El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-04
lust ONE. WAY TO MAKE MEXICO
MOVE THUMB FROM NOSE TO CAP

CAEEXICO ought to adopt for the national seal the
W Of peon with his thumb his nose" says the
Chicago Tribune, after upbrading the state department
for its policy toward Mexico The Tribune foresees the
time when Mexico, in reply Of the literary efforts
Of the Washington government VIII ask: @We, what are
you going 10 do about III Then, the editorial quoted
goes to predict the first assistant secretary Of state
VIII look at the second assistant secretary Of state and
say "What going to do about II? And the
ond secretary Of state if candid viii reply Nothing as
usual"
The Tribune Is mistaken. Our past experience shows
that state department doesn't act like that at all
There VIII be no such commonplace talk In fact the
state department won't talk at all The message viii come
straight from the white house, and it viii thrill The
son 1t viii be that our flag has been insuted and that
Mexico must salute the American colors It VIII be that
going after the bandits who abducted consular
agent Jenkins and that we going to get them dead OF
alive"
Then the fleet viii sail for veracruz Marines viii take
the city at the cost Of American lives The viii be
the border and penetrate into the wd Of
terror Mexico Our soldiers viii be ambushed and killed
We VIII spend blood and treasure to force Mexico
salute the flag she has nsued and capture the bandits
who have kidnapped Of our recognized emssares And
the nation VIII applaud.
Then when it VIII seem that at last the long DELAYED
work Of paccaon is to be finished and that the once
accepted doctrine that The American flag stands for the
protection Of American citizens the world be
tration VIII decide that It has all been a mistake We
really didn't mean it when demanded salute to the
flag Our flag wasn't made to be saluted And IS
Of business what happens to American citizens in
foreign country, recognized diplomatic agents Or
az rate It isn't worth fighting about So the order viii
out for the soldiers and marines to home and
While look the other way the old flag VIII come down
from Verauz and be taken home unsaluted our troops
VIII back to the border with the bandits still free to
kidnap our enissares, murder and ravage our
All this VIII happen If history. repeats itself
There has been evidence to date Of any change Of
policy The latest Lansing notes been no different
from those which preceded the verauz and punitive eze
ditou ascos We have to believe that anything
different VIII follow them
High sounding notes and mot trails" VIII never solve
the Mexico problem Hence have little hope Of solu
ton under this administration. The message ~er going
in may again. II has many times but going IN
does harm than good when we come ont with our
mission unaccoplshed Il breeds contempt for our flag
Some day our government wiz realize that have got
to do one Of two things N Mexico We get ont and
stay cut OF 60 in and stay istay II until Mexico is on
segoverning basis Either must admit that we can
not protect citizens IN foreign country OF We must
protect them with army Notes won't protect them:
neither VIII hot trails" punitive expeditions OF naval
demonstrations.
There is Just way 10 make the Mexican bandit
move his thumb from his nose to his cap
-o
Mr. Newberry Of Michigan seems typical of the nan
the country.
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