The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-04-17
OUR COUNTRY IS IN SERIOUS
TROUBLE WITH MEXICO
AND COLOMBIA.

The United States is in serious trouble
with our southern neighbors-Mexico
and Colombia. Although this nation
has the kindliest feelings, and nothing
but good wishes for all the nations of the
world, and although we have resorted to
all means to preserve the friendly rela-
tions with them all, we find ourselves in
very serious complications and trouble
with Mexico and G, lombia both our
near neighbors to the south of us.
The trouble with Colombia is of
number Of years standing, and is an in
heritance which the present administration
received from the last administration Of
Mr. Roosevelt.
The troubles with Mexico grows out
Of the civil wars in Mexico, and grows
out of our responsibility to protect our
own citizens and their property in Mex.
leo. This country is bound to protect
its own citizens in Mexico and to pro-
tect their property rom all violence and
destruction in their peaceful living and
occupations, while at the same time
our public policy declared to al the
world and recognized by all the world,
makes it our duty to protect to the full
extent the lives of citizens of all other
nations living in Mexico, and obeying
the laws of that nation.
While the civil war in Mexico has
been going on for three or more years,
this country has only been looking on
with wide open eyes to the protec-
ton of our citizens there and their prop
erty, and to the citizens of other nations.
and while there has been no very serious
trouble up to this time great watchfulness
has been required and great expense has
been inevitable. But it since appears as
If we are on the verge of most serious
trouble. Last week an officer and some of
his men from the ship of Rear Admiral
Mayo, landed in Mexico, and were ar
rested and marched PUBLICLY through the
town, and this government demanded
their immediate release and as an apology
the Mexican government should salute
the American ship by firing salute of
twenty-ons guns. This the Mexican
usurper Huerta refused to do or did that
which was refusal to do it by delay
and argument.
Monday President Wilson ordered the
whole Atlantic feet to Mexico imme-
diately and the army is ready to move
also. There is already ten thousand
United States soldiers in close proximity
to Mexico, ten thousand cavalry on the
border line between us and that nation.
This is no bluff as Mexico will discover
this is strictly business. Huerta has
reached the end of his tether and he will
soon discover it. When the whole At
lantie fleet and the army are closing in
on Mexico, there will be something do.
ing and that very soon and we trust ii
will lead to the end of this awful civil
strife now going on in that unhappy
country and the restoration of peace to
to that distracted people.
The difficulty with Colombia, is moi
near so serious as with Mexico. When
we determined to build the PaDama Ca
nal, we were trying to buy the land
through the State of Colombia. There
was some difficulty about the price. Co
lombia asked more than the strip was
worth and we would not give it. Pan
anna was quick to see the advantage the
canal would be to it and at once seeded
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