The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-01-06
WHY NOT TuRtSH ~ OFT?

too much emphasis IL bein'
laid on the somewhat dranat'
entitled Menace OF the Rae,
fsuo' IN this state. that some of tn,
newspapers Of New Mexico are in
Tined 10 magnify the activities Of q
lumber of thir6-grado politicians u
he peanut class into "A situation dan
to the prosperity and peace oI
state. An example of what ",
mean, perhaps. is found IN this cdi'
oriai statement from the santa i,
Sew Mexican of Tuesday:
The New Mexican would like
TO call attention To the fact. lest II
be- overlooked throughout the
state. that the Taos weekly pa
pers published by Jose Montancr.
county superintendent. are stead
ily aud increasingly conducting a
most inflammatory and violent
race preclude" propaganda in that
county. Every issue OF the two
papers. Spanish aud English. ~
crummed with lying and iibeious
ahsurditios calculated e. stir up
the native people. II is Of curse
easy to guess al the self-seeking
politicians who are fostering this
movement This propaganda. Of
iicially sponsored by thu county
school superintendent. grew more
yirulent Immediately after the
educational" mass meeting. at
which the superintendent. /, IS
said. assured the educators that
here would be M more of II.
mentions the fact 81 that the gem
crai public may know what II
goinr on. Such work as this ~ u
grave mac to the welfare of
the whole people OF the state
The Herald finds 1t difficult to be
Iicve that even IL Mr.. Jose Montana
Is conducting a most inflammation
and violent race prejudice propagar
ia" that III will get very Jar with 4
or do very much damage. w ma
be sufficiently informed as to IN
situation. There may be more of res
menace in the activities Of men ll
Montancr and "A few others OF III
than we know ot, We do know
however. from "a personal aoquaiB'
and inquiry among hundreds
and farmers. business me
and professional men OF SPANS
speaking parcntnge. natives" Spar
ish-Americans or 'Mexicans," wha'
you please to call them; that III
kind of agitation In looked on wi,
deep disgust by these men. that tn,
have no use for IL and will not coui
tenanoe 1t or stand for the men WI
are putting 1t forward. From
quaintance and conversation wi,
hundreds OF these Spanish speakir
citizens of New Mexico. we belie'
the majority OF these people n
loyal American citizens before an
thing else. We may be wrong.
II our Information and view a
wrong and IL there is IA race iss'
with a menac in it-wha, Is to
gained by shouting for silence al
the I'D upon Il? why not let us hd'
this issuc-whatcver IT is-out in q
open where II can be threshcd on
We believe that II there is such
issue TO be thrcshed out the men ",
bring 10 forward will be 80 sound
thtoshod that they will never be alb
to produce another issue, Of race
any other variety.
For Years we have been hearing
the 'm,na,, Hl the race Igsue' In ~
Mexico. 10 here is SUCH "a thing ".
tTy Goo conceal ID longer II men h
MuutIu,r ami the politicians who O
supposed Goo back and n
Gre a. real menace TO the peace a
safety ot this state let us get n
thluE uut 10 the open whore we q
all see 10. and having 1t there let
de.l with % la the old-tim" Amoric
way The sob Will only require do.
once and "a menace never grows Il
"a m'nu, hos suppression Cancer
not cured hy concellmcnl The Ell
cur" iH the knife.
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