Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-03-17
The Mexican Situation.

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Inc raid OF Villa on Columbus, New
Mexico, is seized by the reactionary
press and powerful interests as a pos
sible opportunity to create state OF
war with Mexico, confident in the
belief that Intervention in that dis
tracted country means permanent oc
cupation and the valuation of
doubtful titles to immense tracts OF
very valuable lands that have been
practically stolen from the Mexican
people.
Lest this assertion seem too bold
l will quote from a recent speech OF
Senator La Toilette in the United
States senate:
THE interests are very powerful
They can always command the back
ing of large section of the press
They would force the Wilson admin
istration into war with Mexico
'The government of Mexico under
Diaz was military despotism. 1t
plundered the Mexican people and
traded their birthright to the masters
of American finance.
"The special interests which are ex
plotting the American people through
control Of our timber, coal, oil lands
and water powers coveted the mineral
wealth of Mexico.
when the Mexican people revolted
under the patriotic Madero the spe
cial interests, through their press in
this country, clamored for interven
ton. How nearly they succeeded un
der the Taft administration the pub
lie will never know. A large army
was rushed to the Mexican border.
"Madero established an orderly gov.
eminent for that unhappy country. He
was opposed at every step by our
special interests. Revolts were en-.
couraged-financed it was alleged by
American money.
"Madero was betrayed and murder.
ed. Huerta set himself up as ruler
1t was another military despotism. Our
special interests were for the Huerta
government.
1.-THE Mexican people again revolt.
ed. Carranza led the revolution. He
has established de facto government
now in control of most of the coun.
try.
"The same American special inter.
ests understand full we'll that Carran-
za's high aim is to establish gov
eminent for the Mexican people.
Doubtless Carranza could win their
favor and cooperation if he would
adopt the Diaz policy and rob his
country of its natural resources for
the benefit of the special interests
which so largely own and control the
natural resources of the United
States.
"Our special interests and their
press sought to force this government
to intervene to maintain the Diaz gov
eminent They used all their power
to maintain the Huerta government.
"And now that government has
been established in Mexico which is
manifestly making the interests of the
Mexican people it's paramount object.
they are raising another hue and cry
throughout the country for interven-
tion."
Undoubtedly the distinguished SEN
ator spoke with full knowledge Of the
facts, and we'll aware that many of
the Mexican revolutions of the past
six years were financed by the very
interests he refers to. The Villa raid
may not have been promoted by those
interests, but the tone of the Next
can press upon the subject of our
troops crossing the border in quest
of the marauders gives suspicion that
an anti-gringo sentiment is being sys-
tematically worked up in that coun-
try, with view of embroiling this
nation in what may prove to be a
war of aggression and conquest.
Efforts to Avoid War.
For more than five years the ad-
ministrations Of Taft and Wilson have
been kept busy in the effort to frus-
trate the attempts to involve the ma
ton in this war. The authorities at
Washington understood the character
Of a revolutionary people like those
of Mexico-and they have been in
revolution, with the exception of the
Diaz regime, ever since 1810-and con-
sidered the enormous expanse of Mex
lean territory, and knew that once the
American flag crossed the border,
borne by an American army marching
southwark, that it was marching to
stay.
To some this was not an unpleas-