The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-27
A CORRESPONDENTS VIEW.

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respondent, la writing his impress
sjons Of conditions in MEXICO for q
syndicate Of American papers. MIR.
Creelman has reported many irnpnr-
tant events for many papers. lie has
shown capacity for tho work. and has
ure by extreme treatment of his ub-
.iects and by forming positive con
clusions on Incomplete facts. Be-
cause of this much of bis work has
given the impression OF shallowness
and partisanahip. The beginning of
his Mexican correspondence indicates
the persistence of some or these de
fects.
Mr.. C%rcellnan starts out NY saying
that lie llas spent as hours travelling
through The country within 100 miles
Of the city Of Mexico. and interview
Ing men of all classes and sorts. AS
a result OF this investigation he pub
fishes conclusions a. to what the at
,iture of tho people "f Mcyico is,
what are their aims and ambitions.
and what their capacity for self-
government He finds that the vast
majority of the penrle of Mexico are
unfit. for s.lf.governnent, shat Of
tl'ose who are sufficiently e~nlighten-
ed the greater number have abandon
ell the country. and that the estao-
lie'arnent there of any government
save one based ON force ia out OF the
tluestion, and any policy OF another
nature is q mistaken one. He devotes
considerable space to the character
anil habits nf H,lerta. and makes him
out to he tho drunken and dissclu,e
dictator that he is NOW generally sup
posed To he. While it is not stated
sreriicallr in the article. ore receives
aonal experience in Mexico is limited
&" the as hours Of which he speaks.
That appears to he rather Toe short
a tine in which 10 sum up the char
arter OF a people and decide What
their political future must he.
Mr.. Creelran gives the impression
that the policy Of tue American gov
rrnInent is based mn the belief that it
is going to be possible for the resi-
dents of Mexico, including the several
million Indians, to unite in eSta bliSh-
inS g. form of government which will
hc a cal republic. as that term is I'M
dcrstood by Anslo-Sa1ol peoples. If
anyone sntertains such a belief we do
not know whom. We heIieve that the
utmost THAI is expected by anyone Of
Mexico is that the comparatively
small middle class, the n,ernhers of
which are educated, civilized and pre-
disposed to the orderly and peaceful
development Of their country. shall
trul,. representative Of their class and
IT. spirit. and which will he powerful
enough to withstand the n1srhins-
tinns Of t,icksterS aud krafters on the
one hand. and on the other tn re-
strain and ultimately to suppress on
tfre!v the t2lrh,llenec which is shown
In the activities Of bandits and other
iarless snh ~vinlelli lnen. 40 sane
prteon exrssss the hordes of ignorant
ami uncivillzesl Indians in Mexico to
rartiripate in it's as dn
the c~iti2ens Of =. nNrre advanced cour
try. hut eNerv free government had to
have a beginning, and it seems not
unreasonable to hope that out ri the
rresent disorsanize1 conditions in
Mexico, 2 Eovernlne nt that is meas
urahlv free and representative or
ti,rse who are capable of governing
shall develop.
lust What Mr.. Creelman and others
ef his class would have is rot EASY to
determine. II Is easy to criticize, hut
when 3 man SAVE tina our Mexican
policy is , mistake. what docs he
think would he right" Should We
have recognized Hucrtao It is pretty
we'll understood that Huerta. lie "a
drunken and bloody desrot whom to
recognize would he a disgrace. Should
NE undertake the ~paciGCation of Mex
leo by force: Some people think SO
If that is the policy. let us face it and
understand what it meanE. u means
enormous expenditure. for one thing
II that is not to- be considered. what
of the thousands of American ]tves
that will be sacrificed during the years
Of u%nceasins and fruitless guerilla
warfare that will result? Surely
these are entitled to some thought