The Connecticut labor news., 1922-06-16
ANOTHER BOGEY ABOUT MEXICO IS
 SOON EXPLODED
Threats of Revolt to Slave Off Recognition Work of Big
 Interests.
By CHESTER M. WRIGHT

Fresh out-croppings of more or | less lurid stories about plottings and | revolutions in Mexico indicate that
 someone is busy again in the effort to rctard the process of securing Amer | iCan recognition.
 This conclusion is justified by his | tory and by the fact that the current stories themselves are gross exag- geratons
 Most prominent among those re-
 puted to be about to begin a revolu-
 ton is Felix Diaz, nephew of the old tyrant Diaz, who ruled Mexico for so many years.
 Felix Diaz stands no more chance of starting revolution in Mexico
 than he does of starting one in Tim
 buctoo. Diaz never was a powerful figure. He is about the last of the
 available old guard cientihco crew
 whose name means anything, how
 ever, and doubtless that is the reason
 he is trotted out as the show horse
 in the game of keeping alive the revo
 lution bogey.
 A recent report had Diaz all ready
 with a big army and plenty of equip ment.
 Writers of these stories either do
 not know the Mexico of today or they
 have unbounded faith in the simple
 ness of the public Armies cannot
 be bought in Mexico today as they could be bought 10 yCars ago. There
 is less of hunger and, therefore, less
 of willingness to accept any body's money Diaz might, with painful ef-
 fort, raise a couple of hundred men who would take his ill-gotten money for a time. An army for him is out of the question.
 The name of Diaz has no magic any more in Mexico. As to others who might engage in revolutionary activity, there is no leader of conse- quence who can take the field. There are one or two enemies of the pres ent excellent government who would like to go on the war path, but they are not so situated as to be able to follow their incIinations, even if they could get Wall Street backing.
 The fact is-hateful though 1t IS to certain group of unprincipled ex- ploitcrs-the business of starting revolutions in Mexico is over, except for the depredations of small bands which are of no more consequence than boot-legging bandits in our own country. They represent outlawry, not revolution-and the difference Is consider able.
 I have just talked with a friend fresh from Mexico. He gives the as surance, based on first hand observa- ton, that Mexico IS more quiet and more prosperous now than 1t was year ago.
 There is no reason for failure to recognize the Mexican government. It is in power by virtue of free ex- pression ot popular will, 1t Is a demo- cratic government, 1t IS a REAL government and 1t IS dealing justly with working people.
 Our state department presents what looks very much like a technical reason for failure to recognize the Mexican government, but 1t IS safe to say that the American people, could hey express themselves, would grant recognition without delay.
 Logic and, much more important han that, human welfare and prog -css. are on the side of recognition. Even Wall Street, if 1t were intelli- gent and not merely stupid and greedy, would be for recognition.
 Why not this act Of Justice by the -nited States