The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-03-23
LOGIC OF EVENTS IN MEXICO.

necessity has
now come upon President Wilson with urgency that
can longer resist the logical Of his own ac
ton and inaction is necessity which when the first
American was killed in Mexico in border battle
Mexican armies. Facts have and more urgently I'M
pressed that necessity him from day day throughout
the last three years failure to- recognize and act pon
that necessity when first instead Of closing eyes
to 1t until after three years of unpublished Amer
cans by Mexcans is explained by his obstinate adherence
what the Chicago Tribune well policy which
hung by thread Of theory in of fact
That theory that the Mexcans had right to kill out
rage rob Americans incident of their civil wars
that they had right fight out their internal ouarres
In their way, if that way involved the killing of
fenseless Americans 1t that duty rested upon this
government to the slain, to call the
count and to armed force protecting the survivors,
that the confidence and respect Of the Mexcans could
by acquescence their The action taken by
for protection Of citizens conformity
with this policy was to them to flee from country
where it would not protect them and say that they
manned too slow in fleeing and murdered
blood would be on their own heads.
Events of last three years in Mexico reveal how the
Mexcans interpreted that policy They began
battles by showing Indifference whether bullets flew
the line and killed Americans They encouraged to
repeat the oense by finding that troops remained in
active in the Of such outrages for the officers hands
tied by orders not shoot They on to kill
prison, torture Americans in the interior of Mexico These
not the work Of any faction Huertisas
ranzistas Vlstas, Zapastas all alike regarded Americans
as fair game The killing was not all done by organized mil
tary forces by civil officers, for slain by
Mayo Indians at Ahome and another by civilian at Tampco
Anybody free to kill American. His life cheap
Spain China could not the United States would not
meet force with force for the protection of its citizens and
with Mexicans might is right
But the president has pursuing his
policy He has refused to intervene and that term is
ordinarily understood he has not interviewed But he has
medded and has played favores among the faona leaders
BY this he has immunity of Americans from out
at the hands Of his temporary vorte but has melted
the leaders whom he for the time owned greater feats
of barbary He refused to recognize Huer and thereby
made Americans the prey of federal hatred He occupied
Vera Cruz and thereby provoked Carnza to play Mex
by denouncng the INVASION he restrained
our troops retaiating refused
defiance by taking the next logical adj
to Mexico City Lest its should the
Mexcans obsuc the operations of Villa then the object
his passing favor he ordered Admiral Mayos squadron
away from Tampco and left fugitive feow-countrymen
the protection of British and German warships He r
tated Caranza by holding direct communication with Villa
who then Carranzas subordinate When Huerta fled
Carranza quarreed with Villa Mr. Wilson again angered
Carranza by his efforts at Cancellation through the
lean conferees.
The act of paray which directly caused Villa make
open the United States recognition Of Carranza.
Far having established claim the special favor the
States the first chiefs in dealing with this
try had been uniformly nsoent and defiant His followers
had aless in treatment of Americans those of
other chieftans.
When the PanAmerican conference trying to bring
meeting Of Mexican leaders, Carranza alone held out
and caused the scheme to fail BY his practices he proved
himself much murderous bandit leader any of his
rivals His only claim to preference that he was the
successful and the most polished of the lot In fact
the bandit leader and military leader Interchange
able in Mexico for supported by page and murder
He had made good his claim to preference by possession
of the capital by establishing his supremacy the whole
country completely that he could guarantee and be held
responsible for the safety of foreigners
In opposing confirmation of Mr.. Fletcher ambassador
two months ago. Senator FALL of New Mexico, denied that
Carranza supreme any of the Mexican states
territories had any recognized authority in the
states Of Guerrero Durango Oaxac said that he had
but little recognized authority in many other states
His men, being bandits and gngo haters, could not be
expected show zeal running down their