Imperial Valley press., 1913-02-13

along The international line should not
| i've intervention by the United States
| in Mexico, and such is the case here
| without there being anything of ami
| mostly in the feeling of the. citizens
| Of this country. On the contrary, the
| feeling among the Americans is that il
is absolutely necessary, for the wei
fare of the Mexican people themselves
| that This country intervene to restore
peace throughout the sister nation, as
il row seems certain that the Mexican
people cannot perform that task foi
themselves.
So far as the peninsula of Lower Cal
iforna is concerned. there are few
MEXICAN soldiers there, and ii probably
will he necessary for this country. in
case Of intervention, to nasten a few
soldiers to This valley as a prccaulion-
AIRY measure. But it is not believed
there will be any real warfare on The
peninsula. even in case of Intervention.
If The peninsula should he occupied. in
Whclc or in part. by American troops,
tllr, might he some degree Of con-
ficl, hut hardly Of serious nature.
Events arc evidently moving rapidly
jnV9rl intervention, and there is a
feeling On the border that the United
S!atrs should send few troops to the
border at once. that there may he no
occasion for any trouble with individ-
ual ciEiZcus Of either country.
There does not now appear to he
any remnant Of the band of soldiers of
fortune who, during the Madero revo-
lotion. made Themselves conspicuous
IN this part Of The country. and there
Is no body Of men of any class who
seem intent on arousin% antagOnism.
Across the line. in and near MeXicall.
IIItrr are about 200 Mexican soldiers.
htII those who know them personally
and seem able to judge The senimcn,
among the border McNicans say there
IS z feeling thai Il would not be a
had thing for This country To restore
peace in their nation. They realize
tn tn" full The harm being done To the
N"Niran people by the strife that is
u". and would like to see peace re
stored, even though 1t he necessary for
. foreign country 10 come in to enforce
peace
80 far as the peninsula is concerned
u appears that The property owned by
Americans exceeds that owned by Mex
leans. the territory hein" 50 far re-
development has been neglected by the
Republic of Mexico. while in late years
Nm"rican> have done much to reclaim
i. and their plans run far into The
future. But il Is believed there is much
land on the peninsula in the public do
main which will be subject to home
making by the residents if they are
provided with some security of prop
crlY. ana under American control for a
short Time the land would be Developed
rapidly.
The peninsula is rich in a good many
ways. It's mineral resources are great.
and there are large areas which are
subject to agricultural reclamation if
there should be applied the scientific
wafer development plans which have
been followed in Southern California.
Those who know the peninsula well
declare that in horticultural lines there
are great possibilities. and that il can
ne made to sustain a large population.
But under The present condition Of cha
oilc government nothing can be expect
ed in the way Of development.
That portion Of the country immedi-
ately joining This valley Of course has
great possibilities from the develop
men Of the wafer rights already ac-
Qlircd from the Colorado river. and
much can ho honed for from that tract.