El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-11-20
LAND QUESTION
ISSUE, SAYS LIND
Presidents Former Repre-
sentative Gives impress
sions of Mexico.

Chicago. Ill, Nov. 2O.-The land prob
lem rather than pure politics, is at
the bottom of all Mexlco's trouble, de-
clared John Lind, president Wilson's
fo,mer n~ersonal representative in Mex
I 100 in an address to the industrial
/ cIub Thursday night. He declared also
tbat fi@hfing in Mexico Will never
cease until the workers own their own
MI Lind pleaded for kindly feel
ings toward Mexico, asserting tnat
Mexican distrust of the United STATES
was vanishing and that hereafter Mex
leans would be our steadfast friends
MI. Lind sketched the taking Of the
land from its original posse3sors by
tho Spanish c~onquerorS' Inns ..THiqss
continued to this day" he salo;
will be the cause OF 9at{1od
Tbe state of Morelos, for example, Is
Far1v in his address MI. Lind de-
clared that while in Mexico ne DScauIS
convinced that the sOcalled r~eVoIuliOn
in which nearly all of northern Mexico
was aligned against Huerta, was only
in a slight degree political" that the
impelIing force actuatlnS the meJOAIly
Of the people was economical anu sO-
Geological rather Ihah poAiIASaA
partisan sense A.
Touching the agrartan ~conoluon, MI;
Limo sketched the forclDie transfer u
the LAND from the original pGSsessOa9
to the Spanish conquerors.I 'NomlnaI
freedom. he declared was accoroeu inc
poems. but they were ana are poorly
paid and practically compelleu 70 -
main in the service OF the SISdI 1anu
owners. Laws ~forbidding an emPIoye
t. leave his service while in dept nave
aided in keeping the workers IN sud
In the fact that the Mexican rail-
roads, formerly operated by R ~
are now in the hand of naJlVe AleAl-
cans, from division superlntenoehts 70
section men, M. Lind saw nope IOr
the advancement of the n IN
view of that situation ne sald.
Expects Great Advancement.
81 asked myself and 1 asked some or
the critics of president Wilson'S polcy,
whether it was not WITHIN the IalSe
of probability that a people VINO Wltnln
q brief generation had responded Win
such facilities to the new social ana
economic environment might not make
equivalent progress in the field OF pom
tics and government if afforded a Ialr
chance. 1 am hopeful, confident,
that thew will" He added hat the
word of a Mexican could be taken with
az much reliance as men of other ma
tiOnalities and spoke with pleasure OF
their universal courtesy and kindL-
ness.
Experience Makes MexIcans Suspicious.
The hard experience Of the Mexican
has made him wary and suspicious,
said Mr.. Lind. 1T has been difficult
for the Mexican people to believe that
our president did not have some VI
terror motive in his prottered ASSIST
ance and good offices. L think, now
ever, that they are now about con-
WINGED; and when once convinced 1
think it will be true Of the Mexican
people, as it is of individual M~exicans,
that when once you have their real
confidence more loyal friends are not
to be found"
Mr.. Lind excoriated the Mexican land
OW ming aristOcracy, charging 1t Win
lack of patriotism.
The troubles which beset the unfor-
tunate people," aid Mr.. Lind, do not
evoke the sympathy of the men VINO
have lost dividends from mines, Oh
wells or plantations 1 do not bellttle
these lOsses-they have been great ana
terests in this world than dividends.
The future veal or woe Of l5,OOO,eOO
people seemed of greater consequence
to our president than h temporary
losses of some of our citizens. Prop
ertv losses can be compensated; but 10
retard civilization, whether by the
recognition of a Huerta, or as is done
i'm Europe at this hour, would nave
been a crime against W nations ana
generations unborn. He proftered ms
good offices and the good will Of our
nation to the people Of Mexico. was
this the true American spirit or Would
yoO nave had our president act IN the
spirit that is now devastating Euro
pean civilization?
Preference in DipIOmacies.
Europe condemned the idealism OF
our president as well as his diplomacy.
They are reaping the fruit OF their IL
plcmacy, we Of ours. Which do you
prefer? Fortunately, in h case OF
Mexico. idealism and practical states
manshiu followed parallel lines"
Mr.. Lind advocated the establish