The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-26
MERELY A BOIL.
Movement in Mexico Is Not a
Revolution
Has Not Reason, Principles, Lead
ers or Popular Support
SAYS PAUL HUDSON
SAYS PAUL HUDSON
In Clear, Clean Cut, Breezy, In
teresting Interview.
Small Group MalcOntents Dis
turbing Public Order.

'To call the present movement in
Mexico revolution is really to dig
nifty it by too important name, for it
has not reason, principles, leaders or
popular support to justify such a desig-
nation. 1t is like a boil on your nose;
it is annoying and disfguring; it is
hard to explain to strangers just how
you look without it; but friends think
none the less of you because of it; it
indicates no organic trouble: they
know you will soon get over it. and
there are those who contend that it is a
good thing to get it out Of the sys-
tenn"
Thus today spoke Paul Hudson.
president of the Mexican Herald. who
is spending the Christmas holidays in
Topeka, his old home with family
relatives gathered here in reunion.
That the present revolutionary
movement in Mexico will serve some
useful ends is his opinion
For years. said MT. Hudson,
"croakers at home and abroad have
whispered mysteriously that a spark
was all that was needed to start the
fire of revolution throughout Mexico.
Now we have had the spark, and the
abortive movement that resulted has
shown that the Mexican army is both
loyal and effective; that the opposi-
ton has found practically no support
among the masses of the people, and
that President Diaz and his govern
ment have the confidence and good
will of all responsible interests in
Mexico, both native and foreign.
After Diaz? Is Asked.
after Diaz? Well, that is a natural
question, and one that is frequently
asked. AS an American who has lived
in Mexico for nearly fifteen years, I
can only say that I have every conf
dence in the future of the country.
Mexico, a land so old in history and
so new in it's era of modern develop
ment, is full of the kind of opportuni-
ties that the United States offered 40
years ago-cheap land, virgin fields for
factories, unused waterfalls, streams
for irrigation and an almost matchless
climate. Mexico, in g. word, still Of
fers opportunity for the investment of
small amounts of capital with the pos
sibility of reaping large returns in
lines of endeavor that in most parts of
our own country are reduced to an in
come basis.
mo one, am sure, could be a great
er admirer of General Diaz than 1 am.
but I think it is a mistake to consider
him as forever essential to the growth
and well being of Mexico. For 30
years and more he has preserved peace.
he established credit and inaugurated
many works Of lasting good for his
country. During his administration the
federal income has increased from $780,
000 900 to more than $100, 900, 900 a year;
imports have grown from less than
500, 900, 900 to nearly 5000 600; while
exports make even a better showing.
Railroad mileage has grown from less
than 400 miles to more than 5000
miles; telegraph lines from 1000 miles
to 81 900 miles; the production Of gold
and silver has quadrup1ed and the cap
ital of banks has quintupIed.
President Diaz may be said to have
made these things possible, but it is
the people of Mexico who have done
them. Do you think they are going to
stop even with the loss of SO great a
man as Diaz? No, we are going to
keep on doing business in Mexico even
after he has gone. In my opinion the