Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-08

never principles. They will follow
bandit or they will follow a patriot
so long as he knows how to COM
mand. They have no political train
ing and no political instincts. They
care nothing about the fate OF the ma
ton.
Il think that majority of them
would probably fight the United
States IL We attempted direct in
PREVENTION, but that great bodies Of
them would probably assist us, under
the leadership of property owners
anxious to end the present period Of
wanton destruction ana slaughter"
Needs a Masters Hand.
After the pccifcation of Merico By
the United States, iohdt kind of 0op-
e,Nment do you think ieoHld be best
for that comntrv"
"As a loyal American citizen, that
question embarrasses me, for, of
course, / would like to see constitu-
tional democratic government estab-
| lished everywhere in the world; but
Mexico has never made any progress
and has never had any peace save
under the more or less iron rule Of a
master
| AFTER years of study of the Mex
| lean people and their history and
after direct contact with present con-
ditions. I can say honestly as a friend
and well wisher of the Mexieans.
| whom like, but can not respect, that
they need a highly centralized and
more or less personal government,
| lacked by strong, armed force"
as Megican independence and self
government possible or feasible along
the line of Cuban independence and
self-0oUernmen loith the protection
Of the United States under the so
called Plat amendment"
1.-THE words self government arouse
despair in the mind of any man who
really knows Mexico and the Next
cans. However, there can be no
doubt that in the end the United
States will probably have to inter-
vene in Mexico, and that 1t Will be inn
possible for us to withdraw our forces
from that country until we have set
some distinct limits upon the power
Of any Mexican government to repro
duce the conditions which now threat
en- our national peace"
as there dHg doubt i1hdtsTer Of The
great prosperity or The great progress
Of Mcric0 in ioedlth and happiness
under a suitable g0UernmeHtf
United States Should Act.
"None whatever. Mexico is one Of
the richest parts of the earth's sur
face The great plateau, II is true, Is
for the largest part unsuited to agri-
culture, and that until artificial irri-
cation Is undertaken on large scale
| by the Government 1t viii not invite
| colonists, but with any reasonable ef-
fort under a stable government Mex
| leo has a wonderful, wonderful tu-
ture. What she needs is less politics
and more industry.
Her great, blind, ignorant Indian
masses are constantly kept in state
| OF unrest and excitement by unscru-
pulous blatherskites and professional
| trouble makers. Under intelligent and
humane employers they are obedient
| and contented. although unprogres-
ideals 1t is mere folly to consider
them seriously as factors in the gov
| eminent.
1T would be as sensible to attempt
TO turn over the administration OF
| the States Of Arizona and New Mex
leo to their Indian populations and
| expect peace. order and progress as
the result, as to attempt to secure
stable government In Mexico through
the votes OF the blanketed, sandaled
niterate majority of the Mexican
people.
Perhaps. after all, If the United
states should occupy Mexico, the wis
est thing to do would be to limit the
right to vote to those who can read
and write. which would mean, in ef'
feet, white mans government, II
sympathy with modern civilization
and progress"