The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-13
if They Remain In Mexico They Will
 PreCipitate War
Large Property Owners Would Like Property POIiCed By
 American Soldiers


 Washington, Aug. 13.-Why would States government to order all Amer l ican citizens to leave Mexico at once and to remain away until all danger is passed; the United States Govern ment to furnish the cost of transpor- tation to all unable to, meet it; per- l hitting those Americans who refused to abandon the country temporarily to remain at their own peril?
 Every patriotic American in Mex ico should be willing to return home, if by so doing he is helping to save his country from the possibility Of a needless war, which would be a tre- mendous expense in the lives of Amer ican soldiers, as well as money. As long as the lives of Americans are protected in Mexico. war remains an impossibilfty. But should Amer jeans be killed as result of some sudden outbreak of the populace, the danger of war would be imminent. As long as Americans remain in Mexico there can be no positive guarantee against the necessity for armed inter vention- But if the Americans will leave Mexico, all possibility of the necessity for armed intervention Is re- moved.
 That there would be a great hard ship and some financial loss to Amer jeans in temporarily quitting Mexico, is obvious. But such hardships and money loss would be but 8 drop in the bucket when compared with the possible killing of thousands of Amer ican soldiers should war ensue. Americans who insist upon remain ing in Mexico, can have little cause for just complaint against lack Of protection by this government, be- cause even Mexicans are unsafe as the result of the chaotic conditions exist ing in that unhappy republic. Even the President and Vice President were murdered.
 There is every evidence that many rich Americans, who have money in vested in Mexico, would like to see armed intervention. These men would like to have American soldiers used as policemen to guard their property. Why should the lives of American sol- diers be sacrificed and the peoples treasure wasted in protecting "the property rights of, those of our citi- zens, who, having gone. beyond our borders. have taken a chance on laws and conditions beyond our con trol.
 It would make little difference to these men how many lives of sAmer1- can soldiers might be snuffed out in such an enterprise. All they desire is that their mines and plantations be pOHCeQ so they hlSy -COI1L111dO lAAC41 pIoitation projects and their dividends may not be interfered with.
 The cost of a war with Mexico would not be borne by these rich men, either, but would almost wholly fall upon the shoulders of the masses. The only funds the United States Govern ment has, with which to finance a war. are those which have been rais- ed by taxing the things the people must eat, wear and use, in order to live. Of all moneys in the Treasury 90 per cent. has been collected from the common people.
 When armed troops once cross the Rio Grande7 no man is so wise that he can foreteI1 when they will return, or what unexpected complications may set in before the conflict can end.
 That all factions in Mexico would unite to resist armed intervention by the United States and that armed in tervention therefoRe would mean war, there is little doubt.
 Officials of the War Department believe that anywhere from 25O,00O to 5OO,0O0 men would be necessary to maintain anything like peace in Mex ico. The guerrilla warfare is the Mexican method of fighting. Every time the Americans. would capture a city, however, small it might be, suf hcient troops would have to be left to hold it. Otherwise bands of Mexican fighters would return from the noun tains and recapture it. The War De- partment well recognizes it would be necessary to have sufficient tropos to police every part of Mexico at the same time, otherwise when peace was being enforced at one point, revolu ton would break out in another.
 If American troops conquer the whole of Mexico, evacuation would become difficult, if possible at all. We would then have upon our hands huge new territory with large popu- lation in continuous revolt.
 That war with Mexico would lay this country open to attack by any other hostile nation, should also be considered
 In a few words, it is perfectly ob vious that the United States has ev- erything to lose and nothing what ever to gain, through armed inter vention in Mexico.
 President Wilson believes that there is no general or real sentiment in the United States in favor of armed inter vention and President Wilson is right. It is no violation of confidence to quote the President on this. Said he to the newspaper men recently: There are a few people whose views find expression in certain newspapers who have personal and interested req sons for trying to bring on armed in terVention. Outside of these few, feel confident in asserting that no 13I, i-fc