Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-05-10
A NAusEATING POLICY.

After long waiting. the adminis-
quest OF General Funston for rein
forcemcnts. II Is quite certain that
the action was due to publicity en-
anating from lei Paso, of the fact
quested rcinforoements, and had been
refused.
Even on Monday night there was
no intention In Washington TO call
when the officials saw the newspaper
comments yesterday morning that ac-
ton was decided upon.
The Journal states again. that this
nation has not protected its citizens
abroad. In all Of our history there
have been but two exceptions From
1901 TO 1906. We carried on q war
with Tripoli because the pirates OF
that country were seiaing and en-
shaving Americans. and in 1904, when
the Moroccan bandit Hazulai Cor
some such namo) had kidnapped the
Groek-American. Pidlcaris (and we
may not have spelled his name prop
orly) President Roosevelt sent mes
sage TO tho sultan of Morocco de-
mandlng, "PidicaIis alive or Razulai
dead"
In the past. when an American was
thrown into prison. his property con-
fiseated, himself whipped in the pub
lie square. as In Nicaragua by order
of drunken officer, or killed, as
ly took the matter up through diplo-
matte channels, and in the course of
time an indemnity, sometimes Of as
much as 5000, was paid to the suf-
ferer or To his heirs
How different It was with England
II any EngliHhman was mistreatcd
anywhere In the world exemplary
punishment was visited upon those
responsible. Probably the most not
ed example IN history Is that OF the
rescue of Captain Cameron. in 1868,
from the king of Abyssina. King
Theodore, who had mobilized n strong
and well equipped army, threw the
Engllshman into prison. Sir Robert
Napier went to his rescue with a
much stronger force than we now
have hunting bandits In Mexico. TIA
sailed across the seas, marched across
400 miles of desert, stcrmed the for.
treSs of Magdala, and took Captain
Cameron from the dungeon. and
then returned with his entire force to
British territory King Theodore
committed suicide.
The expedition cost Great Britain
more than sac. 1000 600 and the lives
of 500 men. AS We learn from the
story as told by Henry NJ. stanley
who accompanied the expedition as
correspondent for the New York
Herald. The lives lost and the money
expended were not alone to rescue
one British subject from prison. by
that action notice to the world was
served 10y Great Britain that she
would protect her people, al what
ever cost. wherever ininstice was be-
ing visited upon them
That policy has been worth much
20 the prestige OF Great Britain and
has made her subjects safe in the
romolest corners OF tho world |,
has made every Enelishman proud Of
hiE nation With us. hamporcd by
congress and an Imbecilc peace policy
and false notions OF economy our
people long ago learned not to cx-
rect protection from our flag. once
they passed beyond our own borders.
And 1t had begun to look like wo
might expec, no more protection than
county sheriff could give for our
selves within our borders, II ruffian-
Is bandits Of another country see fit
20 raid Us and can cross back over
the International line
Tho country is dissusted whether
tho administration. which is the Same
as all preceding administrations in
that respect, shall recoup itself de-
ponds upon The vigor shown IN COM
polling Mexico 70 keep her bandits
At home.
From the little squirt OF calling out
part OF the national guard we have
nothing OF value 10 hope The few
thousand additional men thus mobil-
lied viii do their duty on the border.
hut IL anything effective Is to be ac-
complished there must be another ex-
peditian into Mexico and the criminals
along the Rio Grande south OF Tex
as must be taught the same sort Of
lesson Colonel Dodd and Major Howe
have been teaching south Of Chihua-
hua-
Carranza is incompetent and stub