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...autocratic tradition, is at present in a chaotic state; but Russia's salvation lies in the fundamentally sound unit, the zemstvi, and she can build from the ground up. Mexico has not even this for a foundration. At any rate, recognition by the United States will give the Obregon government much needed support in a critical time. The task may be too much for them, but at least, they should be given all possible aid in working out their own salvation, if they...
Today the negotiations with Mexico reach a conclusive stage. Indications point to the acceptance by the Mexican Congress of President Harding's demand for guarantees, which will remove the last material barrier in the way of our recognition of President Obregon's government. It is hard for Americans to appreciate any Mexican Government, Mexico City itself is a capital as beautiful and civilized as any in the world. General Obregon is an educated, cultivated man of the world, of considerable ability. He is doing his best to establish a firm, united government. As he remarked jokingly to a delegation...
President Obregon, a soldier, a revolutionist, but also a clever international politician, realizing that the lack of great leaders in his country was due to a considerable extent to the poor intellectual standards of the people as a whole, has determined to learn from these much despised American all that he can. By a scheme of cooperative scholarships, established jointly by variout state universities in the west and the Mexican government, the training in the United States of a goodly number of Mexican young men each year has been assured...
Although President Obregon may not realize it, he has given to this country the greatest weapon of influence in Mexico that it has yet had in its possession. By inculcating in these students American ideals and methods of though, these various colleges can exert a very wholesome, though somewhat long-distance control of affairs south of the border. It will take time for the effect to become evident, but if the embryo statesmen are given the proper attention and treatment, a gringo tinge will surely appear in the actions of the Mexican government before many years have passed...
...That the Obregon government is informally sounding the Republican leaders rather than the outgoing government is only common sense in the circumstances. But the situation is embarrassing and illustrates again the need for a constitutional amendment which shall shorten the period between election and inauguration. In 1860 that weakness nearly destroyed the union, for it permitted traitors in the government to use the government's resources to build up the strength of the secessionists. In 1916, if Mr. Hughes had won, we should have had a very serious situation, with our policy as to Germany suspended for four months...