The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-27
INTERVENTION SOUTHWARK

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1t appears likcly that the President
will bc given direct authority by Con
| ercss TO intervene IN Mexican affairs
so far as crossing the line go enforce
! the peace on tho border aud pro-
! tcct American citizens from bullets
( fred across the Inc are concerned. The
resolution introduced in the Senate by
MIR Stoue Of Missouri last spring Is
? apparently 20 be rcsuscitated and the
authorization definitely made II is like.
" that this sort of limitcd inter
Ncntion may Inc prcciptatcd AT any
time hv some such occurrence ~ was
several tunes manifested last sprug.
when tho insurgents and The Federal
forces fought so close 10 the luc that
bullets came across, killing and wound.
ing American citizens, This sort of
thing viii nol he tolerated any more,
and he President has already gitru
orders In the military on The border to
sion that invasion OF United Sl3tcy to-.
ritorv at All hazards. This viii ncccs.
trouble OF The kind mentioned, the
United states viii put stop To the
firing across the line. even al the lisk
of actually invading Mexico and qucll.
ing lhc disturbance. \ peace zone
will have TO be established, with.
in which il viii bc unlawful and
punitive for any lighting TO occur. IT
would he quite proper for the United
states troops 10 enforce such zone
and protect the American citizcus.
even without any special authorize iou
bv Congress; hut, in view Of the con.
plications that might occur. 1t is far
better TO have the explicit authority Is
conveyed in the Stone resolution, aud
Congress should pass i, without delay,
In this connection it may be mcu-
toned thai there is Il party IN Paulma
bat wishes the intervention OF the
United States in tho coming frcsidcn-
tial election IN that miniature rcpub-
lie For that matter, it is probably
true. as has been repeatedly stated,
that the substantial citizens of Panama,
including the large business interests,
would he clad TO have the United
States take tho government OF Panama
in hand, superscdinp the local turmoils
and CRAFTS, and giving the remainder
Of Panama the steady. orderly, and
peaceful government which prevails un.
der Colonel Gocthals in the canal
zone, That military government is a
direct lesson Of American efficiency,
irmncss, and accomplis shment on all dc.
sirable accounts, We have been Of the
opinion from the first that the United
States would find IL necessary TO take
over the whole of Panama and make it
II territory or dependence in some
settled conditions. The canal itself is
of such tremendous importance that it
cannot be icopardizcd by any treac her
out or Ineffective government in the
republic in which it lies, In case of
trouble. there would be DO certainty
that the United States would have a
friendly government in Pa.uama, unless
that government is its own; and the
risk is foo great TO allow of any up
certainty in a matter of such tre-
mendous Importance. The United
States NAV as well make up its mind
to take over Panama absolutely, as
il will have to do in the end; and il
would be good thing to take upl
this whole question with the United
States of Colombia and settle all to-
cether our international activities in
that relation, making a clean Job OF
it. and compensating Colombia for the
loss Of that province, paying fairly
therefor, and frankly taking il over as
part Of the United Statess jurisdiction.