El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-09-27
RADICALISM IN MEXICO is FINDING
FERTILE SOIL FOR IT'S PROPAGANDA


NEWS from Mexico in todays Herald to the effect that
certain radical elements have acquired important powers
Places in thene government and thal Ine ne" gov
eminent disposed 20 Be friendly to that political group
-s really no sunrise to Americans who have been keeping
IN close touch with Mexican affairs Yet the corrohoratye
testimony is interesting especially connection with the
Associated Press dispatch published IN the weekend issue
telling Of the plans Of the communists for general strike
October ].
For the last six or eight weeks Mexico city and the
southern states including the gulf coast have been upset
By strike after strike. Most of the leading manufacturing
industries have affected also the traction and light
and power companies and some mines and railroads Even
mercantile establishments felt the effects Of the dis
turbsncss which have certainly been fomented and sus-
tanned from central source. There has been nothing
gauized with considerable advance preparation
Federal and local governments have taken cognzanoe
Of the disturbances and many OF the strikes have been
promptly settled only be followed Immediately by others
The method Of settlement has generally been through
the very simple but dangerous means Of giving the strikers
all they demanded This action BY public officials has had
the natural and inevitable effect Of encouraging and
drastic demands the part Of organized workers
so that things have been kept boiling
The threat is freely made that the example Of
muniss in Italy VIII be followed and factories resisting
the demands Of the 'proetariat VIII be seized BY the
workers.
An this is interesting in connection with the significant
facts set forth in todays Mexico city in The Herald
During his short term de ia Huerta has made good
impression outside Of his own country least Bis speeches
are fuu Of friendly expressions and bright promises Ger
tainly during his rule there been batting Of for
OF Iansoms under the gss Of contributions or assessments
Many Americans having interests in Mexico have expressed
their confidence in him and Oregon On the surface,
things favorable though the controversy the
oil properties and taxes remains unsettled
As to Oregon bis radioasm Of economic and political
thought and the drift Of his compartment secret
Americans who know him He has the virtue Of plain
speech y Rasoans ana others who IN years past nave
known him and talked with him know vel that be would not
be classed conservative. At the time he never
gave signs Of being affected by anything approaching
re II
himself but he is suspicious CT big business He has
always declared his intention to 60 with the Of the
people rather than with the industrial leaders
And one trait strongly marked often expressed BY him
openly is his intention to keep Mexico for Mezcans as
far as possible.
De laEuerta has right plainly outlined not only his
policy but his reasons; be that Mexico is yet
stabilized and he declares his intention and that Of his
party nclading Oregon doubD to further the
Of the proetans in order to bring about BY psaoeahle
mans the changes that might be brought by revolution
the movement were too strsnuously resisted
The United States and the rest Of the world VIII watch
LeLcos evolution with deep interest. Mexico during the
revolutionary perod was often compared with Russia. It
is not at al impossible that similar may be
Americans may as ven understand that the United
States the last stronghold the world Of the old order
Whether shah 1t not is st for to determine
but that there is 20 be mighty effort to oTerturn the
structure Of the American republic cannot be doubted
Those who have gained some knowledge Of the course
Of potco-ecououc events in Europe and in Asia know
that socialism and Communism under various and
guses have made tremendous Roadway al those
es The British empire is fun Of IT, Canada is influenced
by the stability and conservative instincts Of
United States but radicas has long been IN the
saddle IN New Zealand and In most Of the states Of Aus
trails It strong Scotland and Wales and fast gain
ing the upper hand in England.
France, Belgium, and Holland have long been under
socastc control IL parts than in Others but
politically the socialists have long ago their fight IN
those countries Italy is strongly socialist in many prov
aces and is tending toward greater degree Of radics
Germany has apparently gone over and the central Euro
pezn states ntep8se buark Portugal has gone fur
thar than Spain but Spain is held together By thread
Parts Of Spain notably Ctalunyas the old east kingdom
are almost as much Of radical stronghold north Italy.
De Ia Huera purposes to surrender before he is made TO-
Mexico under the new regime nay continus perfectly
peaceful but we may lock for steady growth Of
mustc and socalstc sentiment in the republic Mexico
is fertile ground for Propaganda and there millions
Of people IN the world that VII support any movement
oong toward the seizure Of al the LatE-Amercan coun