South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-14
CARRANZA AS AN ALLY OF VILLA-AND
OF THE KAISER=NOT IMPOSSIBLE.

II is by no means certain that should the United
states go bandits responsible
Tor the Columbus raid It will have the opposition
Of the Carranza faoto government well the
villa outlaws. indeed, learning all the while,
about the dependence that be placed
in any leader in And rather anticipate that
Prest Wilson been preparing for just about that
sort OF dependence OF course. only guessing
but we would not be surprised to know that when
president called hand congress the Gore and
McLemore warning resolutions he thinking of
Mexico ally of Germany as wen as OF Germany
alone Neither would be surprised were it TO be-
time that he for his thoughts
on that subject to senate leaders whom
he called into conference at the executive mansion.
Carranza's demand however that reciprocal rights
be granted 70 Mexico to enter the United States
are 10 eNpedonary force after Villa, is not
impossible to grant within reasonable bounds is
II Carranza will them and them in good
faith. Those bounds would limit the Carranza right
OF entrance upon American soil pursuit of the
Vstas who break the border; but; the question
Is would Carranza keep within limitations
would he them pretense. and his troops be
come raiders themselves? Can Carranza be trusted?
The willy bewhiskered shifter attitudes. has
done anything yet tending to Justify such conf
dence in his probable conduct
Carranza's recognition was more a Pan-Amercan
recognition than recognition by the United States alone
the result OF the American conference
and was due from the United States along with the
A. B. @ powers testimony Of good faith on the
part of this government toward the Pan-Amercan
doctrine. supplemental the Monroe doc
trine. Such recognition the part Of the United
states. believe, would have a mistake. and
doubt II il would ever have been granted Possibly In
this. Carranza feels that he the United
States nothing but be that it lacking he does
the and dash of Villa, If he joins himself the
villa forces. which his semi- threatened attitudes
tend ne may find himself in much earlier personal
trouble he ought be dealt with just about
unkindly a If Carranza is tool in the hands
the government in this matter which is not
beyond the OF possibility would be good
opportunity teach German tools very good
by applying justice in sense tempered with mercy
For the Carranza government to resist an invasion
Mexico quest of the villa raiders under the
surance the United states that II is sense cal
culated the integrity that country only
to suppress outlawry which the home government
proven itself unable handle; such resistance il
appears would equivalent joining forces and
rushing to the defense Of villa II would plant the
stamp OF approval by the de facto government upon
Villas actions. effect if fact renders
the situation decidedly serious between
the United states and Mexico alone say nothing Of the
possibility of its being matter between the United
States and Germany 10y ndirection.
Carranza can prove his good by stepping aside
and permitting the American quest OF villa bandits
without interference, il anything by assistance ANY
other justhes suspicion OF treaChery double
handedness his part and should deprive him of the
respect and confidence not only OF American people
but Of the American government IS well.