The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-05-22
MEXICAN FACTS GATHER
ED NEAR THE BORDER

ED NEAR THE BORDER
Since returning from a trip
near the border line Of Mexico
the writer has often been asked
how the Mexican trouble looks
to those who are so near. It is
a hard question, to answer as
there is as much difference Of
opinion down there about war as
up north. Three noted writer's
are down there now trying to
get material. first hand, they are:
Jack London, Rex Beach and
Richard Harding Davis.
Our president has kept the
Border patroled during the last
two years. For over one hum
dred years the Mexicans have
been at war among themselves
but in more recent years many
have ceased to work at all, de-
voting all their time to revolt
ing. AS one has recently said:
1.-The dove Of peace would find
no roosting place in Mexico.
This revolving has about para
lied agriculture and many are
now found in a starving condi-,
ton.
Mexico embraces three classes
of citizens: the rich Spanish
Mexicans, who r ambitious,
grasping, arrogant and prudent.
They own the lands and con-
troll the politics of the nation.
Next come the limited middle
class. They are for the most part
half-educated. They r large
ly employed by the richer OF
their neighbors or by foreign cor
pprations who have control OF
nearly all the vast and rich oil
fields. The third class are the
poems, who constitute at least
three-fourths of the population.
They are ignorant to the last de.
gree, but peaceably disposed it
not melted by ambitious leaders
to acts of lawlessness. Under
proper training they make good
laborers in the factories and on
the farms. They can neither
read nor write and know moth
ing except what they see and
hear.
These rich landlords gather.
the poems together and for pure
" selfish motives start fighting.
Then, not having a governor who
can demand and enforce peace,
the fighting continues. For TWEEN.
ty-five years, during the rel gn OF
Diaz. a despotic government was
maintained by force. Every up
start who attempted to make
trouble was shot. Diaz said:.''lt
is better and more humane to kill
one selfish leader than to make
war on hundreds Of innocent PEG.
pie excited by him to#acts OF
I, iolence."
With the government in the
hands Of Huerta, who tits said
was born a peon, there would be
no end of strife. Huerta has ac-
cu,nulated a fortune from the
peons in recent years and it is
said he would like to 60 to
Europe to enjoy It hut there is
little chance Of his leaving Mexico
alive Madero saved Villa s life
,;;len Huerta desired to execute
Villa. then Huerta had Madero
shot and now Villa is tracking
Huerta.
One man has said that the
United States should demand, and
enforce if necessary that demand,
q stable government in Mexico.
It would not only be just to.
foreigners living there, but would
he an act of humanity to the.
great masses of people in Mexico.
This would give them an opdpor-
tunity to improve their conditions
and develop, in their own inter-
est the great resources OF their
rich and lbeaHtiful country B
Men have been sent from
Mexico e. iconfer with the A Amer
cahs upon q system Of govern
ment and peace. Knight develop
that the United States will5only
act as supervisor, as was done dom
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