The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-08
THE MEXICAN TROUBLES.

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again, that intention is reported under
consideration on the part of .the ad
mipistrstion. to intervene so rs 10 quel
disturbances close To the border. These
! instructions make a great icai oi
anxiety near tho line, and tho insur
| territory Orders have been received
| in San Francisco for the troops at the
| Presidio to he in readiness for orders TO
proceed 10 the Mexican border. Similar
orders have been received at Fort Doug
las, and u sufficient force is merely
waiting the order. 10 march.
There is no douh but that the pre-
paredncss of the United States forces
TO enforce neutrality on the border will
have powerful effect in that lircc'
ton And still. if the design of the in
snrpents l. To induce irtcrYcntiou on
the part Of the United States. our very
preparedness viii help their plans. For,
it would appear TO he evident that these
insurgents have Il far fricndlier feeling
towards 'hc United States than they
NAV e ibNdlN IUt VI sh'S-
ico. This was also evident in the troll-
bles on the border last spring. The in
surgents relied upon American medical
aid. and sympathy from the United
States citizens and United States troops
more than they did upon the efforts
and the troops of their own country
men.
II is evident that the north of Mex
leo is out of sympathy with the central
portions Of that country. aud would
rather affiliate with .the United states
than with the established government
in the capital. II is reasonably PLAIN that
Chihuahua, Sonora. and Lower Califo,A'a
feel themselves n. outs all the time WITH
the Mexican central government. As
long as Diaz was in control. and up to
the time of the Madcro insurrcction, the
uprisings in those three provinces were
kept well in check; but they have al
ways been in more or less fermcnt
against the central government in Mex.
leo Ciy.
In view Of the antagonlsm between
Northern Mexico aud the central anI
southern States of that Republic. per
baps the best way out of the difficulty
Chihuahua, Sonora, and Lower Califor'
mia from Mexico. Thereby a great
source Of trouble would he taken away
from the Mexican administrations; and
As self governing States, those provinces
would speedily take upon themselves
settled peace and order as States in the
American Union, with Lower Califor-
mia perhaps in a Territorial condition
for some time TO come, but Chihuahua
and Sonora TO be admitted as States
without much delay.
The territory purchased from Mexico
at the close OF the war which ..ermi-
mated with the treaty Of Guadalupe Hi
dalgo in lS4S, and which included Utah,
Mexico, with part Of Colorado. has
proved to he immensely profitable to
the United States politically, economic
ally, industrially. and in every way.
There is no reason to doubt hut that
the provinces of Chihuahua. Sonora, and
Lower California would develop rapidly
into American communities precisely rs
the regions named have done. We be.
licve that it would be very greatly to
the advantage. both Of Mexico and Of
the United States, TO make this ncgotia-
tion aud transfer.
in the meantime. our duty is clear
to protect the border against forays and
our own territory from invasion, either
by the actual presence Of hostile forces
or through invasion by shooting across
the border to she danger of American
citizens. This should he stopped. and
undoubtedly the notice gwen by our
Government that it must stop will be
respected. unless. indeed, it is part of
the programme of ,.bc insurrcctos TO do
the very things that will force inter.
vention and the secession of Chihuahua
from the Mexican republic.