The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-14

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THE TRIBUNE.
Ger Carranza undoubtedly rejects
Mexican sentiment in wishing to end
u pursuit of villa--a pursuit which
has carried our expedition far into the
interior and which. II prolonged. is GER
tain to damage Carranzas prestige and
TO lead to serious friction between our
troops and his followers.
The Administration In obliged. there
fore. to face the question OF continuing
to hunt for villa in spite OF Mexican OPP
position. or Withdrawing Gen. Pershing' .
oiunns to the border and admitting that
the expedition has been a failure.
The expedition WAS one OF those inn
provisatlons in which Mr.. Wilson de-
lights. He gambled on two things. one
was that villa might he quickly caught
or betrayed. The other was that Car
rama would tolerate "A situation very
ammo! ing to the representative patriot
ism OF his countrymen on the theory
that We should be doing him "A very val
liable service in Kidding him of villa.
Both these expectations have been
frustrated. We have not captured villa
and We can no longer hope to capture
him II Carran2a's tolerance turns into
opposition. The Administrations effort
has broken doAn and the President is at
the end Of his resources so far AS con-
Germs maintaining the present expedition
on the lines on which he had hastily
planned II.
There Is talk now in Washington OF a
reversal Of the Indicated policy of with
drawal and of a firm stand against
Carranza's proposals, Public opinion
may compel some more heroic letter
writing. Yet the Vera Cruz incident
Is still fresh In the country's memory.
VIII IL simply be repeated, will varia-
tions. in the case Of the expedition into
chihuahua
THE WORLD.
This Is the first seriously hostile dem
o%nstration from the Mexican ~populace
against Gen. Pershing's forces which
they have met with. The facts remain
TO be fully determined. Wiiy..or where
against orders our soldiers entered the
town. after repeated representations
from the de facto Government that such
a course might cause trouble are Ques-
tons which cannot now he answered.
II can only be said with certainty at
present that the unfortunate aggression
OF the Parral mol must be without effect
In hurrying to an end our stay In
Mexico.
w may easily treat with Mexico
for the withdrawal OF our forces with
out losing sight OF the object they have
In view.
IF there is genuine desire in Mexico
to see the last OF Gen. Pershing's expe-
dition, the processes Of diplomacy will
be greatly accelerated by jealous CO.
operation on the part OF the First Chief
IN the campaign against the bandit
We are In his territory for a purpose
A. important to him rs to ourselves.
and when that has been accomplished.
and only then. will our leavetaking be
even happier han his farewells."
THE TIMES.
Gen. Pershing's expedition has been
carried fOrwRrd with 10 infringement
Of Mexican rights and without assist
ance from the constituted Mexican au-
thoritics. II has gone far southwark.
dispensing and eliminating Viliista bands
On the way. and has nearly reached the
border of Durango without discovering
the existence Of Carranzista troops ready
70 take up the chase. II should remain
In Mexico until It's object is accom-
plished, In spite of all protests of Car
rama.
yesterdays adroitly woYded appeal
does not closely resemble Carranza's
other State papers. II IL as clever. in
Its way. as the replies of Gsunboa to
our State Department in Huerta's adj
~ atIO Itt tIeIt u no 'pdlt'DDd
In the Carranza encourage. On close
examination. however. II liz seen to be
nothing more than a proposal to be-
gin negotiations looking TO the with
drawal OF our troops. This can he done
with satisfaction to both countries when
villa has been caught and his depreda-
lions ended.
"Carranza can hasten this desirable
end by trying to capture villa himself.
In the rivcttfn eto nraa hta vrntaas 10 fool
ish. as he Is having valuable work
lone for him at the cost to him OF
neither labor nor money. The moral
effect Of the elimination OF villa will
be Of great help to him"
THE PRESS.
Having not enough regular troops to
do the job, having not enough National
Guard troops to help do the job. they
1.-THE American peoplel would have de-
manded that We proceed to raise volun-
teers for such use as could be made OF
them behind our lines in the immediate
present and beyond the Mexican lines rs
soon as they could be licked into some
sort Of lighting shape.
"Carranza willing or Carransa unwill-
ing. II has been the spirit Of the Ameri-
can people that the lawless and muir
derous Villas who abound along the
american line snail DC eAteTInlfldteu
We cannot say that the American spirit
must be the American will. because the
American will, dependent for its execu-
tion upon the Government in Washing
ton. may be impotent in the hands OF an
Administrator which breeds sure quar-
rels and struggles and possible wars by
trying to run away from them.
I'VE don't know what President Will
son is going to do In Mexico while the
Carranza people themselves are begin
ming to fire upon our troops. We don't
suppose President Wilson himself knows.
II he thought he knew to-day what he
ought to do II would be like him to think
to.morrow that he ought not to do II or
that he didn't want to do II.
I'VE can't say. nobody can say, what
President Wilson'S Mexican policy is go
ing TO be henceforth or what his German
policy Is going to be or what any OF his
policies Is goinR to be-unless II In poll
tics shaped for the national election"
THE NEW YORKER HEROLD.
For the present II looks as II Pres
ident Wilson and Carranza are working
harmoniously, hand In hand. villa seems
to have escaped and refuses to he cap
tured. II the pursuit IL to be continued.
But where are such troops to come
from The fact is that the recruiting
tom-tom throughout the country, which
has been on for weeks. has brought
1000 men at the most. The campaign
was to bring 10000 men!
THUS. all that could be o n would
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