The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-22
The Hopeless Problems Which Confront Carranza

nor party OF men. can quiet the turmoil which
/ helped to set going in Mexico.
OF one thing ! am convinced. and that Is thai
the day OF the rule OF a dictator over Mexico
is passed; likewise l am sure that my country.
men are not ready for a government as free
as that OF the United States. Between the two
some middle pathway must be found. First o.
all. the new government must be sufficiently
we'll armed to enforce instant obedience TO its
DEGREES. but these. DEGREES must be given With
wisdom and with consideration for the con-
dition OF the people OF Mexico. Then the gov
eminent must be abundantly able. financially.
to handle its own improvements. 10 provide
work for It's idle. without recourse 10 the
dubious means of attracting foreign capita
which were used by both the Diaz and the
Madero governments.
In addition. II must have men who know
Mexico TO make its laws. for the constitution.
good as IL is. and modelled. as II Is, on thai
OF the United States. Is not sufficient. Other
laws covering the needs OF the people mus
be provided. but they must be laws for the
benefit and the protection OF the whole people
not solely to enable the rich to grow richer, a.
they were in the days of the elder Diaz.
have met Zspata only once, and that was
when ! went to him as an emissary from Gen
eral villa. Just prior TO the Aguascalientes
peace convention. In 1915. At that time. Gen.
eral Zapata had nearly 10000 men. but / have
heard since that his force has been increased
and that now he has enlisted n part OF the
Huerta federal army. which left the capita.
when General Huerta quit the presidency, 50
that ! suppose he now has fully $4,000. II,
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Guerrero. and parts OF Puebla. Tlaxcala and
the state Of Mexico. in which latter is the CitJ
Of Mexico.
Unless General Carranza takes vigorous
means to deal with Zapata. or persuades him
to enter the federal army. Zapata will make
serious trouble for any government Genera
Carranza attempts to establish. Zapata IA
aligned with no one. neither the Clericals,
Felix Diaz. or any OF the smaller forces operat
ing Independently I'm different parts OF the re
public, but he has been fighting consistently
against every government In MpXfcO einCa
February. 1871, and he will continue to fight
in this manner indefinitely. unless be Is
checked with a strong hand Immediately. But
Zapata viii never control the country: he never
will be a strong leader. such as Huerta. or
Obregon, whom l consider the best soldier In
Mexico, or villa, and he never will be any
nearer the presidential chair than he was when
he controlled Mexico City under the nominal
presidency OF Eulalie Gutierrez.
Do not misunderstood me when I say thai
armed policing OF Mexico viii restore peace
What ] want you and the people Of the United
States to understand Is that such policing. such
putting down OF bandit bands. must be done be
fore peace can come. II the peace Is main
tanned by such policing without the necessary
constructive effort which results in the re
opening OF factories and the re-establishment
OF schools, then the moment the police force
Is withdrawn, whether Il be foreign or native
fresh revolutions will break out. Just as theJ
Haired up when the iron hand OF Porfrio Dia,
lost its grip on the politics of his country.
Mexico had an example OF the attempt at
reconstruction with first policing the country,
In the administration Of President Madero:
Mexico had an example OF the policing of the
country without the work OF reconstruction in
the government OF General Husrta. Neither
succeeded. and no other administration, based,
as these were based. on false promises and
false PREMISES. can endure IN Mexico.
on the other hand, my people are in no sense
ready for a government such as IS possessed
by the people OF the United States. Nearly
100000 OF them would not know what to do
with free elections. free speech. and the ger,
eral liberty Americans know. II all these desir
able conditions OF life were presented to them
They must be educated up to appreciate these
conditions. and to know how 10 use them, bu
while they are being educated they must b,
protected from doing further harm TO them
selves by such %banditry and such revolutions
as have SCARED my country for half a decade
But the little red schoolhouse~-that Is wha'
you Americans call II. Is It MOTIFS the key
note to the regeneration OF Mexico's polluca
lie and the reconstruction OF her physica
welfare.
Possibly this would require ten years O.,
policing. possibly more. though I believe the
education OF one generation. II the American
plan were followed. would be sufficient Il
bring the Mexicans 10 a realization that theif
own best interests lie along the ways Of peacs
and progress. rather than war and retro
erosion.
When the European war ends. and leaves
as Il must, at least some OF the participating
nations PROSTATE financially. commercially and
politically. II seems 10 ne there will be a won
derful opportunity for all the Latin Republics Of
the New World. and / hope 20 see Mexico take
tht leaL bul 10 take tula lead. she must re-
turn 10 peace and hard work. and that righ'
speedily. else the others will leave her as sh,
Is now. about where she was when the secone
republic was founded IN 1876.
Much as ] would Ike to see this, I know
that IL cannot be done without the aid OF some
foreign power. and 10 my mind that power
should be the United States. And in Mexico
there are hundreds OF thousands who wou1S
praise the day that saw the American flag
floating in friendly spirit, over the combined
forces OF the two republics. compelling peac,
IN the fertile valleys and on the ore-laden hill