El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-20


anti-American press of Mexico has
made the recent utterances of Berthold
and other socialistic adventurers of
lower California an excuse for bitter
attacks on the United States. It pre-
tends to see in their announced inten-
ton of establishing an independent
government in lower California plan
on the part of the United States for
the annexation of that Mexican terri
tory, and couple with it the mobii-
cation Of American troops along the
frontier.
La Opinion a newspaper of this
capital, says:
I'VE are now face to face with an
embarrassing situation, an attack on
our national integrity as a result of
the adventures of Berthold in lower
California. The facility with which
this adventurer has captured a town
of the republic, forcing the few troops
sent against him to retreat, confirms
the statements made in these columns
on various occasions, in reference to
the defencelessness Of our northern
frontier, and the success certain TO
attend any attempt at armed invasion
Criminal has been the abandon, the
indifference, the negligence Of the au-
thorit1es.
TT has been demonstrated clearly
that lower California, and all other
territory along the international line,
is at the mercy OF an invading force.
And now if, as is reported, a few
groups Of merciless creatures, taking
advantage of the unfortunate circum-
stances under which we are laboring,
have already interviewed. the Mexican
people can figure that there will follow
the day when military aggression will
succeed the present movement. The
United States has assembled along the
international line soldiers in sufficient
number to crush the 5000 or 5000 men
of the Mexican army operating in the
north.
National Defence Urgent.
National defense is urgent IT Is
urgent that this embarrassing situa-
ton be quickly closed. 1t is time to
infiict punishment, not tempered with
mercy. on the adventurer. Berthold,
or any other entering the country with
arms in hand. 1t is time TO go directly
to the end, without vacillatioh, TO
prove that we are strong in the re-
preston of foreign disturbers. What
profits it that councils of war fill the
prisons with sentenced men and the
places of execution with corpses. M
tional conservation is the first con-
sideration, and after that our internal
affairs.
1.-The attitude of the American press,
or at least a part of 1t. already using
the word 'belligerency' in treating of
the operations Of the rebels, has not
escaped anyone. Later these newspa-
pers will use annexation, if the gov
eminent of the white house, in mo-
ment of hatred for the Latin-American
race. which it holds inferior. comedies
international rights to the rebels.
Fear a GrOee or Cannon.
I'VE repeat that it is necessary to
finish with these adventures, for we
fear that in some encounter there will
appear a Groce or Cannon, from the
many. ready to play the roles of vic
Tins. to provoke international diff
cuities and determine the movement of
expansion, perfectly rneditated and
brutally carried out by the right Of
force As we think, so think many
Mexicans, and in accord with US is the
universal conscience, as to the crea-
tion of pretexts or motives for war
when the Colossus has resolved on
war. Spain has seen the revelation Of
the mystery of the Maine emerge from
The bottom of the ocean. The Colossus
declared war for the sole purpose Of
guaranteeing the predominance of its
commercial interests at point so
strategic as the island of Cuba Now
1t sees the opportunity to create dis
trust among other nations. to the end
that it may suppress Mexico. its COM
petitor in connection with the trans
portation of merchandise across the
isthmus of Tehuantepec, to the advan-
tage of the Panama canal.
Back of the action of Berthold, who
may be Cannon or a Groce for US.
exists the black hand of Uncle Sam,
with its $1,000, 600 inhabitants, and
with the necessities of their commerce
and industry, and with their outra-
geous ambition for territory and mar
kets.
There is still time to crush this
hydra of adventures. authorities Of
Mexico. There is still time to repair
the defence of the nation
Texas-LOvver California.
Under the caption, There Is the
Dangeri Texas, 1S47. Lower Califor-
MIA. 1911" Tel Globo," an anti-Ameri-
can paper of Guadalajara, prints the
following:
Reader, open any history of Mexico
and search for the incidents of the
war of 1S47; the Yankee Intervention,
the loss of a great part Of our terri
tory, and the motives that occasioned
the annexation of Texas to the United
States
Those occurrences which filed US
with sorrow and mourning, seeing our
country torn by an iron hand may
have exact repetition in lower Califor-
MIA There in lower California. and
A IVY .~~ywwv -~ Nvxy