The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-22
SEES SURE FAILURE IN
MEXICAN PEACE PLAN

Latin America 20 help them deal with
Mexico or any other Latin American
state in which difficulties may arise
Is entirely impracticable
None Of tho larger South American
countries would interfere IN the inter-
nal difficulties Of sister republics with
out being requested to do so by all the
parties to the dispute
That is the %unhinChing attitude Of
the statesmen ~ practically all OF the
southern republics.
ON the principles Of good comcth
Of evil" the recent test of joint
action in Mexico has had the effect Of.
AZ least, postponing the employment Of
armed forces by the United states
against the Mexican rev~olutionaries
and NJ establishing beyond question
the trend of Pan-AmeriCan sentiment
when the integrity Of the national life
of any one Of the republics is sub
jected 10 attack from without. But
even in the pending case Of Mexico,
this prrniCious propaganda has led to
harmful results not the least of which
- that unjustinahle suspicious have
been aroused just in those quarters
where too much protestation and too
much superficial evidence Of an unset
fish purpose have widened popular be-
lief IN the theory Of qui s'excuSe,
S~'aCcuse.
Another o~ect of the recent con-
certed action has been TO lead en-
lightened MeNicans 70 ask themselves
who are the people and what are the
histories and circumstances Of the
rN,tptvlaa u-lA arl ,.lt,l 49, ~
ding of the United States, have stepped
into the breach. without asking
whether their attentions would he well
come. 10 act as guides and mentors to
the citizens of Mexico in the pursuance
~ purity and perfection Of civic life.
We may leave out Of consideration the
United States and tho a r c coun-
tries. But what of the r L Gs al
ready known in diplomatic circles by
the humorous, though somewhat disre-
spectful, description Of the bugs"7
without any desire to cast refiec-
tions upon them, or 10 suggest invtdi-
Gus comparisons, II ts only right to ex-
anime the situation Of zach TO see 10
what, II any. extent either Of them
is entitled to assume a cloak Of virtue
and to imply n superiority In the eX-
crcise Of good citizenship.
There IL Bolivia, with a population
Of less than two millions, the scene
Of perpetual risings and wars through
which II has been depleted Of all It's
ocean ports and much NJ It's territory.
added to repeated ruptures Of diplo-
matte relations with it's ~neighhors, in
! GLIDING, In quite recent years, the
Argentine Republic as well as with
Great Britain, not invariably with
right on her side.
Then We have Uruguay. with a
population barely exceeding one mill
ion-larGely the result Of civil wars
which, despite It's recent progress In
all directions, was less than ten wears
back In n chronic state If revolution
and savaEe warfare between the Colo
radios and Blancos for no other known
reasons than those which SO frequently
arise between the ms and the
outs"
Next ONE Guatemala. with less
than two million inhabitants and a
record history, not remotely far back.
Of wars and revolutions. In some Of
which Mexico and tho United States
were compelled To take combined ac-
tion 10 secure more peaceful condi-
tions.
Is 1t not then natural that Mexico,
which through a long period Of inter
nal development and material pros