The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1922-04-07
VATE agree with the Chicago Jour

VATE agree with the Chicago Jour
w nal that Every Thinking Amer
lean" should get a clear under
standing of the Mexican problem" and
in a recent issue that paper presented
the opportunity. Following is the edi-
torial in full:
NOW that Jenkins is free, and the
meddling senator's have found their in
reference as needless as it was i;lper-
tinent, and Senator Falls much-adver-
fised revelations have proved to be some
doubtful excerpts from questionable
ancient histories, every thinking Amer
lean should try to get a clear under
standing of the main causes OF disorders
in Mexico, and of the possible courses
of our government in dealing with those
disorders.
First in the list of trouble cause IS
the divided character of the Mexican
population. That so-called republic con-
tains perhaps million persons Of pure
Spanish descent, and another million
mainly Spanish. These 100000 people
of white, or predominantiy white race
rule over nearly 100000 Indians, be-
longing to some sixty different native
stocks, unable to work together. for lack
of a common language and because of
their physical Separates, but one in
common hatred of their white tyrants.
To add to the confusion, there are close
to a million negroes and part negroes
in the coast district.
Next in order of revolution breeders
is the bitter injustice which has prevailed
In Mexico for centuries. The Spaniard
came as conqueror and remains as a
master, claiming all power, all lands, all
wealth. The Indian survived, but he
survived as slave or a peon. In the
districts where his subjugation was in
complete before, it was carried to a
finish by the scientific grafters of the
Diaz regime, who seized the lands OF
the Yaquis, the Mayas, and heaven
knows low many other tribes besides,
and destroyed or exiled or reduced to
peonage the native occupants. In a
word Mexico al the downfall of Diaz
was much like Russia before the liberia
ton of the serfS, with race complications
added
A third source of trouble is the char
acter and bias OF the present Mexican
government-itselft the result of a COM
pick of many causes. German propa-
ganda left permanent effects, Carranza
personally is as irritating as badly ad-
Justed mustard plaster, and every Mex
lean leader seems to think it a point OF
honor to shake his fist toward the north
three times before breakfast.
This brings us naturally to the last
main source Of discord, our own over
readings and shortcomings. The good
work done in Mexico by American cap
ltal, engineers and skilled artisans is
enormous; but it is ali discounted and
rendered sinister iii Mexican eyes by
the evil intrigues of American conces-
sion hunters. An American ambassador
brought Diaz and Huerta together" and
thereby fastened the fall OF Madero
American money seems to have financed
more than one upheaval near the border,
and American jingoes, some of them in
the United States senate, are constantly
calling for our government to clean up
Mexico"
In the presence of such deep and
powerful forces of unrest in our south
ern neighbor, the government OF this
country has but two possible courses of
action. 1t can work along from day to
day, treating each crisis as seems best at
the moment, with the fixed purpose OF
avoiding intervention and giving Mexico
chance to settle her own ills Or, it
can call on the American people to fur
nish half million soldiers for three
years to conquer and police Mexico
The soldiers can be furnished and the
bills can be paid if necessary. But there
can be no doubt that the American peo-
pie want to avoid such an expenditure
of blood and treasure if possible"
It is we'll known that the Mormon"
people colonized parts of Northern
Mexico, many years ago, and. while
some OF them returned to the U. S. A.
during the revolution, others remained,
cared for their farms, conducted bust
ness and we understand that the large
Academy at Colonia Juarez has always