South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-10-29
THINKS j. s, MUST .
YET TAKE HAND IN
MEXICAN AF FAIRS
Visitor to City Who Has Spent
Many Years in Latin Ameri-
can Countries Gives First
Hand Account of Conditions.

That America must alternately es-
tablish a protectorate i'm Mexico *
the opinion of visitor 10 the city
who has been a first hand student az
Latin American conditions for %
years
For business reasons ne could not
allow his name 10 Dee used. but gave
an interesting picture of conditions
IN Mexico as follows.
There is wide difference i'm
character between the people of the
United States and those OF the Latin
American republics
The southern people are intensely
imaginative. With them politics Is
more a question OF feeling than OF
reason.
The vscillatmg character or the
Mexican peoples makes monarchy an
absolute necessity. Absolute govern
ment guided 10y public opinion is as
much a representative government
for them as democracy Is for us
The mixture of the black. white
and red races has been fatal 10 peace
and harmony in Mexico and in other
Latin-American nations In the West
Indies 30 per cent Of the inhabitants
have the crinkly hair common 10 ne
groes. In the Antilles and on the
mainland the population is greatly
mixed Descendants of Europeans
have lost the qualities OF tenacitv and
stability. Along with these trying
conditions Mexicans are fast LOSING
their religion and are drifting into
agnosticism, thus further complicat-
ing affairs.
Good job or Jail
The young men generally receive
4
most part, is confined to literaF-,
courses and few men take up engin-
eering. The professional fields. such
as the law, medicine and pharmacy.
are badly overcrowded and TO make a
7 living the literary outcasts go in for
politics and become far more danger
Gus than the military 'politicos.' The
usual evolution Of the surplus liter
AIRY men is. from the schools 10 the
newspapers, and thence either TO a
good state position or 10 Jail
The federal army Is composed or
volunteers and Of country peonIo
I forced into military service. The
soldiers of brains and courage soon
obtain a position Of trust from the
government and If times are good
their position means plenty of money
II his party is successful the military
"pOlltico' soon finds some pretext Il
visit New York or Paris. where he
spends his allowance la riotous liv-
ing
Coming back to Mexico. or what
ever southern republic i'm which he
lives, ne makes an immediate de-
mand for new funds III the presi-
dent or big men of the government
are unable 10 satisfy him ne Joins the
ranks OF the 'disgustadOs. or those
( who have grievances against tho
government When a man has reach
.I fan 4 3D. 4.
er be dependable again and the GOV
eminent generally manages To- get rid
OF him, on the principle that an indi-
Nldual life IS not OF SO much consp-
Qucnce, for revolution is Inevitable
If certain disgruntled men are let
: live. II is matter of one life
against many
The lower classes in the southern
countries are satisfied if the 'politicos'
IN power are lavish in handing out
money and amusement.
Usually the big politicos reap a
golden harvest in the government or
iicers il-gotten gains When times
are dun they are the only men paid.
the small fish receiving nothing but
promises. The men in power care
only for their own ACKNOWLEDGMENT
and have depleted their countries re-
sources.
The history u the italian repub-
( lies i'm the middle ages is perfect
picture OF Mexican politics TO-DAY. q
repetition OF horrid tales OF poison
and murder and anarchy. The peo-
pie are incapable OF existing under
principles which northerners deem 10
DE best for amy government Fran
cisco Madero. when he became Dresi-
dent OF Mexico was fun or northern
ideas and ne failed To- see that a
/ change OF administration should en-
tail change OF army heads When
the federal generals became aware
that MaderO had the wrong concep-
ton of Mexican nature. from that
/ dav he was doomed
Follow English Plan
Many men OF % and go years ex-
perience in Latin American politics
believe the United States must uiti-
I mately interfere and establish "A pro-
tectorate such IS England has In
Egypt and elSewhere.
England allies with the veakest
party. obtains control ~ the situation
and then allows the s4bdued countfe.
Co have its own rulers. but these men
are powerless without the lacking of
the British representatives In this
. way the ruler is kept quiet and tnt.
people are satisfied in peaceful. NOM
NAL home rule