The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-06-23

to be rcapcd by the United States. as
Is pointed out. as follows. by the New
York Sun:
AZ the governments intention is to
use the modified national guard for
patrol duty on the Mexican frontier,
It is TO DO regretted that the call was
not Issued directly after the Column
bus raid. No dependence could he
placed upon the ability Of the Car
ranzR forces 10 prc"Sa. attacks by
bandits, and tho international limo
was too long 10 be pOliced by avail
able troops Of the regular army Fur
thermorc, the tide OF racial hatred IN
Mexico had not risen to Hood at
that time, and even Mexican patriots.
looking at the Columbus afTair az an
outrage upon n friendly nation. were
not disposed to resent the pursuit Of
villa and his bandits by our Amcri-
can troops
Three months ago the natlona,
guard could have been assembled in
the various states for duty on the
Mexican border, when wanted by Cen
eral Funston, without exciting the
war fever in either country. Grad
ually the regiments. when called for,
could have been distributed along tho
Rio Grande and hrigadcd with the
regular troops The border would
then have been well protected. and
tho danger OF raids like that in the
Big Bend country would have hccn
minimized. II Is because only few
men to the mile we're available that
the Mexican bandits began ~ snipC
the American patrol and attack set.
tiers. But the inevitable summons OF
the national guard to duty was put
on from day to day. although MI
Wilson had ample information about
frontier conditions. General Scot
the chief Of stan. certainly did not
neglect to tell him that from Browns
vile to the Pacific the international
line was 1000 miles long. and that on
the Rio Grandc alone the regulars
were not in strong enough force to
keep Mexican bandits out and watch
McNlcans in our own towns whcr"
they are in the majority
Mr. Wilson seemed to fear that If
he called out the national guard whcl
the first need of il was felt armed in
tcryenttOn would be prccipitatcd. But
II was much more likely that the Mex
leans. who were not then worked NJ
to n frenzy OF racial hatred, would
have been impressed with the futllitv
Of dCfying the United States. When
Mr. Wilson did make up his mind to
act rupture with the Carranza gov
eminent was imminent and the McXi-
can population had got out Of hand
II Is our belief that the truCulcnt note
demanding that American soldiers
withdraw altogether from Mexico
territory would never have been sent
II the patrol OF regulars on the border
had been reinforced by the national
guard three months ago
Armed Intervention may still be
avcrtcd II the Carranza government
keeps its head. On our part nothing
will he done to provoke the Mcxicans
to make an attack upon General Per.
shing's force. There will he no re-
Ccssion. Of course. from the policy ot
keeping American troops in Chihua-
hua until the Mexican government
shows its capacity to police its own
territory, Good faith on the part Of
General Carranza and his advisers
should make a Geutlcmen's agreement
possible. He must be aware thar tho
calling out Of the national guard II
the states is not a war measure. AMI
war with this country is the last
thing he wants. There is no reason,
then. to despair Of an honorable way
out from the complication caused by
the Carranza note an dthc logical re-
ply to II from Washington