Gilpin observer., 1913-07-31
By Edward Keating.


country into a war with Mexico.
am not afraid of Wilson stampeding
as Mckinley did under the spur Of
the yellow Journal campaign whicl
preceded the Spanish-American war
but it is just as weIl that we sit
down and calmly consider the cost
OF a conflict with our peppery nieah-
bCcs TO the south of US.
l know that the average lingo does
not consider 1t good form to stop
to count the ccs. of war He would
have us fight while our blood is up
and permit poste1':ty to do the count
ing. But the jingoes seldom do any
of the real figNh.ing. They confine
themselves to the talking end OF
the game. Like Artemus Ward, they
are willing to sacrifice all their wiv-
es' relatives, but they are mighty
careful of their own precious hides.
Now, what is the situation in Mex
leo? Huerta, a red-handed assassin
is maintaining a precarious hold On
the central government. Tire s1r.
viving followers of Madero seem to
have him in a tight place. and az
cordfng to the most reliable informa-
ton obtainabre at Washington. they
will be in a position in the near fu-
ture to stand him against stone
wall and shoot him. That's exactly
the treatment ne is entitled to and
the entire civilized world Should re-
jcdce if he received his just deserts.
Madero
Patriot.
1t is pretty we'll established that
he was bribed to betray his chief.
The interests which had become in
trenched in the Southern Republic
during the regime of Porfino D;az
hated Madero. He was a dreamer,
an idealist, a patriot. He wanted
his people to have larger measure
of liberty. He wanted Mexii-o for
the Mexicans and not for band of
exploiting adveLturers. In word,
he was a leader in the centuries
old and worldwide battle against the
Special Privilege. And Special Priv
ilege fought him as Special Privilege
always fights-do.ng whatever was
necessary to attain its ends.
In. this case it was necessary to
bri5e the commander of his army ant
to permit that commander to kill
him while he slept and to seize the
exalted position which the murder
ed man had filled with so much hon
or, and ability and self-abnesasion
For time, it seemed as though
Huerta's bloody coup had rendered
him supreme and that Madero's few
friends-scattered or crushe1-cculd
not make headway against him. A
that time there was no talk of in.
tervention. The men who are now
clamoring for the soldiers to cross
the Rio Grande did not suggest that
Uncle Sam and the other world pow
ers should send a column of troops
10 the City of Mexico for the pur
pose of hanging the assassins as
high as Hamon. On the contrary
they clamcred for recognition of the
government, founded on murder. L
was not until the Mader:sts had re
organized their shattered forces ant
had decisively defeated Huerta's regi
ments. gaining control of PRACTICAL,
al of northern Mexico. that the
United States was urged to inter
vene ito save lives and property.
Fear The
Fighting Yankees.
Most of the Americans now in Me,
leo are employees of the big minin,
and other corporations. They arr
being kept in the country for th'
purpose of protecting their employ
ers' property. They could have beel
withdrawn to this side of the Ri,
Grande at almost any time durin;
the last two years, but they hav
been ordered to remain at their post
and, they have obeyed. They ar
well armed and up.to-date. have den
onstrated their ability to lock afte
themselves. In addition, all the pan
Elephants din the revolution have man
tested disposition to give the yai
KEGS a wide berth. The result Is
that despite all the hullaballoo rails
ed by interested parties. there ha
been little or no loss of life amon;
the Americans. There has been dc
struction of property. but the los
falls on milllonaires who are ampl
able to await the restoration c
peace. when they are sure to be CON
pensated.
A Great
Army Needed.