The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-03-26
VATE agree with the Chicago Jour-

VATE agree with the Chicago Jour
w nal that Every Thinking Amer
lean" should get a clear under
standing of the Mexican problem" and
in a recent issue that paper presented
the opportunity. Following is the edi-
torial in full:
NOW that jenkins is free. and the
meddling senator's have found their in
reference as needless as it was irnper-
tinent and Senator Falls much-adver-
tised revelations have proved TO lie some
doubtful excerpts from questionable
ancient histories, every thinking Amer
lean should try TO get 4 clear under
standing of the main causes of disorders
in Mexico, and of the possible courses
OF our government in dealing with those
disorders.
First i'll the list of trouble causes IS
the divided character OF the Mexican
population That so-called republic con-
tains perhaps million persons of pure
Spanish descent, and another million
mainly Spanish. These 100000 people
of white, or predomina ntly white race
rule over nearly 100000 Indians, be-
longing TO some sixty different native
stocks. unable TO work together for lack
of common language and because OF
their physical separation, but one in
common hatred of their white tyrants.
To add to the confusion, there are close
TO a million negroes and part negroes
III the coast district.
Next in order of revolution breeders
is the bitter injustice which has prevailed
in Mexico for centuries. The Spaniard
came as conqueror and remains as
master. claiming all power, all lands, all
wealth. The Indian survived, but he
survived as slave or a peon. In the
districts where his subjugation was in
complete before. it was carried to
finish by the scientific grafters of the
Diaz regime, who seized the lands OF
the Yaquis. the Mayas, and heaven
knows how many other tribes besides.
and destroyed or exiled or reduced TO
peonasc the native occupants. In a
word. Mexico at the downfall OF Diaz
was much like Russia before the libera-
tion of the serfs. with race complications
added.
A third source of trouble is the char.
acter and bias of the present Mexican
government-itself the result Of COM
plex of many causes. German propa-
ganda left permanent effects. Carranza
personally is as irritating as badly ad-
Jasted mustard plaster. and every Mex
ican leader seems TO think it a point Of
honor 10 shake his fist toward the north
three times before breakfast.
This brings us naturally 10 the last
main source OF discOrd. our own over
reachings and shortcomings The good
work done III Mexico by American cap
ital engineers and skilled artisans is
enormous; but it is all discounted and
rendered sinister in Mexican eyes by
the evil intrigues OF American conces-
sion hunters. An American ambassador
brought Diaz and Huerta together" and
thereby fastened the fall of Madero
American money seems TO have financed
more than one upheavai near the border,
and American jingoes, some of them in
the United States senate, are constantly
calling Tor our government 10 clean up
Mexico"
In the presence of such deep and
powerful force, of unrest in our south
ern neighbor. the government of this
country has but two possible courses of
action. 1t can work along from day TO
day, treating each crisis as seems best ar
the moment, with the fixed purpose OF
avoiding intervention and giving Mexico
chance to settle her own ills. Or. Il
can call on the American people to fur
r'-ii half million soldiers for three
years 10 conquer and police Mexico.
The soldiers can be furnished and the
bills San be paid If necessary. But there
can be no doubt that the American peo-
pie want TO avoid such an expenditure
OF blood and treasure If possible"
II is we'll known that the Mormon"
people colonized parts of Northern
Mexico. macy years ago. and. while
Some OF them returned to the u. s. a.
during the revolution, others remained.
'ared for their farms, conducted busi-
ness and We understand that the large
Academy at Colonia Juarez has always