The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-15
PRESCRIPTIONS RATss:
MEXICO AND The MASSACRE.

A. least three elements render clea
thinking regarding the recent maFsecrf
or Americans in Mexico extremely diff
cult In the first place our feelings
are deeply stirred. and second, oDpon-
ents Of the national administration are
making big politics Of IT. In addition
TO all this, the interests that have long
eIamcred for Intervention for pecuni
cry profit find another opportunity for
pushing their plea. The Dallas News
takes a very sane view Of the whole
matter, discussing the massacre in
part as follows:
The men who ordered this crime
and those who executed the order
ought 10 be hunted out and hanged.
That duty aeyolves upon General Car
rama and his government. The only
duty Of the United States at this time
is to demand Of him that he discharge
his duty with promptitude and energy
II he should refuse to do that, or II,
trying, he should fail in way to
prove him incapable bf meeting his
obligations, then it would become In
cumbent on the government Of the
United States to consider the adyisa-
bility Of Intervention.
Americans who 20 into Mexico 50
in pursuit Of their own private profits.
The nineteen who we're raassacred
were especially warned to stay out
Having gone for their own profit, 1t Is
neither unreasonable nor unfeeling To
say that also they went at their OWL
risk.
The United states has no legal
right, nor is II under moral obliga-
iion, to make war on people for the
crimes OF its bandits. The contrary
idea Is popular Win the ignorant, but
IT has no standing in either the pre-
cepts Or practices Of civilized states
Instances may be culled from history
which seem TO refnte this view. But
The refutation they give is apparent
rather than actual. A critical examin-
alton viii show that these interven-
tions, thoagh made on the pretex OF
punishing murderers, we're inspired
BY lust Of profit.
"This idea that a nation has the
right and IL under the duty Of making
war to ayenge the murder Of It's citi-
zens who have been enticed by the
chance Of extraordinary profit into an
alien country is both unsound and at
surd. II It were an accepted rule, there
have been occasions In the past where
foreign nations would have been au-
thorized and required to intervene III
the affairs Of the United States. The
idea is absurd in that 1t proposes the
ayengine Of one life By the imnola-
ton Of thousand, and this without
promise or hope that the vengeance 7
will be visited on the guilty.
III the United States shall 20 into
Mexico II viii be only TO restore peace,
and not until # shall have been made
unmistskable that there neither is in
existence nor prospective a native in
diyidual or government capable Of dis
charging that duty to itself and TO the
family Of nations.
AS yet the Mexican people have
not defaulted 10 the degree which
makes It the right or the duty Of the
United States to put them under sub
jection. Conditions have not grown
worse, but better, during the two
months that csrranza has enjoyed the
recognition Of the United states. OF
organized military opposition there is
but yesdge left. Industry has been
Teyiying, the people are rapidly re
turning 70 the employment Of peace,
the work Of repair has been going OH
Every where, according to testimony
that is not 70 be questioned. testimony
as unbiased and dispassionate as our
own trade statistics. There has been
nothing Of major moment but this