The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-11-26
OUT OF mexIco.

| months under the American flag, are
homeward bound. The stars and
stripes no longer waves over 3 FOOT
q Mexican soil, and the United States
government is not responsible for
any part OF the administration III that
rent and restless land. That much
we have to be thankful for and may
celebrate on the day of general
thanksgiving that is upon US.
AS to the manner of our with
dIawal from and the effect Of our
occupation of Mexico's chief port,
the least said, perhaps, the best
II makes very interesting record
and stimulates not few Inquiries.
Why we should have gone 10 Mexico
in the manner we went and with the
purposes we declared If we we're to
come away in the way we came would
make subject tor speculation into
the curious motives that affect cur
rents OF history That anything more
than better understanding of the
difficulties Of the Mexican question
IN our relation to il has been gained
from the adventure understand
ing that should have been possible
without the dyenuure--seems a fair
conclusion. Certainly neither the
declared nor the supposed object of
our seizure OF the Mexican port was
accomplished. and the general aspect
OF the situation appears wholly un-
changed by our intervention. The
Immediate occasion of the seizure OF
vera Cruz was long ago forgotten
and has not yet been satisfied by act
OF any responsible authority The
settlement of the affairs OF Mexico
by our enterprise and administration
has not been accomplished We en-
tered In the midst OF violent civil
war and we depart in the midst Of Il
IKE condition Hucrta was making
ms last stand against the forces
led by Caeranza when wos went In.
ana Calfan2a is retiring before The
FORCES of villa as we so cut. A VIC.
iently established government was
beng displaced ~ violence, and that
Is what is proceeding again. There
has been a change of personalities
IN the principal roles. Tut the play
is the same. We witnessed and per
maps contributed to the elimination
Of one military dictator and we oh,
serve, as we get away. the coming
Of another into power, The consti.
tutional government 81 which so
much was predicted Is as far away
as ever from Mexico, and neither
ny preeept nor by impression have
we promoted its realization. Since
We were not to mako permanent
solution CT the Mexican problem in
sihe only way II can be accomplished,
1t would have been altogether Letter
that We had never entered into the
situation.
something. however, NAY have
been gained, namely the dlspelling
OF certain illusions concerning the
beneiicent power OF admonition and
the discouragement of foroible re-
forms. II the experience of the adj
mmnstratien with lhe Mexican affair
has brought a determination to re-
train from Intervention of any kind
IN that countsy's administration, and
TO accept conditions as they may pre-.
sent T6eI., 7TIvsT. Without expectation
OF early perfection and without men
tai disturbance at untoward situa.
uonss, the ptiee We have paid may
not have been too high. Having
iaid our hand to the plow and turn.
.oe tack from the undertaking to
make ideal conditions in Mexico. 1t
should be long time before We take
either than a remote interest IN the
affairs of that republic, ard that
means the relief of much anxiety
from this uation, For the term OF
the present administration. al least,
The hope and tho purpose OF roquir-
lng respectable government by con,
venucnal Ways in Mexico have evil
IDENTITY been abandoned Mexico will
Ee governed after the manner OF the
MeNlcans aud that viii. as il Should.
Dc enough Tor us, There may he aud
probably viii be other revolutions
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