The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-26
Says Gen. Carranza Told Him Intervention Came Con.
stitutionaists Would Join Fuerta..Vast Army
of Neutrals Being Drilled

ulation may be construed in various
ways. but 1 wish to say that ft the
United States troops cross tho border
into Mexico ! very much fear that
every American in the republic viii be
put to the sword. The Mexican Govern
ment would regret this, but could not
prevent It,"
RI Pals, one OF the leading news
papers Of Mexico city which is edi-
torialy opposed to all foreigners, printed
recently an article under the heading
''AIcxcans. Arouse Yourselves Before IL
Is Too Late" In which it said:
"The bloodthirsty. money grabbing,
land seeking dragon of the north In
casting envious eyes upon McNico. Ere
long this monstrous nation will seek to
seize us in it's talons. Then, fellow
countrymen and women, It will be to
late. Now is the time to unite. Fathers.
mothers. sons and daughters must and
shall fight side 10y side to present
brave front 20 this ruthless invader. II
he crosses the border let us poison the
waters. XII all the cattle. lay waste all
the grain and corn fields, dynamite all
the railroads. 50 that starvation may
work the havoc Ia him that our hands
may not be ahl" To- do
This quotation from tho Mexican
newspaper expresses moro plainly than
| am able to do the a'titud" OF the vast
ma yiori,y OF The MoX!can people and OF
the officials Of the ilu'rta Government.
Only tho other day Hu"rta expressed
It in a similar but more diplomatic
manner when he insisted that he would
not render a twcnty-one gun salute to
the American flag as an apology for the
arrest Of American sailors IN rdmpco.
In this he was supported by % per cent.
# Tho Mo.icun people. bat b. must be
remembered In accepting this percent
age that 81 per cent. of my poor coun-
trymen ana women are absolutely
illiterato-thcy can neither read nor
/ write So much az their own names. In
deed so ignorant are some of these
people that they believe, and so declare
| to each other. that Mexico can defeat
. tho United States in "a war. Neither
rebel nor Federal leaders hold such un-
tSnable belief as this, however; they
merely intend If occasion rises 70 d"
| fighting for their native land.
For my part | know OF course that
/ there can he but one end 10 intervention
/ by the United Statcs-complete defeat
for Mexico. Yet there are other factors
! TO he considered.
: With one-tenth OF tho area and one
! ifth the population of Mexico the
/ Philippine Islands have been In the pos
session OF the United States about
fifteen years. but they are not yet paci-
fed. The largest OF the Philippine
Islands is Mindanao. go miles long.
Mexico is nearly 100 miles in length,
tapcr!ng from 200 miles IN width n
the northern border to 125 at the 18th
mus OF Tehuantepec. again widening 10
about 300 miles at the Qua temala line.
Two-thirds OF this area Of approXi-
matcly 100000 square miles Is noun
tain, desert and jungle. known well 20
the natives, yet with thousands Of wind
ing trails unmarked on any map.
To an invading army tho taking Of
the ports Of Vera cruz Tampico, Puerto
Mexico, Progroso. on the east coast;
Acapulco. Sal.na cruz. Manzaulllu.
Mazatlan. Guaymas, on the west, Will
prove an easy mater. Likewise tn.
surrender of Juare2, Matamoros, Nuevo
Laredo, Nogalcs ana other northern
, border poin,s would probably be granted
, "a soon az asked.
. Mexico city could not he defended by
} 100000 mon. for it ncs I'm a deep valley
surrounded 10y mountains. CaNaca
: Monterey, Chihuunua, puchia and tho
: other state capitals would make li'tlc
= I. ,istance. hat Wucn a.. THESE wcrc
taken they would b" deserted hy nj
/, save few wealthy. educated Ncv!car-
t All the others, men. women and Chi
= dren. would bc with tlo combined rebc
= and Federal armies and the Volunteers
ready to wage an Indian war tor "A score
a Of wears A war Of r.Iri~lls beside whit, h