The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-11-28

which a great many border people
believe will be adopted BY the pres
ent aud future administrations Of.
The governmeuLl
Nearly all senate committees have
n twofold purpose In life. The FIRST
says Owen p. White in the NJ Paso
Times. Is 10 secure for the COM
mittce members as much notoricly
and publicity az possible and the
second is 10 procure for the public
some legislative or administrative
action.
II Is 10 be hoped that The COM
mitleo that Is coming 70 n Paso In
regard TO conditions In Mexico V
coming for the second and not for
the first Of the purposes mentioned.
or course, no one on the border has
any real doubts regarding Senator
Falls intentions. His views on
Mexico have been In accord with
ours for too long q time for US not
10 be In complete sympathy with
him and with what we believe his
purposes 10 be. But there is one
thing In connection with the work
OF the senator's committee which
has 10 be considered. No matter
how sincere the senator may be-.
and no matter how conscientiously
he and his colleagues carry out
their Investigations and make their
report, there IL always danger that
their efforts may prove fruiilcss In
the end.
II 10 entirely conceivable that
Senator Falls committee for the in
yesiigation Of Mexican conditions
was appointed more In order 10
make the senator shut up" than 4
was because anybody in Washing
ton had any sincere desire 10 have
Mexico investigated, or for the pur-
pose Of securing any real informa-
ton In regard 10 that country. One
Of the easiest ways In the world for
on administration 10 quiet o re-
calcitrant and opposing statesman
Is for II TO make a committeeman
out Of him and tell him 10 investi-
gate and report on his own pet
project When the report comes in
tho administration can, as II sees
nt and according 10 the humor that
II Is In, either accept or reject Il,
but In either case, II can pigeon
hole the report aud the recalcitrani
statesman Is Just where he was u
the beginning except that his feel
ings have been molined and he has
had a chance 10 cool himself down
somewhat by hard work.
This is something that the people
on the border and also Senator
Fall would like 10 have not happen
To his report and the border espe-
cially feels that way about Il be-
cause when this committee begins
It's Investigations here in III Pasc
the border for the first time since
the Mexican trouble began is going
TO have an opportunity 10 make
itself heard.
Time and again we have endea-
vored 10 get Washington 10 lend u.
is official ear but we have never
been successful. and sometime,
when we made the effort W. were
met with the statement that We ar,
liars and the public had beer
warned against US. In June, 1909, Il
think that Is the correct date. IN,
warning was made specific and ar
open letter was issued from tn.
White House Ia which the peopl,
Of the United States were told tina
they were not 10 believe any state.
ments which emanated from In,
border because they came from in,
terested and INSCRIPTIONS mel
whose desire II was TO cmbroil IN
United States In a war with Mexico
In the same letter II was state,
that the American public was 10 b.
congratulated on the fact that Their,
were sane aud honorable gentle
men in Washington" who were II
control Of the Mexican situation am
who were able b handle H.
or course, this dual statement re
garding our veraeity and the con
summate ability OF the sane am
honorable gentlemen In Washing
ton" requires little comment her,
II lie sufficient 10 say that event