Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-05-05
ouR MEXICAN MIDDLE.

We are going to get out OF Mexi-
60 when we have stayed in the trou-
bic country us long as we like, and
little longer. General Obregon
wanted Pershing to get out right
away, and Washington might have
agreed, because the troops have done
about all they can toward hunting
down villa had It not been for the
fact that every time the United states
does anything civil toward Mexico,
the act IL touted by the Carranza
press agents as fear of the first chief.
There have been an immense num-
her OF bad mistakes made regarding
Mexico. The first and the worst one
was when the raft administration, for
reasons that never have been salts
factorly disclosed. backed Madero
against Porfirio Diaz The second
waa when Henry Lane Wilson was
kept at Mexico City as the represent
atvo OF the United states. The next
was when John Lind, an excellent
man who knew absolutely nothing of
things Mexican, was sent to Mexico
az the presidents personal represent
alive.
Far more unfortunate than the Lind
mission was that of William Bayard
Hale, a man whose total unfitness for
amy position requiring sound iudg-
ment and common sense has since
then been fully demonstrated. Other
agents were sent not one OF whom
was fitted III any way for the mis-
sion None of their reports was
trusted by the administration
Another inost unfortunate blunder
was when American troops on the
border were not permitted to return
The fire OF Mexican soldiers on The
other aide OF the International line.
In some instances, the soldiers were
ordered TO fall back from the line be-
yond the range of the Mexican rifles,
and In others they We're not allowed
TO leave the boundary line and the
MeXicans were allowed 60 Kill them
and Kill American citizens, as at Ma
co with impunity.
While all of this was directly que
20 the influence of william Jennings
bryan, the administration cannot es-
cape responsibility for the conse'
quenccs Of Mr.. Bryan's influence. The
term "watchfui waiting WINS almos
rs unfortunate as that OF a nation be-
log too proud to fight"
IL was a bad mistake to take NJ
and encourage villa, though many O
SIS thought at one time that, lgnoran
and savage as he was and destitute
" principle, he was the one stronl
leo Even villa government is bet
ter than the anarchy that has pre-
vailed there for the past five years
II was a mistake when the Mexica
bandlts were raiding the Texas Dor
Ger not 90 give them a taste of thei
own medicine, particularly ms IN
carfanza commander at Matamora
refused to make any effort TO hur
down or even check the bandits r,
marking that he was maintaining
neutral attitude between the BELLE
erentsr
Firm notification that Mexlc
would be invaded aud Matamoras 90
cupied unless the raids were stoppc
would have terminated the outrage
II was mistake not to have 0,
cupicd Parfal after the troachero,
attack there upon the dotachmel
under Major Tomplsins, The bell
Of the ignorant people Of that an
other sections that the America
army had been beaten and was forcs
to abandon Its campaign In Mexl,
viii rise up To plague us In Years
come.
But there is another side 20 it. II
president has set his face stead
against the men and the influenc
anxious to have northern Mexico a
nexed TO the United states, whit
would have been practically ceria
if occupation had been actually a
aertaken Intervention for the pu
pose Of restoring order would pr
voko war with the people OF Mexi,
If undertaken. such intervent
could not end inside OF ten years.
twenty. and accomplish any practis
results by that time a sentime
would grow up against relinauishi
what We held, similar 10 that sho'
regardlng the Philippines and l
final outcome would be the annex
tien of vast area 10 which sol
millions Of hostile aliens would
brought permanently under I
American flag
This country has all the terrific
II needs or should laye. II has