El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-07-21

IN The stress Of other pressing matters might forget
Mexico If didnt remind ourselves and then that
she st wgglss no higher compliment could be paid to
the zzsrisional government than that.
It's a lozg time since Mexico was as quiet al things
considered she is The fact that the republic pro
duces little Of striking nature is pretty good eV
denes that the people down there returning to sanity
The provisional government has just played clever
hand IN turning Pablo Gonzales loose Comparatively 1sW
governments so situated would have done that Gonzales
started rebellion what he was pleased to cal a
revolutions it was quickly caught ana nppeo ana now
instead of the customary early morning party BY the adobe
" there is an announcement that the government has no
Use for Gonzales that he has ceased to be menace
The conduct Of the provisional government has been
notably free from bloody grSss brutality yet
has seemed to hold its and win adheIant There
are still many ualcontents in Mexico thousands Of them
conditions not favorable to their coming together
and presenting formidable resistance,
villa is receiving sort Of treatment which Is new to
he is neither woTshiPed as hero nor feared rs
power The government does not make much headvay IN
actually dsposing Of him and his little band physically
but by ignoring him to degree the government IS break
ing down his power with the class to which he has always
An the pcturesqueness has departed The provisional
government quietly labels him as outlaw and
declines to deal with him statesman The American
government would have got along better many times II the
past r It had adopted Ike pelicy.
International relations along the border and in the Dor
are better than they have been for years No
complaints from the interior Of uHIendy treatment
Of Americans OF other foreigners The Meeans are tea
Of the uproaT and disturbance and 70 be going to
work. reTivag agriculture and other industries, and grad
ualiy settling down
This may be merely the superficial appearance but the
general impression formed BY Americans who have social
and business connections With Mexico is that conditions
better than they have been There to be more
rational and humane spirit prevailing; the IN charge
Of the government to have realization Of the
economic conditions and the disability Of restoring
nal relations with the great powers including the United
States.
Fl Paso usual has done her fun share in helping to
promote better feeling. This city has always acted the
conservative role and 81 PasO is ready to 60 good
deal further promote Mexcos welfare and commercial
and social relations Of mutual benefit Just
begins to appear that the prevailing quiet IN Mexico Is not
temporary u hut is really sign Of better days
It understood that railroad traffic conditions mails,
and al communications the west coast practically
normal Unfortunately the main line Of railroad from Fl
Paso the capital Is in very had SHAPE and It VIII take
long time to restore it. after the financial backing
assured The tp south from here to any interior point Is
tedious and less dangerous It is 10 be hoped that
the provisional government viii exert itself to the utmost
open the lines Of communications the old reliable basis
II VII be best for both countries promote commercial
and social intercourse to the greatest possible extent
Mexico viii gain by contact with the United States and
people VIII have better knowledge Of how things
going if they obtain It first hand.
Mexico is to be congratulated upon the speedy and
thorough way in which she met her latest crss While