The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-05-04

the present blOodshed. The burning
Of bridge on long single lines of rail-
road does not constitute war, yet it
is the principal accomplishment of
the insurrectos to date. They have
not captured and held a single Inn
portant point and cannot. notwith-
standing the unready condition Of
the Mexican Army.
Trouble Only Along Border.
The entire trouble Is on the Mexi-
can-American border, from Middle
Texas west. I have been over Cen
trail Mexico for the last month and
found nowhere any trouble 0 any
likelihood Of any. I have not heard
of a single instance where Americans
or American property have been mo-
Tested. / see no grounds for believ-
Ing there will be any injury done. I
went alone as usual. Met Just the
same kind Of reception / always have
met.
81 want to impress that the people
Of Mexico, down to the poorest, are
coming gradually to appreciate the
value and necessity Of American
capital in Mexico. Don't think they
are ignorant fools. They are not.
Mexico is reading and thinking.
Among the older generation it was
the exception to find a man who
could read and write. In the one
just growing up it is coming to be
the exception to find one who can
mot.
Common schools are everywhere.
The national prlae has been aroused.
Their patriotism. which existed only
locally when Diaz came, is growing
rapidly to be broadly national. Lib
erality is coming in eevery line in
Mexico. In religion, politics, in edu-
cation, in commerce. The race is
asserting itself.
Zen years have brought an i'm
mense change under my own eyes.
From my reading of Japan, I very
much doubt whether Japan. consid-
ering its starting point, has pro-
creased as much in forty years as
has Mexico In thirty.
General Revolution Of Feeling.
There Is a great revolution all
over Mexico. but 1t has hardly been
recognized as. yet. Whatever con-
nection 1t may bear to the armed in
surrection on the Northwestern bor-
der Is incidental. 1t is a part of the
great mountaineering. 1t is peace
able. It is = revolution Of ideas, the
rising tide Of progress.
Its demands will all be granted
freely by the old man whom all our
newspapers are decrying as a tyrant.
It asks equalization of taxation,
property to bear the burden Accord
Ing to its value, rich and poor alike.
It wants to separate the courts from
the Executive Department. 1t wants
to vote freely for officials, and to
make them directly responsible to
the people.
"Ninety-five per cent Of all the
Mexicans at present are of this rev.
olution. Tney say: we have MOTH
ing against Diaz. We have every
thing for him. He is great. and has
rendered his country great service.
We want him to see We I growing.
What was good and necessary once
is outgrown. We are ready :or
greater participation in government
And they are.
FUN Generation Of Peace.
MEXICO, thanks to that great
leader, has had q full generation Of
peace. Il will not depart from what
II has found good. The nation is
permanent. and peace will be lasting.
".one sort Of diplomacy for strong
nations. because they are strong, and
another for weak nations. because
they are weak, 81 cowardly. and UNI
Mtesthgyleofgasgrsat nataitonusuke ours.
81 have heard g safe. sane. clear