Bisbee daily review., 1913-02-15
SENSATIONAL STOR|Esi
 WITHOUT FOUNDATION
 iIiAYsDO GREAT HARM
Mexican People Not Likely to Harm Americans Who Are in Mexico or on Bor- der Says One Knowing
MAXIMILLIAN WAR
 Is PROOF OF THIS
Douglas. Ariz., Feb. fl.

Douglas. Ariz., Feb. 14.
 Edstpgl ,ReTew:-The persistent misuse by the daily papers along our frontier of the purpose for which news paper is published seems to be matter for just criticism. l refer to an article printed in the Jnterna- ton American of yesterday in which, under glanng headlines, on the front lpaga. n is stated that fear prevails | of an uprising at Cananea. And also ithe danger to the lives of Americans and other foreigners in Mex co, in [ the event of the United States gov lernment finding it necessary to send marines to Vera Cruz to protect for eigners in Mexico City, Is openly dis cussed on the streets by many who lfAelieve it to be a real danger.
 | think that such feelings are un- ' fsis and absolutely groundless. The trouble in Mexico has been purely be ! tween Mex cans, and the most pre- | judiced foreigner must admit that the l. loss of lives of Americans and others, ! in view of the fighting winch has at i times been prevalent in our sister | republic since March Of 1910, is nom i insl.
 To harbor the belief that the Mexi- can people would wantonly kill for 1 eigners in towns adjacent to the tor
 der. or in the interior of Mexico, in { case it was necessary fo- the United ! States to send troops into Mexico,
 simply displays great ignorance of the character of the Mexican people ' It is a fact that during the var with MaXimilian in 1862 there were 70 non-com efant Frenchmen molested in any part of the Mexican repabi c ! notwithstanding the fact that the feeling Cf the Mexican people was I justly very bitter against the people of the French nation. Since the Mex iCan people were then sufficiently civ iliZed tO restrain their resentment
 what reason have we to fear them
 after the civ lizing influences of the | post half century. The motive foi ithe invasion of Mexico by MaximiliaI
 was of most sin ster character. and
 since Frenchmen were not molested in isolated localities at that time what possible reason. based upon D fact. have Americans to bel eve thai
 their coURtTymen, or other foreign CTS, are in danger of their lives un
 
 lin the event of it's being found neces sary to send troops 10 protect Amor l jean citizens within the boundaries Iof the Mexican republic.
 . No one who knows the Mexicai . Ipeople will controvert the statemen
 that they have always been mos lcOurteous, kindly and hospitabl, ,- towards fore gners in their country
 and although the ignorant classes il ' Mexico, until they understood tn, f situation, and the reason for tn
 United States entering their country $ would resent 't and be in a frame O E mind which might be expected tI
 lead to interfering and molestini > foreigners in isolated pieces, 0t 5 s unfair 10 suppose that their feeling
 would lead them to commit attack o on the lives of Americans.
 IT The desire on the part of our pag
 CTS to print sensational articles an 8 indulge in statements which are UT if true, would be almost sufficien
 gTOInds on the part of the nor e ignorant people of Mexico 10 iust.f |, themselves in resoTting to extrem
 measures in case Of temporary inte s ventiOn on the part of the Unite ,. States. But notwithstanding the fac
 that these sensational articles hay e. done great harm, and have been yer .- unfair towards the Mexican people
 there are no grounds to presume ths II even the most ignorant classes ( ;s Mexico will not restrain the'r resen
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