The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-08

W call lbeW so against Americans. On
these representations we have com
mented from time to time. A Mr. G.. t.
Sheldon writes us from Ely. Nevada.
in opposition 10 these representations
from Mexico and TO our comments there
on, his letter being as follows.
Ely. Nevada, March >, 1912
Editor Tribune wish to take excep-
tion to your editorial in yesterdays Trib-
une re Mexican conditions. | don't be-
lieve you have been there and sabc them.
have put in most OF the last twelve
years in Northern Mexico; have worked
hundreds OF them in various parts. and
have travelled upwards of 10000 miles
mule back there. And in all OF the parts
| ant-American feeling that you claim: it
will not exceed five per cent. They
nearly all realize that Mexico has not the
capital. and are glad to sec the Ameri-
lands: The Mexican rarely has anything
that he will not sell The poorer labor
ing classes want the work, and know
with the Americans than their own peo-
pie. II is mostly the street hoodlums
In the large cities that cry Mexico par
los MeXicans.' l will admit that when
paid too large a wage that they tsome
OF then) are not anxious to work ali
the time: one needs more on the pay
roll then. When properly handled
don't cuss, damn. and knock them down
you will get more work out of them than
the Greeks, Italians, and foreign element
here.
II is more OF q brigandage in various
parts now than any general revolution:
1t has no regular head or systematl2ed
campaign, so far, There is still another
clement, the Iatin-Amcrican races who
for generations have always been in re-
volt. The iron hand OF Porfirio Diaz kept
them down for years, IT broke out last
| ;r 10
again, and far Madero has not shown
the firmness OF DiaZ-that's all they need
OF course. there will be i'll feeling and
| hatred IL the United States should enter
Mexico Don't YOU think we would feel
| the same il some power one hundred
| times stronger than us should interfere
In our affairs? Al that is necessary now,
] believe, is for Taft to say, You must
| make Mexico safe and stable for all for
| eigners 10 transact their business in
| three or four months. or we will inter-
| vene.' With the billion OF American cap
| ita In Mexico, and another billion OF
English. German. and French capital We
must either do this or back down on the
Monroe doctrine soon. There is no an
| there as here. One is always made wei
come in every house in Mexico: this is
more so in the interior than near the
| border and old railroad lines.
Don't theorizc on something you don't
sabe and try 10 educate your readers in
mistaken facts.
| lOuIo TSSpetllullN.
C. L. SHELDON,
We are always glad to receive in
formation on any public question. and
we print the above accordingly IT is
a view, however. that is not IN the least
horne out by the dispatches. nor is il
the view accepted by the United States
in it's placing troops upon the border
Of Mexico and being prepared to rush
a very large force there at any time
Nor would il be likely to couduce TO
good relations if tho United States
should say TO Mexico that she must do
so and so. as Mr., sheldon suggests. But
if we should make such demand, and the
demand were not complied with, what
thcu9 Why, we must enforce what we
demand, and that would be intcrvcn-
ton
Hundreds Of people arc watching the
| Mexican situation with the greatest in
tercst, aud are eager TO get any au-
thcptIc news from that country. \ con
sensus of opinions thus obtained will
doubtless govern the action of the
United States toward Mexico. Just as
it necessarily governs any comment
that The Tribune or any other news.
paper may make upon the news re
ccived from Mexico. Mr.. sheldon
doubtless speaks from his personal cz-
percncc. which is all right. but II can.
not be supposed, even by himself. that
his experience is all the experience. and
a summary of all the experiences Of
Americans in Mexico is necessary in
order to get any sound view of tho
Mexican situation.