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visits the country. She welcomes him
with open arms. In the course OF a
whole century. Chile has had but one
real revolution"
Then we passed on 20 Uruguay.
"urugusy." ! said. "wss once a very
troublous state. But now things
have settled down there, and the ma
tion has been enjoying a prosperous
era OF peace. Uruguay has developed
lher natural wealth TO such a point
that her money tops world exchange.
But don't forget one thing" l said.
| IAN these nations are nations OF
whites. As for Brazil, her prosperity
| In recent years Is phenomenal"
"Wait a minutel" they interrupted.
Brazil has many negroes. The ma
lority OF the population is black"
''It doesn't matter which race 10
in the majority" ] replied. THE
only relevant question 10 the Grace and
lciyilization OF those In control. Brazil
has always been governed by q mi
nority of very intelligent people, up
lto-date on International affairs. With
out interruption for twenty-five or
thirty years. Brazil kept Baron Rio
Branso-s sort OF Pornrio Diaz OF
diplomscy---in charge OF her foreign
relations, with the result that Brazil
liam diplomacy has been the cleverest
| in the new world. She has gotten
all she wants out OF the United states
and will continue TO get what she
wants"
| But there are Spanish American re.
publlcs In as much confusion as Mex
ieo." they objected. and just as fond
| OF revolutions"
l
the noise a fre-cracker makes de-
pends on the place where you set II
| off. 1t doesn't sound loud out in the
street as IL does in the psrlor. for
instance. You can do things out In
the back woods that would get you
into Jail IL you tried them on Fifth
avenue In New York. When a revo.
Hutton breaks out in some country
In the interior of South America,
only the people there need worry.
Revolutionaries down that way. be-
| sides, are careful not to murder any
foreigners. Their capers get half =
papers, and the day after everybody
has forgotten them.
| Conspieuous Country.
Gut Mexico, luckily or unluckily.
is the most conspicuous place on the
American continent. II also has the
best acoustics. Mexico is the head
of our Spanishspeaking world. 1t IL
highest north, In immediate contact
with the United States. You are the
| show window in front Of which a hum
dred and ten million Americans walk
by every day. And what do they
seec Nothing but horrible and dis
gushing exhibits! II the display IT.
self were not bad enough. you would
have other claims on world attention.
Your revolutions last for years and
years, and you break all records for
the number OF foreigners you kill.
"You never ask anybody when you
feel inclined to start one of your revo-
lutlonary merry go-Younds. You don't
want TO be told by anybody Very
we'll. It's your business and you can
run II to suit yourselves. I suppose.
But then you have no right 70 expect
us Spsnisrds to palliatc your crimes.
or attempt TO justify them out OF
family pride-becsu.c we all happen
to speak the same language.
| Mexico has been disgrace to
everything Latin-American and Span
ish for ten years past. Humanity at
large Is under no obligation to spe-
cializc in political geography. As n
matter of fact, no one knows the
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educated people. a few Of us try to
learn what we can. a very few Of US.
The vast majority of people arc alike
everywhere, in the United States.
England, France and all other places.
| And the moment they hear a word OF
our language. they say, in a superior
manner: "Oh. yes. Spaniads.-South
Americans.-Mexico xico!-villa.-'
THAT esttles the matter for them.
That is all they know or care TO
know. shrug of the shoulders nm
ishes the argument Why should
they talk with or about an inferior
section of humanity?
Ignorance No Excuse.
"They are ignorant people. 1 know.
/ have met people in the United States
who imagine that Mexico is IN South
America and they are surprised to
learn II is as much a part OF North
America as their own country. But
American ignorance is no excuse for
the conduct OF revolutionary Mexico
nor does it free us from the reproach
that Mexico brings upon us all.
Having said that Mexico is a show
window, | am going on with the fig
urc. Latin-America is the shop and
the United States is the street. Only
those Americans who have done busi
ness inside know that on the shelves
there are high-class, up-to-date goods
A few American buyers know that
there are peaceful, progressive coun
ltries in Iatin-America-ArE
Chile. Brazil, and Uruguay. They
know also that other countries still
have revolutions because they have
not yet reached their full growth
and because, like Mexico, they have
Ignorant masses OF natives, governed
however, by intelligent and distin
guished whites. There is rcru, for
instance. or Colombia, and others toe
numerous to Iention.
"But the immense American ma
jority that simply goes by on the
street, the immense majority that
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