The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-05-08
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loose at Vera Cruz and at this writ
ing no one can predict the outcome.
Because of his absolute want OF
knowledge of Mexican character, the
president has bungled at every phase
of the Mexican situation. The state
ment at the beginning that nothing
would induce our Intervention in
Mexico, until every other means was
exhausted, only caused Mexicans to
believe that our government dared
nize Huerta was another bungle for
it only encouraged every other Next
can chief to press his individual revo-
luton. Most humiliating of all was
the warning to Americans in that
country to get out, instead of serving
a sharp notice that the killing or
despoiling of Americans, or,-under
the Monroe doctrine-other foreign
ers, would invoke swift and fierce re-
taliation, was another encouragement
to the rough riding and raiding ban
dts there. The president had ample
cause for interference when the Nor
mon colonists were robbed, many
murdered and the remainder driven
out for they were there by the in
vitation of the president and gov m
ment of Mexico, and ample protec-
ton had been guaranteed them.
Again when Villa drove out the
Spaniards, many of whom had been
in Mexico all their lives under the
Monroe Doctrine there was real de-
mand for Intervention.
But the president waited until
messenger from a warship of our
country was arrested and insulted by
a minion of the power which the
president all the time had refused
to recognize.
Then Mr.. Wilson was at last
aroused and from the man he has
always refused to recognize, demand
ed an apology, on threat of war, all
the time protesting his love for the
Mexi an people, which leaves him in
the position of virtually holding that
American lives taken by warning
bandits could be expected, but to in
suit blue jacket in American uni
form was an insult to the American
flag for which ample restitution
must be made.
The above is history up to date.
1t is not edifying. There are peo-
pie who believe that the final play
was but a bluff to quiet a growing
distrust in the policy of the admins
tration and in influence public opin-
ion, but that may all be put aside.
There is a reasonably we'll founded
that Huerta planned to
have things happen as they have, to
either consolidate Mexican opinion
and rally soldiers to his support
against foreign foe, or if that
failed to either slip away as Diaz
did, or surrender to the Americans,
rather than to Villa.
But all the time Mexican murders
have been going on in the name of
war, and all the time the prayers
of the women of Mexico have been
beseeching for peace, and
now the first guns have been fired
in what is liable to be real war,
despite all the efforts to stop, on it's
it's onward march.
This being true with all real Amer
leans, political consideration will be
silenced, and the great republic will
respond to the call. All the men
needed will be forthcoming, all the
money, and the only cry will be,
mo more temporizing, no more de-
lays, no rioting, but swift and ter
rible war until peace and order in
Mexico is assured"
1t will cost many precious lives,
more bonds will have to be issued,
a new pension roll will have to be
made out; many a mother, wife,
daughter and sweetheart will be in
but the scales of justice
must finally balance, and the great
republic has yet much to do before
the time comes when her flag will
be symbol of peace to all the world.
Weekly.