The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-03-10
MUST UNCLE SAM ACT.

that Uncle Sam will have to do
what he should have done long
ago, to wit: Either let those
half civilized mongrels across
the border extril te themselves
from the miserable dilema for
eign adventurers have brought
upon them, or go into Mexico
with a strong armed force, take
the country and force the people
thereof into civilization. 1t can
be done, but not with q "watchfuI
and waiting policy" it must be
done with powder and lead and
much of it.
We took the Philippines 70.
'sbenevolent assimilation" not by
any ''watchful and waiting pol
ICY" but by the force of Dewey'S
guns; whether the United States
did right in taking charge q
these far off possessions IS NJ tnoH
a question for debate, other thar
the argument that it was a cor.
tingency of the Spanish-Ameri
can war, but here are a people
right over our border line daily
indulging in murder. rapine and
theft. the best Of these ap-
pear as bad as can be b"eweo
from hellish broth. they Go not
appreciate kindly mediation frou
friendly sources. because they
are like clay in the hands cG the
potter. to be moulded at the will
of the foreign adverturers they
are serving. It is high time
for President Wilson to lift the
torch of humanity and send his
armies into that distracted coun-
try to drive the carrion Crows OF
lust away, and force a benevo
lent assimilation nearer home.
If this government does not
arrest the carnage in Mexico
right away, conditions will furu.
ish an excuse for complications
with other powers interested il
the Greasers, which may prove
embarrassing, especially at this
time when it is with the patience
of job that Uncle Sam is meek
ly submitting to the inpositions
of England and France with re,
gard toiour shipping. True, Un'
Gle Sam Is not.aS neutral as his
professions. Take the Case OF
the L LaTourine which recently left
New York ladened with Ameri,
can passengers, and supposed to
be on peaceful mission, but wher
fire broke out on this American
vessel it was discovered. that
a large part of her cargo con.
sisted of munitions of war fol
the Allies, yet, Uncle Sam would
profess to be a dove Of peace.
and have the world believe it,
but as we said before. we may
be able to get. away with our
hypocrisy as long as We do moi
become eutang led in embar-
assing conditions, but just as
soon as we permit England, or
Japan to set foot upon Mexican
soil, tho it 'oe under the pretext
of protecting their respective
interests, we are just as sure to
get into a mix up that will lead
to trouble, as night follows the
day.
The dispatches of yesterday in
innate a serious condition. inMexi'
co so serious that President Viii,
son has given Carrauza to under
stand be will no Logger tolerate
it, and unless there is an i'm.
provement, additional battleship
will be sent to Vera Cruz. This
is alright as far as 1t goes, but
why dilly daily with those mon.
grels, when it is known of all
men that no faith can be put i'll
their promises or professions:
The Carranza authorities seiz
ed a British ship and threw tie
captain in jail, does this mean
that John Bull will let this Incl
dent go by without notice, or is
it trick of diplomacy to give
England an excuse to strengthen
her mastery of the ocean. The
belligerent nations are deVising
all manner of means. regardless
of international law and rules ol
civilized warfare, that any move
made by them matters not how il
may appear remote, should be re
garded with suspicion, and I'm
Gle Sam above all should be even
watchful lest he find himself