Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-12-05
Concerning Mexico

Why we have temporized with Mexico and
have interfered threatened interference there
only at the wrong times, is something not easily I'M
destood AS a neighbor greatly disturbed would
have been justified in protesting vigorously and for
chilly against a continuance of the disorder, so dis
turbing But in the view of Mr.. Wilson and Mr..
Bryan Mexico was in honest travail working out its
destiny" Mr. Bryan the maker of disgraceful
Mexican policy, in sympathy with all the pac-
fcts the socialists and the anarchists who declared
that war between the United States and Mexico
would be war only to protect foreign capital in
Mexico No rich American there could claim the pro-
lection of his country but he could buy it of Mex-
can patriots and bandits. The poorer Americans,
those who had gone there under the guarantees of
solemn treaties between their own government when
it stronger and the Mexican government, when
it orderly could not avail themselves of that pro-
lection.
All but dreamers must have been convinced soon
after the fall of Madero that there could be but
form of government in MeMco-such government
as Diazs had been and such as Huerta's might have
become, but our interference which resulted
overthrow of Huerta. He may have been an assas-
sin and dictator. but he has been the only man in
Mexico who has given promise of establishing an
orderly government The administration was then>
insane enough believe that would be possible to
set us constitutional democracy Mexico. To that
belief and to our interference we believe may be
chiefly attributed the long years of disorder and
massacre that have ensued In the final summing
up the administration at Washington will be held re-
sponsibe in a greater degree than Villa Zapata and
Carranza.
We do not know whether the president has yet
freed himself of the Authorization of Mexican democ-
but he not have escaped the conviction that
there be such democracy under dictator
such Carranza would be.
AS to the unfriendness of Carranza toward the
United States, the administration is largely to be
blamed The hostility of Carranza was provoked by
the friendliness of personal representative of Mr.
Wilson toward Villa and later, Villa was nfurated
by our half-hearted recognition Of Carranza AS a
result of interference, wavering and our
timdity have incurred both the hatred and the
contempt of all Mexican factions, when we might
have compelled the respect of all of them and the
friendship of the best and the powerful if one
could have shown itself to be better and more power
full than another.
We may pass over the recent and more consis-
tent hostility of Mexico toward u.s. the course of Car
rama through the war; the evidence of Mexican
propaganda of boshevism in the United States We
are where now and position is recognized.
The most ardent supporters of the administration can
longer repress signs of their disgust Mex
lean policy and demanding change The domi-
nance of the democratic party, even in Texas is
threatened by the policy and democrats are among
the foremost in demanding that somthing be done
instantly.
We do not believe that the administration will
be able to resist this demand 1t may be though that
II is waiting until next the year the presi-
Dental campaign when shall be told again of the
folly of swapping horses while crossing the stream
But such might find ourselves in then
for political purposes would not be glorious enough
TO serve party purposes.