Our Mexican muddle . under dogs, was he also enthusiastically in favor of indorsing theirmethods and actions? Did his passion contemplate the possi-bility of the torture of priests and the outrage of women dedicatedto chaste and holy lives? Will some kind soul define Mr. Wilsons brand of liberty, asapplied to Mexicans, and compare the same with the ideas or con-ceptions held by the creatures Mr. Wilson referred to—that is,the class which he designated by the words—never had a look-in? As Mr. Wilson was eloquently defending the wolves opposedto Huerta, and referred to them as under dogs and as
Our Mexican muddle . under dogs, was he also enthusiastically in favor of indorsing theirmethods and actions? Did his passion contemplate the possi-bility of the torture of priests and the outrage of women dedicatedto chaste and holy lives? Will some kind soul define Mr. Wilsons brand of liberty, asapplied to Mexicans, and compare the same with the ideas or con-ceptions held by the creatures Mr. Wilson referred to—that is,the class which he designated by the words—never had a look-in? As Mr. Wilson was eloquently defending the wolves opposedto Huerta, and referred to them as under dogs and as thosewho never had a look-in, and as the selfsame wolves were Villasunderlings, what is the answer ? Was Mr. Wilsons intellect cloudedby passion and enthusiasm, or, to be exact—did he know whathe was talking about? Let us hope, however, that he is less passionate and enthusi-astically sympathetic, now that he perceives—or we hope he per-ceives—that his wardlings are brutal savages who delight in X <u c o -4-» n< O £ CQ *0 CHAPTER XI MEXICO CAN ONLY BE REDEEMED BY ANGLO SAXONS Mexico under the rule of men like Carranza is certain to de-generate, nor may any Mexican accomplish the redemption and re-generation of Mexico, nor may the Spanish speaking padres makeany headway. They never have and they never will. Little bylittle they have been compelled to step down, and little by littlethey have been deprived of privilege. American Catholics make a vast mistake if they imagine thatthere is any possibility of increasing Catholic prestige in Mexicounder a purely Mexican government. This is impossible. So theCatholics of the United States will do well to face the real issue andconsider well the facts. But the form of Christian religion which appeals to the mindof a Mexican is Catholicism, therefore the real religious issue:shall we help Christianize Mexico through the medium of Amer-ican Catholics? The peon class is certain to be Catholic if any-thing. Thi
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