Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1913-11-20
COST OF I
INTERVENTION IN !.
IN MEXICO
DIRECTOR GENERAL BARRETT
RONTs OUT RESULTS OF !
HASTY ACTION, a

Chicago, Nov. 18.-That certain
agencies In the United States which
would greatly profit by a war with
Mexico, are attempting to create pub
lie sentiment in favor of armed in
tervention on the part of this coun-
try, is becoming evident. Pictures
in newspapers, interviews with army
officers on, the border land in Texas.
and demands on the navy, all point
to an effort to create pressure upon
the administration and congress to
interfere with the affairs Of the Mex
ican republic. The great danger of
this is apparently not recognized by
the American people. John Barrett,
director general of the Pan-American
Union, spoke before the South Amer
ean Committee of the Chicago Com
mercial club last night. He declar-
ed that Intervention in Mexico would
cost this country million dollars a
day in pay and pensions for so years
and would only incur the hostility
of every nation in South America.
Mr.. Barrett said:
1T is no exaggeration to assert the
United States is facing in the Mexi-
can situation a far greater peril than
the masses of the people realize. A
remarkable and dangerous phase of
the present widespread discussion Of
the subject is the almost hippant
attitude which many newspapers and
public speakers assume toward not
only. the main issue, but also toward
Mexico as = nation and all Latin Amer
ica. This free and often unbridled
talk about Intervention is surely fan
ming the fame toward q possible ma
tional conflagration of jmmeasura-
BILE consequences.
''It is evident therefore, the Amer
ican people, naturally friendly to the
peoples of their sister republics, and
sssiins secure In their great national
power and strength, do not appreci-
ata that they are face to face with a
crisis which may precipitate the
conatry into . long, cruel. snonpat-
riotic and inglorious. guerilla war
fare. ;:
Figures ON Army Of 100000.
"It will require an army OF occu-
patton numbering at least 100000
men, will cost $1.000,O00 day for
thousands of days, and will start
new pension list that will cost before
1t is over another million dollars per
day for the next fifty years. 1t may
completely neutralize the moral and
commercial benefits of the Panama
canal. ALLEVIATE forever the confidence
Of the twenty Latin American repub-
lics and their 100000 of fellow
Americans, and undermine. all our
recent efforts to build up new and
lasting relations of commerce and
comfy with Central and South Amer
lea.
( r'Let, therefore, the people and
press be logical, fair, cautious and
sure before they allow lingo enthusi-
iaan to lead the American people oyer
the brink Of the precipice. Let the
power of our best press and men
stand steadfastly for real patriotism,
Sympathetic patience and honest JUS
stice toward our siste. republic Of
Mexico.
Cites Our Civil War.
Let US remember what is being
constantly forgotten-that this Mex
ican revolution is civil war, and not
q war against the United States: that
1t has lasted less than four years.
whereas the United States had. q
bloody civil war that lasted for five
years. followed by ten years of awful
reconstruction. Remember where one
American is killed 1000 Mexicans
arg killed; that where altogether
$4,000 Americans may have suffered
Inconvenience, discomfort, and loss
sof property, 16,OQN,000 Mexicans