South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-03
DECEMBER 3. 1919.
MExCo'S CHEsTINEsS AGAIN.

Mexico is again the varpath- SO is the United
States-but not the United States so particularly
as government is politicians of United
states, with some kind OF axe to grind and f.
nanciaI interests OF young
men to go down there to protect their property;
a of people the bully" type al
ways ready to fight anything or anybody who can't
make OF a show fighting If American
politicians and financial interests would but keep
their noses out OF our Mexican affairs, the gov
eminent might be able to handle them. antci-
pate much more satisfactorily to both countries
ard with less either.
Despite reports from the Mexican border that
Carranza troops are mobnizing-possbly true.
possibly not-and the reports from Washington
plans being made call
serves we are inclined 10 anticipate that the Jen-
kins and Wallace be ironed out diplmat-
icaly and peacably aztec all and that the prospec-
tive military clashes viii prove only to have been
dreams; the dreams of militarist-minded people.
always athirst martial music the tramping
Of feet-as long It isn't their feet If we are to
fight Mexico, let pick troops from among
81 20 75 with exemptions for political
p~~esis, business interests because of public Of
Hce-members of congress- and the editors of the
Chicago Tribune and Hearst newspapers, to be
showed up into the front ranks
We want to see the men do the fighting in the
next war. and particularly If it to be war with
Mexico. who have been yelling for war; who have
interests that they would have conserved by such
a war mayhap, the who would otherwise
profit at home America. through the United States
senate has done too good a Job repudiating itself
with the masses of people with reference to our
part in the Europe. young
TO be fooled again by being told that they
20 down to Mexico other "altruistc"
junket. They know enough to know that trouble
with Mexico trouble brought about by American
soldiers OF fortune" now asking that the Flag fol-
them IN their adventures and protect them
what In too many cases has been obtained by quite
deliberate highvaynanship.
Mexico is aggravatng, and exasperating il is
true. She seems n consta ntIy seething hot-bed of
revolutions but that has been her normal cond-
ton for century. and Americans who have gone
there knew what they running into when they
went Furthermore. it is definitely that
Americans themselves have at times not been above
fermentng revolutions among the NIexcans. grab
bling pa few ranches and mining and oil
sites a reward their exploits Francisco Villa
is American by birth. Indeed. Mexico is a sort
OF American Balkans and our citizens-not the gov
ernment-have played pretty nearly despicable
role IN maintaining turmoil down there Germany
and AustrO- Hungary played for years in continual
ly dsrupting the Balkans the levant.
The danger from Mexico today according to the
gravest fears OF the government is not so much
way of Mexico. and with possible HohenzoHern
backing We quite aware OF what the reds
trying do IN various parts OF country. If
from outside sources they have moved TO the sup
port OF Mexico, giving her aid and comfort, and
she provoke war; viii be just that
much less able 10 cope with internal uprisngs.
There is where the present danger lies. A with
Mozico may mean not only Mexican soil.
but incipient rebellion at home, breaking out in
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swords points with Mexico until she has become
very fruitful soil for bolsheviki cooperation
What wepshould have done long ago should have
been TO build stone wall TO the sky along the
Texas border telling all Americans in Mexico to
hurry home before It up. else stay there
and take their chances. II would have brought
Mexico 70 her quicker than anything else
could have done. Fighting among themselves
they would come 10 some OF conclusion,
termination after a whle-and with American
neddling out Of the way. the guess is that it
would be a conclusion that would eventually evolve
Mexican satisfaction. Why a little sef-deter-
nination for the Mexicaus well other pow
ers-but then, "self-detarmination" is temporarily
- least, a rcpudiated American ideal
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