The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1913-11-13
1nE MEXICAN 1aneLE

We are IN hearty accord Eith Pre-
dent Wilson's announcement that the
United States will annex no more ter
ritory. we are in sympathy with his
reluctance to use force against Mexico
Generally speaking we are opposed to
he use q force for any purpose *
,spt self defense
But We fear the administration at
Washington has gotten the Mexican
situation into a tangle that nov in
olives the prestige il not the honor Of
be United States. a. well as the fate
u Mexico. The making OF q demand
implies the use Of force If it is not
complied with. II demand is made
nd rejected and the matter ends
here the party making the demand IS
laced in the attitude Of bluhing.
Our government is committed u
be policy Of acting alone By making
= demand without consultation with
3ther nations. If We take a position
silhout consulting them We sacrifice
Jur self respect by asking them to
aelp enforce it even If We are sure
hey sill help. Moreover we cannot
SIX or accept help from the nations OF
Europe without abandoning the Mon
oe doctrine. Time and again the News
.as urged the abandonment OF this
doctrine because 1t is no longer neces-
AIRY. But it would be undignlned to
ibsndon it because Of an emergency.
Huerta will refuse 10 resign. Then
hat viii we do This is a question
hat the cabinet at Washington is dis
ussing. but 1t is a question that
bould have been settled before any
demand was made.
The constitutionaIists OF Mexico
gant US to permit the shipment OF
rms to them ana do nothing else.
they even say they viii join the fed
rails in fighting the United States if
sc invade Mexico But would we not
ose prestige and TO some extent lose
en-respect By making demand ana
hen leaving some one else to enforce
it
Bui by permitting the shipment of
arms and then standing aside We
you'd give up the only purpose we
ave in view Ne want to stop disor-
Ter in Mexico not increase disorder
y removing the embargo on arms We
i've new lease of life to the strug-
lie in progress there. Instead of end
ne the war We protract it.
We don't know now it would end.
fhe territory in which the constitu-
ionalists are fighting contains only
bout one-tenth OF the people OF Mex
co II Is more probable than other
wise that in the end Huerta would
&c victorious.
Then what? We say he must be
Eliminated II the constitutionalists
should fail TO eliminate him would we
| at our words and acknowledge him Of
| invade Mexico after peace had been
| .estored. and overthrow her govern.
nent after il was accepted by all her
eople?
The News advised that the United
! jtates invite The joint action of Bra
| Ill, Argentina and Chile in the restor
| ttion Cf order irf Mexico This would
AVE been been no abandonment OF
he Monroe doctrine and we believe as
three OF the four nations are Latin
! Mexico would have acceded to any re
,uest made by them. Acting singly
sc can unite Mexico quickly by inyad
ng her territory, and We can preserve
our prestige by conquering her, bu,
he cost would be heavy both in life
md money, and every American m
ion south OF the Rio Grande would b.
mhittered against US.
sim having gone as far as we have
we do not see what else can be done
Ne have no reason to think the pow
ers of Europe would stand aside and
see the federals and constitutionalists
light il out II that should be our dc
cision.