New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1911-03-11
OUR RELATIONS WITH
MEXICO.

1t Is pltllul joke 70 pFtteuu thdt
large forces Of the United States
army and navy have been gather
ed up il distant parts Of our coat
try and Of the surrounding seas
and sent to the frontier and coasts
of Mexico as little exercise IN
demonstrating our condition OF
preparedness for war.
Everybody who reads the papers
knows that for months past Mex
leo has been and is IN a state OF
violent revolution and that the dis
order has reached the stage where
the government of President Dlas
is no longr able to subdue the IN
surrection. or. if able, the struggle
must be greatly prolonged before
such result is accomplished.
A great nation like ours might
be willing 10 keep hands off and
let the Mexicans fight out their
own quarrels but for the fact thai
many Of our own citizens reside
there, operating railroads, mines
and other industries. in which hun
dreds Of millions Of our people $
capital is invested.
These citizens Of the United
States are in the sister republic
by the invitation and under the
protection Of the lawful Mexican
Government. and under such as
surances they have invested their
money in that country. II the
Mexican Government, by reason
Iof an uncomfortable revolution,
cannot protect our citizens and
their property there. then our gov
eminent must do it, and beng also
the nearest of the great world
powers, the duty falls on the Unit
ed States to protect in like manner
the subjects and their property OF
other foreign nations. There is no
question about that.
The dispatches from Mexico
have already told of the wrecking
Of trains and the destruction by
the insurrectionists Of trackways.
bridges and buildings Of railroads
owned by citizens of the United
States there, because the SAID
roads had been used by the Next
can Government to move troops
and munitions and military sup
plies.
If We had acted promptly
at the very first news OF such |
destruction would have sent agents
TO the leaders of the Instruction,
warning them to respect the lives
and property of United States cit
zens. under pain of having Unit
I'd States army down there to at
Jack them in their strongholds and
their rebellion, but so
ong as United States citizens and
oreign subjects and their property
we're not interfered with they
would not be prevented from car
wing on their revolutionary ope-
'ations.
But already extensive destruc-
ion of such railroads and other
has been perpetrated
nd other wrongs wrought upon
he foreign residents who should
,e protected, and should investi-
,ation prove that active armed in
difference will be necessary, then
t should be done promptly, firm
y and with sufficient force to
make the movement a success.
For sixty years and more our
government has been on friendly
erms with Mexico and has rejoic-
d to see that rich country ENJOY
ng the blessings of orderdly ana
Elective government. Our people
egret to see the longtime peace
III republic broken up by revolu
ion, but SO long as only the peo-
lie of Mexico and their interests
we're concerned there was nothing
0 do but to let them fight But
heir attacks on our people resi-
ent there and the destruction Of
heir property is entirely another
natter. and demands. for the sake
f our own people whose lives and
ortunes are at stake there. such
as will apply ready
nd sufficient remedy.-Picayune.