Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-07-25

not include reform Of the Mexican land laws
he Mexican farmer makes up the Mexican
multitude and he still shoulders a fcudal yoke and
tolls A. a beast Of burden Tor the great landlords
and millionaire ovehords lie does not own "a
rod ~ land and bis tenant leaschold ls a reverse
Of civilized economic adjustments he is the
chsttel hireling Of the landlord yielding not only
al be produces from the coil bot IN addition every
labor unit he possesses or can be driven 10 devel
op tbs children may look forward 10 nothing
higher than this beast-in harness drudgsy They
have no schools no towns worthy Of he name
their Villages are peasant hamcts OF the type com
mon To- the Middle Ages ruled by some tyranncsl
agent Of me landlords the provincial govern
mcnt
Here BE- proclamation 81 the constitutional
ists eloquent by iis very promises. Of the degra
datlon 81 he Mexican farming class:
Considering that the principal cause of DIS
content among the people 20 our state was The abb
souie lack oi individual property. and the rural
classes have no means Of subsistence IN the pres
ent nor any hope for ihc future except 10 serve
poems on he hao.eudas oi the great landowners.
Who have monopolrlcd The soil Of the state.
Considering that thc principal branch OF our
national riches Is agriculture. and that there can
1e no true progress in agriculture without the ma
lonly OF farmers have personal interest IN max
ing 'he earth produce
Considering finally that the rural towns
have been reduced 20 th- deepest misery because
ihe common lands which they once owned have
gone 90 augment the property OF the nearest hacI
ruda especially under thc dictatorship Of Dia/
with which tbc inhabitants o' ihe state lost their
r,ouoml, political and social independence then
passed from the rank OF citizens to that of sayes.
without thc government being able 10 iilt the NOR
al level through education because the hacienda
where they i've D private property
Therefore the government Of the State Of
Durango declares d public necessity that the IN
habiianta OF he towns and villages bee the owners
1i agricultural aud.
A. % m,e oI more 200 lcs. militant radicals o. ,s
too easy for Americans 10 adopt au nioIcrant At.
utuie toward helpless ndpIeni and cnsav"d
civilization We hal, no direct contact with the
Mexican poems 200 adequate acquaintance with
their miserable. Iof Where there Is mo- under
standing there can be- mo- commemorate sympa
thy
loo many moudcr of public opinion are de-
handing strong armed domination in order 20
protect The invested millions OF American and
foreign capital Foremost these investors demand
the conserving oi thcir dollars Peouagc may con
unuc iis bhphung sway $50 long as the dollars are
safe agriculture may be- continued 10 be carried
under rhe 4hlp and lash 10 pay interest on
me dNiIfiN 'nd 'h' wages nI ppItinR most -
the American farmer may be- sur-taxed TO pay the
cost OF intervention 'n behalf OF these dollars
whereas O. would be- me shame OF shames to tax
The free American people for the great humanta
nan task ol winning economic freedom TOR the
Mexican pror
Congrcssman William Kent OF California. who
has lived among Them calls them the kndes
hearted people ln he world barring the barbausm
and influence aI their anicrcdeuls that make them
backward Can there be- any question as 90
whether lhc sympathy oi the American farmers
should be- with III. invested thousand million dol
lars or with me dowutroddcn millions OF poems
who have waited CENTURIES ioJ the possesson OF the
land they nll OF AZ least modest share of the m
crement their labor produce sc ountry Gentle
man