The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1914-12-18
PUoR OLD MENlCO

IF AEAlSO has an abundance os
anything thess dxys. I 70 an ample
isapply OF prssidsnts. Tor there are ~
least four ~ao claim to 30 the oaty
real Sxecutiye---2ndr ruwor has u that
tiaeTta is aSartnx on returning 10 Try
10 regain eoauoL Thus Tar. though.
there seems to DO no mAn available
who has sufaeisn, executive ability.
although Srs>, hopes were sAprvsssd
Shea the reecrt coassatioa OF tAc-
Ions met 10 decide apou q national
head.
Tho snaAlines. OF President Carran.
- came to t!xat at that time. when he
refused 10 resIgn In favor Of Cutter
Tea, the eouseniioa's choice. He 10
still president. In his owa estimation.
but his capital Is ao~ ., Vera Crua-
!, .a :ust about year ago that the
.waiehiui waiting policy OF Prssi-
dent Wilson started by refusing to
recognize HuaTta's presidency. which.
no matte. BY how sordid means 1, was
secured. vas in force before Wilson
became president Wilson made other
nations hesitate regarding recogni.
tioa. and in this ssy did much to
block any attempts To better Mexican
ieondisions by use of foreign capital
The aghtinx against HusrtA start
ed. Wilson sent . Rumbsr Of rsgi-
nents 20 border points TO see that The
neutrality of the United States would
be protested. and that there would b
NO smuggling OF arms over the line
And then when the reyoiulionisss
seemed assured of defeating the
itEsrtists and ths Huerta troops we're
far from the border. the embargo on
shipments Of munitions OF var over
the line Was raised. so the rebels we're
given full opportunity to secure ell
the equipment they needed for the
crushing OF HuertA-
Then. in addition to the troops
asong the border. naval vessels we're
sent 10 Mexican ports A small do
taehment from an American vssssl
was arrested and temporarily detained
at Tampieo. Huerts's omcsrs offered
profuse apologies.
But this was not enough. Il was
demanded that Husrta nre Q saluts |
ic the American nag. A salute To the |
American Dag by an administration !
Lot recognized BY the United States.
The salute was not nred. After |
some more 'waichfui waiting" the |
second Mexican war began. War, b.
cause marines and sailors from Amer
lean cruisers made a landing. ssissd
Vera Cruz. the principal seaport Of
Mexico. and held 1. for seven months.
A war in which there vas loss OF life
by Americans and Mexicans. and In
v which much Vera Cruz property was
damaged by the guns OF the warships.
This was the army OF pacincation. Il
Its paeification work was apparently
occupation until Husrta was eliminat-
ec, Tor al the time the present revolu-
lion was started--a few days before
CarrAnza and his followers aed TO
Vera Cruz.
Now. after this watchfui waiting.
and display Of military force. things
ire in the same condition ~ they we're
before. The fighting Is raging BE-
tween two factions along tho border.
and lot Of the bullets are flying
across the line. some OF them wound
ng Americans. After several force
Iul statements from General Bliss, In
Command at Naco. more American
roops have been sent there. and there
8 now on the way to him. sealed in
believed TO be orders to re-
urn any damaging fire.
And AFFAIRS are practically whsrs
hey were early In April OF this year.
Poor old Mexico.
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