TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1916-08-11
BY William Kennedy.
Rrorn tissue and Eventsp.l

BID had run into a BIG JOB IN
n ashington anent the Mexican
fituation. But that is a false
Impression. Congress is by this
ime entirely too well trained
10 commit the impudence OF inr
~terfefing in those major affairs
81 state which Woodrow Viii
ION is running personally. When
congress is called on to ratify
Whatever Woodrow Wilson is
u doing, whenever he gets it done,
Congress will play the part OF
echo to perfection; but till then
it would be the height of bad
form to attempt to fulfill the
functions of a National Legis-
lature, just because an anti
qnated document called the
Constitution says that it should
perform such a function. The
President would scowl, the
newspapers would howl, and the
People don't seem to give a.
. darn-so what's the user Be-
sides, there is enough to do
passing appropriation bills.
And so Congress is almost
silent; a little speech now and
then, a vain effort on the floor
or in committee to get a resolu-
ton acted on-the Works Re
solution or the McLemore Me-
xican Resolution-and that is
all; while our soldiers die in
Mexico. and our militia is CALI
ed out-for some mysterious
treason, by no means certainly
connected with the Mexican
situation.
No ordinary mortal can give
a clear, connected guess at the
truth OF the Mexican situation.
1t is a mystery, and there are
many things to be suspected
which it is not pleasant to
suspect. Back Of the public
show there are mighty forces
at work. There are forces which
smell Of oil-the oil which is so
necessary to the English Navy.
There are forces with the CRIME
of the mines about them. There
are English forces, Wall street
forces, Japanese forces. Men
who know Mexican and Border
conditions assert that, despite
the almost divinely high-mind-
! ed words Of the Administration,
I it has long been the attention
10 proceed by sure steps to the
annexation OF a large part Of
Northern Mexico. Congressman
will tell you that the anxiety
Of the Administration TO recog-
nize Carranza, appoint an AM
bassador to him and maintain
him in power, has been due to
the need of a recognized govern
ment which, at the right time,
can agree to the sale of a part
OF its territory and its people.
This would be a more g~enteel
way than to roughly go in and
take what is wanted. Or again
ii is surmised that the recog
milton Of Carranza was to give
every appearance of an inten
ton to leave the Mexican ma
ton alone, while at the same
time American money paid Vii
Ia aud other bandits to raid our
borders and create a situation
which would move by irresist-
ible steps to Intervention; all
the while preserving that at
mosphere Of infinitely incompar
able sanctity without which the
Wilson Administration would
be only as other men; and, like
a certain character in the Bible,
The Wilson Administration
thanks God daily that it is not
like other men.
II is certain that some ter
rible forces, some great, world
moving, mysterious, irrespon
sible forces, playing behind the
veil. arc using human lives,
with utter callousness, as pawns
in a heartless game. The detesta-
lion Of humanity will be theirs
some day when secrets are dis
closed; would that we could be
sure that punishment would be
heirs also, but who ever suffer
ID a just punishment for the
theft and oppression of India
ind Egypt? Il is certain, as
\ tcores Of press dispatches
show, that the majority of the
people Of Mexico are disposed
10 act like perfectly civilized
human beings toward Ameri-
.ans.The dispatches showing that
hey have the air of unccnuious
authenticity, while there is al
mysterious haziness about the
accounts Of anti-American riots
and dangers. To be sure, BAN