Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-14
Mexican Intervention in Our
Affairs

While the Administration not be stirred by any
RACES Mexican soil to the point Of intervening still the
anarchy that country might least check Mexican
vention in affairs
Mexican bandits raid Texas ranoh herd of horses
and when the ranohman follows seeking his property
and murder him His neghbors his body and all the
work Of the State Department is subordnaed the task of
discovering whether they invaded Mexico In this
matter the Department like the agent Mexico rather
than of the American people
California wants to stop japanese immigration to conduct
her schools in her way guard her native farming
communities from being crowded yellow horde She
appeals to Congress for needed legislation Swift Capitol
speeds Bryan I'VE must do nothing he whispers Matters
with Mexico very delicate stage Anything now which
might offend the Japanese might serious situation
For the present California must be patient"
More obvious than extent to which the nHu
Of the unrecgzed and dpsed has interviewed in
the matter Of Panama tolls
The President refrained from explicitly naming the mat
tsrs Of greater decaCy and which
PEELED him to ask Congress repeal the law granting pas
sage Of the Canal American coaswse ships Perhaps Sena
tor Poindexers resolution of inquiry may elicit the precise
meaning Of the Presidents cryptic uterance meanwhile
the belief and reasonable that his reference was to
the Mexican situation.
by purely negative and vac1atng policy dealing with
the anarchy Mexico the President involved the nation in
complications with which neither he nor his extraordinary Sec
rotary Of State know how COPE Betwxt they have
accomplished the feat Of reducing the authority and dignity
the United States to degree that impossible for us to
protect citizens foreign without sumonng to our
aid some foreign Power.
Assistance of that high be paid for in
concessions The United States has hitherto the
business of buying foreign favor with concessions
We left that to puny republics like Venezuela Ecuador
to old and mOtheaten civilizations like of China mpotent
Of defense against foreign exacton Indeed times
protested loudly against the methods adopted by European
nations in wrestling these concessions from weaker governments
But that before ourselves suffered from an Admin
iaOn weak enough in its foreign policy feel necessity
Of offering concessions of American property and sovereignty
foreign exchange for their aid getting out of
holes in Mexico and Japan.
Thus far only right enact laws for the government
international game But if that given up England some
other valuable concession will be demanded by other
acquve nation The United States many valuable rights
and privileges which may be sacrificed maintain the Wilson
policy of inaction in Mexico.
Day after day matters of purely domestic policy arising
Congress set aside postponed hushed up they offend
foreign power and tempt to aid Mexico controversy
with the United States We may intervene Mexico but
Mexico has most emphacay nterfered in domestic affairs
Our compliments to Huerta He may not be the embod
of sweetness and light may have been worthy the
recognition of the United States but he has compelled the
United States to defer to him.