The sun., 1916-09-05

There vas recently published an in
terview with a Canadian gentleman
which places the First Chief, Car
rama. before the American public In
an attitude of craftsmanship more in
harmony with the impression he
created by his addresses to the people
of Parral and Santa Barbara. state
Of Chihuahua, just after h First
Chief and his victorious Constitution
alists began their campaign for a
greater force to proceed southwark
to hunt out Hucrta from his lair in
Mexico city.
In those addresses. which were so
| effective in rousing the yeomen Of the
north to the ASK of the long military
march to the south. Carranza showed
up well as a leader and a statesman.
He Is II thoroughly well read a "A
student in many directions. with
ample information as to political. So
cial and military conditions in the
United States. and quite alive TO the
open door condition Of his country to
assault from the United States or from
an oversee enemy.
Respecting Intervention OF an ag-
pressive nature on the part Of the
United States, 1t Is my conviction that
he has never had any serious appre-
hension. He has felt that he could
blun the interventionists and keep
them at arms length. and he has. lie
has had no doubt whatever Of the hui
manitarian impulses Of the American
people. Yet as an inveterate student
OF history and n man of notable cul-
ture he could not lie that the
pendent sovereign Power for the last
fifty years has beer due to the Rgis
of the Monroe Doctrine. which. i'm
mediately extended over Mexico at the
close Of our civil war. sufiiced to drive
the troops OF Louis Napoleon under
Marshal Bazaine from Mexico, leav-
ing Macmillan To he overcome by the
forces Of Juarez. who began his march
through Parral to Queretaro. where
the young emperor" from Austria
met his untimelv end.
In the interview We see in Car
ranza's mind nc fear OF aggression or
the part of the American nation, nc
reluctance toward closer relations oi
amity and cooperation: hut we do see
a recognition on his part Of the
yulnorab!lity Of his east and west
casts To penetration 10y an enemy
with the spirit and intent of the con.
q~uistadorcs of nearly four centuries
ago. We see a far reaching spirit OF
accommodation tn the people of the
United States for a common purpose
namely, the mutual defence of tho
continental coast lines against any po.
tontial aggreSsor from oversee to tn
east or to the west.
Heretofore our critics Of public affairs
limited largely their consideration ot
defence To the coast lines of the United
states. only recently. since the com
pletion OF the Panama Canal. has tn,
reed seemed acute for a wider scheme
OF defence. How narrow wa III,
public apprehension ut the time tina
the squahhle between Sumner in III,
senate and Grant IN the White liuus,
served to defeat tho purchase Of IN,
Danish West Indies for the trifins
sun of $1,000 900 has been PAINFUL,
revealed Of late ny the reluctance -
l'lllItIh ~ part WIN tUtlu LOT tn'
sum If S25,ooo, 900 in gold. Let us no
deceive ourselves. No astute enem,
, would begin to dispute the Monro,
Doctrine purely 10y "A descent upon gu
mainland coasts. The twin America,
continents wcr" conquered 10y pene
tration through tho waters which par
South America from North America
aud there again will he the theatr
~ the first attack. whatever othe
demonstrations may for strategic rei
sons he made against our cast a
= west continental coasts. No defenc
= programme would defend that doe
= not make the Gulf of Mexico and tn
Caribbean Sea im~prcgnable 10 "a
f, enemy. n mare Clausum, by inteEna
t tional agreement ~ the nations hOr
i, dering those waters. \ billion dollar
! might he spent mounting 10 inch gun
on costly Notifications extending fror