The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-05-27
SELF GOVERNMENT IN MEXICO

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president Wilson in the last issue OF
the Saturday Evening Post makes
Iplain what all who have followed
learefully the Presidents course with
regard 10 Mexico have come to under
stand that that course has been based
upon fundamental principles, SAYS the
baltimore sun. The President has not
been opposing Hueria simply hecMise
the latter is a murderer, nor because
lHuerta is antaeonizing the growth ol
democracy in his country. The march
of democracy is irresistible. II cannot
Ihe STAYED. permanently. The man whc
gets in the way Of it is, therefore,
Istumbllng block. an obstruction II
he is biz enough an obstruction he can
ldelay the march Tor some time but IL
lthe end he will be borne down To
/ recognize Huerta therefore meant
Isimply storing MP further trouble for
Mexico The only way to secure per
Imanent peace and order in Mexico is
through the establishment OF some
government there that win assist and
not oppose the march of democracy
This is what President Wilson has
been working to bring about.
Ii is beginning to be clear that the
Presidents much criticized Mexican
lpolcy may have results SO tremendous
for good may so advance progress AMI
Ioi4ilzation in the country sonth OF rs,
that the whole world viii have to ree-
lognize ANA applaud There is alwaT
a plentiful scorn of idealism, but IN
domestic affairs at least, the PresdeHt
has made Of his ldealism A praotieal
working force, Perhaps nc can do II
in foreign affairs also.
He viii have the advantage, IN his
attempt, OF The fact that the world
forces are working with him. Pecaie
) are still talking and writing of the
experiment of democracy, but democ
racy is no experiment.; it II the nor
NAL system Of government the world
over today. Monarchies, autocracies,
tyrannies are but names today. De
/ mocracg is a fact No king in the civ
lized world today holds the power OF
life and death over his subjects None
holds the power OF torture. En- sand.
Germany, Italy. Belgium. Holland.
NORWAY Sweden, m the -rottntries y
Europe. kingdoms in name, are re-
pullics in fact All are making tAeiT
way with great strides toward the goal
of a perfect democracy Asia has felt
the impulse. Japan has awakeaaa
) China is awakening. even India l'
stirring The cheap newspaper ard
the public schools have done the wnrll-
IDemocracy. as we have said. is the
. normal scheme Of government. Thf
burden Of proof is now upon those wno
oppose, not upon those who fae il
rs all this mere rhetoric nothing but
words. the rawlings OF a dreamer Some
win say 50. TO our minds, howeyer
his fine passage Of the PRESIDENT
interview answers all his critics anc
answers them completely:
They say the Mexicans are not
fitted for self-government ana to thi.
reply that when properly directed
there IS no people not fitted for self
government The very fact that the
extension of the school system by
Dia2 brought about a certain degret
OF understanding among some of ths
people which caused them to awakeI
y to their wrongs ana TO strive intellf
( gently for their rights makes thA
contention absurd do not hold tina
the Mexican poems are as capable o
= self government as aother people
ours, for example; but do hold tha
the widespread sentiment that IN VI
never viii be ana never can BE- msa'
capable Of self government is a.
wickedly false as it is palpably alb
sard"
Nobody wints to give the MeXicans
r the kind Of seif-goyetnm Mt which 'he
United States possesses, but those
who stand win the President want
TO give them as large measure OF
government as they are capable ~
using properly and the assurance o'
a continually increasing measure in
the future II President Wilson ran
secure that for the Mexican natiol
We viii deserve 10 be and viii b..
numbered among the worlds greatest
benefactes.