El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-23

I interoceanic route and a terrible COM
petitor of the Panama canal when this
/ is opened up to traffic. John Hays
/ Hammond and Charles Taft the presi-
/ dents brother, have been paid with
! huge concessions in land and mining
4 fields; the Standard Oil and Waters
/ Pierce OIL company We're paid with the
/ granting of field oil concessions and
| = dissolution of FL Aguila Mexicana.'
! their competitor, a Mexico British con-
Germ.
And behind all of those crooked
| interests, 1 must state here that the
I state department of the United States
/ has played very nicely its part in sup
porting and backing these American
| enterprises and has already acquired the
| ChamiZal zone for $1,000, 900, instead Of
| S10,0eO,00O, which 1t is supposed to be
worth, and expecting probably at the
same time, from Senior Madero, Mag
dalena bay.
Naturally. ali these things have very
well fermented in the Mexican heart
and raised against MaderO public i'll
feeling That is the reason why the
Mexican people are now fighting.
q. S. supports MaderO.
4 am perfectly aware of the fact that
! this war hampers foreign enterprise
and endangers lives and property, but
in time of war we cannot expect either
love kisses or a luxurious life Were
1T not for the decided support of the
American government, Madero would
nave 1ailen long ago 1t may be that
the United States has some reason to
morally assist a supposed constituted
government, with which it is at peace
and on friendly terms, and because the
Mexican revolutionary forces have not
had, as yet, responsible head among
themselves, to which foreign interests
could appeal for protection and de-
mand damages. But, If that IS the case,
the American government, it seems to
me, has lnfringed some interna tional
rules by permitting Aadero to send
troops through American soil and thus
attack the revolution. This one single
act weighs enough to justify in any
country the measure of reprisal; how
ever, the revolutionary chiefs have been
instructed not to retaliate, because
neutral persons are not to blame FOR
what their government does or pretends
to do
War Would BE bloody.
THE United States government. I am
sure, has no intention of intervening
IN this Mexican struggle; but, on the
other hand, L am positive that "A def
mite term has been fixed for Madero
to put down the revolutions; otherwise
the government of the United States
will be compelled to intervene and the
whole blame will be put upon Madero.
I'm that unfortunate case, / am sure
there viii be a terrible cOnfla grafton,
which will cost many millions of dol
lars and many lives to both countries.
ana II viii mean, also, the breaking
down of a tight friendship acquired
work.
nc olhGA dAAAA-<AAAltLlCdn Countries
when they see an unjustified agrees
sion on the part of this country-dus
to a communion of ideas, usage, Ian
guage and race-will have, in all events,
to side by their own sister. And in
such case, the United States viii have
lost all its commercial supremacy on
this hemisphere and its prestige viii Be
damaged before the European powers.
u. 5. Might Force New President.
Another solution of the problem has
been suggested which consists in tie
handing he resignation of Madero ana
placing in power a neutral person,
which might be either Senior de Ia
Barra, Seior Esquidel Oregon or Felix
Diaz- tt csc three persons have not
taken par { in the present struggle but
as any ohe that is bound in Mexico to
assume D bWer has to be and must be
persona q -ata to the United States gov
eminent am Derfectly sure that Senior