The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-08-09
MEXICO DEFENDED
BY A JOURNALIST
A Mexican Newspaper Man
Says Oiaz Has Been Ben
efactor to Country.

San Antonio, Tex. Aug. s.-Juan
Alvarez. a Mexican newspaper man.
who recently passed through this city
enroute to Washington, .. c.. where
he will represent q number Of Meyi-
can dailies. is of the opinion that the
position of the Mexican government
is not understood and that no govern
ment could do more for Mexico and
tons have done.
The great difficulty with Ameri-
cans and others who have criticised
Mexico is that they know little about
the country" said Senior Alvarez.
Others Of our judges have lacked fair
ness and possibly not few had axes
to grind. To get correct view Of
Mexico will not be possible if the
standard of some other country is APP
piled. In Mexico we have conditions
peculiarly our own.
I'm the American republic the vast
majority of people know the benefits
of Stable government and though
they have partisan politics no man
would think of lifting his hand against
the administration his political adver-
saries have succeeded in getting into
power. Democrats. republicans, pop
ulists and all others accept the will of
the majority in a matter of fact man
ner and support the new government
with as much good will as does the
party which has created it. Not SO IN
Mexico. The history of that country
I of all Latin America in fact-shows
that. There have been very few cleo.
lions in South and Central America
that had not bloody aftermath.
The Latin 10 Orderly.
There is the impression that this
is due to Latin sentiment and spirit
As matter of fact the Latin Is az
orderly as the Teuton, though At times
perhaps, a little more demonstratiye
The many instructions in Latin
| America are not due to the Latin, but
to the elements he has incorporated
1t should be borne in mind that the
| Indian races, which form in many Lat
| in American republics the major por-
| ton Of the population are as yet in
! stage of transition from savagery tc
modern culture and that they have
yet to learn that the will of the ma
jority is the greatest law Of an organ
lied state. AS soon as this has beer
recognized by them a great change FOL
the better will take place. All this ap
plies to Mexico. The silly vaporing.
Of socialists and others notwithstand
Ing. 1t is fact that the Mexican Of
Indian extradition is easily misled b,
agitotors OF an ambitious turn OF mine
especially when he has the taste of I
| political defeat In his mouth. Mexico
today has the very best government Il
could have. The charge that the Dia,
administrations have been despotic II
some respects may appear true to peo
pie not familiar with the country ant
its people: 1t hardly is to the man whit
knows both. Depotism has been thu
form of government Of all primativa
peoples and II there should adhere Il
the Mexican government little Of II
1t is no more than necessity. In tn,
United States the Indian is subiecte(
to paternalism. and between that and
depotism there is difference OF de
| grees only, not Of kind The Mexican
government is trying to make social,
and economically an asset to the com
munity and II In doing that not Al
the niceties of democracy can Be Oh
served 1t all times 1t is wisdom no
1 to do SO. There is an element In Mexi
co-a minor one, happily-vhich, II II
4 power. would undo the work OF man.
4 generations. To prevent them from
doing II : first duty Of the sOvefnueni
4 II II wasn't the majority wou9d 100