Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-12-29
The American Magazine Again Arraigns
Mexico.


Mexico.
In it's January number the Ameri-
can Magazine comes back good and
strong at those in Mexico and else
where who have questioned the truth
of the articles on "Barbarous Next
coz which are running in that period
ical. Following is an extract from
an editorial which leads off the num-
Der:
1--WE wish to reaffirm what we said
at the beginning of these articles
that Mexico as civilized government
is a farce and a failure; as republic
it is a mockery. 1t is still barbarous
in that it permits and INDUCES In bar
barities. There are other countries
as backward and as barbarous, but
their chiefs do not make the pretense
that the rulers of Mexico make. The
shams of Mexico are many. They
begin at the top, where sits power
full half Indian autocrat. He builds
an So, 600, 600 theater when around the
corner is the most appalling poverty.
He takes over railroads with great
show of advanced government owner
ship, loads the country with debt, and
despite of urging does little to fur
Their the agriculture of one of the
greatest agricultural regions on the
continent. He is at the head of a
land of almost unexampled richness !;
yet in great corn-producing country
he has had to take the tariff off corn
so that it might be imported and the
has not helped teach the people how
to raise fair crops. The native land
of the bean is said to import beans
from Manchuria- from Manchuria.
forsooth. Mexico has some show,
| some glitter, some outward appear
| ances of civilization, but little of the
real thing.
president Diaz is man of genius
= now aging and decayed. In the
| days Of his greatest power and activ-
| ity he enlisted number of men in
the organization of his autocratic sys-
! tenn; they worked with him; they had
| to be paid by exercising power and
using place for personal gain and ad.
vantage. Diaz could not prevent the
! development of this tendency. Sc
there grew up an oligarchy, and as
Diaz became old. the oligarchy was
more necessary to him and it grew ir
strength. The members of the gov.
eminent group amassed great wealth
in plantations, bonds, railroads, mines
and factories.
''Those who govern Mexico are the
same men as those who control it's in
! dustries and its finance. 1t is almost
as if the heads of the Standard Oi
Company. the Sugar Trust and the
great railroads were themselves mem
bers of the Cabinet. and together
with the President controlled by di
rect word the action of legislature
and appointed Senators and Member
of Congress. Of course wealth, ant
power emanating from political or
j gapization, dominate to some exlen
III all countries. But in no civilized
country are their effects displayed il
so gross form as in Mexico. In thei
selfishness this group manages vast
fully so far as the general welfare j
concerned.
! "They have power, they hav
wealth, they have education, the
have brains. They have technica
skill at roneymaking, with un
eQualled opportunities. but littl
sense of responsibility to the people
: We must not fool ourselves abou
Mexico or its rulers. We shall max
great mistake if we do.
$50 we repeat:
"There is slavery at this moment
See documents and announcement
offering YaQui families on the follow
ing pages.
"There is barbarous political perse
cution at this moment. See stories O
most recent events on following pages
''There is Imprisonment for fire
speaking at this moment. See inc
dents freshly drawn from Mexica
sources on the following pages.
"There is suppression of persona
liberty at this moment. See tru
tales of disappearance and of evil Q
following pages"