Show MAGAZINE AGAIN ARRAIGNS MEXICO In its January number the American Magazine co comes hack back good and antl strong at those In Mexico and else elsewhere where who have hao questioned the of the articles on Barbarous Mexico which are arc running in that periodical Following Is an extract from Crom an edl edi editorial which leads ore off the number We wish to reaffirm what we said at the beginning of these articles that Mexico I as n a civilized government m nt Is a farce and a failure as a republic lic He It Is a mockery It Is still bar barbar barbarous ar arous ous In that It permits and Indulges In barbarities There are arc other coun countries countries tries as backward rind and as barbarous but Lut their chiefs do not nol make malte the prey pre pretense tense that the rulers of Mexico make The shams of are many man They reign at the top where here sits a powerful autocrat He builds an theater when around time the corner is the most appalling poverty lie He lak takes over railroads with a great show of advanced government owner ownership ownership ship loads londs limo country wIth debt and despite of urging does docs little to further the agriculture of one o of the greatest agricultural regions on the tho continent Tic He Is at the head of a land Jand of almost unexampled richness j yet In a great country he be line has had to take the tariff off of corn so that it might be Imported and time the people kept alive alle Wh Why Because he has bas not helped toa teach h the people how to raise fair crops Tho native natle land of oC the bean is said to Import beans from Manchuria front Manchuria forsooth Mexico 1 has somo show how some SOUle glitter some outWard out outward ward appearance of oC but bait little of the real thing President Is a man of genius no aging and antl decayed In the days of his greatest power and antl activity he a number of men in the or organization of his liis autocratic system the they Worked with him tho had bad to be paid b by exercising power and using place for personal gain au and advantage Diaz could not pr prevent ent the tho develop development ment of this tendency So there grew up an oligarchy and ns Dla became old the oligarchy Was 88 more necessary to mini him and It grew In strength The members of the g government gr group up amassed ed great wealth In plantations bonds railroads mines mimes and factories Those who are arc the tho same men as those who control Its In industries and antl Its finance nance It Il Is almost as if time thC heads of the Standard Company Compan the Sugar Trust and the great grent railroads were themselves memo hers bers of the cabinet and together with the president controlled b by direct word the action of legislatures s and ap appointed appointed pointed senators and members of con cony congress gross gress Of course courso wealth and anal power emanating from political 1011 organization to some extent in all cOlin coun countries tries nut But In no civilized country arc effects displayed In so gr gross a forum form as In Mexico In their selfish selfishness ness this group manages wastefully so far Car as the general welfare Is con cony corned They rhe havo hao power the they have hae wealth they ther 0 education they have brains The They have te technical skill at money moner moneymaking making with unequalled opportunities but hUl little souse of responsibility to the people We e must not fool ourselves about Mexico or Its rulers We re shall make Il a great mistake if we do doSo So 50 wo we repeat There Is slavery at this moment See documents and announcements of offering faring fering Yaqui families on the following pages There Is barbarous political perse persecution cution at this moment See stories of most recent events On following pages There Is imprisonment for free ree speaking at this See tact dents freshly drawn wn from lJ Mexican sources on the following pages There Is suppression of oC personal and political liberty at this moment Sec Seo true tales of disappearance and aud o of I evils on following pages |