Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-14
Mexican Intervention in Our
Affairs

While the Administration not be stirred by any
RACES Mexican soil point intervening to still the
anarchy in that country might at least check Mexican
vention in affairs.
Mexican bandits raid Texas ranch steal herd of horses
and when the ranohman follows seeking property torture
and murder him His neighbors his body and all the
work of the State Department subordnaed the
discovering whether they invaded not In this
matter the Department like the agent Mexico rather
than of the American people
California stop japanese immigration to conduct
her schools in her way guard her native farming
communities from being crowded out by the yellow horde
appeals to Congress for needed legislation Swift Capitol
speeds Bryan I'VE must do nothing he whispers Matters
with Mexico in very delicate stage Anything which
might offend the Japanese might serious situation
For the present California must be patient"
More obvious than this which the nfu
of the unrecoged despsed has interviewed in
the matter of Panama tolls.
The President refraned from explicitly naming the mat
tiers of greater decacy and which
PEELED him to ask Congress repeal the granting pas
sage of the Canal American ships Perhaps Sena
tor Pondexters resolution of inquiry may precise
meaning of the Presidents cryptic But meanwhile
the belief and reasonable that his to
the Mexican situation.
BY purely negative and vaclang policy in dealing with
the anarchy Mexico the President the nation in
complications with which neither extraordinary Sec
rotary OF State know how cope Bewxt them they
accomplished the feat of reducing the authority dignity
the United States to degree that makes impossible
protect citizens in foreign land without summonng to our
aid some foreign Power
Assistance of that high must be paid for in
concessions The United States has hitherto the
business of buying foreign favor with
We left that to puny republics like Venezuela Ecuador
to old and eaten civilizations like of China impotent
of defense against foreign exacons Indeed have at times
protested loudly against the methods adopted by European
nations in wrestling these weaker
But that before ourselves suffered from an Admin
ation weak enough in its foreign policy feel the necessity
OF offering concessions of American property sovereignty
TO foreign in exchange for their aid in getting out
holes in Mexico and Japan.
Thus far only right for the government
OF our coastwse shipping has been used
international game But if that given up to England some
other valuable concession will be demanded by other
acquistve nation The United States many valuable rights
and privileges which may be sacrificed maintain the Wilson
policy of nacion in Mexico
Day after day matters of purely domestic policy arising in
Congress set aside postponed hushed up they offend
foreign and tempt to aid its controversy
with the United States We may intervene in Mexico but
Mexico has most emphacay nterered domestic affairs
Our compliments to Huerta He may not be the embodi
ment of sweetness and light He may have worthy the
recognition of the United States he has compelled the
United States to defer to him.