Arizona republican., 1914-05-25

until the American government has become so tangled up in Mexican fac tional warfare; the administration ad- mits that the United States can not alone deal with the situation; and in this plight three weaker countries offer to get the United States out of its predictament. and the administra- tio accepts
 Where is now our high place as the first power in the western hems- phere, our position; as one of the first powers in the world, which more than century of nOnpartisan statesman ship had won for us? Or do we no longer care what place we hold in the family of nations?
 What to Medate2 Just what is there to 'mediate?" , The administration says that Huerta must go in any event. How, then. i can there he an mediation with Huerta? Suppose that the A. B. C. media tors sustain Huerta. Where does that leave the United States? 1 or suppose, as is possible this
 mediation finally brings about a Lat | in American solidarity as against the United States Where does that leave 1 the United States, not only as to our ! power, prestige and importance in in i ternational affairs, but as to , our trade and commercial relations ] throughout the western hemisphere? :? l But suppose Huerta resigns. Is ! the mediation then at an end. If so, i the records of history will show that the A B. C. interference in our for eign affairs rid us of d single embar- | rasSing individual whom our own ad-
 ministration was powerless to elmin | ate.
 | What else are the A. E. C. med 1 iatOrs' to mediate for us? Are they i going to decide the form of apology for the affront to our flag? Can any
 one imagine Great Britain, Germany, | France or any first-cla power in
 a like situation. cOnsenting to that? l Are the mediatOrs to settle foI | us the rcparation to be made for the | killing of our sailors and marines al | Vera Cruz? No; for if, as the admin l istration declares, we are not at war | then by the law of nations, we are
 the ones who must pay in hard cash for the taking Of Vera Cruz: and the
 mcdiators must so determine.
 Thus, too. the administration plac-
 ed the American government definite
 ly against one faction in Mexico; an(
 this inevitably led to placing th'
 American government on the side O
 the other faction in Mexico.
 The administration said that no
 only must Huerta get out. but that n'
 other man satisfactory to Huert;
 should be made president.
 Thus the present administration
 sanctioned and encouraged the sale O
 tens of thousands of rifles and mil
 lions of cartridges hundreds of ma chine guns and large munitions O
 war to the ''revolutionists." led by tn
 professional bandit, murderer and con , vict, Villa.
 Such is the vaudeville diplomac that has placed the United States il
 it's present sorry plight.
 Having taken Vera Cruz, it becam
 our duty to prepare for the worst and therefore to seize and hold tn railroad from that seaport to the Cit of Mexico. Gu war department urG ed that this be done. The admins tration refused. So, if hostilities come the Huerta government can blov, Il every tunnel and destroy ever bridge; and the newspapers repor
 that it has already laid mines to q
 SO
 The result is that if our army fin l ally must go to the City of Mexico
 hundreds and perhaps thousands ( z lives will be lost through this neg : lect.
 !, And this policy has been calle L 'watchful waiting Is it not rathe ;, reckless drifting In our whole his ;. tory can single example be foun '. to justify it?
 f Shall We do our plain duty no = like men with firmness and clear vis
 ion or shall we wait through Inontf . and years of rapine and blOOdshe s until at last events scourge us to Il 1 doing of our now inevitable vol S which every days delay makes mo- + difficult?
 n Shall We brand ourselves as Il
 Cain of nations excusing ourselV h from our duty to civilization with Il r answer, Am l my brothers keeper = and let other nations perform tn U tocL- which uD1or God is the SaPr, duty of the United States.