The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-05-26
CONFUSION WORSE COMPOUNDED.

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Although the press dispatches from Washington report the
state department officials hopeful Of speedy satisfactory set
Element Of the Mexican situation the hope be shared
elsewhere The European chancores are openly anxious regard
ing the fate Of their various nationals in Mexco the uera repre-
senaves in the little Ontario city OF Niagara Falls make attempt
conceal anxiety delay part South
medaos pecpitate further horrors in those cities threatened by
the ConsutOnasts in and by the anti uer mphizers
plotting towards the final overthrow of the Dictator and planning
that would bring end the pacific intentions
Mexico and other threatened points by their actions show that they
have share in washngtons optimistic expectations
The air that thrown around all the deliberations
the medao the extreme privacy that marks all the conferences
between the american and Mexican degses and the M
part of each not take the public into confidence regarding
progress being made at all The scan reports given out only add
to the conviction of the watching world that the delegates and the
conferees have not succeeded reaching grounds upon
which further negotiations may be based Huea reiterated refusal
to allow the elimination of himself as one Of the possibilities upon
which provisional may adds
the general confusion the public mind helps materially
forming the prevalent opinion that Developments Mexico will
cede tangible results at Niagara Falls
styles Huera appears be playing his usual intensely selfish
holding on to power as long there appears the least possibility
benefit to himself but ready let and dodge responsibility the
minute developments Mexico to that degree that the mob
wrath Will be let loose the foreigners and anarchy succeeds to
the governmental debauche that has distinguished his admnstr
ton His hope apparently to 50 aggrayste the pGpuace as to
can turn upon the Vastas and make the Consuonats the
party against which America will train its guns
The Canadian press which watching the proceedings at Niagara
Falls nten shows evidence that expects anything sasfa
result from the deliberations The Vancouver Province
garded of the thinking journals Of the Dominion
end in sight for the Mexican embrogo active and
yenton immediate end The inevitable advance Mex
leo will be- according the Province along the HE'LL
believes upon the people
The fatal habit Of assuming that the Mexican has the point
Of view the subject of the military of the United States
the American himself quite likely receive unexpected
shock the Vancouver editor No doubts he continues
doubts to when that end will be- To the
person Mexico little country tucked away under the great
defence oense exceedingly situated
simple because the lines all interior
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famous country either side of the railways and any attacking
force must stick to the railways. tbN -
For offensive
than 14O0 miles border between the United States Mexico
On the Mexican side the border there nothing but devastation
but the American side there of
settled and rich country which offers sphere operations which
and the state militia of New Mexico Arizona California will
probably have their work cut out guarding this border from g
bands bent on plumber. @4.4 5%
them to take it where they find That has been the Villa and
Carranza method and it likely that it will change To
mind especially the Mexican rebel mind border
plumber galore with not risk than usual The Mexcans
and thanks to the United States well armed
They be able very straight long range but they
have had lots of practise lately and according reports published
all the United States while they operating against the
Federas splendid fighters with lots of dash pluck
Of $50 300 at time the frontier and rendezvous
place miles in the interior Whenever they split up
and reune Wherever they go they terrible
trail They be beaten dozens of times killed by
but meanwhile what Of the country through which they have
Any who the South African Wet
realize what such warfare will and De Wet gentle
man and patriots not bgand with murder and his
time in life. VI. 1Nr. .v% W
The terrible part of what may well be phase Mexcn
that the United States itself armed and strength this
force If formidable force which the United States
trusted for the elimination Of weentrenched and famous fighter
is not formidable with and rich
its raids fent attack at point and real raid another and
miles Of open to guard VIII Keep defence force on the
alert If ever retrbuon for mistaken policy followed hard the
heels Of the mistake about Guard
ing the border from such raids will probably be the first care OF the
United States patrols of fifty every mile placed there
work alone for seventy thousand That where the vun
eers will be wanted while the regulars take the
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