Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-04-26
MIR. FALLS SERVICES"


The Journal very much regrets its inability to
feel keener sympathy with Secretary of the In |
terror Albert Bacon FAN in his attitude toward
both New Mexico and Old Mexico We cannot
escape the conviction from the record, that the
statesman from Ell Paso has no affection for \
either. which has been strong enough to consti-
tue in any way a moving motive during the past
ten years. ... E. .
Mr.. Fall was member of the constitutional
convention in New Mexico. His mental bias was
such that the welfare of the people was almost
forgotten and his energies were devoted to draw
ing an instrument which would fasten the hold of
the big interests on the new state. In case any
fit to challenge this statement we will
be glad to go into the record of that reactonary
body and show explicitly and in detail the trans
actions upon which base this observation.
The Journal has been criticized recently by
of the ex-Senator's lickspittes for our rath
er mild criticisms of this somewhat distinguished
citizen of the state of Texas. They have pointed
out that the Secretary of the Interior is in posi-
ton to be helpful to New Mexico and that any
antagonism of him may result in the Withholding
of his largess .e
AS member of the constitutional convention
and United States senator he has had oppor-
tunty, for dozen years, to be helpful to New
Mexico For much longer time he has been
sufficiently influential have been valuable
friend of the state In far have read
the record or have heard it discussed are
unable to find a single helpful thing which Mr..
FAN has done for New Mexico We will be glad to
have one of the gentlemen who rushed to his
defense against us, prompt our memory by re-
viewing for readers the record Of services
rendered to this state by Mr.. Fall. We will
willingly give it space.
If. during years in which Mr. Fall enjoyed
freedom from criticism, he did nothing for New
Mexico, it would seem about time to try little
criticism, and if such course will stimulate
him to activities which will repay the honors
which the public has bestowed upon him, by now
rendering such service as he All that has
to him by way of political preferment has
from the hands of the people of a state in
which he has had nothing more than a technical
residence for many years.
During the last half-dozen years Mr.. Falrs
chief interest has been in the policy of gov
eminent toward Old Mexico. If felt that
these services had been sympathetic toward the
unfortunate people of that distracted country we
would cheerfully refrain from criticzing his lack
of interest in New Mexico. But we feel that Mr.
Fail has been unable to see Mexico through any
but the eyes of the financial wolves of the oil
rubber and mining groups, who have been
hungrily smacking their lips and snarlng this
side of the border, waiting to pounce upon a fall
en- prey Mr.. Fall is frankly unwilling that
stable and permanent government should come
to this suffering people except upon terms salts
factory to these great interests
Mr.. Fall thinks in terms of vested interests"
Grafton. If the latter must be sacrificed or with
held in order to protect the former. it must be
done
No knows better than Mr.. Fall that no
government in Mexico long endure without
recognition from the United States He knows
that the alternative recognition is chaos, revou
ton. starvation and death. Yet he would withhold
recognition unless the invaluable concessions of
these international wolves first confirmed.
When chaos comes, he favors intervention Then
the government of the United States force
the confirmation of these rights at the expense
of the public treasury and the blood of boys.
We are quite agreed that Mexico be not
allowed to discriminate against citizens of the
United States. But she has perfect right to make
such constitutional provisions she sees fit re-
gardng property rights in Mexico provided she
treat citizens exactly she treats her own.
When did the United States begin to regard
property rights inherent rights? We did not do
otwhen freed several hundred million dollars
worth of slaves in the south, without compensa-
ton We did not when we worked practical
confiscation of the property of the brewers and
distillers by national prohibition. We did not
when seized the railroads from their owners
without promise to give them back. We do not
now, when we take sixty-fve per cent of a
mans earnings as excess profit taxes under no
other excuse than that the government needs the
money
Suppose some other country had conditioned
official intercourse with u.s. upon returning
the slaves to their repeating the prohib-
itory amendment?
The Journal believes in the wisdom of the
governmental policy of private property rights.
We know of substitute which gives promise
OF equal happiness and webeing to people.
But the right is not inherent it is based upon a
wise and sound public policy-nothing
- If Mexico wishes to adopt the policy of con-
serving her natural resources, she has right to
do SO. We have done it by Matchmaking for
ests and waterpowers. Calling it specializing" in
stead of "nationalizing" in referring to Mexico
serves the purpose of alarming people and
leading them to be opposed to what Mexico is do
ing on the ground of Objectionable radcasm.
1t is none of our business what kind of a gov
eminent Mexico up If 1t is stable; gives pro.
lection to life and constitutional property rights
and INDUCES in determinations When that il
accomplished, such a government should be recog-
nized by us. That its constitutional limitations on