The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-06-17

IE6&1n ton and sent to France. All eyes centered IN the oneraffons
NNSWN on the western front and the escapades of Villa and his falcw
IGSVY9n bandits were lost sight of for the moment But now that mat
- ters have subsidized in Europe, W e begin to hear again the sounds
of revolution in our neghbor to the south. Once again Villa has called his
followers together captured the city of Parral. hanged its mayor and his
three sons. 1t may be that his next move will be a uie across the inter
national boundary and shoot up a town O this side of the line Americans
in Mexico recognize the seriousness of the situation.
Press dispatches yesterday told of American soldiers being wounded by
stray Villa bullets coming across the border a Juarz Troops were scat
tered along the line in anticipation of a repetition of the nauseatng raid of
villa and his bandits Oh the town of Columbus. New Mexico. when machine
guns in the hands of American troops all jammed and became useless, allow
and children of the United States. Another dispatch yesterday informed
that $500 American soldiers had been sent acros the line ito prevent firing
from the Mexican side on Ell Paso"
In view of the fact that conditions in benighted Mexico have not
improved, but rather have grown steadily worse during the time re have
ing pohey nal aIacterz our elauon With Mexico before te European
war? Ever since the abdcadon of Daz from the presidency in 1912 there
has been a contest for the ascendency among various leaders who have
arisen IN dherent parts OF IN republic to hght FOL control The let result
has been much bloodshed the complete disruption of the industries of the
country. and the destruction of many millions of dollars worth of property
1t is said that more Americans have lost their lives by violence in Mexico
than persisted o n the Lushana, and there is n indication of any change in
the program in the years to come.
The United States cannot go o. forever assuming a supine attitude of
about The Mexcans, having demonstrated their utter inability to correct
conditions. and with no prospect of a change n the future. it is the obvious
duty of the United States to step in and put an effective end to further vii
lafny. We owe it to II self respect, to the guarantee of safety that should
follow every American citizen wherever he may go. and to the moral obHga-
ton we have assumed toward the citizens of other countries who have prop
euy interests in Mexico. Having. under the Monroe Doctrine, denied to
European nations the right to enter and subdue the country by force, we
hands of the Mexcans.
Now is the time to go into Mexico. take control of her affairs and manage
them until it has been demonstrated that she is able to maintain a respect
a government herself We have a large army of highly trained soldery,
many of whom doubtless would volunteer for service in Mexico. we have
a huge motor transportation equipment, plenty of airplanes with trained
ph"N" pe auery ' rmes' ahd 10 use n any expedition that might
be undertaken. Our military storehouses are stacked with supplies of every
kind for such a venture. It is evident that the job could be done quickly,
anu A. minimum expense n money and lives. Why not recog-
nie tn inevitable and attend TO the business while we have the mean at
hand? a large majority of the people of Mexico are anxious to live re-
spectacle ives and earn their living which they are entirely prevented from
doing by the outlaw bands that rove the country. AS a result disease and
starvation are killing them like flies The United States owes it to humanity
TO step in and give those poor people the right to productive employment
that has been % long denied them.