The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-02
BRAZILIAN DEFENDS
AMERICAN PATIENCE
Salazar Sees Jealousy in Criti-
cisnis From Mexico.

May 81, 1919.
To THE EDITOR, LATIN AMERICAN SEC
TON, THE SUN-Sir: / have before ms
this mornings papers and upon reading
the news of the imminent danger of
Gen. Carranza being wiped out OF the
Presidency In the very near future it
reminds me that still owe an answer
to recent attack upon the United States
by foreign newspaper which cited
Mexico.
OF course utterances against this
country by Latin America have found
no opposition, chiefly among the Span
ish speaking countries. partly because
some ignore the truth and others through
jealousy and rebellion against every
thing from these shores.
In my country, Brazil. there is say
ing that very fittingly applies to the
case Of the United States with relation
to foreign dealings 1t runs like this
Arrested for having a dog and ar
rested for NOT having one" In other
words, II the United States lends help
to the legal Government ~ Mexico the
other factions condemn Il: II help is
denied to the same legal Government
this country Is again condemned; II 1t
denies aid to all Mexican factions, re-
naming neutral, IL called cruel for not
stopping the slaughter, and lastly II II
decides to intervene miltarily. for Mex
ico's benefit, the whole. nation comes
against their benefactor. But II Next
can fails to win his revolution and sees
his. days numbered II he remains in
Mexico, II IL a fact that he chooses tire
United States as the only place in which
to live and safeguard his aovereignty.
So. as far as can see there is no
| worse position than the one Of this coun-
l. ,xr sa1. l.. utI al he
! scapegoat of the whole continent
Why does this exist?
Why twist things around until II hurts
| a great and humanitarian people7
Are not we, Latin Americans. an In
| telligent people can't we stop and think
before speaking or have not we honor
and are not ashamed OF ourselves for
| telling a lie?
Lie, yes, and as have said before,
| have an answer; and that answer is
given Jointly to the gratuitous enemies
| Of this country
One Of the horses OF battle employed
against this country has been the Mex
| lean subject.
Mexico has been painted as an In
| nocent victim. yet every one OF US knows
| that II there Is anybody to be blamed
1t Is the Mexican himself.
Why? Because II was a Mexican who
| started this whole interminable boiling
| in that part of the. hemisphere.
| Who was he? Porfrio Diaz.
| What did he do? Nothing; but prac-
| tically stole, for him and for his asso-
ciates, the lands from the Analphabets
| (which were n great many by an edict
How was that accomplished? The
| decree practically read: Any person
holding land property should within a
| short time prove to be the righteous
owner and obtain. by legal channels
the title to possess II.
What was the outcome? The Anal
| pha bet class, being unable to read, an6
others being ignorant OF the existence
| of such an edict, forfeited their owner
ship at the expiration Of the time al
| lowed.
| Yes, sir since that day Mexico has
been in constant revolution.
| And yet there is still fault with
| Mexico, Analphabetism. Ignorance hal
been encouraged by INSCRIPTIONS Mex
leans. and In such fashion, that wher
| the people had within their grasp the
| first savior of their country's hono4
among civilized nations and of theii
| felicity. Madero, they were too ignorant
to understand.
| Furthermore, the Mexicans did no
| only agltate to have him removed as thu
| executive but even went as far as e
| deprive him of his life.
There you are The problem OF Mex
| Ico Is chiefly an sgrarian and educationa
| one and not the United States, whom we
| should look upon as an example OF gov
eminent. of progress, OF Justice anc
honorability. ALFREpo NJ. SAI-AzAR