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must be given, and are being given, free scope; which 

 have been organized and permitted to contribute to 

 the making of the nation of which they are the most 

 basic part. Not so much in constructive achieve- 

 ments, although they are impressive, but in the 

 social principles that have nourished the roots of the 

 Obregon administrative policy is to be found the 

 great contribution to Mexican progress. . . . 



"Mexico has blundered through ten years of revo- 

 lution, counter-revolution, and anarchy. But it is 

 not too much to say that no Government in Mexico 

 can hope to survive for any great length of time 

 which does not respect popular organization, which 

 does not respect the patria chica or regional and 

 racial autonomy, which does not carry out agrarian 

 reform to its logical conclusions. These have proved 

 the three great handles to the pacification of Mexico ; 

 these provide the explanation of the steady success 

 of the Obregon regime/' 



The Land Policy of Calles 



The peaceful change in administration from 

 Obregon to Calles is an indication that Mexico is 

 slowly solving some of her most difficult problems. 

 Calles is wisely following the political program of his 

 predecessor. This is particularly true with reference 

 to his agrarian policies. He is attempting to improve 

 rural credit by the establishment of a number of 

 agricultural banks to assist the small farmers. 

 Large landowners and other financial interests have 



