The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-12
The Church and Social
Unrest in Old Mexico

The following interesting article ON
conditions In Mexico was written tor
tine Churchman by the ri Rev Henry
II Ayes ID d. bishop OF Mexico Dr.
Aves Is close persnnai friend oil
the ReE A. B. Nicholas. reeVr OF
trinity Episcopal church OF this city
Replying 10 your letter or inquiry
of Aarch Is, inst al hand, ] would
say that our church interests Ia Mex.
leo have not as yet been deleierious-
I ly affected to any considerable extent
lhs the present political disquietude
lOur English-speakin work al points
Han the more nOrtherly parts OF the re-
lHdblic, as Encenada Baja, Naeo2arb
sonora, Chihuahua, Gomez Palaclo
Iand Torreoa, has suffered somewhat
from Interruptions III consequence ot
tic close proximity OF the disturbance
lana all our work has suffered more
lCr less by the exodus OF many Ameri-
cans and the general cfippling of bns,
l9ess interests in the native field
cur Wots rs as yet undisturbed eX.
cept here and there biz a n0ticeable
.CsfT3cti0n ol unrest til Ouly one In
stance. however have been pre-,
vented from meeting my annual ap-
p0iniments. and that was on the eve
0s an outbreak ln the state ot Gner
rero few DAYS ago. when ! ioHnd II
Impossible tD hire horses for a four
days trip from lguala to Teloloa-
pan Since then have received
word from Mr Rueia our lay-feadpr
la Tuxpan that he has found il nee
essary to remove bis family 10 lguala
tnr safety
However the present manifestation
.Qg popular discomfort may eyentnate,
"a viii probably effect some ultimate
good not only bg accentuating the
necessity OF needing certain groH,
ne political grievances. hnt hy re-.
gealing more conspicuoOsly certain
social and Industrial conditions that
fHst be remeded before this govern
ment can ever hope t0 rest on d basis
"a permanent stability The better
knowledge of these conditions that
Cnr people in the United States will
sain BY reason Of the present out
ureak wlll No, only give them a more
general, intelligent and synpathetie
appreciation of the great iundument-
a needs from Which Mexico Is suffer
iug today both IS a people ana as az
ration. Jut viii, believe, quicken ia
them livelier SENSE a. neighborly
responsibility and deeper desire to-
gpAder neighbory service
Causes oi Social Unrest
II would be q grave mistake 10 sup.
nose thal the present uprising ana
widespread spirit Of unrest originate
in the ambition of Jew asptfanta
tor political power. OF that they eman.
nate largely from q feeling 1i dissal
isIacti0n with the present political
administration The roots of the
trouble lie deeper and they reach
down into the general basic, social
that have long existed and
which hage been aa patiently enduf
"a as they have been strongly ana
controlled Among the many
shameful inheA eanees fr0ia The 9la
iendal system introduced rnd deyei
u3ed under spanish rule IN the pres
eDt industrial condition. The hafcenel
dad0s OF hand barons. who own pret
ty much alI she tiilabie land III incl
republic (f often ride from thlng
70 City miles through 4 single haeen
da), and whose burden Df taxes u
merely nominal ard the pe0De who
own iiitle ~ nothing ana whose chibi
smindef ii tae dignity AT the citizen.