The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-09-08
HEATING UP ON THE BORDER.

~ getting very hot on the Mexican
border. A clash of arms was narrowly
avertcd in FL Paso on Saturday after
noon. 1t is likely that it will be im-
| possible TO prevent more or less con-
| flicts at the border in the present
heated state of Mexican opinion When
hot politics and pulque get mixed in
the brain Of a reckless Mexican, there
is pretty sure to be something doing
without much delay, and when a Mexi-
can officer gets stirred up by this mix
ture and starts out to ''kill a gringo, -
there is nothing to do except to let
him kill the gringo or for the griugo
to kill him.
1t looks as if the diplomatic inter-
vcntlou made by the United States
may consolidate tho Mexican fighting
men of all factions, and that this might
have immediate results. The joining
of Sonora Alapis with her band of
sixty rebels TO the Federal forces at
Juarez may be construed as an indica.
ton Of this union, or there may be
some other special cause to bring her
in. The fact that she is rebel, and
has been fighting against her husband
who is an officer in the Federal army,
may be this special inducement.
The Intervention that we have made
by sending Special Representative Lind
to Provisional President Huerta, while
at the same time pretending that we
do not recognize Huerta at all, may be
construed by certain Of the rebels as
the intervention which they are con-
stantly pleading will make the cause
Of the Federal forces their own. re
will, of course, be the Huerta claim
throughout Mexico that the United
States has in fact intervencd, and be
will thus plead with the rebels for the
fulfillment of their promise TO unite
with the Federal troops because of this
American intervention. And. Of course,
ilucrta will be the head Of the resist
ance to "gringo aggression.
Our curious diplomacy, wherein We
send special representative to Pro
visional President Hucrta. while at the
same time we pretend that we do not
recognize him as Provisional President,
is cause of irritation. We claim that
we don recognize Hucrta, while in
fact we have to make such recognition
when we send anybody TO him at all.
This is a fair exhibit Of the amateur
sort of diplomacy that we are conduct
ing. ii We do not recognize Huerta as
Provisional President of Mexico. why
should We send any special representa-
tive 10 him? In what capacity do VIC
send that special representatives Clear
~, we sent him only because he was to
deal with the Provisional President of
Mexico. If Huerta were not, if he were
not the only man through whom we can
deal with Mexico AT all, there would be
no cause TO send any special representa-.
tive TO him. But in fact as we do rec
ognize Hucrta as Provisional President. |
BY sending special representative to |
him, and as he is the only parsonage |
who stands for Mexico TO us and to all |
)ther outside powers what is the point |
II keeping up the pretense that we re-
use to recognize himo No wonder the
european diplomats are making merry
1t our expense, and askiuE what sort
If diplomacy this is that we are under
aklng in Mexico. And no wonder the
NeXlcans arc eHaspcrated at our pre-
ense that we do not recognize Huerta,
while in fact we do recognize him, and
'rc obliged 20 do so If We have any
lealiDgs with him or with Mexico. For
here is no one else in Mexico that in
my show of reasoning or dc facto of
icialdom or power can be treated with
Except Huerta; and as we do in fact
reat with him. where is the sense in
mr. preteuSe that We do not treat with
nm officially?
The situation is evidently very acute
IN the border OF Mexico, and very serl
ms trouble is liable TO break out there
my day; but IT is to DC hoped that we
nav contain ourselves with patience.
nd content ourselves with rcpelling
NY invasion which the crazcd Mexi.
ans NAV make