Bisbee daily review., 1913-03-07
NO OUTSIDE MEopLING
IN MEXICO.

From two outside sources possibil
ity of trouble for the United State.
in the Mexican incident appears
Some Of the London and Barlin news
papers are asking their governments
to urge immediate intervention by the
United States in that country. Gov.
Colqmtt If Texas threatens to send
militia across the Rio Grande from
the Texas town of Brownsville to the
Mexican city OF Matamoras to protect
citizens of Texas there from outrage
by Mexieans In this direction mad
ness lies. II was in the vicinity OF
Matamoras that the fighting began in
1916 which started the Mexican war,
and which sent Taylor on his victo-
rious march 70 Monterrey and Buena
Vista in 1Si6-47 and dispatched Scott
later on in that ear from Vera Cruz
to the City OF Mexico
Even if immense accesaions Of ter
ritory we're TO result from an in
yasion OF Mexico by US in 1913 the
American people arc opposed to any
repetition OF the demonstration OF
ISs6-i7 As was the case with the
people who were brought ander cur
flag At that time. the inhabitants Of
the territory which we might gain
now might be vastly benefited by the
change Of government and the cause
OF civilization would be promoted,
but the cost would be greater than
any sensible American would be will.
ing to undertake The little force OF
1o,00o now in the vicinity Of
Mexico or which will soon be
there, woald be Inadequate for any
such task as would be ahead OF us.
Intervention would mean war with the
whole Mexican psople. While Huerta,
The head q the present provisional
government. may not be as able and
versatile a soldier as Santa Ana was.
there is less chaos in Mexico now
tnan there was in the wai Of two
'thirds Of a century ago, and the Mex
leans would be able to put Up hard
en- fight now than the did then. It
would require at least 10000 to make
that shortcut between Vera Cruz.
MexiCo's chief seaport, aad the City
q Mexico which Scott traversed he.
tgeen March and September. 1871
And The loss Of lie by Ms there and
in The hghting in other parts OF Mexi-
co. and by disease, would mount upi
into the tens OF thousands, Declares
the st. Louis Globe Democrat
ReaIizing the peril into which Gov
ernor Colquit would plunge us. the
var department at washington has or
dered our commander on the Texas
border to prevent any Texas militia
from crossing into Mexico. Nothins
which has taken place in Mexico thus
Tar has given us any right to inter
veae. All appeals in that direction,
whether they come from Austin or
IRON London, Berlin or any other for
cign capital, viii he disregardea at
4yashinqton. 1t is Washington. and
not Austin or London, which would
have TO 6ght the war which inter
sention would bring. The cowardiy
presentations which have been per
petrated in Mexico at tne iHstigAtion
o fthe rulers OF the moment or with
out it. have been Of Mexicans them
selves. and while we regret these
crimes. We have no mandate under
human Or divine Law 10 step IN 20
avert such infspifg lFse futare or
70 p,nna ne csilhi lNo ssstacils
hsye beer made uIon Aa'escans. a ,
such, nor upon Engiiahmeq. German
or other foreigners in Mexico. On
the other hand. an invasion Of Mex
leo by us would make every one OF
our tens Of thousands ci citizens