The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-01-26
The Mexican Menace

The Washington government seems
to be getting deeper into the Mexican
mess as the months go by Now we
are called upon to feed and care for
an army of Huerta's that has fled
across the border To escape the rebel
pursuers. We can't send them back To
be slaughtered and we cant let them
starNe. So we are spending $500 a
day 10 keep Huertas own troops i'm fat
idleness and comfort while We search
about for means to drive Huerta him
self from power and install his enc
mics in his place. Truly cOmplicat-
ed outcom. of the "watChful wait
ing policy, and costly one 10 us, at
the same time with elements of the ri
diculous in IL. If he has Il grim sense
Of humor Huerta must be chuckling
deeply. Nearly year ago President
Wilson put into effect his policy to-
ward Mexico. which was simply to
force Immediately the retirement of
Huerta by the sheer weight of the re-
fusal of the great United States gov
eminent To recognize him. Ii was con-
fidently predicted that the dictator
would not last y hours after he real
lied that this government was implac-
ably against him. Evidently our weigh
isn't as ponderous as was supposed,
for nearly year has passed and Huer-
IN pfil oil
ally sending ronical and sarcastic
messages of love and good will To the
American people That the situation
grows no better is apparent and what
to do about it is still as puzzling as it
was last March.
W. Morgan Shuster, the authority
on world politics, believes that the
Oniv solution is Joint Intervention. In
the current Century he has a thought
ful article. "rhe Mexican Menace"
that thorouehly covers the whole sub
ject. in which he sums up:
Sooner or later the American peo-
pie will come To see that there is only
one practical solution of the Mexican
situation; namely, joint intervention,
after proper warning has been given,
hy the nations substantially interested.
This would be based on the well known
and accepted principle of International
relations which gives cach nation the
right To protect the lives and property
of it's citizens or subjects wherever To-
Gated. The time ana manner Of eXer-
cising that right must. of course, vary
with the foreign policy, the circum-
stances, and the discretion of the ma
lions involved. Any other theory of in
tervention, such as mere humanity, the
desire To stop IA light, however lofty in
conception, or beautiful and praise
worthy i'm motives, would in practice
inevitably upset the established usage
of the civilized world. invite unnec-
cssary and meddlesome crusades by
impetuous peoples. and encourage
campaigns of conquest in the name of
chivalry, by those nations willing To
take the hazard This applies as
strongly to the United States i'm it's po-
sition IN the Western Hemisphere as
To any other nation in the world.
II is his theory that The Mexican
people would gladly accept the joint
Intervention of this country. and Eng
land. Germany, France and Spain.
when they would resent, and probably
combine To resist occupation for paci-
iication by the United States alone. II
is his conviction. no matter what shall
become OF the Huerta government,
that the Washington administration
will eventually be compelled To ask
these foreign governments To help ii To
let go, if peace is To he restored in
Mexico without "a bloody Sagi-
nav Courier Herald.