The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1913-11-25
CUR INTENTIONS IN MEXICO.


ing German newspaper published in
! HAMBURG has scented out the secret
purposes OF the United States with
respect TO Mexico 1t declares that
the -pious disclaimers by the Wash
ington government of its intent to
annex even the smallest pert OF Mex
lco mean nothing in practice, because
the United States IS determined to
follow a policy that will make Mexico
submissive to the wishes OF America. -
As TO that. yes. as President Wilson
has declared and the country has APP
llauded more than once. Mexico
must submit to the wishes " America
not merely the United States, but OF
all America. that II establish and pre-
serve constitutional government and
cease resorting TO assassination and
warfare to change administrations. To
that program the United States is def
nitely committed. and we should and
probably will have the support of the
German government in it.
The Hamburg paper says further
that the whole procedure of Presl-
dent Wilson shows desire to cause
MeXico to bleed to death, so thai
when an opportunity offers the ex,
hausted country can easily be gather
ed under the wings OF the American
eagle This is the easiest way. but is
rot thought quick enough by some in
tcrcsts, hence means are being de.
rised to hasten the process of alb
sorptipn'
This expression illustrates very well
The curious misconceptions that are
taken Of distant situations. usually
because Of lack Of information, and
largely by reason Of the application
Of familiar standards to conditions
which they will not measure. Nothing
could be farther from the fact than the
dea that the United States is seeking
al this time to absorb Mexico, or even
mat such prospect is remotely in
The mind of this nation. The truth Is
SIC do not want Mexico. 1t Is bad
enough to have 1t nearby, but we sure
~ do not wish 1t in our midst" AS
10 the purposes of the Wilson admin
!stration, nothing could possibly be
farther from its desire than "A foreign
problem such as attempt at the acqui-
sition Of Mexico would create. What
ever of pressing difficulty the Mexican
question has for the administration
now Is chiefly due to It's determine
tion. amounting almost to an obses.
son, not to intervene forcibly In the
affairs OF that country, but to leave
the situation 10 work out its own re
lief, President Wilson's program
would be seriously disturbed and the
main course of his presidency thwart
ID by undertaking TO subdue or Absorb
Mexico He has a large enough pro
gram already relative to internal ecor
omics and reforms, without desiring
any additional burdens. and 1t is Ger
ain that the Mexican trouble is vex
lttous interruption rather than an op
portunlty to his administration. Indeed
here is much more likelihood that eel
tain interests opposed 10 the program
OF administrative reforms and chang
az in economic policies that Mr. VII
on has been pressing for, are con
cerned in the precipitation of the Me-
luan issue rs a diversion, than tina
anything has been undertaken IN tina
direction by the government which il
pursuing a policy of internal adjust
mcnt and Improvement OF domestic
conditions. II is rather strange tina
more has not been made in suggestion
Of this idea
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