Bisbee daily review., 1910-08-09
NEXICANS ARE
 LEARNING THE:
 CARDINAL IDEA
DeSpOtism Nothing But Enforcement of the Principle of Majority Rule As We Know it Here.

SAN ANTONIO Texas August 8. tSpeciaD Juan Alvarez, a Mexican ncwsraperman who recently passed
 through this city en route to Wash ington D. C.. where he viii represent number of Mexican dai,ies. is of
 the opinion that the position of the
 Mexican government is not under
 stood and that no government could
 do more For Mexico and its people
 than the Diaz administrations have done
 The great difficulty with Ameri-
 cans and others who have criticized
 Mexico is that they know little about
 the country" said Senor Alvarez. others Of our judges have lacked fairness and possibly not a few had axes to grind To get a correct view
 of Mexico will not be possible if the
 standard of some other country is
 applied. In Mexico we have condi-
 tiOns peculiarly our own.
 Tn the American republic the vast
 majority of people know the benefits
 of a stable government and though
 they have partizan politics no man
 would think of lifting his hand against
 the administration his political ad-
 versaries have succeeded in getting
 into power Democrats. republicans. populists and all others accept the will of the majority in a matter of fact manner and support the new gov | ernment with as much good will as does the party which has created it. | Not so in Mexico. The history of
 that eoultry-of all Latin America
 n fact shows that There have been very few elections in South and Central America that had not a bloody aftermath.
 There is the impression that this
 IS due to Latin sentiment and spirit. As matter of fact the Latin is as orderly as the Teuton though at
 times. perhaps a little more demon
 strative. The many insurrections in
 Latin America are not due to the
 Latin. but to the elements he has
 incorporated It should be borne in mind that the Indian races. which form in many Latin American repub- lies the major portion of population are as yet in stage of transition rom savagery to modern culture and that they have yet to learn that the will Of the majority is the greatest law of an organized state. As soon as this has been reorganized by them a ] great change for the better will take 1 place. All this applies Co Mexico. | The silly vaporinRs Of socialists and others notwithstanding it is a fact that the Mexican Of Indian extrac- ton is easily misled by agitators of an ambitious turn of mind, especial ly when he has the taste Of a political defeat in his mouth. Mexico today has the very best government it could i have. The charge that the Diaz ad. | ministrations have been desDotic in some respects may appear true to people not familiar with the country and its people, it hardly is to the man who knows both. Despotism has been the form Of government of all primitive peoples and if there should adhere to the Mexican government a little of it it is no more than ne cessity. In the United States the En- ! dian is subjected to paternalism and between that and despotism there is difference O. degree only, not of Kind. The Mexican government is trying to make it's lower social strata socially and economically an asset to the community and if in doing that not all the niceties of democracy can be observed at all times il is wisdom not to do so. There is an element of discomfort that up- happily-which. if in power. would undo the work Of many generations. To prevent them from doing this is a first duty Of the government. If il wasn't the majority would soon say sc"