Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-05
WHAT INTERVENTION MEANS.

(Sioux City Journal
Most criticisms of the administra-
ton policy of noninterference in Mex
leo are based on the easygoing as
sumption that a few words from
Washington would solve the Mexican
problem. Having outlined a program
in Mexico and threatened to use the
big stick in case Of noncompliance,
these aniable theorists believe Wash
ington could be at ease and watch the
| Carranzistas, Villistas Zapatistas and
the numerous other now conflicting
elements walking up to the chalk line.
Theoretically there would be no need
Of fighting. All the Mexican faction
lists must see the impracticability of
whipping the United States Of Amer
| lea. They would be good II they
thought they had to be. SO runs this
ready settlement Of the Mexican
miXup.
| President Wilson does not believe
the Mexican disease will yield to such
a simple remedy. And in this rela-
ton it should be remembered that
the president has better means for
knowing all about conditions in Mex
leo than any other man in the United
States. If he thought an ultimtaum
/
order out of chaos below the Rio
Grande the president would have sent
the ultimatum and appointed the
commission long ago. What the presi-
dent believes-"knows" is the word
he probably would use-is this: If
the United States undertakes to solve
the Mexican problem it must be by
force of arms. large army of occu-
jpation must be sent to Mexico to
remain an indefinite number Of years
The main army of invasion need no,
perhaps figure on dealing with Mex
lean army large enough ct defeat it
By sending in enough troops the
United States should be able to occupy
amy district whose occupation might
be deemed essential. When all this
had been done, however. with more
or less bloodshed, the United States
.would not have made good star
toward the solution Of the real prob.
lem.
; From the first the intervenor mus
count on the bitter hostility Of every
distinctively Mexican element in Mex
leo. 1t would have the support of thu
foreign element on the assumption
that intervention meant annexation
The various revolutionary factioni
that began by fighting Diaz and ar
now fighting each other would ent
by fighting the United States. Nom
of them would fight in the open. Al
would depend on guerilla tactics
! With a permanent grievance agains
the invaders, the Mexican patriots
J would be long, long time In bein,
pacified. For year after year tn
American occupation must continue
each additional year pointing NOR
, emphatically toward permanent an
nexation. The annexation OF Mexic
would mean the annexation OF an
other race complication, in compari
son with which our present rae
! problem looks simple. 1t would pro
, woke distrust Of our colonial policy o.
, the part of every nation to the sout
: of Mexico. 1t must invite so muc
assorted trouble that few American
. who have any comprehension Of IT
Iprobable scope desire to undertake tn
> responsibility so long az there ie an
D honorable way Of evading 1t.
Those who insist that the Unite
States shall end the nuisance in Mex
r leo should do so with full understand
Z ling Of what Intervention means. Whe
: Intervention comes, II come 1t mus
Y llet no one cherish the hope that 1t wi
}. involve no more than q few weeks
diplomacy or possibly few militaI
o skirmishes. Any one who thinks
e ought to get out Of the Philippine
d should do lot OF bordering befol
n insisting that we shall go into Mexic
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