New Britain herald., 1915-10-12
WHAT OTHERS SAY
Views on all sides of timely questions as discussed in ex- changes that come to the Herald Office.
Getting Rid of Mexico for a While.
(NeM London DaY.l

(New London Day)
 Because it is to be advocated by Secretary Lansing instead of by for mer Secretary Bryan there will be much less outcry against the recog- milton of the Carranza government of Mexico than would have been the case under the alternative circumstance. At first sight this appears like mighty poor sense. On closer examination it looks better.
 Secretary Bryan demonstrated be- yond reasonable doubt that in di- plomacy he was the sketchiest of inn Iressionists. He played lunches. He jumped at conclusions-frequent erroneous-and stuck to them through thick and thin. He argued backward from conclusion to premises. He found facts to support his theories and rejected facts which combatted them. Because the people of the country found him out, knew his weaknesses and expected them to enter into his diplomacy, they lacked confidence in his judgments and did rot hesitate to take exceptions to them, even when not overly informed cn the subjects themselves.
 On the opposite hand, Secretary Lansing has inspired the people with the utmost confidence in the orderli- ness of his mind, his capacity for weighing values, the comprehensive less of his viewpoint, and his free dom from prejudice or timidity. A Judgment of his is accepted as a mature judgment, not a snap judg- ment, and as the result of nice jul Gicial consideration.
 Consequently when Secretary Lan- sing states, as he is expected to do, that in his opinion the best interests of the United States will be sub served by the recognition of the Car ranza government that decision will be accepted by many thousands of Americans who would never have ac- cepted the same decision at the hands of MT. Bryan, even though the latter had for once happened to arrive at the conclusion by precisely the same processes as those employed by MT. Lansing. And it is entirely natural and justifiable that this should be so. This newspaper, for one, is willing to accept the judgment of the secre- tary of state without protest, because it has confidence in the Lansing good sense and the Lansing capacity for as- sorting and balancing the facts; though it has always believed in the unfitness of Carranza and has not completely altered it's opinion new.
 The sum of the situation is that the Mexican problem must be gotten out of the way, and imperatively without the involvement of this country at this time in any sort of a war with Mexico or with any Mexican faction. These are too perilous times for this country to undertake a policing job in Mexico if there is an decent way O! avoiding it. So it is justifiable to accept any opportunity that presents itself for the solving of the situation even temporarily. That the present ascendeney of the Carranza faction presents such an opportunity is true. it may not be heroic but it is prob ably wise. We are willing to take MT. Lansing's say so that it is
 A Carranza government, under pan American recognition, would probably De measurably successful for while. Just possibly it might resolve itself eventually into a really good govern nent. In any event it would be likely to last until the world war is over, the United States put in state of mili- tary preparedness, and the Mexican situation, if it should again become acute, is not too big a one to be handled forcibly, speedily and with out such loss and confusion as would result from an attempt to police the country at this time.