The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-12-30
FIVE YEARS OF ANARCHY
IN MEXICO. THE FUTURE
RETIREMENT.

re The New York Sun is 20 be thanke
If for the most searching analysis of tn
If last five years history in Mexico tina
o has been made. A long article i
e that paper summarizing events an
l. studying the present situation in tina
r country is timely, for it is now fv
S years since Francisco Madero launch
: ed his successful revolution agains
Y Porfirio Diaz. In that time Mexico
: has been in a continual state of revo
: luton. The result justifes the predic
r ton made by old Evaristo Madero
some years since, to the effect that nc
5 future Mexican Government would
ever be able to put down a revolution
J All that will be necessary, no matter
what Mexican Government. is in pow
err, is to get the revolution started.
The peon is better off with a gun in
his hand, out in the mountains and
the desert, than he is toiling for a pit
lance. As a soldier, he is anybody's
man that comes along. Having tasted
blood in the past five years, he is al
ways at revolutions beck and call.
Evaristo Madero's idea was that this
sor. of thing would go on until the
United States is compelled to inter
vene, to pacify the country, and take
charge of it for good and all.
In the meantime, it is interesting,
from This Sun summary of the silua-
ton, to get an idea Of the task that
the Carranza Government, backed by
Mr.. Wilson, is taking up. In the first
place, the country has been looted and
ravaged from one end to the other. |
Most of it's industries have been
stamped out. The very crops have
been confscated. Many mines have |
been shut down and wrecked There
is no money, nor any credit. The pop
ulation is idle, except as it is at war.
Disease is rampant. Banditry is the
orly promising occupation. But the
country has put itself under enormous
Liabilities. How are they to be met?
One revolutionary Government after
another &c changes of Government
have taken place in five years at the
capital) have taken over privately
owned railroad and express businesses,
and as these are owned by foreign :,
capital, it will require an immense
amount of money to indemnify them. !,
Foreign, and particularly American, :,
have been wrecked and :
destroyed. Claims to the amount of :
many millions will pile up against the
new Government. How are they to :,
e paid? BY borrowing money, the '
Jarganza people will answer. But :
Who wants to lend? Does Mr.. Wilson ?
now what liability he has incurred y
With foreign governments by backing "
,arranza 4? Has he any idea how he is .
DING to indemnify American citizens D
lone for the millions of treasure they '
ave lost, and for the lives of Ameri- =
ans sacrificed, to say nothing of the
aims of Europeans
Pending some answer 20 these ques- }
ons, Carranza has on his hands, in
lie revolutionary chiefs who have
ibmitted to him, very dangerous y
t of lieutenants. They are not at Il
| the natural leaders Of the nation.
ost of them are illi.erate chiefs of Il
Inds who have risen to power. They
I'VE been prospecting through the
ar and any attempt to settle down II
peace and hard work, with the idea
rehabilitating the country, will 20
ainst their grain. The very first II
IN of pressure upon them-such u
assure as will be absolutely neces- II
ny If the country is to go to work y
d pay its debts-will be to these
dier-bandits signal of revolt. Z
Il is certainly very poor outlook
Carranza, or any other man who n
'umes the duties Of chief of a peace
e Mexican Government. 1t is a
'r outlook for President Wilson, If
still hopes to cling to his policy OF
ting the Mexicans settle matters for II
mselves. The first half Of old
aristo Madero's prophecy has been
filed. Sooner or later the second
t Of it viii also be fuIfled.-Bos-
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