The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-16
FAMOUS cHUEcH On che HIIG. '"'
Murder, Robbery. Graft Flourish Be
: yond Power of Mexican Leaders to
Check Since "Watchful Waiting"
Supplanted Magic Word by
Which Diaz Ruled

feared to find him sick. But the next
morning NJ Papa was very calm.
= and he told my mother that with
this which had angered him he was
going TO make peace I'M Mexico and
keep peace. Later he told me what
he did. He himself called this Amer.
lean threat Ell Fantass,a. He called
the bad Generals to Mexico city,
sometimes IN groups and sometimes
separately, and he told them that IL
was now out OF his hands. and II
they chose to disobey his orders
the United States would take every
thing from them. The Generals
went back to their posts, and after
that they obeyed the orders from
Nj Papa. There were no more rob-
berries or murders or trouble at that
time. -
He still uses IT whenever revolu-
lions menace the country. and you
will see these articles and editorials
In the papers about IL Fdntdsmd.
1t is to remind the revolutiontsts
that II they disturb the peace OF
Mexico the United States will come
in and take 1t all from them.
Right now Gen. Reyes is threat
ening to make trouble in Monterey.
and the reason the papers are talk
ing about Ell Fdntdsna is that NJ
Papa wants to show Gen. Reyes
that even IL he wins he loses, and
probably will not win anyhow. So
II always is; whenever you see the
Papers talking about FL Fdntdsmd
you know that trouble Is brewing
somewhere but that ii will soon
stop. And when III Fantdsnd dies
peace In Mexico dies. The country
Is too great and communications
and transportation facilities are too
scarce TO police 1t so thoroughly to
guarantee peace without Ell Fan
tosBtd.'
Since that time have been in Mex.
leo many times. I nave been in all
parts. travelling sometimes on foot
and sometimes on horse or burro. I
have been in many sections where few
IL any white men had been before or
since. I think I know the Mexicans
about as we'll as any allen can know
them. have studied the country and
It's potentialities and the people and
their traits from many angles.
Work OF the Elder Dian Wrecked.
In the last days of peace and devel-
opment I often marvelled at tho wis.,
dom which enabled the elder Diaz 10
control such a great and diversified
country by such simple policy, and
in these recent years OF murder and
arson 1 have often marvelled at the
stupidity of those who wrecked this
policy and turned Mexico over ia
groups OF Adventures. grafrek, and
murderers who have destroyed the
fabric that Diaz buiided during thirty
trying years.
Every time / return from a trip In
Mexico people como and ask me how
the situation Is now. The answer has
always been the same since FL Fan
tdsniG died: on the surface from time
TO time there are manufactured indi-
cations that Mexico is returning to a
normal period of development. but
fundamentally there Is absolutely no
change. There is no security, and
without security there can be no de.
velopment.
The present administration is no,
without Its numerous press agents
some OF whom I regret to say are
Americans. and they are the mos,
adroit group l have ever met. When
from time TO time there Is a tendency
to get the truth out of Mexico the
press agents get busy and they build
up the most remarkable fabric OF
falsehoods and half truths TO satisfy
Americans that Carranza has the "sit-
uation well in hand" and that Mexico
Is about to regain her position In the
family of nations. 1t is all buncombe
The group now In control of Mexico
can no more reestablish AN orderly
Government and develop the country
to the point where the people can pros
per than they can carry out the Next
can dream Of conquering Texas. But
IL is not a question OF Individuals per
90. 1t Is racial. ind thcs 1ace VIII be