The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-05-30

MEXIcoIs -HEAVlEsT -Loss.

MExico's HEAVIEST LOSS
cleveland Ledaer9
Assuming that the Mexican civil
fWafs IS practi callY over, I. clear Tint
lthe ieityies epst d IL entire reYolsi5
tionarY movement IS not liiteetl mi
terial but Il q mi tier OF liIl:'
tefnatioual standing prestige. and
good will These has been moderate
floss OF life, probably not exceeding
1900 killed In battle. Perhaps ten
times as many men have been wound.
edJ1r have fallen victims OF disease.
The destruc ION OF property has been
considerable. but all OF the hills OF
the war, including claims for damages
which will have to be settled with for.
eigners or with the governments
which will speak for them, can hardly
exceed s10,000,000 re s
These aspects OF the war are scr
fous for countryfno richer or strong
err than Mexico, but they are compare
lively unimpoFtant when measured
agalnst the iosEes TO be suffered by
the fall which Mexico has suffered In
the estimation Of the outside world
1t may be many years before America
and Europe regain the confidence in
Mexican ability to maintain order and
enforce the laws and protect the prop
erty, lives and interests Of foreigners
| that has prevailed In the last quarter
of a century.
1t is not because there has been a
revolution or because an old despot
| has been overthrown. That might
lhaye happened without seriously dis
turbfng Mexico's creditors and indus
trial and commercial lenders and
hackers. The point is that 1t has been
Ilamentably easy to set ttncounted
bands Of robbers in motion, and the
masses Of the Mexican people have
manifested an alarmingly general ten
dency toward anarchy when the hand
OF the government relaxed Its grip.
THE AERoPLANE AND CROWD.
(ProvIdence Journal)
A serious disaster to France was
barely escaped when one OF the Paris
to.Madrid contenders crashed into
group Of spectators that CHANGED to be
composed Of the highest dignitartes OF
the government. Whatever the effect
Of the staying of the minister Of war,
to embarass the Monis ministry In the
momentous tasks on hand, 1t VIII
eventually be recorded as only Incl
dental to the progress Of mans con.
quest of the air. The development OF
ordnance in the United States was not
| STAYED when the Princeton's big gun
.bexnloded atrthe testing and tore to
nieces several government officials, in
j Guiding a secretary of state. Scores
OF spectators have been cruelty Killed
at automobile races. The unitarian
may moralize that neither great guns.
automobiles, nor airships are worth
their cost in useful human material,
to say nothing of money. The game
Twill not be stopped even II that Is so.
The pursuit of life and happiness has
always been rather risky, anyway.
IThe twentieth century plaything,
(which seems such an exquisite con-
ItrRance when caVorting through the
air, but which, with shocking sudden
mess, can be resolved into an inert
4 ton OF junk, or a projectlle OF fearful
destructive power, is only an Item, for
the time being novel, among the haz-
ards that seem to give zest to human
activities.
ENGLAND AND HER COLONIES.
milwaukee Wisconsin.)
The policy OF imperial federation Is
not at present uppermost in British
politics, as Chamberlain endeavored
to make It at the conclusion Of the
Anglo.Boer War, but 1t has not been
and will not be abandoned. Thegath-
ering in London OF the prime minis
tiers OF the Commonwealth of Aus
tralia, the Dominion Of Canada, the
Union of South Africa, the Dominion
OF New Zealand and Newfoundland
with the King and his cabinet consti.
flutes an impressive assemblage, and
no doubt It's proceedings will have
Significance in many ways.
Before ascending his throne King
/ George travelled to every part of his
vast empire over which he has been
! called upon to rule, and no doubt he
has fuller first hand knowledge Of ev-
cry corner OF his domain than was
possessed by his father, King Edward
| VII, or his august grandmother, Queen
4 Victoria, the first English sovereign to
assume the imperial title. He will be
able to take an active part II he
CHOICES. in the discussion of the poll.
I'cics, but this he is not likely to do.
4 His influence, however, II eXerted to
any direction, is likely to be consid-
cradle.
In regard to the Chamberlain idea Of
establishing system of trade prefer:
ences which will bind England and
her colonies in a kind OF 2oliVerein,
1t is not likely that anything definite
will be accomplished at the present
time.
Formerly, however, Frankfort had a