Bisbee daily review., 1912-12-01

from prejudice and the wldesprcad human tendency to hinder rather than
 help a man with a big task to per form, especially when its quick pe.- formance affects the selfish iuterestg of the impatient critics President
 Madero had not been in the chair 4
 week when the cry arose that he was not carrying out his promises: with. In month he was maligued because
 the land frauds Of the past auarter century had not been adjusted in
 favor of the poorer classes. and nov many impatient, and historically
 blind observers conclude that he
 lacks ability to govern because he has not cleared up a most difficult and complex situation within a year.
 One has but to read MT Madero's writings on political and social economy, in which he has been inter- ested since his youth, To recognize his intellectual balance and grasp his sincerity and high purpose. while his
 notable courage. both physical and
 moral, his firmness. tenacity, prompt action in a crisis and many other qualities necessary 10 a successful
 ruler have been repeatedly demon stTated in his public acts and utter. ances. He has not. unfortunately. commanding personality. and some few superficial peculiarities detraot from his influence, but ] believe that an unprejudiced, sympathetic iudg- mept will place a high estimate upon
 him. Whether or not he is equal 10 the task Of placing his country on a peaceful and democratic basis 1t is impossible to say. but neither Is there any man in Mexican public lie who could give any surer promise oI doing so.
 The present disturbances are Of such an heterogeneous and unpria- cipled nature that they cannot be characterized by any single term. \ revolution implies popular support as well as some more or less defined principle whose expression has been denied the people. whereas the arm cd opposition 10 MadeFOs government has been based on mere personal spite, political chicanery. a desire for loot and the unpatriotic ambitions Of disgIuntled participants in the revolt against Diaz. There are half dozen isolated movements. some without a grain of principle behind them. others with an infusion of local political pur- pose, still others pure baHditTy. i have searched the Mexican press for single statement from the sO-calI- ed reyolutionists carrying any de- gree of conviction that they had a just cause. or cause of any kind but without success. Tine various labor ed proclamations of the most prom incnt leader. Arozco. are the most IJ- suTd tissues or pTeteXts. far-fetched vituperatiye criticism and empty grandiloquenCe; his only state ment that clearly means anything is that he does not like MaderO and wants him out of the presidency. The vast majority of MeXicans would be content with MaderO, not enthusiastic cally as yet, for he is no longer a hero. but they would at least offer no | The entire trouble emsn- ates from a few paltry thousands out of a population Of 15,O0G0O0, and the l of Madero's difficulty in sup pressing them is the lack of a sui ficient army for police duty-nothiag l more He has today some jO,1DO 1 men under arms, and needs double | this number, but in securing the Ia- ! crease he encounters a social cOndi- l tiOn peculiar 10 his country which l makes the problem one Of extreme ! difficulty Under similar CircUm- 1 stances here in the states, a call for | volunteers would bring million men. Science.