The daily morning oasis., 1919-08-08
WILL HISTORY
REPEAT ITSELF
WITH REGARD
TO MEXICO
A Clear Cut Dissertation
On The Grab Of Terri
tory Made For Slavery

Tucson, Arizona, Aug. 1, 1919.
Editor Oasis:
l read and note with much in
terest the letters Of Mr.. H. F. aSlocum
and Mr.. Gil Rankin, and am heartily
in accord with their views. 1t is a
fact without question that North
ern Mexico is very rich territory,
and will, when developed, produce
many millions in wealth. It is also
a fact without a question and well
known by the capitalists of the
United States that Mexico will never
consent to relinquish her claim ther-
on through peaceful purchase by the
United States; therefore must needs
be agitation worked up by greedy
capitalists through their ready mouth
piece, the subsidized press.
1t is deplorable circumstance
that not long ago, the so-called
Southwestern League" should go on
record as urging by purchase? Lo-
wer California and Sonora, knowing
as they certainly do, that Mexico will
never accede to such a transfer un-
less compelled to do so by force,
which spells WAR, and resolution
to purchase. as was passed by them
only serves to exasperate the Mexi-
can people and incite them against
the United States. If President
Woodrow Wilson goes to the extreme
of applying the "acid test" or per-
mitting EARNED Intervention" in Mex
leo, he will be deliberately closing
his eyes to the undisputable fact
that the greed of capital is doing its
uttermost to plunge the United
States into a second war with Mex
leo, equally as unjust and inexcusable
as the first, and furthermore, he
will brand the League of Nations for
a "World Peace" mockery, and
the "War for Democracy" a farce.
In the war with Mexico, already
fought, the United States acquired
by purchase (?) a great territory
from Mexico, the injustice of which
after nearly four score years still
rankles in the heart of the Mexi-
can. Upon this acquision, let us re-
fer to page 56, Personal Memoirs"
of President U. S. Grant states
man of unquestioned integrity and
truthfulness: "To US it was an en-
pire of incalculable value, but it
might have been obtained by other
means" On page 148, his words are:
"The war was one Of conquest in
the interest of an institution, and the
probabilities are that private in
structions were for the acquisition of
territory out of which new states
might be carved" On page 55, he
goes on to say: "The army did not
stop at the Nueces and offer to
negotiate for settlement of the
boundary question (referring to the
Texas-Mexico boundary but went
beyond, apparently in order to force
Mexico to initiate war.
On page 68, he states, "We were
sent to provoke a fight, but it was
essential that Mexico should COM
mence it." He further states, "Mex-
leo, showing no willingness to come
to the Nueces to drive the invaders
from her soil, it became necessary
for the invaders to approach to with
in a convenient distance to be
struck" On page So, Gen. U. s..
Grant denounced the war with Mex
leo as zone of the most unjust wars
ever waged by a stronger against
weaker nation" It was an instance
of a republic following the bad ex-
ample of European monarchies in
not considering justice of their de-
sire to acquire additional territory" J"
Mexico does not desire war with
the United States, and ninety-nine
per cent of American citizens do not
desire war with Mexico. 1t is not
primarily for the protection of Amer
lean lives that the present agitation
for the "acid test and "armed inter-
vention" is on. To the contrary, it
is a lamentable fact that the Wash
ington government takes first into
consideration American dollars, ano
second, American lives. Mexico is
practically an undeveloped country
and a great opening awaits capital
while the United States has beer