The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 32, July 1928 - April, 1929 Page: 156
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mental and fundamental instruction nor to expert knowledge or
rather to the science of social administration acquired through the
bitter experience and criminal practice of the revolution. Dis-
turbances and the activities of factions which have agitated it
from within, have changed the aspect of the nation. From their
intellectual progress and disillusionment they may reap great
benefits, especially in regard to essential reforms, organic laws
and elections, which hitherto have been most singularly imperfect .
This imperfection will be a drawback to good order so long as
the principle of property and industry is not adopted as an in-
dispensable basis for electing and for being elected. Moreover,
since on the other hand, the most stable and vigorous government
will found its administration upon the new political relations
which the present state of Europe offers, and now that the coun-
try has no fear of being threatened or invaded by the only natural
enemy of its independence, it seems that the epoch for decreasing
its expenses is approaching due to the consequent reduction of the
army, whose surplus men can ultimately turn to the development
of the unappropriated lands for the benefit of agriculture, popu-
tion and the public welfare. These supplemented by foreign
families, will constitute on the frontiers the bulwark and safe-
guard of the Republic.
This order of things and this combination of circumstances,
Excellent Sir, place you in a position-which is no less unique
than fortunate and enviable-to work out the happiness of the
nation, and insure its dearest and most endangered interests. In
my opinion and I believe in the opinion of all Mexicans who think
and who consecrate themselves to the service of the country which
gave them being and nourishes them, these are the systematized
settlement of the frontier points of the Republic with Mexican
families and the introduction of foreigners from various lands at
the expense of the general government. For a definite time they
must be controlled exclusively by its agents without intervention
of the states. While these new establishments are growing strong
and are being fortified, they demand a uniform and effective ad-
ministrative system to establish them and give them force. Ema-
nating from a single central point the governing force will not
lose momentum. At the same time the settlers will form an im-
pregnable barrier on the weak flank of the vast and distant fron-156
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