Arizona republican., 1916-06-30
The Relief of Tension"

The release of the captured cavalrymen which been joyfuly accepted at Washington as relieV- ing the tension really relieved nothing except the feelings of the prisoners It has bearing whatever on the main pon at issue, the right of the United States to protect it's border in the particular way that it decided the border should be protected The compliance of the Mexican government with the de- nand of government for the release Of the prs oners has not altered that the policies of the two governments clashed at Carrizal in an actual battle That was not an accidental meeting of Ameri can and Mexican troops where, by some folly on the part of one or both of the commanders collision resulted The governments of the commanders had assumed full responsibility for what was about to occur at CarrzaL
 Nor has compliance with the demand for the release of the prisoners restored to life the American troopers who were killed there or afterward in flight. But if even such miracle should be wrought would still not alter the fact that before tension can really relieved government or the other must make announcement of the complete abandonment of it's policy. Either the Mexican gov erument must consent the unrestricted movement of American troops in Northern Mexico or wherever else government may think it necessary for them to go to afford protection which the govern ment is unable give. else our government must withdraw It's troops from Mexico There
 
 peace. It would mean nothing more than proonga- tion of the anarchy which has ragged in Mexico and has stopped into the United States during the last three years
 There is no use to disguise the fact that now engaged in intervention have been spas medically engaged in Mexican affairs for more than years first by demand that Huerta retire, next by friendliness for Villa by threats and utimatums when the great Mexican oil works have been menaced Only we have not called it interven- tion and so mild was that perhaps the administra tion itself thought it not intervention
 But all the time was; sometimes it took only the form of irritating medding and part of the time it was pitifuly armed intervention incapable of accomplishing anything without the consent and cooperation of the Mexcans
 From the time of the split between Carranza and Villa has been evident all thoughtful Americans that there could never be a peaceful government in Mexico without an intervention that some thing: that would command the respect of the Mexi- and would give certain promise Of security to southern border of this country while the of pacifying Mexico should be in progress.
 The intervention have far offered has had the same effect that half-Inch scream of water would have upon roaring caudron-t has only in- creased the ferocity of the flames which devour ing Mexico and has encouraged the spread of them the border The administration has spent three years in making it's own task which must time be performed either by itself it's successor, all the harder and blooder.
 The release of the captured eavalrymen desra- bIe as it was and gratifying it is, has bearing on the general situation unless 1t should out to be 8 sign of the complete surrender of Carranza to our contentious. in which case if proceed vigor ously to pacification may accomplish something. But if accept anything less than complete sur render it would be good deal better for us to move out of Mexico and wait until uncertain adminis- traton has been succeeded by firm and virile gov ernmcnt