The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-03-21
THE MEXICAN PROBLEM

puDllSneu III the f1OuStOu Ioots III
Pugh is brother of +. b. Pugh OF
this city. He knows much of the Mex
leans and of the Mexican problem and
his letter will be read with much in
terest here. DR.. Pugh says:
The four years temporizing, grape
juice watching and waiting" policy OF
our government has availed nothing
except to embolden ;hose depreda,
tors to perpetrate one indignity after
another upon American and foreign in
to think that the United States gov,
ernment is afraid OF Mexico.
liens have the right to expect of their
government a full measure of protec.
ton to life and property, not only in
Mexico, but anywhere else on the face
Of the earth, and all foreign nations
have the right under the Monroe doc
trine to demand protection In Mexi-
co through the Intervention OF the
United States. This can be guaran-
teed only under the provisions of a
stable government, and watching and
waiting" will never avail to estab.
fish such a government.
There can be no peace in Mexico
without the Intervention of some pow
er able to make peace. A strong hand
is needed to bring those people to a
realization of their obligations to the
American and other nations of the
earth.
The United States, under the Mon
roe doctrine, can not permit any for
eign nation to have any part in the
paciiication of those people. In my
humble opinion, the only form of in
tervention that would be in the slight
est degree effective would be for the
president to promulgate the short and
simple but emphatic decree: Mexico
is annexed" Is there not as much
justification of this course as there
was in the annexation of Hawaii and
the requirement of the Philippines?
The fact that Mexico is on our border
and is perpetual menace to the
peace of our border states, alone
would Justify annexation, not count
ing the vast American and foreign in
terests in Mexico which are in per-
petual jeopardy.
| am strictly in favor C1 annexa-
tion. There is no other way under
he sun to settle that endless chain
of disorder down there. | would not
give one drop of American blood to
settle the trouble between contending
factions, but would be willing to shed
4 good deal of American blood, includ-
ing my own, 10 annex Mexico to the
United States. Why. Because | be-
lieve that it would be the best thing
that could happen to the Mexican peo-
pie, as we'll as bring into the United
States rich inheritance for our pos
terity.
Don't you know that the Mexican
population now in Arizona, New Mexi-
co and California, are among the most
satisfied and patriotic citizenship We
have today and that, if they had the
chance. they would not be reunited to
old Mexico? Why? Simply because
they have greater liberty, better pro-
lection to life and property, and get
better wages under American labor
conditions
Mexico is an oligarchy, pure and
simple the vast population ruled and
robbed by few-by less than l per
cent of the population. When the
American army was at Vera Cruz it
should have marched on to the City
of Mexico. The Mexican buzZard
should have been hauled down and the
American eagle run up In ltS stead,
and cry should have gone up that
would have reached all the nations of
the world. Mexico is annexed" to-
gether with the proclamation that all
foreign interests in Mexico shall be
protected, and all wrongful losses
both OF American citizens and for
eigners. shall be made good-not by
America, but by the Mexican people.
After annexation a six months cam
paign would bring these malcontents
to their senses and a three years
military occupancy under the Ameri-
can eagle would bring the most re-
calcitrant Mexicans into harmony
with our form of government Having
lived for 10 years in a border state,
and very near to the Mexican line,
and knowing the conditions as | do,
annexation. in my opinion, is the only
remedy. We need to annex Mexico
for Several other gond raacopc Tho