The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-06-13

and rightly so, the Terrazas family,
owns 10000 square acres of land.
What possible harm would the Mexi-
can government do to the Terrazas
family if it took some of that vast
area, the part which is not used eth
er for herding or for agriculture,
and in return gave bonds for the
land to an amount determined by a
commission of fair-minded men Al a
reasonable compensation, and then
throw that land open for homestead
ing to men whose ancestors have liv-
ed hundreds of years in Mexico?
This land should be opened in such a
way that the men who took it up
could not dispose of it, except to
leave it to such of their own sons as
could read and write. This will make
education obligatory upon the next
generation; and when education thus
becomes widespread, as is inevitable,
then we car talk with more reason
about the free vote in Mexico.
Il live in Topic, away in the in
terror of Mexico, and many Of the
persons l meet there think that Diaz
is still president. They have heard
that a great revolution is going on,
but as most of them cannot read or
write they do not really know any
thing about it.
LAS a matter of fact. there are 49,
100000 persons in Mexico who are
not fighting at all, and who do not
care to fight, and whose sole desire
is for peace, so that they al go on
with their work and live with their
families. About 100000 men are
engaged in the revolution, many of
whom are fighting against their will.
having been pressed into service up
on n side or the other. A line must
be drawn between the revolution
against the de facto government and
the separated bands of bandits,
which, owing to the political chaos,
have sprung up in many parts of
the country. Their object Is looting,
pure and simple. Once any de facto
government of Mexico is recognized
by the great powers of the world
these can be put down easily. I may
say that personally l have been treat
ed with fairness in Mexico.
Possible Intervention
LAS for possible Intervention,
there are only three grounds upon
which the United States could inter-
vene in Mexico with dignity in the
eyes of the world. The first is an in
vitation from Mexico to come in anc
help her solve her problems; the Sec
ond is the commission of an overt
act against us on the part of the
Mexican government; the third, the
prOnouncement of the United States
of a definite policy which it would
demand that Mexico should put into
effect under pain of Intervention.
las for the first, it is not within
the bounds of reason. National pride
of the Mexicans alone would prevent
such a step. Neither do l think it
likely that Mexico as a nation will
commit an overt act, although such
a thing is not beyond the realm of
possibility. There have been times
in the last eight months when I have
thought that some faction would
rather see Intervention by the Unit
ed States than lose the fight they
were making.
IF we were making a fight for the
! adoption by Mexico of a policy by
which we as a nation were willing to
stand, we might intervene with dig
nifty should Mexico fail to adopt and
carry out such a policy. But I think
such an event would be unfortunate
and would bring about intense bit.
terness of feeling that would endure
for two or three generations. If the
United States stood for a policy and
the Mexicans felt we would intervene
If that policy was not carried out
they might carry it out"
But If we should have to inter
vene?"
I'm the first place, it would in,
volve the taking of every Mexican
port. That would be simple. Then
1t would necessitate putting into
Mexico between 100000 and $780, OC
armed men. 1t would take an aver.
age of at least 10000 men to police
each state in Mexico. because after
any important city was taken Il
would be necessary to garrison 1t
But If We interviewed it would bring
all the contending factions in the
country together under one leader
and we would find ourselves opposed
not only by the zoo. 900 men who
are now fighting, but, morally, al
least. by the $500. 900 persons who
are now taking no part, many OF
whom would join the uniformed men
in the field"
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