Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-08-15
OPPOSE War WITH MEXICO

OullUu OIdteS SONefutueut " oIucI
all American citizens to leave Mex
leo at once and remain away until
all the danger is passed; the Unit
ed States Government to furnish
the cost of transportation to all
unable to meet it permitting those
Americans who refused to aband-
on the country temporarily to re.
main at their " peril?
Every patriotic American in
Mexico should be willing to return
home, il by so doing he is helping
to save his country from the posi-
bility of a needless war, which
would be a tremendous expense in
the lives of American soldiers, as
we'll as money.
AS long as Americans are pro-
tected in Mexico, war remains an
impossibility. But should Ameri-
cans be killed as a result Of some
sudden outbreak of the populace,
the danger Of war would be immi-
nent. AS long as Americans remain
in Mexico there can be no positive
guarantee against the necessity for
armed intervention. But if the
Americans will leave Mexico, all
possibility Of the necessity for arm
ed Intervention is removed.
That there would be a great
hardship and some financial. loss to
Americans, in temporarily quitting
Mexico, is obvious. But such hard
ships and money losses would be
but a drop in the bucket when COM
pared with the possible killing Of
thousands of American soldiers,
should war ensue. Americans
who insist upon remaining in Mexi-
70 a have little cause for just
complaint against lack Of p~rotec-
tion by the government. because
even. Mexicans are unsafe as the
result of the chaotic conditions
existing in that unhappy republic.
Even the President and Vice Presi-
dent were murdered.
There is every evidence that
many rich Americans who have
money invested in Mexico, would
like to have American soldiers used
as policemen to guard their prop
erty. Why should the lives of
American soldiers be sacrificed
and the peoples treasure wasted in
protecting "the property rights"
of those Of our citizens, who having
gone beyond Jul borders have TAX
en- a chance" on the laws ard con-
ditions beyond our control.
1t would make little difference
to these men how many lives of
American soldiers might be snuffed
out in such enterprise. All they
desire is that their mines and plan
tations be policed so they may con-
tinue their exploitation project and
their dividends may not be inter
ferred with.
The cost of a war with Mexico
would not be borne by these rich
men, either, but would almost
wholly fall upon the shoulders of
the masses. The only fund the
United States Government has,
with which TO finance a war, are
those which have been raised by
taxing the things the people must
eat, wear and use, in order to live.
Of all moneys in the Treasury 90
per cert has been collected from the
common people. When armed
troops once cross the Rio Grande
no man is So wi,e that he ran fore.
tell y en- thty will return or win
unexpected compile tions m y set
i Def re the codfict cen end.
That al ( C ions il Mexico would
gnite t resist armed i~1tsrvention
rs ve Unit STA is, srG thatnrm.
ed int,u,enti n therefore woul
mean var, there is little doubt.
officials Of the war department
believe that anywhere from $780,
900 to 500 1000 men would be nee
&C sary to mainiain anything like
peace In Mexico. The guerrilla
warfare is the Mexican method Of
fighting. Every time the Ameri-
can would capture a city, no Eever,
small it might be, sufficient troops
would have to be left to hold IT,.
Other wise bands Of Mexican fight.
ers would return from the noun
tains and recapture it. The War