The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-06-18
AMERICAN MINING ENGINEER POINTS
OUT SOLUTION Of MEXICAN TROUBLE
YEARS RESIDENCE INTIMATE AcoUANT
ANcE WITH PEOPLE GIVE MUCH WEIGHT TO


possible harm would the Mexican gov
eminent do 10 the Terrazas family if
1t took some of that vast area, the
part which is not used either for herd
ing or for agriculture, and in return
gave bonds for the land to an. amount
determined by commission of fair
minded men as a reasonable compen-
sation, and then throw that land open
for homesteading to men whose an
cestors have lived hundreds of years
in Mexico? This land should be open
ed in such a way that the men who
took it up could not dispose of it, eX-
,cept 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 educa-
ton thus becomes widespread, as is
inevitable. then we can talk with more
reason about the free vote in Mexico
| Il live in Topic away in the interior
of Mexico and many e the persons
meet there think that Diaz is still the
president They have heard that
great revolution is going on, but as
most Of them can not read or write
they do not really know anything
about it.
AS a matter of fact, there are Ia
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 can go on with
their work and live with their famil-
les About 100000 men are engaged
in the revolution, many Of whom are
fighting against their will, having
been pressed into service upon one
side or the other. A line must be
the de facto government and the sep
arated bands of bandits, which, owing
to the political chaos, have sprung up
in many parts of the country. Their
object is lootng, 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. ] may say that person
in Mexico.
Possible Intervention.
"As for possible intervention, there
are only three grounds upon which
the United States could intervene in
Mexico with dignity in the eyes of the
world. The first is an invitation from
Mexico to come in and help her solve
her problems; the second is the COM
mission of an overt act against us on
the part of the Mexican government;
the third, the announcement of the
United States Of a definite policy
which it would demand that Mexico
should put into effect under pain of
intervention.
GAS for the first, it is not within the
bounds of reason. National pride of
the Mexicans alone would prevent
such a step. Neither do | think it
likely that Mexico as a nation will
commit an overt act, although such
thing is not beyond the realm Of pos
siblity. There have been times in the
last eight months when l have thought
that some faction would rather see in
PREVENTION by the United States than
lose the fight they were making.
IF l were making fight for the
adoption by Mexico of policy by
which we as a nation were willing to
stand, we might intervene with dignity
should Mexico fail to adopt and carry
out such policy But I think such
an event would be unfortunate and
would bring about intense bitterness
of feeling that would endure for two
or three generations. If the United
States stood for policy and the
MeNicans felt that we would inter-
vene if that policy were not carried
out they might carry it OUT
But if we should have to inter-
vene?"
"In the first place. it would involve
the taking of every Mexican port,
That would be simple. Then it would
necessitate putting into Mexico be-
tween 250,00 and $4,000 armed men
1t would take an average of at least
10000 men to police each state in
Mexico, because after any important
city was taken it would be necessary
to garrison it. But if we interviewed
it would bring all the contending fac
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