Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-15

A PARALLEL TO TIE VERA CRUZ
EXPEDITION.

Rescniing thc insults vi I%Iucrta, the
United Siatc- took POSSESSION ~ Vera
Cruz. tire leading port "a MrNlco and "c-
cupled II with armed forces Tor many
months. Aftar l%luprta had been eliminated
from the republic, We rclInqui-hcd Tine port
To the cou-ttutiouaii-t-. Tins may have
been an invasion III Mexico. INIT u was
not aimed at tn Mexican people. Il wa
not Tor the acquisition 81 territory. Il Wa
intended Ter the cNprc-- purpose ~ pun
i-hinr Nicturanu llucrta. I'm end wn-
achieved when the u~urpcr abdicatcd h-
bower and lett Mexico. The prompt with
draYal of orr army from Vera Cruz proved
plainly that W had no intention "a desire
"a opprc-, The Mexican people or AZ m-
Nudc that country m \ prt I'D agsrc -Iou-
The Vera Cruz expedition constitute IA
precedent and offer y parallel % thc ease
Of the punitinr expedition winch We arr
now sending INTO chihuahua N pursuit "A
the bandit Villa and hi- rang II murdercr>
and l%uotcr-. The rou-ututioulli-t- have
been unable tu cope with VILLA. unahl" AR
protect the hives and interest," W foreigner
III tho territory dominated hN hnu. The
many outrage against Americans cum-
miftcd by The hrt"aud~ reached 4 climax
when thrA lnNu.lcd united ~talp- territory
aud ralded am american town. numbering
sixteen Americans. lootue thr town and
burnIhl muny'buildiug IA country could
be expected to brook thus last outrage.
Villa knew tins. 81 course Tins deed
was hi- master stroke. Whether w was
conceived ~ hi~ own diaholiral brain. a-
a last desperate attempt to overthrow the
constiiutlouuh-t~, WV whether hc Vas paid
by Germany. Cam MANY suspect. iu rrmunt
tins outrage with thr design "a cmhroIlng
the United ~t8tr- wlh Mexico. wv a- to
stop the eNpurlatluu IA munitions N" thc
entente alic- m Europ,-nn matter what
the mutIVc-it mas tllcd WV iar nv WNuIyc
IA m dillirultiv- with our ugiuhhpr-. it
has. 4 o. true. succeeded iu drawing ihr
United States INTO pursuit WI villa. but wy
hH, not resulted lu thr arurl Intervention
for winch hc and hf- allr- undoubtedly
hoped. Nor ls " probable than -uch Wiil w
the result. -o long a- both countries ARE
agreed upon thc plau ni permitting thr
troop ~ either ~ enter th, TERRITORY ST
the other lH pursuit pt invading huudft~.
Tbs punitive expedition whlch MA Will -cld
after Villa t~ similar u NANNY Respects H.
our Vera Cruz expedition. undertaken for
the purp"-, ot furnishing \ mar who i- au
enemy - tic United States and has com
united mauN ,rWr- against AucurJu-.
Had thc~, crimes been committed lN Car
rama commanders. VS. should regard the
present Mexican government H- thc offend
cr. and war duultir-- would result.
But Il happens thai Villa i- also at
war with the cuu>tituiioual-t~. At Vera
Cruz We fought lllcrtg. thr raoin, of Car
rama and the cou-ttu. unah-t~.- ln Chi
huahua. ~ shall heht \illa. tbc irrr,uu
cilahlr Toe ut ,arrau1u aud ihr ,uu-tItu
tlonall~t>. The success oi .hr Nrul Cruz
expedition wv causing llucr.l to lcyYc NIcN
lco. promoted thc -uccc~- ui thc cuu-titu-
tlonahst cause. The success of the en-
pedItion against Villa Vii hasten thc
pacltlcation NJ NlcNlro and further assure
the stability of thr new government of tho
republic. It i undertaken w ! spirit TT
amtN tor the recognized Mexican govern
mout.