The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-01-15
MEXICO RUINED BY
SELFISH LEADERS
Patriotism Lacking, and People
Fight Because They Have To.
EX- REBEL OFFICER SAYS so.

Chiefs on Both Sides Nemesis of Ma
ton, He Declares-BelIeves United
States Could Restore Peace and Sees
In Intervention tho Only Remedy.
Personal gain takes precedence over
patriotism In the strife in Mexico, says
DR.. William Penn du Bots. late Of the
rebel army of northern Mexico. He
was In Mexico at the beginning OF the
revolution almost three years ago. At
the time he was connected with hos
pltal In Mexico City; but. seeking ad-
venture, he went north and Joined the
rebel forces. serving in the capacity Of
a physician and an officer of the line
with the rank of major. He left Mex
leo about three months ago and was
for short time connected with news
paper In San Antonio. Tex.
While on a visit to Philadelphia re-
Gently DR.. Dubois gave an interesting
interview to the press.
THE present conditions in Mexico"
he said. "can almost be summed up
in the words personal gain Every
person of any influence In Mexico.
either in the rebel armies or In the
government forces. is working for his
own personal ends. and the common
people are the sufferers.
Although | myself served in the
rebel forces for more than two years.
| personally have no sympathy with
the rebel leaders. The majority Of
them are little better than highway
thieves The common people In those
districts over which the government
has no control are forced to serve for
these men under penalty Of death. In
the meantime their property and mon
ey are seized for the supposed benefit
of the forces. but in reality they go
to the higher officers OF the army.
Says Officers Arc Adventures.
1.-THE lower officers of the army are.
as rule. adventures who are not
fighting for liberty. as their slogan
would lead one to believe, but merely
for want of something to do and for
what they can get out Of 1t after the
leaders have had their pickiugs.
I'm considering the Mexican situa-
ton many persons make the grave err
ror of comparing the common people
of that country with the middle classes
of other countries which are more adj
vanced and progressive. This is wrong.
In Mexico there Is no middle class.
There are only two divisions-the COM
mon people. who are little more than
serfs. and the upper class. consisting
of the capitalists and the officials in
both the government and rebel forces.
The common people are very simple
and very credulous. Those lighting on
both sides have not the least idea of
the principles for which they are fore
ed to risk their lives. but merely listen
to the tlowery speeches of their lead
ers. promising wealth and unlimited
holidays in the end.
what Mexico needs is a strong CEN
trail government Of honest men. but
that would be difficult to find in that
country at the present time. Huerta
Is not In favor of foreigners. who are
the only persons capable of developing
Mexicos resources
Natives Forced to Fight.
AT present human life is of no more
value in Mexico than that of cattle.
The inha bitants who do not wish to
fight and try to remain neutral have
no choice in the matter. but must ally
themselves with one side or the other
or be robbed and murdered by the first
force that marches through their neigh
borhood
1T Is a common sight to see burnt
farmhouses and dead women and chill
dren throughout the country. and.
while few Americans who own land
are killed. their property is coniscated
and they are compelled to flee.
The only remedy so far as I am
able to see would be intervention by
some foreign power. and the United
States is the one that should take that
step. Two years ago. when the gov
eminent modified the large forces on
the Mexican border. If. instead of
maneuvering for the purpose of dis
Mexico into peace, an entry had been
made into the country the trouble
would have ended in few months.
IF the United States would handle
the situation as the Cuban and Philip
pine problems were handled Mexico
would soon be at peace and the coun-
try could be developed under American
management TO the benefit of Mexico
and all nations concerned"
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