Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-29
WILSON AND MEXICO.

~ y absolutely certain that Wood
row Wilson will be the democratic
nominee for president. who the re-
publican standard bearer viii be In
not yet determined. but the chances
are that the honor will 40 to Itoose-
Welt or Burton, with the chances
largely IN favor OF the colonel.
Wilson has made one OF the really
great presidents and should be re-
elected Ills opponents are attack
Ing him chiefly because Of his policy
toward Mexico They say he should
have recognized Hmrta. after the
murder OF Madcre. and that II peace
had not then come speedily there
should have been armed Intervention
for the qualification or the country.
For century, large part Of the
rulers In Latin-American countries
have reached power through revolu-
tion usually accompanied by assassin
alton. of course. there are half
dozen nations In South America of
which that statement Is not true.
President Wilson decided that the
time had come 10 withhold reeogni-
ton from governments ruled by as-
rassination. While IL never wasI
certain that Hueria had part IN the
murder OF Madefo, he was part of
the movement which eliminated In
the tragedy and was "tarred BY the
slime Stick
President Wilson announced that
thereafter this nation would not iend1
is moral support. through recogni-
foni to governments established upon
murder OF executives legltlmately
elected. lie was right.
hut even IL iIuefta had been reeog-
nized. it IL doubtful If peace would
have been AZ near as 1t Ii now A
powerful revolution was organized |
against him by the people who are
opposed 10 the return Of the 'oienti-
fiooaH to power, The peon has had !
a glimpse Of his rights lie is ig-
noraDt. and prone 60 follow ruthless
leaders. but somehow he knows that /
in fighting 20 overthrow the govern
ment he Is fighting for larger rights
for himself and his family.
Read the "Taie OF TWO Cities and |
auhslltute France Of century ago for
Mexico Of five years ago aud the
story will be az true OF the one coun-
try and the one condition as the
other The French peasant wis as
hopeless then and as ignorant as the
Mexican peon Is now. rhe Mexican
revolution has not been aA terrible as
the French revolution. From the |
etorming Of the nastiIe by the French
mob there was continuous struggle
and warfare in France for twenty
SIX Years, and recurrent struggles nf.
tefaafd Tor half century.
The birth Of freedom IN France
was through sore travail. but from
II we nave the wonderful solidarity
of The French democracy OF today.
SO wise statesman. SO faf-sIghted
philosopher IN politics as Edmund
Burke could see nothing in the French
revolution but Il riot of hloodshed,
satufnnlia Of crime Anarchy was
what ali Europe forcsaw for France.
or the restoration Of the monarchy.
the reinstatement OF the nobility and
the suhserxirnce 90 the peasants
President Wilson believes that out
Of the horrors OF the Mexican situa.
ton VIII come freedom and progress
for the people who never have had a
chance 10 own their souls. let alone
their bodies and the products Of theirI
toll May not his vision be farther
and truer than the vision Of those
Of ar who would like to see order re-
stored lay the immediate imnositlou
Of the viii Of the United States upon
an alien people,
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