The Washington herald., 1917-04-11
THE WASHINGTON HERALD WEDNESDAY, April. H. 1917 8
What Leading Newspapers
Say on the War Situation
The Mexican Threat.
CNew York Times.)

Our present relauons with Mexico are
far from satisfactory. Troops believed
70 be loyal 70 the president-elect and
others affecting. at least, to be disloyai.
are massing near our border. Carranza's 3
attitude compeis suspicion OF his inten-
| ions. The fact that comparatively few
Germans from the United States are
known TO have crossed the border lately
does not necessarily indicate that there
are not enough Germans in Carranza's 8
army or associated with the so-called
| Nilfstas to influence Mexican action
against the United States. Carranza has
made no reply to our government touch
irs the intercepted Zimmerman dis
1 received it. ..I...
Hearty Mexican cooperation with the
United states would be expected II the
Mexlcans We're customarily prudent and
grateful But there seems 10 be no doubt
that the president-elect is ION the
tence, which indicates that he would
support Germany II he dared. 1t rs not
at all unlikely, therefore, that the first
actloh OF the war may be on the Mexi-
can border, or some attack on the Gulf
coast, which would be futile, OF course
put would accomplish its purpose in CIV
ing us annoyance. This prediction is
| Justined by the continued silence OF Car
| rama, the reports about Obregon and
some of his brother officers, and the fall
! ure OF Mexico to respond to the sentl-
! ment that prevails elsewhere In Latin
America.
+ The Federation of the World.
| tChristian Science SIonitcr)
Precisely at 1:I3 in the afternoon of
FRIDAY, April 6, the United States entered
| upon a new chapter of its history For
many decades now IL has been a world
power In strength. in wealth, and in in
| huence. but it has been content to be, as
IL were. world power in reserve. Only,
perhaps. in its dealings with China or in
some OF its dealings with the Ottoman
! empire, has 1t cared even to indicate the
latent force behind its words. But on
| Friday last it took its place definitely In
the van OF the nations. and accepted its
! snare OF what Mr.. Eipiing has termed
| inc white mans BURDEN" not for a con-
| tlnent, nor for hemisphere, but for man
| klnd ana the universe. On that day the
| United states, in the words of Mr., IJoyd
NeorGe's message TO the country, be
| came, at one bound, world power in a
sense she never was before" The destiny
or the country is in the hands, of course.
| OF us people, and there Is not one of
| them who can afford to be less provident
| thah Horace's ant. "haud ignora ac non
lncauta futuri." not ignorant nor indif-
| terent to the future. They cannot. It is
true unfold the panorama of coming his
Tory but they can prophesy. as Paul de-
| named that the Corinthian Church
| should prophesy Not by the trickcry Of
the OWNERS. but through that clear por-
c@Ption OF the spiritual truth. which en-
! ablcs any man to see In advance the in
! eV1table following OF effect upon
| cause. ."
| rev nations regard war as a good
| thing' The German idea Of war as a
| tonic 10 be taken periodically for the pur
! pose OF tonlnC up the body polite ener-
! Eated by the ease and luxury of peace is
| repushant TO democratic ideals and 70 n
| true metaphysic Most people who have
hau any experience of war are without
heslre to add TO that experience Never
| 'heless there are times when war is dis
| tinctIy the less of two evils. What TO
! take the most superficial object lessons
| or history would have been the condI-
IIon OF liberty in the world TODAY. n
"hlidm the Silent. Cromwell or Wash
| lhSton had declined the challenge n,
autocraCy. 1t Is no mere freak of nrinooa
Which has brought about the present war
| what has caused II is the CRASHING to.
| gether of the thunder clouds of sutocrac,,
ana democracy in the political heavens
ne storm might have been avoided. NOT
| ny the political action of peace societies
put ny scientific obedience to the Ia w
! OF principle. AS, however in the dav ~
the sermon on the Mount. whom. the
storm clouds thundered over Calvary inc
world was unready for this. But as tbero
came then the morning of the resurrec-
| tioh' so thSre Will come the clearing ~
| the SKY today. For it Is the hour NJ tho
! RECREATION of the world. of the parlia mont
of man. P't ''''iiient