Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-27

The Boston News Bureau has been
familiar with the affairs of Mexico
from the beginning of the so-called
American invasion of Mexico, be-
cause from Boston began the inva-
sion of American capital in the build
ing of the Mexican Central and the
Sonora roads as extensions of the
Atchison system by the Boston men
who originally expanded this system
from Atchison, Kan, to Chicago and
California.
Careful studies have been made and
the best obtainable data has been
printed from time to time concerning
the needs of that country to give 1t its
proper place in the worlds civiliZa-
ton.
But the problem was never clear
until recently, when one of the great
American developers of Mexico con-
sented to express his views of the
past, present and future of Mexico
on the stipulation that in nowise
should his name become known, or
IDENTIFIED The promise was given,
and he said:
I'm my life's work have dealt with
everybody in Mexico from it's poems
to its presidents. I have bought and
paid for what 1 got, whether it was
from peon or judge, governor or
revolutionist. l know, as few men
know, whereof I speak. There Is not
anybody or anything in Mexico con-
nected with the development by out
side capital with which I am not ia
maliar, root and branch, and / am
willing to say this:
First, the whole world from Wash
ington to London, from South
America to France and Belgium, is
wrong in the solution of the Mexican
problem. The regeneration of Mexico
will not arise from any of the reign
ing or ruling classes. 1t cannot
come from the wealth or culture of
the Spanish, the brigandage of the
revolutionists, the Diaz or the Ma
dero families. Huerta may die, as
he probably will. as a strongarmed
| Indian, fighting to the last ditch, and
may be succeeded by Carranza. But
| Carranza will be driven out quick
| ly by some succeeding revolutionist.
| The reformation is not in the party
of the Constitutionalists or of the
scientificos. The whole land is the
prey of graft, loot and robbery, in
| which the upper classes prey upon
each other and both live off the poor
peon.
Everybody may understand this by
! this time, but what very few people
| are in position to understand is that
| the regeneration of Mexico is coming
from the development of a middle
class. from the peon. Such a middle
class has not heretofore existed in
| Mexico.
But the Development in oil lands
mineral lands and transportation is
lifting the Mexican peon first from
practical slavery into a fair wage po-
sition, and then into craftsmanship. The
Mexican peon educated and rightly
handled is the best blacksmith, the
best machinist, and the best minel
that can be found anywhere in tbs
world The reason is that he is g
fresh creation in education and civ.
ilization. He has no ambition to rule
the earth, to become president, or {
multimillionaire. He wants his steady
occupation and steady payment there
for and quiet home in the land o.
his birth.
ut will take twenty-five years t,
fully develop this middle class il
Mexico and until it is developed
there is no settlement of the Mexican
problem except by intervention an,
the nOlulnS OIL The country, Lndt Uni
middle class, which has been starte,
into life, may steadily come forwart
in education and craftsmanship ant
gradually assume the duties OF citi
zenship.
THE problems confronting the flu
ture, the moment Huerta is over
thrown, will be first labor striking
for higher wages and for lands; sec
ond, property taxation to pay tn
enormous claims rapidly accumlatin;
against Mexico, and, thirdly, graft
There is no sustaining morality, Law
or order in Mexico.
1.-The moment another party is II
Mexico City traffic in concessions will
begin and the Belgians, the French
men and the Americans will be bid
ding against each other, and 'Bil
Business from these three countrie
will endeavor to carry off the ma
terial prizes.
1.-THE people are not fighting i
Mexico. The warfare is between tn
upper classes. They read the hand
writing on the wall and know tina
the American influence and the high
er civilization from the north mean
destruction to their rule by famil
and property aggregations with tn
peon in bondage to both
"There is line Of civilization righ
against their northern border. On tn
lone side brick houses, free workin
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