South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-09
WHERE WE MIXED IN MEXICO?

The recurrence Of slaughter OF Americans in America
by Mexican bandits is strongly suggestive that a
OF United in that vicinity
is desirable il not approaching necessity further
more il would indicate that "Prest' Carranzas
recent assurances that he be able TO
protect States against further bandit raids
reason why our troops should be brought home.
was something o. bluff. If the thing keeps on. the
time eventually when. II we are going to
mess in Mexican affairs at ALL the people Will begin
to insist that we do it in a that leaves no
doubt but that real business
The question is whether should ever have messed
in Mexico ALL and whether these border troubles
would have gone far they have resulting in the
Columbus and Glenn Springs raids. had we kept our
noses entirely out OF It, The fault up the present
is that gone far enough, but that we
have gone as far as we have. About eight months
Prest Wilson received popular endorsement for
his declaration that the people Of Mexico should be
permitted settle their troubles themselves. if
they could" every American familiar with Mexican
affairs pronounced that if the biggest if that ever
confronted people.
The the Mexican people is that they've
never enjoyed real self-government and not cap
able it.
Diaz government was never real self-govern-
ment than is the government Abyssinia. Diaz gov
eminent was simply monarchial tyranny wearing a
nmsy mask Of republicansm, is the form that
has finally aimed by every so-called revolu-
tionary leader the heyday Of Diaz with the ex-
ception Of the robber, ravsher and murderer villa.
Mexico has no hope of seif-government through
awful sacrifice for and unwavering loyalty to Villas
policy arbitrarily psrtoning the lands and unceas-
ingly combating the foreign looter.
What would be the actual condition of Mexico. were
peace to to her tomorrow with DE Facto' Car
rama solidIy established in presidency?
Carranza and his family and their relations would
with spoils and they would determine the
election results Wall St would dictate the value of
Mexican money and property. Foreigners would be
owning ranches. and pretty much all the best
mines factories and transportation facilities
great the populace would be just what they
were under Diazs club and far from selfgovernment
they under the Spanish conquerors. Their por-
ton Of sefgovernment would he the selfresrant and
Reimbursement OF slaves and only by such thing
intervention by United States for instance can
they aroused unite and suffer and fight for real
self-government
In Mexico the matter of self-government is and has
been an between the and the classes, the
latter represented by Daz a Madero. a Carranza.
Attempts at constitution making stirred up and
sttutions cooked up by the classes that fat and
comfortable holdings corrupted by foreign
interests The alternative is to stand in
with a villain like villa, who given bloody earnest
of his sincerity by hanging representatives of his
domestic and by perperang such slaughters Of
foreigners as the recent ones chihuahua, Columbus
and Glenn Springs
When Prest Wilson recognized Carranza, he went
back in effect at least. policy Of letting the
Mexican people settle their troubles. He recog-
nized the classes He won the hatred Of Mexicans
struggling for self-government The latter justi
in looking upon recognition OF the ornamental
belIigerent Carranza playing politics" and the
massacre of Americans on both American Mexican
soil legitimate fruit of Washington's semi-changed
policy.
Washington has thrown overheard its policy of let
ting Mexcans their troubles themselves.
and took sides upheld a de facto government that
does not govern one which the Mexican masses
cannot see the smallest seed of sef-government Put
the American masses the place the Mexican
and they would hostile foreigners and fol-
low villa if no other leader appeared with the
courage the inclination divide the legiti-
mate spoils. We chasing the wrong coon. but We
would say since we're in it, let's get him before he
gets us.
Ex-Prest Taft mighty forcing Mexico to
make attempt toward self-government when he
lined the border with L. 5. troops a bluff
toward a raid. Pres't Wilson might done it had
ne instead Of merely compmenting de Facto" Car
rama on holding something that hadn't got thrown
the states open the purchase of tools by
all Mexican parties The would have been
letting Mexcans troubles themselves
and with the least damage their
neghbors We have taken sdes-and bleed naturally.
Now we must protect ourselves against the faction
we turned down and eventually like not also
against the one that turned up. An increase OF
soldiery along border preparation that
unhappy day seems becoming more more Of neces-
sity.
THE MAN FOR THE JOB