Graham guardian., 1913-11-07
NOVEMBER z, 1913
MUST ESTABLISH PEACE

The El Paso Times hits the nail
on the head when it declares that
the time has come when peace must
be established in Mexico at any cost i,
In stro9g editorial The Times
says:
That the entire border between
the United States and Mexico is suf-
fering seriously from the continued
troubles in Mexico, is fact that is
too patent on the face of it to even
admit of argument. That there is
urgent reason why peace should be
established in Mexico, is fact that
is equally patent to every business
man and every individual who has
interests on either side of the border.
For more than three years now these
conditions have prevailed, and if
peace is ever to be restored in the
neighboring republic it would seem
the time has come for supreme
effort in that direction.
On the American side of the bor-
der business interests are suffering
severely. Millions of dollars have
been lost to the legitimate business
interests of this country through
the conditions that have prevailed
in Mexico. Additional millions will
be lost unless there is some means
speedily devised for the pacification
of Mexico: There are more serious
conditions prevailing on the other
side of the border, however-co con-
ditions that involve the very lives of
the unfortunate people who have
so long been deprecated upon dur
ing the continuance of the unhappy
war. The great northern states of
Mexico which under normal con-
ditions are prosperous and happy,
are at this time but scenes of desc.
lation and destruction. Mines, rail-
ways and all other interests are DOR
mant. No crops have been made.
There is no work for the masses
and no money to pay them with if
they work. Men are compelled to
join the fighting forces, for there is
nothing else for them to do. Grim
visaged want is stalking through
Northern Mexico and the suffering
of the people is going to be intense
unless some means can be speedily
devised for overcoming the existing
conditions.
Indications that promise the res
toration of peace and tranquility are
welcomed on both sides of the border.
The American people are pleased
with them from the fact they want
to see peace and prosperity restored
among our friends and neighbors
and business placed on its normal
basis. The Mexican people are
pleased because they are most hearth
ly tired of rapine and bloodshed.
They are weary of enforced idleness
and want. They are anxious to
witness the transformation of the
sword into pruning hooks, and they
are crying out for an opportunity to
take up the great work of rehabili-
tation that lies before them.
If the United States government
can induce the warning factions in
the republic to lay aside their mar
tial instincts until a general election
can be held upon a constitutional
basis--an election that will reflect
the will of the Mexican people, as a
preliminary to the establishment of
a just and legal government, it will
be doing great work for all inter-
ests. But no more time should be
lost In the dissemination Of mere
words. Vigorous action is demand.
ed by the gravity of the situation,
and action that means something
more than mere platitudes.
The time has come in the history
Of Mexico and her suffering people
that peace must be established at
any cost. Too much time has al