The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-08-23
MORE BLOOD SURE TO FLOW.
MEXICAN AFFAIRS SEEM TO BE
IN AS BAD TANGLE AS EVER.
MaderO Losing Popularity and Re-
public Is Drifting Into Civil
War. Strong Man Wanted.

War. Strong Man Wanted.
Ell PASO, Texas.-The immediate
future of Mexico is dark and all re-
ports coming from it are of a pessi-
mistic nature. Business is practical
ly at a standstill throughout the re-
public, and the belief is well nigh
general that before the country set
ties down to an era Of peace there
will be further bloodshed. That this
is the opinion of authorities at Wash
ington is foreshadowed by state
ment made a short time ago that
army manoeuvers would be held in
Texas this fall. The last manOeuvers
there were called forth by the dis
turbed condition of affairs in the re-
public, and it may be assumed that
if the army of Uncle Sam is again to
be modified in the department Of
Texas the situation across the border
cannot be satisfactory.
MaderO's Popularity Waning.
The Mexicans are a tickle people
and dearly love a hero. For many
and then in an hour he was stricken
down and Madero elevated into his
place as the popular idol. But al
ready there are signs that Madero's
popularity is waning. He has not
the makeup of a hero. First of all
he is visionary. He is a spiritualist
and his wife is his medium. And it
is said he consults her as if she
were a Delphic oracle before he
makes any important move. The
MeXicans love a bombastic speaker,
and Madero fails in this role. He is
vegetarian and neither drinks nor
smokes, but these virtues do not rem
der him any the more important.
He made the grave mistake of not
disarming his followers at the end
of hostilities. These followers have
become arrogant in their conduct,
and are splitting up into factions
ready to follow any leader who takes
their fancy or who is willing and
able to pay them. Outwardly the
surface is calm. The pictures of Ma
dero are everywhere displayed, and
the superficial might think that this
was an evidence of his popularity
and strength. But the pictures are
displayed more for protection than
through any particular regard for
Madero. Without Madero's pictures
in the windows of houses these
houses might be wrecked, not by a
people rising in a body to express the
popular will, but by mob led by
few professional agitators.
Strong Man Needed.
The topography of Mexico is such
that it is hard for any government to
retain control over all of it. Many
great sections are isolated, and in
Yucatan, Campeche Tabasco and
other states professional trouble
makers are now at work endeavoring
to stir up the people to revolt The
republic needs strong man at the
present crisis in its affairs, and Meth
er President De Barra, who is a mere
tigurehead, nor Madero himself seem
to measure up with the requirements.
Armed Intervention by the United
States when the expected upheaval
in Mexican affairs comes is openly
discussed in the republic. Such
step as one man against any such
action would be serious from a mill
tary viewpoint. A half dozen armies
would be needed to dominate Mex
leo, and the cost in blood and treas
ure would be enormous. Possibly a
strong man may appear to wrestle
with the situation. Possibly, and this
also is more probable that he will not
come to the front unless as the result
of civil strife.