The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean., 1916-08-10
How Cree| Would Have
Handled Mexican Situation

Devils Lake, N. D., Aug. 3.-Fargo
Forum: The Devils Lake Journal of
July 26 contains the following editor
ial comment on the policy of the u.
S. since Mr.. Wilson has been presi-
dent:
"The simple little query of well,
what would you have done with Mex
leo if you would have been president?
is destined to put an abrupt end to 4.
good many amature political debates
this campaign"
I stated to Mr.. Bryan two years ago
in Washington what I would do, and
am certainly willing to do so now in
view of the past two years. Had not
Europe, been convulsed in war, Eng
land, Germany and France would have
been in Mexico long ago if we had not
done something to indicate that we
considered the Monroe doctrine wor-
thy of our support.
Due to the war in Europe, if had
been in Mr.. Wilson's place,>I would
have asked the leading South Ameri:-
can republics to furnish their respec-
tive contingent of troops, if necessary
advanced money to aid them to this
end, and United States, placed in Mex
leo $4,000 troops, we furnishing at
least $4,000 of this force, to establish
order and restore peace and prosper
ity to this outlawed nation; had each
nation sent commissioner, thus form
ing board whose duty it should be to
jointly administer the affairs of Mex
leo, collect duties, and direct under
civil functions the action of the armed
forces until order was restored and as
near as possible stable form of gov
ernment established, extending to
Mexico directly, or guaranteeing such
financial aid as necessary to relieve
her financial embarrassment, which
glad to extend, similar to the joint ac-
tion Of the worlds nations in the Box.
er movement in China.
(. Each commissioner to have equal
power and thus guaranteeing the in.
tegrity of Mexico and with such a
show of force, this country would no:
have dared oppose joint occupation by
North and South American republics
There are fifteen million people in
Mexico, five million Indians, five mil
lion breeds and three million whites
ignorant and incompetent to vote are
the large majority, few unprincipled
men-outlaws and adventurers have
deld sway for four years, robbing and
ravishing the nation-with the poo!
ignorant poems at their mercy. Not
only have American citizens been
murdered in cold blood, but Mexican
bandits have invaded our soil, mur.
dered our. women and children as well
as men,burned our houses, driven of
thousands of head of stock.
. Mr.. Wilson has pursued, policy
never before experienced by the Asia
tics, unwritten by Grotius, the fathe,
Of international law, and since with.
out precedent. As long as we did moi
intervene It was none Of our business
who was president Of Mexico. Huerts
should have been recognized. Unde,
a nations well defined right he had
been elected. With as much logic
could Mr.. Wilson written over to thu
Kaiser and said: "I don't like your
submarine policy, you have committed
murder without warrant and I demand
that you resign call an election for 8
new ruler, but you are not eligible
Paul, emperor of Russia, was stran.
gled-his brother Alexander succeed.
ed him by cold-blooded murder, YET
Europe was silent. 1t is a well de-
fined law that sovereign nation re.
cognizes no power in the administra.
tion of it's affairs but it's own dis.
cretionary action and God. Unless
we actively intervened by force Of
arms, we should not have meddlec
with the internal affairs of Mexico.
Mr.. Wilson has always claimed tha1
he did not want war with Mexico
Very we'll then, why take Vera Cru,
and later invade Mexico to capture
Villa which on it's face was farce
No, Mr.. Wilson should have, from
his standpoint of "no war;, had twt