The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-03-21
CRISIS COMES
SHOULD MEXICO
KILL OUR MEN
WASHINGTON FEARS TROUBLE
OVER DARKENING CONDl-
T!oNs ACROSS BORDER.
Public Would Demand That Troops
Be Used to Defend the Lives Of
Countryn1en Conditions Grow
Worse.

Washington. Mar 2O.-Trouble tor
the Taft administration looms men
acingly from the situation in Mexico.
Events are crowding each other in a
manner to cause the grayest anxi-
ETY. to the memters of the cabinet
here. Tue state of preparedness de-
cided to be necessary in order to
place the United States in a domin-
atiis position, has become a source
of tbs gravest danger
Mobilization of troops upon the
Mexican border has been like plac-
ang loaded weapons in the hands of
an irresponsible person. No one can
tell who is going to get hurt.
While President Taft has conceded
that the movement was intended to
aid the Mexican government in the
suppression OF the insurrection by
cutting off the insurgents source of
supplies in this country, it is now ad-
mitted that the troops may have to
be used against the Mexican govern
alent, which means war.
Everything depends upon what
Mexico does, and there is no conf
dence that Mexico will do. the right
thing
Depends On Mexico.
1t will he only necessary to have it
become known that United States CHI
liens have been lined up against a
wall and shot by order Of Diaz to
arouse spirit in this country, which
no solicitude for the property rights
of special interests can suppress
Apparently matters are drifting to
that elimination.
Suspension of the constitution by
ti1e Mexican government at the bid
ding of Diaz, which means that the
whole of MeYigo is now under mar
tial law, and that individual rights
are not to be recognized, coupled
with the calm assertion from Senior
Limantour in New York that all citi-
zens Of the United States captured
as insurrectionists will be treated as
Mexican revolutionists indicates all
too clearly what developments may
he looked for form now on.
Mexico will probably resort to the
harshest methods possible to stamp
out opposition to tle Diaz govern
ment, and the fact that. until the
present time, all indications confirm
J elief that there has been complete
understanding between tle Mexican
government and the Taft administra-
ton, only reveals upon what danger
Gus and probably treacherous ground
the president is standing
what Would Cause Trouble.
Until the present time, all talk of
war with Mexico Has been baseless.
1t will continue to be aseless unless
Mexican methods, not of warfare. but
of execution put into effect against
prisoners who are citizens Of TIE Uni
ted States, furnish cause for indigna-
tion in this country. It is feared
that this will be the outcome of
present conditions that causes great
est alarm here.
For it is conceded that even though
the invasion of Mexico was planned
originally to aid the Mexican govern
ment in protecting the property of
the great cont nations Of United
States capital which control the rail
roads, the oil and mining industries,
no consideration of property rights
would suffice to counteract tie deep
resentment of the whole American
people if that program were carried
out in face of harsh and barbarous
treatment of American prisoenrs con-
demned for aiding in a fight against
oppression.
On the contrary, when the first
news is received in this country of
prisoners shot, the public demand will
lie that the troops of the United
States shall be used to protect the
lives Of American citizens in Mex
leo. whether prisoners or not, and any
other employment of the forces of the
United States would place the men
responsible in a position from which
they could not eXtricate themselves.
A Surprise to Taft.
Neither President Taft nor his adj
visers appear to have foreseen any
thing like the situation which is now
rapidly developing. There was new
er any thought of war or of seri-
Gus friction either between contend
ing forces in Mexico or political
forces in the United States.
It was obviously the belief of the
president and the special interests