The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-02-19

loWeu aIter perloo OF var ana StFife
that II ally end with the people
] cling, for period Of 80 years, that
I they had had a surfelt OF that form
of hun an activity.
I In Mexico there are two elIsses-
the patrician ard the plebian, tr
ra her the Over-l1rds aud the serfs.
/ The upper class In tgrn Is divided in
to three divisions: the Gins" the
outs and the "Aloff,." fha outs
are no better than the lns. Tie fu-
tnre OF the country depends upon the
aloofs, for they are alo1fs beosuse
they are OF such a hig0er mentality
that the selfish, Low idpaIs OF the
other two divisions of their set are
abhorrent 10 ttem. The aloofs and
only The aIoofs, love their country.
Tue others love onls personal po~er
and qualification. Bul the al offs see
the futliity, ct this time, of joining
either OF the two factions, ard 81 tty
10 observe a strict neutrility until
the ! 5 and outs have fought them
selves and IN, ir country 10 a stand
still. Wnen NJ -xico has become sick
Of, and disgusted With war, these
true ! vers OF MEXICO will come TO
the fare.
Before these aloafs can afford 10 as
sert then selves, the ins aud outs,
the Huertistas ami Carranzistas, aud
other ist.s. must both hav4 fought
themsel.es iuto disrepute, and thus
brought sahity again into Mexico.
1t il this condition which President
Wilson'S policy is bringing about ano
his recently lifting Of the embargo
on the shipmeut OF arms and anmu-
milton from this country into Mex leo
viii bring il to quicker conclusion.
From out this turmoil will finally
arise stable form OF government,
admininist tered by a set OF men under
standing Mexico needs even better
than did Diaz. For, the next gov
ernment that is animated With pliri.
otic motIves-and that OF Diaz surely
seems TO have been SO animated IN
the 10 tin-will try TO develop civic
ism among the Mexican peons by ag-
ricultnre and ownership OF snall par
GELS Of land as veil as through work
at trad S.
The real patriots of Mxico are
leither among the outs nor In the
ranks of the ins. Except for fe&
dreamers, such as was MIdsro, this
r al lovers OF their country are in
neither army. Inslead, holding
themselves aloof as much as poss, BILE
from the present turmoil, and maia-
lining strict neutLility, tney are
Uatiently a0Iding their time, await
ing the pr iIious conditions thIt
must arise b fore they can hope 10
get into co ltrol OF their country 5
affairs and guide them Alright, and
with impartiality forward. Just as
we could not settle the lave question
wi hout war, just as EnVlaud her
self could not progress to the form OF
government that she nos prospers
und r without peri ds OF strife and
turmoil, and even civil var, so Mex
leo cannot pass from feuuallSm 10 in-
dividual rfesdom without strife and
Aar, and the attendant suffering aud
discomfort that ust be undergone
by all Inhabitants OF the country,
whether hey be natives or foreign
ers.
The truth Is that President Will
sons attitude OF strict neutriltiy to-
ward Mexico is unly the sane poIic1.
Intervention talk is only iodulged IA
10y interested persons and those VINO
not only do not understand Mexico.
bur do MT even understand The fun j.
amentals OF all hum1u progress. Mex
clio, like otner countries, must 5 I've
her oAn difficulties in her o~n va,
If they are to be solved for the bene-
Mt of all concerned, no matter wheth-
er he. be an outsider merely interest
e1 in he ind stri pening up Of
Mexico or a citizen Of that rich Gun
Try.
There are men in Mexico who can
solve Mexico',s troubles better than
ang outsiders. But they are not Of
such caliber aud moral fioer as to be
enrolled in armies that shout, torture
AID mutilats prisoners and wounded
opponents. Anyone should know
that. Only when a surceass of var
has resulted owing to period OF long
and wide pread suffering can such
men force ths mselyes To the front 10
Mexican affairs. The critics of Pres.
ideut Wilson should appreciate that
fact. Ali history shows that in oil
garchies progress con es alone at the
euds OF periods when factions have