The Nome daily nugget., 1915-08-11

business men of Chihuahua, in all pro- babIlity faithfully reflects the attitude of both the Mexican leaders and the people generally. regardless of the faction they represent That this at titude toward so mighty a nation as the United States exists may be at tributed. without any special stretch of the imagination, largely to the four flushing" policy which is forever hold ing up the rod but never using 1t. As in the case of the little Willies referredi to. the Mexicans have become more or less used to threats and scolding. and the sight of the punishing rod, taken from behind the door occasionally in order to emphasize some particularly forcible threat, results in little more than contemptuous indifference for that they have grown well used to the sight of it. long since We do not, by any means, advocate the application of force in the case ef Mexico, feeling that the time Is long passed when the dignity of the United States could be upheld by so doing. At the present time. the Mexicans are injuring noth- ing aside from themselves, wha'
 happens unless it be the pocket books of those who are not citiz ms and have no other interest in the country beyond it's profitable exploitation. As long as the blows are falling on the hides of no one but the Mexieans themselves. it seems in every way best that they should be left alone to fight it out among themselves. as long as it has been let go so long already. We sub nit however. that the government
 should do one thing or the other.
 either go in once and for all and settle
 the matter, at whatever cost may be
 entailed, or cease forever the vacillat-
 ing backing and filling which has
 distinguished the American attitude
 for so long period that it has become
 nothing short of disgusting The re-
 current cry that the Monroe doctrine demands that the United States step ] in and pacify the country before some 1, other power intervenes is more or less
 rubbish. There are mighty few for l eign subjects left in Mexico at present could be made the pretext for foreign intervention and the fact that the cit izens of foreign nations have few millions invested in the resources of the country will doubtless count for but little in the eyes of their govern ment if the United States should say to that government: stand off, If it is feared that the injury to the few re- maining foreigners might be made the excuse for some power to step in. it were most sensible variety of inter- vention. and far less costly, for the Cnired States to step into the country with the consent of the Mexicans and. If necessary, seize and deport all for eigners to a place of safety and then stand aside and let the Mexicans fight it out in their own way while the United States holds the watch and keeps wary eye to see that no out slider mixes into teh game. This would be infinitely better in every way than
 to attempt to whip the whole of Mex ico in order to protect a few dozen people who would. in all probability. not be in the war distracted country if 1t were not exceedingly profitable to stay. It is one of the most certain of certainties that the intervention of the United States will not solve the pro- blems of the Mexicans. That result 1 may be achieved only by the Mexicans scra pping it out among themselves; | and if We can serve no other purpose | in sacrificing our troops and treasure than to protect the profits of those who have little businesses in the coun- | try during period of war. by all
 means let us stay out and uphold the dignity of the country in more cred table manner than by infiicting fur
 ther punishments on the Mexicans
 through insisting. even to blows. on
 non-interference on the part of others.