The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-25

Mexico's last condition Us in many
! RESPECTS as bad now as any condition
mat obtained there even IN the most
turbulent days of DiaH's initiative
work oc welding It's discordan, sle-
ments ana territorial divisions into an
entity, and II promises 10 be worse
The revolution which overthrow the
piaz power and sent The grim old nom
mai President, but real autocrat. to
share the fate OF Dom Pedro. OF Bra
zil. had the sympathy of all the nations
In which liberalism prevailed or which
are Atrusgln% towards liberalism and
true constitutionalism. But sympathy,
doctrine, theory none The less, it can
not he hliniied that Mcxico under tile
r'form regime ana patriotic admins
tra;ion of Nradcro, has proved distinct
disappointment ana failure Liberty
has been construed into the old license
TO brigandasc and tnrout-cu,tiny in
the name OF protest against central
misrulc and tyranny. and owing to his
temporizinG policy ana sophomoric con.
huoncs that the people were capable OF
SELF government. the new President hu
been forced into the huiniliating posi-
ton or having u suspend the constitu-
iional guarantees IN several OF the
States and hnvns; to threaten that he
viii suspend them in all Mexico If the
situation does not improve. He has
had TO cat big dish Of crow. The
result is that he presents Il sorry spec
tacIe OF hclplesSncss. recan,ation ana
population OF pledges, that Is being
used with telling effect by other aspir- I
ing and patriotic leaders ana their fol- |
lowers.
Meanwhile the situation has no; i'm
proved. lnsuIgcncy with the nvowod |
object OF driving aladero from the
presidency and putting Come. III his
place. is rife in two-thirds of The
States; railway wrecrng ana incendi-
arisln are OF almost weekly occurrence
and campaigns OF determination, in
which no prisoners are taken either by
the Federal troops or the Insurgents.
are being waged.
In these circumstances 1t would APP
pear exceedingly prohlematical whether /,
Aiadero. even if he has the iirmnAss 10
return TO the Iron hand and benevolent
despotism. could make them of avail
IN restoring order ana establishing
stable government. Admitting that his
policy of conciliation and "frandly
'ounsels." which some of his tinld ad-
viscrs siill urge him to continue TO
pursue, was prompted by the best of
motives and most sincere convictions,
t is none the less paipable that ne has
iiscredited himself and lost public con-
idenoe. 1t would appear equally prob
cmaiical whether. should the Gomez
revolutionists triumph, his successor
2ould, in the face of the demoraliaationl
and rebound that have folows cd eman-
,ipntlon from the thirty years of Dinz
90 any better.
The prospect seems. therefore. for
onE reign of anarchy or semi anarchy
and civil war, unless thera develops
menace to the rights ana interests Of
aliens" which Will necessItatc inter
'ention. In this latter event-in either
svant--clcarly there may never he
Mexican republic Tho alternatives
may be, as some have with reason pro-
ohosied splitting up into a number
II sauabhlng States. or enforced an
noNation by this country. under ,hG
obligations TO other nations we have
incurred in ta.pd!ng for The integrity
ana perpeuation OF the Monroe Doc
,:ine.