The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-06
THE MEXICAN RESURRECTION.

In an article in the North Ameri-
can Review James Creelman, the
well-known newspaper correspondent,
explains the underlying cause of the
instruction in Mexico. AS he sees
it, the real difficulty, and one which
even the sagacious and heroic master
of Chapultepec castle has not dared
to solve, lies in a national constitu-
ton comforting the universal right to
vote upon the people, majority of
whom are racially untitled for self
government or democratic institutions.
Mr.. Creelman declares that no one
who has studied the subject enough
to give his word any authority will
pretend that the more or less auto
cratic rule of President Diaz has not
been an open and continued violation
of the terms of the Mexican constitu-
tion. Mexico is governed by a minor
ity OF her citizens. Even President
Diaz does not make any hypocritical
denial of that The consent of the
majority thus far TO this state Of
things can only be inferred by pro-
longed peace where all before was
war, confusion, bankruptcy, lawless-
ness and degradation. The bitterest
fee of the Mexican government must
confess that Porfirio Dfaz has led his
people out of confusion, almost unin-
terrupted strife, poverty, brigandage
and misery; that he has made one
nation of the Mexicans, enforcing
peace, protecting life and property
establishing public and private credit;
giving the republic a comparatively
honored place among the nations of
the world; promoting vast and useful
public works, and snriching the coun-
try greatly through swiftly increasing
industry and commerce. But Mr..
Creelman makes it plain that while
Mexico has grown rapidly and stead
lily in material wealth, and her peo-
pie have been drawn into habits of
industry and peace, she has stood
still politically; the government has
not yentured TO fulfill the guarantees
OF the constitution regarding popular
suffrage, nor has any statesman been
bold enough 10 risk a revolution by
undertaking TO change the constitution
so that it may fit the capacities and
conditions OF the people. The under
lying situation is thus depicted:
TO understand the difficulty OF the
political troubles OF Mexico it is
necessary to realize that the prehis-
toric Mexicans, whose descendants
constitute the vast majority OF the ma
ton today, were tribes Of Oriental
probably Asiatic, origin. The evil
denca on this point seems almost
Overwhelming The majestic ruins OF
palaces. temples and forts built by
the ancient Mexicans many centuries
Atlantic ocean bear too many, and
too close. resemblance 10 Old World
architecture TO be merely condolences
The prehistoric potteries and sculp-
lures, the carved Jade ornaments
dug up in land where no. jade is
found in state of naturethe heads,
faces and bodies of the people. their
mental traits and habits, and what is
known of their ancient customs ana
ceremoniais, all point TO the East as
their remote original home. Arch
geological and clinical investigation
more and more confirms this idea.
There are wide diyergences of opinion
regarding the manner in which the
/ Oriental tribes of Asia. or Asiatic
Europe, came to find their way 70
4 America but there is substantial
4 agreement among ali serious authori-
ties, Including the sayants Of Mexico,
that the people found in the country
When Cortez and his Spanish con.
quistadores burst into it, with the
name OF Christ in their lips and the
lust OF gold and silver in their hearts.
We're Oriental in their character and
probably Oriental in their origin. Not
I, trace OF democratic customs or in
I sllncts was found among the aborigin.
G as OF Mexico at the time of the Span.
| ISL conquest in 1919. only a century
Pslore the pilgrim Fathers landed on
lymouth Rock. 1t must be ren1em.
'Sred that this was The state Of thl.