The Washington herald., 1913-08-17
Statesman from New Mexico Who Has Made Fortune Ou
Of Republic to South, Displays Intinate Knowl-
edge Of Conditions There.

I lists, they call themselves-visit q town
The young men and the strong men are
away from home. They are robbers, too
but are operating somewhere else on their
own account. The leader, when he
reaches the village. gives his men full
license to loot stores and houses. Nat
urally. the men get drunk. Then follow
the crimes against women. The next day,
perhaps, the robbers start for another
town nifty miles farther away. They take
the women and the little girls with them.
The second village is looted. the men get
drunk. and the women and little girls
there are barbarously treated. Again the
robbers move on. leaving the women and
little girls Of the first town behind to
starve, maybe. and taking those in the
second town along as captives.
Even Diax Would BE Helpless.
I'm the meanwhile, the men Of both
towns. as I have said. are committing
the same horrors elsewhere in the coun-
try. The mine owner. when he knows
what is going on, though his mines are
shut down, may cry out and beg that
such savagery be stopped. Great Britain.
because II does not want to offend this
country. has kept its hands clear Of the
controversy. The interests of Germany
to interfere. II its interests were as
extensive as those of Great Britain, II
would have moved long ago with prompt
ness and decision.
Were Diaz in his prime. he could not,
In my opinion, restore Mexico to its
formerly orderly condition. The whole re.
public is in arms. Twenty thousand SOL
diers from the outside. however, could
open the railroads and end all trouble II:
time. Or a strong leader in the north
might put down the robbers in the vi
cinity and gradually extend his opera
tions until he had pacified several States
and proved his strength and genius. The
rest OF the country then might be will
ing to accept him as its President But
such man must arise in the north,
among the Indians who eat meat and in
fighting quality are like the old Apaches
and the Comanches of the United States
The Indians Of Central and Southern
Mexico live on vegetables. Nothing is
TO lie expected OF them.
Americans do not understand the
cause of the trouble among our neigh
bors below the Rio Grande," continued
Senator Fall 1T is racial. Also 1t is
socialistic. 1t began with Diaz. His
was government of old and tried COM
rades. Young men had no opportunity in
politics, There are 100000 people in
Mexico. Only 20 per cent OF them con-
stitute what is known as the governing
class. So 100000 out of 100000 do all
the voting. hold all the Offices. make all
the money. and enjoy all the other ad-
vantages of such civilization as prevails.
The 100000 not of the governing class
are Indians and poems, or half -bloods.
How the Indians Were Robbed.
"Fifty-one languages and hundreds II
iialects are spoken in the country. The
governing class, aDciently, were Span
ards. Their descendants hate the Spar-
ards, however, and call themselves
Aexicans. The poems, some 4,sO0, 900 T.,
number. do the work of the country
rhe 100000 Indians dwell. for most part. |
II communal settlements and live on |
ruits which grow wild or with little
Except in the north. they |
10 scarcely any work. Each family has /