Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-02-28

agreed with US got little encouragement Where
the newspapers were not hostile or cynical they
were silent Our movement against the Monroe
Doctrine died where it was born-in lis cradle
Now we face q real situation. II proved safe
and easy to drive he French out Of Mexico To
warn England away from Venezuela cost Us no.
thing more than reputation for bad manners At
length, however. some Of the specific consequent
es pointed out by the Courier Journal all booted
and spuued have swooped down upon the scene
Here at door is a pretty kettle Of fish What
are going to do about ~
One Of the phantasmagoria Of yesterday
headline saturnalia. says the New York Sun
seems dmly to emerge something like this ~
900 lives depend upon Intervention: Taft Refuses
to Act Seeing that the very first result OF Amer.
can Intervention would be the sacrifice by mas
sacre OF the 1000 lives be the the same more
or less, Immediately in question. one gins to
doubt the circumspeotion and the craftsmanship
Of the headline artist, and even OF his boss a
very thoughtful and just conclusion Blu, what
are we gong to do about ~ For 1t is certain that
fIuertas ueachery to Madero and assumption OF
temporary power will not end Mexicos troubles
Shall we yet intervene Intervention means
war. Authorities IN international law are in sub
'tantia agreement on that point Hall embodies
he crux Of the case when he says: Prima facie.
Intervention is hostile act because 1t constitutes
an attack upon the independence Of the state sub
ected to it" And Wharton says: The general
a.
'orted to only a last extremity. II We intervene
We must fight But that is the least part OF it
The figures are not exaggerated There are
), 900, 900 people in Mexico. Seventy five per
,ent Of them can neither read nor write We
,oud not hope to absorb them into our cviliza-
ion. We could not hope to govern them through
my OF the agencies known to our political system
Why should we not throw the absurd and obso-
etc Monroe Doctrine to the winds and 20 in with
he foreign powers to protect life and property as
We did in China II not why notp
The New York Herald reprints from leading
-ondon paper of 862 the following suggestive ar
icle upon the contemporary situation in the United
states:
We are standing with folded arms and
'laoid expression on our faces, while America is
'eng made deser, and Americans most valiant
y are hacking one another to pieces = Let
is do something as we are Christian men. 1t does
lot matted what they call it. Term II arbitration,
diplomatic action. Intervention, friendly interior.
nee of forcible pressure-whatever form or shape
'ur action may assume. let us do something to stop
his carnage
As the Herald points out, a vast amount Of
British money was invested in the United States;
treat Brittian industries were suffering as the re.
ult OF the American conflict Wisely, however
he British government refused to be influenced by
his intervention" demand
The Americans making investments in Mexico
lid so with their eyes wide open. They took long
dds for big profits Why should we go to war to
make those investments good? Why should all
t us be taxed to save few louisville Couri-
r Journal.