Arizona republican., 1911-02-14
What Diaz Has Done For Mexico

What Diaz Has Done For Mexico
Such success as the rebels in
Mexico have achieved 50 far is in
a large measure because they have
from the American side of the line.
Few Americans. probably have given
direct assistance to the conspirators,
but on the other hand little has
been done outside of official circles
TO interfere with the plottings of
renegade Mexicans who have made
our soil base of operations. Citi-
zens of this country ought to bear
i'm mind that the overthrow of the
Diaz government would be dis
aster to American interests in Mex
leo as well as a defeat for gov
eminent that has always been
friendly to the United States. The
revolutionists are not our friends.
They are our enemies. They are
too shrewd to disturb Americans or
American property in Mexico at
present. but they have been sue
cessful in causing discomfort among
the Mexican people principally be-
cause of the misrepresentation they
have made concerning American
control of the present Mexican
government. In talking to their de-
luded followers, the revolutionary
leaders make a special point of
arousing hostility against the people
of the United States. There is no
possibility that their success IN
overturning the Diaz government
would be followed by better condi-
lions for Americans in Mexico. 1t
is a certainty. on the contrary, that
American interests would suffer.
Few people i'm this country fully
appreciate the difficulties with
which General Diaz has had to con-
tend in leading his country to
higher plane of civilization FOR
thirty years he has maintained peace
country has been phenomenal. He
has succeeded in protecting life and
property and in making his country
a great nation. while every other
Iatin-Ame rican country has suffered
from countless revolutions. There
is absolutely no reason why we
t~rf,f
of friendship for the revolutionists.
There is every reason why all Am
orleans should do all they consist
entity can to prevent the violation OF
our neutrality laws.
Mr.. Arthur T. Stilwell, a heavy in
weston in Mexico, has admirably set
forth some of the merits of the
Diaz regime, in a book on "Univer-
sal Peace" He says:
when General Diaz assumed Of
flee as president, il was a few years
after Maximilian's reign, when the
state was just freed from the church
after years of turmoil. All nations
have to go through this struggle
Italy. France and Portugal have
and now Spain is at work on the
same task.
There we're numerous scars leIl
from this struggle; the country was
overrun with bandits-men who had
taken up this profession, not from
choice, but because they had TO III
order to live. Business was ruineu
after all the years of turmoil there
was only one bank in Mexico. ana
only 900 miles of railroad. Ihere
were thirty different dialects spoken
and no attempt was made at educat-
ing the masses. To get up an IN
surrection had always been as easy
in the past as to pick up a fisning
rod and go fishing. The precious
metals mined amounted to only ABOUT
S30.O00.000 per year.
National credit there was none
The great arid plains north OF Zaca-
tecas. for 500 miles or more. support
ed no one, and separated Central
Mexico from the northern part, only
long. dusty roads connecting the TWO
sections. The great Sierra Madre
mountains formed an almost impass-
able barrier between the west coast
and the capital. and were fuh Oh
bandits.
The first thing President Dlaz uiu
was to arouse the patriotism of these
bandits. and presto. the men VINO
had been the terror of all sections
were transferred into the Rurales OF
Mexico, and from that day to this
they have been one of the greatest
police forces any country ever had.
At once all parts of Mexico under
their patrol became peaceful and all
disturbance ended.
Education was taken up for the
masses. foreign trade was establish
ed. the great plains at the north were
crossed by railroads. banks were
started. commercial Mexico was born
Foreign capital prospected in sman
way and then came in punches. Ma
tional credit started on rock foun-
dation-honesty.
Then came the slump in silver.
The bankers of the world licked their
chops as they saw a REIMBURSEMENT