopted by Huerta himself — armed in- 

 surrection. Huerta and Felix Diaz have 

 hitherto worked together, and it is signi- 

 ficant that the latter should be hur- 

 riedly recalled from Japan, when he 

 had gone to make an alliance between 

 the two countries He is the nephew of 

 ex-President Diaz, and probably is the 

 strongest man in Mexico. Attempts to 

 induce his uncle to return have been 

 made, but the old warrior is now too 

 feeble to undertake the Herculean task 

 of restoring order. It is quite clear that 

 the new President, whoever he is, will 

 have to be in effect a dictator, otherwise 

 ttie land will continue to be rent in 

 twain by warring factions. 



Chinese Affairs. 



The truth of Dr. Sun-Yat-Sen's pro 

 phesy has speedily been shown. He 

 stated early in the year that if Yuan 

 Shi-Kai succeeded in getting the 

 ;^20,ooo,ooo loan he would speedily be 

 come a dictator, and with his well-paid 

 soldiers would crush all attempts at re- 



THE VISIT OF THE KING AND QUEEN TO LANCASHIRE. 

 Their Majesties had a mapnficeiit welcome during their rapid trip through the industria 

 centres of Lancashire. Sciieduled tin.e was kept with almost uncanny exactness and tlie wlinli 

 programme went through without a single hitch. The above shows one of the 'manv decoritoV 



trams in Liverpool 



e many decorated 

 iTopical. 



