El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-06-07

stock come rs rule the people OF
studious bent. the ssintelleefuals.s
their country. It is safe to say that
Mexico has given more eminent
figures to Spanish literature than
any other OF the SpaniSh-American
countries The population in general
has great fondness for art, m In
stinctive taste for music, passion
for literature. and n veritable rever-
ence for science. But those polished
classes-the whites. that shave
rarely seen one OF their number in
the presidential chair.
The distinguished man Of educa-
ton in Mexico may be a famous pro-
fessor, a great lawyer. splendid
physician. He may become a jour
nalist and pass on to congress. as
deputy or senator. He may even get
as high as a minister's portfolio. His
chance for the presidency is very
slight
Qualifications for Presidency.
To become president you must
have been a good horseman. deft with
commonest among the copper colorcd
clements Some Indian blood, at
least, is necessary to be eligible for
the office Of chief executive
Had Clemenceau, Lloyd George or
any other political leaders Of the old
NOE44 uGEn uQEn IN AH4AGQ the
pinnacle Of his ambition would have
been the office Of minister Of educa-
ton in a country without schools
the only high position reached by
the many men Of culture Mexico has
produced in past years
No Chance for Civilian Regime.
believe it Impossible, while the
nation is as il is at present, for
Mexico 20 have a government made
up Of civilians. There is no lack OF
people Of ability They can be
counted BY the dozens. but they live
shut up in their houses, avoiding
direct contact with politics. or serv-
ing in positions under the triumphant
wielders Of the machete. You find
them wandering about abroad, try
ing often to get a place back home
but feeling that their efforts viii
prove fruitless.
Let US suppose it were possible
without revolution to work the mir
acle OF constituting q government OF
distinguished peaceful civilians.
take IL for granted that such a gov
eminent would be elected by con-
stitutional means. for II Il came into
power by revolution the generals. and
not the civilians. would surely con-
troll it Once It got into power. to
sustain itself, and do something use
ful, it would have to depend for its
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Big Job on the Program
The first Job would be to suppress
the old abuses, correcting the easl
going. manner Of officials, from the
minister down TO the humblest tax
collector, have in handling public
money prosecuting thieves and
grafters, and eliminating corruption
from the administrative bureaus.
This would create g host Of discon-
tented people ready 70 join such an
insurrection-
An army would be needed to pros
tect our government Of illustrious
citizens. and that army would have
to be commanded by somebody, some
general or other, a Gen. Martinez, or
a Gen Perez That general would
have to be somebody different from
any general ever heard OF in Mexico
so far otherwise he would surely act
as logically as all the famous gen
erals Mexico has had since the time
she won her independence
Soon Out Of Business.
Il am the man who keeps this gov
eminent going. It's only fair that I
should put these pikers out Of office
and run things myself Why should
1 let these fellows put anything over
on mef1
And the government Of honest men.
Of Fathers Of their country would
be out Of business within a year.
Militarism is stronger in the Mex
leo OF the present than It was in the
Germany Of William Il II is a milf
tarism in plain clothes and frock
coats, generals, colonies, and cap
tains who 90 about like other people.
insisting on your calling them cit
liens, and who remind you that be-
fore the revolution Of 1914 they were
simple civilians.
HWhamn
the population. They have their idols
and these idols they are anxious to
impose upon the country as a step to
power.
The Way Of Victors.
Many people have hoped that the
ran OF Carranza might mark the be-
ginning OF a movement Of regenera-
lion. we shall soon be hearing high
sounding phrases from this Mexican
nilitarism with so much Of the
literary and bombastic in the Ian
guage It speaks.
The victors viii be talking OF
democracy which begins its career
from this moment" OF the bright
Iuturs opening before our countrv.H
Of 4 he immediate realization OF the
promises Of the revolution" and so
,hatterl
me present revolution may be de- I
icrlbed as the uprising Of two gen /
'rais aspiring TO the presidency ]
igalnst an energetic and stubborn /
resident bent on imposing his own 4
.lvilian candidate by violent means. /
There is nothing else to it.
II Carranza had desisted from hts
purpose Of forcing Bonillas on the
.ountry, there would have been no
nsurrection-
Mexico can hope for nothing new
ri
rom the perpetual disorder in the
alton, which really deserves far
Under fortune, Justifiably expect any
change for the better.
Carrnnza may have been an evil
influence but his conquerors are men
Il the same school, without, per
APPS his viEOr and persistence Of /
personality.
It is useless to expect anything
eW from men like Obregon and Don !
'abio Gonzalez You might as well ,
y 70 make new suit Of clothes out I
[ cloth already rotting and moth :
aten- These two men are well known {
ody.
AS for Don Pablo, some peop1e T
augh al him for his insignfffcance. { 2
tners are suspicious Of his eniEmatic Z
GOD nature Obregon is an impuI- | 7
we. erratic person. and the people S
no know him best are not despite I
IS general popularity. convinced
hat he was born 10 lead a nation.
The -NeW" Man of Mexico. r
The only new" man the recent :
evolution has brought into notice is
.dolfo de Ia Huerta, governor Of
onora- I do not know de Ia Huerta
ersonally. but friends Of mine who
re friends Of his have talked to me
bout him
He is cultivated and enthusiastic
omnE nm. of hlrh n.mirn rInu. -