Arizona republican., 1916-06-11

An Embarrassing Job
Our neighbor, the Douglas International has un
dertaken task which any democratic newspaper
pecialy democratic newspaper published in Arizona,
New Mexico or Texas, anywhere along the border,
find difficult and embarrassing one--that of
defending the administrations Mexican policy. The
international gently hints readers possibly
President Wilson's policy been misunderstood and
remarks:
The democrats of Douglas must fater in the
fight for Woodrow Wilson this fall Much talk about
the failure of the Mexican policy of president may
be traced origin of sef-interest overshadowing
the welfare of either this country Mexico. Presi-
dent Wilson has proceeded in Mexico the theory
that is the duty the United do what
possible to help the unfortunate people of Mexico
end their internal strife and the paths of
peace and industry.
1T would be credit to this country make
war of conquest the impoverished nation south of
The international line; it would be in violation of the
promise written in the document which the Mon
Doctrine is founded, which dsclaims any inten-
ton of this country acquire any territory in the
South American republics while warning European
countries that they must not attempt conquest
American soil"
There has been demand by any considerable
number of Americans anywhere for the conquest of
MEXICO put long DeIOre the columbus massacre many
citizens believed that intervention would be necessary
for the protection of American citizens and
along the border Events have proved the soundness
of the belief II had had intervention or if the ad
mnistraton had been able grasp the danger of the
situation, there would have been a neither
Columbus nor Glenn Springs And suppose that
at each of those places there is a greater volume
according to population. of that misunderstanding.
which the International deprecates Of the presidents
Mexican policy 1t is also misunderstood somewhat
by those who escaped from the various American
colonies.
We do Mexico. That is the American
people do it, though few think we ought
the northern states but that has nothing
do with the criticism of the presidents Mexican policy
which the International The criticism goes
against the failure of the administration to protect
American citizens and that is a nearer as well a
higher duty of government than o dream of the
of its voltion of Mexico the paths of
peace and industry"
If the duty protecting American citizens can be
accomplished peacefully much the better. But it
should be accomplished by force, if force should be
necessary, by intervention if there other way.
The Internationals allusion the Monroe doc
trine is il~timed The administration has done more
in its handling of the Mexican situation weaken the
Monroe Doctrine than has been done by any
previous assault upon that instrument. The Monroe
Doctrine is two-edged sword. 1t wards off foreign
aggression upon the continent and at the
time binds the United States to the
western continent behaves itself well toward for
egners Mexico has done that and have not
the slightest doubt that if the European had not
interviewed, the British and the Germans by this time
would have returned such Mexcans survived to the
paths of peace and industry there would now be
enough British and German soldiers in Mexico to
that they remained in those paths We would Their
need no troops along the Mexican border Germany
and Great Britain would be protecting it for us