The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-08-01
INTERVENTION IN MEXICO

The conditions now existing in Mex
ie9 are just now ezeitiu4 great attention
and interest among the people through
out our entire country. It is only nat
urgl that all classes of our people feel
deer interest in the aiairs Of Mexico.
1t is our nearest neighbor, and the rela-
ton. of the people Of this nation and
those Of Mexico are very close and nee
essarily very valuable. 1t Is not alone
because our interests in Mexico are very
valuable alone. that We feel great inter
est in these people but because We want
10 see Mexico become great nation and
"a great and prosperous people. The
people Of ,hi> country have for the last
two year, aud more, Witnessed with the
deepest interest the progress Of the state
Of the revolution that has existed in that
country, aud have extended to that un-
fortunate people their heart felt wishes
aud their prayers that peace happiness
and good government should be brought
about by some means to that dis
trlcted and suffering nation And, Of
course, not only are the people Of Mex
leo suffering the horrors Of bloody
civil war. with all that such war nee
esslriIy implies but the people Of the
United States, in common with the peo-
ple Of the civilized nations of the world.
are suffering to a greater or less extent.
Many of our citizens are in business in
Bexico. and many Of them have IN
vested 'arge sums of money in business
there ana have made investments in real
estate. mines and various other enter
terprises, and this is also true Of many
people of other nations. and many Of
their people are there looking after their
interests and their property Some have
been killed and much Of their property
has been destroyed. and all Of it is in
danger of being greatly deprecated if
not entirely lost
So that all Of the world is largely in
terested in the peaceful reato alton Of
harmonious AMI orderly government.
The sad conditions in Mexico are Of
vital interest to our government. because
IN peculiar way We are forced to watch
with great vigilance the progress Of the
revolution in Mexico. We have not
only theliyes of our citizens to protect.
who are down there. or who have to 90
down there, but we have also to see that
their lives and property right. are re
speeted and protected
Not only that. but it is the duty Of
Chs DaGon to protect the lives and prop
erty Of the citizens of all of the other
countries who are rightfuly there in the
proper aud orderly prosecution Of their
rights or the protection Of their prop
erty rights. In other words, this ma
tion is bound to see that the powers in
Mexico, whoever, or whatever man or
faction that may be in power in any or
all parts of Mexico, shall see to it that
the people Of this nation shall have full
and ample protection in their persons
aud property of all kinds and at all
times.
When the powers in control there or
any Of them fail to give this protection,
this nation will see that it is done, and
If not done, this nation will intervene by
It's army and navy and compel it to be
done.
There are few jingoes, as there
always are, who have been urgent in
their demands to have this country in
fervene at once in Mexico and send an
army there. This is both dangerous
and unjustifable. The people of the
United States do not want Mexico, nor