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

never principles, They WI! follow a
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 a majority of them
would probably fight the United
| States If 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 pdcifcdtion Of Menico bv
the United States, Whdt kind Of goU-
eminent do Dou think ooutd be best
for that country"
LAS loyal American citizen. that
| question embarrasses me, for Of
course, | would like to see constitu-
| tioDal 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 ffs
After wears of study Of the Mex
lean people and their history, and
| after direct contact with present con-
| ditions, | can say honestly as friend
and weil-wisher of the Mexicans,
whom | like, but can not respect. that
they need a highly centralized and
lacked by strong, armed force"
as MeDiedn independence and self
government possible on feasible along
the line Of Cuban independence and
self-0oUerRmen icith the protection
Of the United States under the so
called PlGtt amendment"
THE words self government arouse
despair in the mind of any man who
really knows Mexico and the Mexi-
cans. However there can be no
doubt that in the end the United
States will probably have to inter-
vene In Mexico, and that it will be i'm
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 any doubt irhdteUer of the
great prosperity or the great progress
of MeFicO in iccdtth and Happiness
under a suitable gouerHment?'
United States Should Act.
None whatever Mexico is one of
the richest parts of the earth's sur
face. The great plateau, 1t 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 will not invite
colonists, but with any reasonable eff
fort under a stable government Mex
leo has a wonderful, wonderful flu
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 blathers,tites and professional
trouble makers. Under intelligent and
humane employers they are obedient
and contented, although unprogres-
sive, workers They have no national
ideals. 1t is mere folly TO consider
them seriously as factors i'm the gov
eminent.
1T would he 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.
,lliterate majority of the Mexican
people
Perhaps after ALL IL 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. a white mans government, In
sympathy with modern civilization
snd progress"