Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-05-09
WORSE AND WORSE IN MEXICO.


with respect to the turmoils in Mexico. 1t has
been the hope of the administration that matters
would quiet down. and that the reign of peace
and order would be resumed This hope has had
TO fight with ever-increasing tumultuousness
in the Mexican Republic. Madero to be
helpless not only against the instructions i'll gen.
era but helpless to enforce order right IN the
City of Mexico, where daylight robberies of
Americans and other foreigners are reported, with
officialdom either Indifferent Ineffective 1t is
known that large numbers of Americans have
been driven out of the country, and the govern
ment has sent ship to the west coast to take
away such Americans as wish to leave the coun-
try Doubtless there will be shipload of them,
and perhaps than one.
A number of murders have been reported the
latest being the murder of j. ID. Harvey IN the
Mormon colony at Colonia Daz and the robbing
of the store there These outrages, reported
were committed by brigands and doubtless cor
rectly so reported. But the difficulty is that the
turbulence and violence accompanying the revou-
tions in different parts of Mexico directly foster
brgandage and render it practically immune from
punishment And it is not to be expected that
this country continue indefinitely to remain
quiet under these repeated outrages upon Amer
leans II is necessary in order to establish the
candor and good faith of our good intentions to-
ward our southern neighbor, that we would re-
frain from any intervention in Mexicos affairs to
the utmost limit possible but if the outrages con-
tinue there must come limit beyond which the
doctrine of hands off" will no longer apply
and it seems as though the administration at
Washington is coming to feel that the time is
about at hand when some decisive step must be
taken Our news service indicates disposition on
the part of the State Department to give belllger-
ent rights to the Orozco Instruction, and its gov
eminent headed by Gomez. Abundant presidents
are cited for such recognition, and IT would not
be surprising to find almost any day that our
has OILY
northern Mexican government at .uarez
Madero's presidency is evidently in desperate
ease lie announces a determination to fight to
the last. but seems unable to do any effective
fighting lie has not put down any band of in;
snrrectos far. and seems utterly unable to cope
with the situation His own success as rebel
has emboldened imitators and. indeed it was
too much for him to expect that others would re-
main quiet when he made such signal success Of
his Instruction
We have been disposed TO agree with the
government NJ Washington that great patience
should be- exercised towards the Madero govern
ment IN Mexico. IA order - give that president
an opportunity 10 establish u solid administration
hut. in place u soidfying he seems % be letting
the country - o. pieces more and more every
day. and i losing ground al the time Under
these circumstances the government u the United
States would h. Justified N recognizing any gov.
ernulent that seems a. h. supreme and that i
able 10 enforce the peace Is any considerable pnr.
tien u Mexire and L Nrxieo beeome~ broken up
into a number ~ smaller governments ~ nations
that j. something that the United States cannot
help and has function g. guarantees against
II the Msxivau peuple want a. split up lntu small
states thar their own affair BIAS shat ths
United States wants and ma.i INSIST arou that
AHeFirans shai D. secure in their peFsofs antl
psosmfly ia Mrxieo. un,ier whatever form - gov.
sFnaent ~ uasier whatever unnhet Il woyern.
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