El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-03

SPEAKING of intrigues and plots and secret diplomacy
and things, The Herald wonders II the wCIa Win
~ the entente allies trying TO force CHINA into tne
The dispatches today this subject are interesting
+inns The most significant phrase IS the reservoir Vi
mem which the entente seeks to add to lis resources
41sOooOOo people with nearly 100000 square miles N
China proper 100000 square miles more IN Mongo4
and Tbibe which already been seized by Russa do
Great Britain respectively. -
than Mexico China has domestic problems enough 70
Engage her best efforts for the next 1000 years She mas
been despOled by every one OF the great enene 49,
except Italy; stripped of vast territories ana grossly
II she were strong enough she might lind plenty OF reasons
10 20 to against the entente in the effort to regain sOn
Of the things she has lost But II she goes INTO tn wa On
the entente side II viii be clear case OF consclenceles
utterly selfish exploitation On the part OF her seau's @
The United States is Under the sort of pressure
Americans must special care lest they De deceived
into being used as tolls the other group Of be
-sn+s IN the great wal If there time when we
needed 10 sit tight with backs TO the wall and AVOID
boidnq nm our cards in front of Mirror is that time
We must play strictly American game, first, last and
all the time If don't play our hand well, nobody IS
going to assist without rakeOff in sight.
The Zimmerman disclosure happens to touch US where
live and that Is why caused such sensation some
speculation about that almost incredible episode that aaz
ing revelation Of official German stupidity is timely
Germany hoped to keep the United States from fighting
her; hoped further divert American munitions from the
allies; hoped still further to cut OF the mec4n
supply fuel oil from the British navy hoped last OF all
to separate Japan from the entente cutting on yaPaas
supply munitions from the allies and withdrawing the
many Japanese officers who have been acting as instructors
h the Russian army.
What lure held before Japan? That is not patent
except that Germany possibly would have withdrawn claim
to the possession Kau Chow which Japan captured early
in the war Was Japan have received the Philippines
also? That would logical Whatever inducements were
offered it apparent Japan has not been over tempted
and now that exposuTs has come the plot has been COM
pletely frustrated.
How ridiculous that Germany should think the '1ost
provinces" of Texas New Mexico and Arizona could be
stored 10 Mexico. The spirit Of Houston and Travis,
Crockett is fre dead If there were no
efficient United States army to Illustrate any
such attempt.
Even with Japans help these states could be
stored to Mexico If restored they could be held. All
the strife Mexico has experienced would not be cT
ms would if by any disastrous circum
sace Mexico could regain possession Of the provinces
They are not @Iost provinces" of Mexico Texas New
Mexico Arizona parts of the United States Such
they viii always remain and their citizens ready 10 make
any sacrifice necessary at any line wtatever TO uphold the
integrity Of the United States
Germany conceived daring idea and essayed eumsiIy
carry It into effect The note shows how thoroughly
Germany is isolated from communication with the western
world IN that impossible TO obtain the proper sort OF
information Otherwise Germany must have realized that
States such as could obtain any degree success utterly
impossible for Mexico is too far down by years Of
and impovershmeut- Mexico could do nothing what
without Japaus aid and Japan would have throw
and materials lavishly into the war, then.
The in which the German foreign minister lightly
transferred responsibility TO the German minister Mexico
City, saying "The details left TO for settlement
reminds Of the which William Jennings Bryan
habituslly aside all difficulties the way Of his