West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-08-31


using the surplus wealth wrung I'M
lawfully from the people OF country
by the financial interests that domi-
nate that country. and the use OF that
surplus wealth through investments
In the weaker, undeveloped govern
mems Of the world.
This policy lies back OF the present
great military program. not only In
this country but In the other coun-
tries OF the world. 1t is behind the
present war In Europe; II IA the I'M
DERIVING cause of that which has con-
verted almost all OF Europe into a
human slaughter pen.
Those who are eager for interven-
ton and war with Mexico should re-
member that England entered upon
the conquering Of the Transvaal with
the assurance OF the military party of
Great Britain that II would not take
six months, that II would cost but $50
| 900, that the armies of Great Brit
ain would eat their Christmas turkey
In Pretoria IL they were only given
orders to march.
| Let the people OF the United States
who want war with Mexico consider
the striking parallel as made by Nor
man Angel; the people OF Mexico in
habit mountainous country; the
Beers live in much such country as
that. The people OF Mexico are the
best horsemen on this hemisphere.
They may not be the best shots, but
they are the best horsemen. There
are 100000 Of them; 1 think there
were about 100000 Of the Beers. Eng
| gland undertook to subjugate the
| Beers and to conquer the Transvaal.
The military party In England stated
that 1t would cost $50.OO0.000 and take
a few months; it cost $3.50 900 900; It
took four years; Il took 100000 SOL
diers; and then they discovered that
they had conquered the Transvaal. but
had not conquered the Beers. They
found that the only way to keep the
Transvaal conquered" was to main
tain standing army Of 100000 Eng
lish soldiers there all the while; and
Great Britain gave 1t up.
What did they do? They establish
ed a sort OF colonial government that
enabled the Beers to govern them
selves, nominally under the foreign
Office OF the British empire, but the
man who had led the forces of the
Beers in the field against Great Brit
ain was put at the head OF that gov
eminent. There were some English
officials retained there, but they did
not last very long. The Boer head of
the government arrested every Eng
lishman connected with the govern
ment, loaded them on a train one
midnight, and shipped them to Eng
land with orders that they should be
deposited on the sidewalk in London.
| That was done. Parliament ordered
an investigation, and the Foreign Sec
rotary was called before Parliament
and questioned. He was asked as to
what had become of all the expendi-
ture OF money. all the sacrifice of life
to conquer the Transvaal. The For
eign Secretary replied It was found
that they could not keep the Trans
vaal conquered without maintaining
perpetually a standing army there.
| and that therefore it had been consid-
cred wise to give them form OF self
government, and to put the general
who had been commander of all the
Boer forces against Great Britain at
the head of that government. He ad-
vised that they had better accept the
situation just as 1t was, unless they
wanted to start another affair with
the Transvaal. And Great Britain &C.
copied 1t.
The Boer war which lasted three
years cost Great Britain 1850 .OOO.-
600.
And it did not accomplish any
thing!
Keep that in mind when some of the
gentlemen who are speaking for
American investments in Mexico
clamor for war with Mexico There
Is q momentous lesson In the efforts
OF the representatives of two nations
to arrive at an understanding and
aver the consequences OF war. But
II there should come some flaming nm
OF passions, IL there should come some
| opportunity for the representatives of
those who have bought Mexico with
| American money and want to rule it,
want intervention-then let us all re-
member what happened to England in
an effort to subjugate the Beers.
II we ever enter upon the conquest
OF Mexico-and the Office OF prophecy
Is somewhat hazardous one-let me
say that In hundred years we will
not conquer Mexico; we will main
tain for hundred years a standing
army of million men in Mexico: we
Will place the burden OF that on the
American people
IF THE TINE EVER COMES
WHEN WE SHALL ATTEMPT TO
INVADE MEXICO 1T WILL BE BE
CAUSE AMERICAN CAPITAL HAS
GONE DOWN THERE AND INVEST
ED. They who own Mexico are the
ones who want war.
SO far as preserving order ls con-
cerned' we can patrol the border. we
can keep an army there, with soldiers
70 cover every foot Of II better and at
a cost far less than we can carry on
a war with Mexico Such a war weuId