Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-03-30
Want g Socialist Utopia.

The revolution in the territory south of
California is wholly an effort upon the
part of avowed socialists to set up q mod
ern Utopia. They would abolish the gov
eminent and establish a modern socialist.c
community. The revolution in C~hihauhau.
while headed by Francisco Madero, an
avowed socialist and called by some a
reamer. has a different ground upon
which to bid for support. The Terrazas
family. to which former Ambassador Enri-
que c. Creel. now minister of foreign af-
fairs, belongs, owns nearly everything in
Chihauhau. as may be gathered from the
statement that over 5000 Coo acres of land
constitutes q portion of their holdings.
There has been a sort of rotation in the
office of governor. in which rotation only
the TerraZas family has participated for
many years. Taxes have been forced up
to an inordinate height. and protest al
ways has served to send them still high
er. That accounts for the trouble in Chi
hauhau.
In the state of Vera Cruz, at Orizaba,
there is the largest cotton factory in the
world, and the trouble there seems to
concern labor conditions more than politi-
cal conditions. When certain houses were
searched 1t is said that great quantities Of
socialist literature, circulated by Francis
co Madero's p-ropagandists, were found.
In Pueblo and other cities farther south
the trouble seems to relate solely to local
misgovernment. While there is an amount
of popular unrest not to be overlooked
growing out of general conditions. by far
the greater portion Of all the trouble grows
out of local conditions that easily may be
remedied.
That the revolution will not prove an
unmitigated evil is attested by almost
every foreigner in Mexico. In speaking
OF this phase of the matter one Of the
most intelligent and influential Amer
cans in the country said:
Most Americans, seeing what Dia has
done for the republic of Mexico. naturally
sympathtze with him. But there are, and
have been, certain abuses that should
have been corrected long ago. They will
be corrected now. and although the MILF
tary end Of the revolution will fail. the
things for which the revolutionists con-
tend win be granted. And the two great
questions that the capitalist whose money
ls needed for the development of Mexico
always has asked. will be answered. He
has insisted always on inquiring what
Mexico would do IL a good, healthy revolu-
ton sprang up. The outcome Of the pres
ent movement will answer that question.
And then the capitalist has wished to
know what will happen when once the
firm hand of Diaz rules no more. The re-
adjustments that will take place in the
government because OF the revolution will
be the answer to this question"
One OF the results Of the revolution prob
ably will be the recalling Of Bernardo
Reyes from his mission abroad, and his
installation as minister of war. In Mexico
a new commandment has been added to the
decalogue-.'Thou shalt not aspire to the
presidency" Reyes may or may not have
violated this commandment. but at q criti.
cal time in Mexican politics 1t was conven-
lent for him to accept q foreign berth FOR
the purpose Of studying the recruiting ser.
vice Of European armies. Now, IL present
plans do not miscarry. Reyes will be
brought back and made minister OF war
and possibly vice president. thus succeed.
ing Ramon Corral as the heir apparent
Of Mexico. AZ Reyes IL the idol OF the
~sevolut. snis.s, ana at the same time u AT.