The Nome daily nugget., 1913-11-19

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 palace at Chepultapec and surrounded himself with soldiers. Just what his
 idea Is in thus seeking the seclusion
 of the ancient imperial palace of Mex icO is not disclosed. If like the bad
 boy who gets square by shutting himself in the closet and missing his dinner he thinks he is hurting any body's feelings he Is vastly mistaken. Nobody cares how long the gentleman stays shut up in his palace and if he will only stay there long enough some other cut-throat will come along and establish himself in the presidents palace in Mexico City and continue the game that IIuerta has been play ing.
 But it isn't going to be half as much fun now as 1t used to be to run stolen government in Mexico. In the first place it seems likely that the United States will establish a block ade of Mexican ports on both the At
 anitc and Pacific coasts. If this is done there will be very little chance for whoever is president to do more than sit in the presidential chair and wonder what he is there for. He will not be able to get any money and a president of Mexico without money will last about one week or until the soldiers find out that he is broke.
 It might not be bad idea for Huerta to start a club in the palace of Chepultapec and allow the suc- ceeding presidents to come in as fast as they are elected and thrown out. For that is what will begin to happen now. If Huerta is forced to quit and if the United States does no morn than to establish q peaceful blockade of the ports it will mean that the revolution will go on just as long as there is a round of ammunition left in the country and two or three men who can shoulder a gun. These two or three will be led by one other and he will be the president just as long as he can keep the two or three in pow der and rum.
 If Huerta withdraws and no ar- rangement is made by the United States for the election of a successor and the pacification of the country we are likely to see a succession of presidents at the rate of about one n month mount the republican throne of Mexico.
 It seems a pretty hard nut to crack this present Mexican mess. After looking at the question from all sides 1t would seem that if we really want to settle affairs in that unfortunate country there is only one way in which 1t can be done. That Is by in. vading it with an army of about three hundred thousand men and staying there.
 That would bring peace and in time prosperity. But the question is does the United States want to pay the price in the lives of her husky young men. It would cost good deal in life before we got through with the complete pacification of Mexico and certain it is that president Wilson does not care to take the responsibn- ity-of all -ef-these lives on his sheul- ders.
 It may become necessary for him to do this. however. for it it is hardly possible that a peaceful blockade will accomplish any permanent good. This is just one more effort on the part of the president to hold off the ultimate invasion of Mexico by American sol diers. It will delay yet little the throwing of an army of kaki clad boys into the revolution ridden country.
 Mir. Wilson is right in trying every means in his power to accomplish the pacihcation of Mexico. but in the end there is just one specific for what ails the country and that Is American oc- cupation. It may be held off by one plan or another for several months but it is bound to come sooner or later. It is the destiny of the United