The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-22
A Timely Editorial
"Liberty, Inc"
Louisville Courier-Journal.)

The New York Worlds recently
printed editorial article, Secretary
of OIL" in which cabbage or two
was flung with accurate aim at Sec
.retary Hughes respecting the man
ner in which he handled Mexican af-
fairs, has drawn the fire of the lat
est association" to become domi-
ciled at New York for the purpose
apparently of fomenting discord be-
tween 100000 Mexicans and
100000 Americans.
international Association for the
Advancement of Religious and Po-
litical Liberty, Inc.," is the unambi-
tious title. Whether it is "associa-
ton" or liberty that is 'incorpo-
rated" by these trouble-breeders is
not quite clear. Persons acquainted
with Mexican history and not quite
innocent of the ways of Mexican
American "associations" operating
at New York will be inclined to in
fer that it is 'liberty" that is. to be-
come "incorporated' by this fresh
outfit of scholars, savants, diplo-
mats and statesmen. Almost from
the day when Cortez strobe ashore
at Vera Cruz, Liberty, Inc.," has
been on the job in Mexico. That un-
rivaled buccaneer had hardly
touched land when he began to grab
all the liberty that he could get his
covetous hands on. After him, the
Spanish eviceroys specialized in the
industry. The one thing that almost
every one of these viceroys, or gov
ernors general, did best was ito in
corporate liberty" and to incorpo-
rate it on severely "1imited' lines.
For more than 400 years Liberty
Inc.," paid these Spanish explorers
fabulous dividends.
One day Mexican priest, named
Hidalgo, started revolution against
Liberty, Inc.," in Mexico. In the
fight that ensued this priest lost his
life. Liberty, Inc.," lost its job.
Since that time Liberty, Inc.," has
repeatedly attempted to get is old
time grip on Mexico and the Mexi-
cans. Fifty-fifve years ago an
Austrian prince, named Macmillan,
thinking he saw a chance to incorpo-
rate liberty in Mexico on dividend
paying basis, landed at Vera Cruz
and set up shop. It wasn't long be-
fore he made mess of it. A little
pure-blood Indian, named Benito
Juarez, aided by another Mexican,
named Porfirio Diaz, made up their
minds to put Maximilian's Liberty
Inc.," out of business. In the wind
UP Macmillan was shot to death by
a natriot firing squad.
For the ensuing 25 years LIB
erty, Inc.," languished In Mexico. So
long as Porfirio Diaz retained his
full physical and mental powers
Liberty, Inc.," had rough row to
hoe in Mexico. When Diaz grew old
and feeble bunch of political ban
dts, known as "cientificos," reor-
ganized and revived Liberty, Inc"
( Then revolution broke out. Diaz
and the "cientifico" group had to
flee the country. In the process
Liberty, Inc.,' got shot full of
holes, its treasury was emptied, its
officers and members we're put to
death or exiled.
Under Oregon, Liberty, Inc.."
has become well-nigh extinct in
Mexico. Whether LTD" or "Unltd.,"
Liberty, Inc.," is nowadays as dead
in Mexico ss Julius Caesar is in
Rome. If it had a ghost of excuse
for existing, its offices would be
near the Alameda in Mexico City
rather than near Times Square, New
York. Its principal asset nowadays
is a typewriter that clicks indus
triouslv. unnnindfu1 of the fact that