18 JULY 1914, Page 25

Dictators of Mexico. By John de Kay. (E. Wilson. 2s.

6d. net.)—Mr. de Kay is an American who has been engaged for fifteen years in business in Mexico. He tells us that the present revolutionary movement is the outcome of " four centuries of mistaken policy" in dealing with " the barefooted Indians who carry their heavy burdens over the lonely hills of Mexico." The system of practical slavery which was taken over from the Aztec rulers by the Spanish conquistadores, and which etill exists in essence, has led to an outbreak of violent protest. Such is Mr. de Kay's explanation of the Mexican crisis He is a whole-hearted admirer of General Huerta as "a man of the people " who alone can unite all Mexicans to save their country from foreign domination.