The Washington times., 1921-11-13
ObregOn Has Brought Peace
And Prosperity TO Mexico

UGTLLY 10 MEALCO
fore to Uruapan rsthe end Of the and rode from
there through coffee plantations and banana plantations and
ranches and rice fields Everywhere saw the people at
work and apparently glad to be at work developing tho
products Of their fields and farms Then went through
Guadalaara to Colima well down toward the west coast
There considerable evidence Of revolutionary desuc
ton here in RACED buildings and looted churches but all
peace and quiet and the work Of restoration was
in full progress.
INDUSTRY HUNS ORDER REIGNs.
rode from Colima all day and far into the night,
through the surrounding plantations to the base of the
great volcano nothing but order and industry
Returning late that night through deep barrancas and by
lonely roads under the bright light Of thin moon there
every opportunity for adventure but none occurred We
passed occasional groups of horsemen Of Flooding poems
but we were never molested. accosted at all
it was only with courteous "Ados, Senor Goo be with
you. Senor and sometimes felt that we had need to
have God with in these solemn sotudes amid sub
tropical jungles, but travelled In peace and returned
to safety. ALL too without other guard than our Ua
an aged Mexican who looked like bandit, but talke
acted like the caballero that he was. f3FX
COMPLETELY RESTORED TO PEACE. Es
When we got back to car, gave him gun in ~ NJ
tude He weighed it approvingly and said that j. eys
II had need he would gladly use it in my defense
I said tina: would remember, but that tho1sft
II would never have greater need than I might 's
had that very night, which remark meant ra.nsT
seriously but which considered bit of pleasantly and
laughed al accordingly For the Mexicans themselves be
eve that their country completely restored to peace and
quiet and that life and property entirely safe -
The Mexican people like their government.
They that government that they have ever had
has done half much for their property and progress
They know that the highest amount that was ever spent
for schools under former administrations nine miltq
dollars year. while the Obregon administration is spending
fifty million dollars year education and purposes
increasing that amount
CIvu1ZING INFLUENCES DEVELOPED.
They know that only schools but all other civizns
Influences being developed They know that the rail-
roads being extended and improved and that great
highways being built from the railroad terminals into
distant districts They know that the telephone systems
being installed between towns that electric lighting
systems being put into the smallest towns that
power being developed that water systems being i'm
proved fox drinking purposes for irrigation purposes and
for manufacturing purposes.
They know that hospitals being built and cleanliness
and sanitation encouraged They know that temperance leg
aton has passed in States and pending in Others
They know that farm schools and manual training schools
being established to teach the farmers and the working
men how to make the most and best out of their oppo
tunities.
They know that everything being to increase tho
Intelligence, the Skill the productivity the per capita
wealth, the happiness of the individual citizen
| BUT, THE U. s. PERPLEXES THEM
What they do not understand is why the United States
which is supposed to be progressive and democratic
nation does not recognise sister republic which keeping
pace with it in progress and democracy and in the effort
for social betterment
Gen 1gnaco Eniquez capable cultured governor
Chihuahua, distinguished graduate of the University of
Illinois intense patriot sincere democrat and profound
thinker declares that the Mexican revolution sprang
the mind of the United States of America like Athena
from the head of Zeus.
EDUCATED AT AMERICAN SCHOOLS.