Imperial Valley press., 1913-10-13
OUR DUTY TO MEXICO.

OUR DUTY TO MEXICO
1t the fortune OF countries to be the scene for
years. conflicts Armenia situated where
the Asac and European forces converge mas oeeh suc
ield for the world.
Mexico has been less conflict but the of
the successive has been varied
At unknown time probably about the beginning OF the
Christian era the the north and drove out the
orvous inhabitants or absorbed them built nation
zed advanced in respects Rome at
that period
the century there the Aztec series of
nations tribes all related the Toecs and they sup
the latter absorbing much of their but driving
Toltecs to the south.
Then came period 600 years durngwhch there
between the several Atzc nations the object
the being simply capture prisoners to be offered as sac
gods and be served the annba feasts hundreds
thousands possibly millions of individuals being thus butch
cred.
Cortez, putting end human sacrifice and
annbaism himself bucherng of thousands of the
ives in his war of conquest.
But this bring peace Instead the distracted
country for conflict
Cez able Mexico because he discovered that
people composed number of naonaites and he
turned against the other.
conquest there has infusion of Spanish and
Negro blood the Mexican the separate natonaes
unchanged the local issues there added
igious and other problems
today has educated but civilization hardly
be said have made advance since 1919 when Cortez fought
MS way from Vera Cruz to the City of Mexico.
There those in this country who have hoped that
would be able through its forces reestabh
revolution of the last three but
hope probably banhed the that Huerta has
imprisoned all members of the Chamber of Deputies
except the members of the Catholic party.
1t is which finds parallel in the French revolution
Robepee seized the members of the National Assembly
and dsbanded that representation of the people
The of Huerta draws religious line, and thereby
the situation for Mexico local supersttion have
attached themselves the Catholic church and made of OF
religious obstacles civilization Against this there
the educated classes this added the old strife
the nations that constitute Mexico makes it
tain that Mexico is not yet ready to redeem itself.
Maxmian the Austrian, the throne of Mexico
President deserted fugitive the
troops into Mexico, unriendy
Mexico and reesabshed Of Mexico by
and for the MeXicans.
The believes such act is again necessity In no
than by the nterpoon Of outside force law
and order be re-established.
talk that this country ought make sacrifices
defense property its citizens Mexico That
of the It is not simply that the rights
property of Americans at stake 1t is civilization itself hat
1t is because this nation the world response
biy permit neghboring nation lapse into baroars
There is inherent, though undeveoped and msdrected
Mexican people. Many Of the federated
that high mental capacity they
given opportunity to develop Held in peonage and III
ignorance the land that held by barons they
are little better than serfs
duty the American nation to intervene, establish
order liberty subjected Mexans build schools
10 open the by the people Mexico thus
start them upon the high advanced civilization