The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-11
MEXICAN DEVELOPMENTS.

The developments on the Mexican
appears that Americans and Europeans
of various nationalities have made rep
rcsentations to the United States Gov.
ernment that their investments are IN
peril by reason of the insurrectionary
movements. In this connection the
Monroe doctrine is cited, and it is urged
upon our government that, il we oppose
the Intervention Of any European gov
ernment in the affairs Of an American
nationality, we should be prepared to
assure European and other investors
that we ourselves will attend to the
enforcement of law and order in which
ever of the various nationalities of
America the need may arise. There is
logic IN the position that, when we as
sumo to warn others off, we ourselves
should assume the responsibility; for
1T can be said with good deal of
justice by Europeans, that there should
be some power to preserve peace and
order, and secure the safety of persons
and protect the rights Of property, If
the local government is not able to
do it.
Responding to these representations,
and also acting on the belief that the
insurrectionary forces derive their
means Of activity from the United
States, our Government has taken Wig
orous steps to meet tho emergency The
stationing OF American troops along
the border in sufficient numbers to
prevent all breaches of neutrality, and
to shut off supplies from the insurrec-
tionary forces will, 1T is argued, put
an end to the insurrcction with no great
delay. if it is true that the insur-
dictionaries have depended upon Ameri-
can aid and have drawn their arms
and supplies from this country, the
natural result will follow upon the sup
preston of that means of support. The
insurrection will collapse and the MeXi
can government will be able to resume
its supremacy.
in the meantime. the movement of
American troops to the border contin
ucs, and the preteDse that il is only a
military maneuver or exercise is prac
tically abandoned. In vie7 OF the facts,
it is impossible that mere innocent in.
tent such as this could result in such ex-
tended military operations, and these
to be on the border. where supplies will
be costly and mancuvers difficult
It appears evident that, whatever the
motive is that actuates the United
States Government, this motive is fully
understood and appreciated by the Diaz
government in Mexico, and acquiesced
IN by it. Even if in the enforcement of
neutrality or the protection of Ameri-
can life and property it should be nee
essary for American troops to cross the
border into Mexico, it is not at all to
be expected that there will be any pro-
test against it from the Mexican gov.
crnment.
In all the puzzling uncertainty about
the Mexican situation, however, the
most singular Of all is the apparent
paralysis Of the Mexican military
forces. Mexico has, nominally. an army
comprising thirty battalions of in
fantry, fourteen regiments OF cavalry,
two regiments of field artillery, and
subsidiary forces called cadres, compris
ing four battalions of infantry and four
regiments of cavalry, besides artillery
organizations of various sorts. With
this sort of military organization and
the forces in anything like effective
condition. there should he 10 difficulty
II GET .g ta TIC frcnt i sufficient reg.