The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-11-19

able. delightful Mexico That holds
ont the warm hand of welcome 10
the friendly stranger, that lays be-
fore his wondering gaze The rich
delight OF her wonderful benuiy,
that sings into the ears the fcrvcnl
songs Of age old romance and that
talks 10 him with voices ont OF a
past the d~llhs OF which no man has
yet faikomed.
I have jisi come from that land.
Enchanted land. n ever there was
one; land Of richness and land Of
promise; land Of hope and land Of
boundless faith.
! went IN Mexico 10 see what was
there. And I think that every one
who goes 10 Mexico IN that spirit
must come away with regret. with
a longing to linger and see and 10
learn and To enjoy.
u were corporation. seeking
what profit I might find. I would
organize the friendship Of Mexico
and teach 10 the American people
the realities about Mexico.
But our civilization goes rushing
along cngrosscd IN what Il tcrms
the practical things Of life. l.el us
discuss those things for moment.
First Of all a wOri about condi-
lions In Mexico as they are today.
Mexico is al peace. internally and
externally. Il is safe 10 travel In
Mexico. The greatest danger-and
the only danger that ! saw Is thu
danger that arises from railway
equipment long worn. long out nf
adequate repair. Otherwise travel
Is as safe rs II Is In the United
Siates.
Mexico's government Is a govern
mcnt Of great promise. Il was my
good fortune. with my colleague, To
meet President de Ia Hueria. prcsi-
dcnt-clect Obregon, Minister Of War
Gales and other leading figures.
The men that Mexico needs have
come Ia her scrVirc. n my bldg-
ment of men fails not. here are
mrR Of fiber. men Of Integrity and
character and braius. And ihry arr
not men of bigolr,y and nb.iinacy.
Win them n settlement of the
great oil controversy seems incvita-
BILE unless the oil men do moi want
a settlement. We could find M trace
OF that determination 10 connscate
property Of which we had heard 20
much in our own country. nor could
We lind any indication that retro
active measures will be applied In
the interests of cOnfiscalion.
Mexico today has freedom OF all
speech and of the press. Amazing
uiierances may be read In the scat
lering revolutionary press. Amar-
lng things may be- heard from the
revolutionary platforms.
! witnessed The great Independ-
ence day celebration In Mexiro city.
In the great Ioacolo there saw a
crowd gather greater than any had
ever seen before. Under the win
dows of the National Palace the pro-
plc gathered In the evening of the
10Th for The "Grilo." then ON the
18th for the military parade. Here
was n square lwo blocks by two
blocks IN AREA. crowded with an as-
semblage Of such vividness of col
or, such wealth Of national char
aeter as could be- seen nowhere ex-
cept In a Latin country and perhaps
nowhere 80 we'll. as in a Latin-In-
dian country. And yet IL was hl, a
crowd of goodly folk out for a holi-
dayl
The Mexico Of the peon Is sill n
Mexico Of heavy burdens and OF ex-
lreme simplicity, but the Mexico Of
the peon is rapidly on the up-grade
u is but a step back 10 the DAYS OF
Porilrio Diaz and the peonage sys-
TEN In perfect flower. Never has
such system been uprooied in a
day- But the poems economlc con-
llition Il being improved with amaz-
ing speed. Today he is free and
upon that freedom be may build as
Tar a. his capacity leads him. Ile Il
organizing into unions aud ne is
breaking down the tradition Of low
wages and long days Of burden
bearing. HIS Representatives are In
posts Of government and they are
In conference with employers. The
Of progress Is under way
There are weaknesses and faults.
and some Of them are seriors.
Things are being done thai may
have TO be undone In pain, but
whatever may be the truth as To