New Britain herald., 1919-07-21
\ BELLICOSE WORLD.


 'Tis a bellicose world that we face this Monday morning. We wake to the echoes of strife and our morning pa per brings us news of war and of i'm pending conflict in far too much vol ume. Blue Monday is bluer than ever today. The Hun is safe and, though possibly smarting, incapable of any great wrong just yet. But that IS about all that may be said about the world. The "twenty-three wars now going on bid fair to become several more.
 Naturally the eye of America is upon! Mexico. which seems to be the most timmedia thorn in our side. Newss of the hold-up of several sailors srom4t 4the U. S. S. Cheyenne, while they :, were fishing in Carranza territory, is not the best that might come to us. It is true that there was no great harm done, no large loss sustained, but It is also true that an American flag was subjected to indignity in 8 foreign country. An American party, trying to obtain supplies, was the object or a band of robbers in a spot where a supposed friend of America was nom finally in control
 Warships often send out fishing par hies. Sometm es they are merely rec reation parties organized by the sail DTS, who request permission to use a boat at other times a boat is sent under orders to "go fishing" Ct would be a foolish skipper who would order a boats crew to get some fish) which was the case in the recent cpl sode. Being under orders and there fore being on duty, the boat flew the American flag to so designate. Despite the flag the party was robbed Evi- dently the sailors were unarmed which is proper under the circum- stances though we somehow wish it were not. If they had been it is safe to assume that we would now be at war with Mexico, with one boat-load of American gobs as the preliminary force of invasion and occupation. Such stuff is the L. $. gob. It is surprising that the commanding officer of the Cheyenne contented himself with a. re- port to headquarters rather than an immediate sortie. We can picture his anger and commend his restraint Apologies will be asked from Mexico and possibly extracted after a great deal of unsatisfactory correspond ence. Memories of Tampico will prob ably cause hurried regrets" from Carranza. But there is no prospect of guarantee against a repetition of the incident, or a similar outrage. Mexi- co is next, of that we are sure. A patient government may bear with the outlaws for a time longer
 Ignoring Russia, whose troubles raise scarcely passing interest, our war-weary eyes are drawn to Austria, .zvhere 8 vast howl has gone up for re- lief from Bella Kun, a Communist leader of we'll known attributes. This scavenger is, with his guerilla army of 200, 1000 men, setting the old Hungary and part of Austria by the ears. He has been outlawed by the Allies and the Austrians announce that the AL lies must beat him to obtain any sta ble government. There are no other troops available to do so. Bella Kun must go. The Reds are upsetting things and the land is in turmoil, from which, it is said, only the Allies can save her.
 What can be done, we ask of a peo- pie who want no more war? We do not know, no one knows. Things must shape themselves, we cannot inter- fere too much. But we have many problems furnished by the destructive forces in government. Let US hope for the best-and prepare for the worst.