West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-09-30
German success-MexIcan Failure

German Success-Mexican Failure
President Wilson is eulogized for
his German success and condemned
for his Mexican failure. Yet il is the
same man, animated by the same
spirit and using substantially the
same methods. The American press is
manifesting again one OF it's greatest
faults-namely. a tendency to Judge
events and policies not on their own
merits but according to how things re-
suit
III the Constitutionalists OF Mexico,
after the departure OF Huerta and the
success OF their cause, had happened
to have as their chief man of other
qualities than those OF Carranza, Mex
leo would be at peace. The Presidents
Mexican policy would have been prais-
ed as most wise. To criticise this pol
icy now is thus to hold the President
responsible for the fact that Carran-
"a happens TO be such as he is.
III the Kaiser had continued to sink
passenger ships without warning.
President Wilson would not have had
his present triumph. Yet his policy
would still be sound and right. SINH
larly. the Administrations Mexican
policy Is not to be condemned because
Carranza is foolish.
The Mexican policy is entitled to be
Judged not I'm view OF the event hut
on It's own merits. Childish and in
sincere and inconsistent attack has
gone FAR enough. The fact that peace
does not yet prevail in Mexico gives
no basis for the assumption that IL
another course had been followed Mex
ico's troubles would be over. The
recognition OF Huerta would not have
brought peace. The Constitutionalists
would not have submitted to his yoke.
They grew in strength while we prac-
tically aided Huerta by maintaining
the arms embargo against them. The
sending of our troops over the border
would not have restored peace to Mex
leo. If the invasion had occurred
Mexico, as her people fought against
u.s. would have fallen deeper and
deeper into anarchy. IL is foolish to
talk as IL the disorder of Mexico is a
consequence of this country's course.
The simple truth is that il has not
been In our power to compel peace i'm
Mexico. We could substitute one kind
or war for another, but this was all we
could do. Looking at events in re-
Prospect it would seem as If no on
portunity to re-establish peace in Mex
leo has been neglected. Blame for the
fact that peace has not come is not
to be laid at the door OF the admins
tration.
Whether in the near future peace is
to be restored depends more on the
MeXicans than on us. II Mexicans
continue to wreck their country we
cannot get an injunction that will stor
them. Forcible Intervention would not
bring peace and respect for American
rights. Not until a considerable body
or MeXicans ask for Intervention and
II
suppressing disorder will intervention
bring peace. But this condition OBJ
viously has not arrived. Intervention
would aggravate the disorder, besides
gravely hurting our relations with all
| Latin America.
| The present effort is to bring Pan
| American influence to bear on Mexico
Maybe this endeavor will work, may.
be it won't. No one can tell. 1t is
Tor Mexicans to say. If her people
elect to continue senseless destruction
we cannot try forcibly to put an end
to the foolishness except by carrying
fire and slaughter from one end of the
republic to the other-thus DESTROYING
what little remains of Mexican civil.
zation.-New York Globe and CONNER.
cial.