El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-18

I 1t was, he said, from the informa-
| tion he has acquired by living in
I Mexico and by close study Of Mexican
/ conditions, that he draws his spin-
ions II
To Ignore Investigation.
Mexico viii ignore the investiEa-
ton for the present. IA 1Ir. LARA
zolo's opinion. Il viii do this. he
I says. for the reason that It does not
{ see where it has any chips In the
game. In other words, charges made
I before the committee against Mexico
/ are not answerable by Mexico at this
time just as complaint made before
! a prosecuting attorney Is not answer
able by the accused until an indict-
ment has been returned and the ac-
answer
When the committee under discus
sion makes its report 10 congress,
then, in the event categorical charges
are made by the American govern
meut against Mexico. Mexico VIII an
swer, in Mr.. LarrazolO's opinion. And
the reply, he assumes, viii be cateEO-
rical 10 meet the charges
In case Mexico IS indicted on the
strength Of the evidence accumulated
, by the Subcommittee and in case it
is convicted by that evidence. do you
think armed intervention is the solu-
tiong' ar. Larrazoio was asked
1t was then that the attorney
squared himself in his chair IN his
/ Caples building office and procec1cl
10 voice his views with regard 20
what ought TO be done with Mexico.
Trouble With Mexico.
To begin with there are Just three
things the matter with Mexico which
our government has a right 10 take
oognizance Of through its state de-
partments he says
First. there is the border trouble
The way to remedy this annoying
condition, SO the attorney thinks. IS
TO declare zone along the border OF
SO miles on each side Within this
100 miles let the armies OF both coun-
try's cooperate 10 exterminate brig
andage and banditry." he advises
When Mexican bandits are chased
into Mexico, let the commanding 0fli-
Ger OF the troops that chase the ban
dts notify the nearest Mexican COM
handing officer and let him, the Mex
lean lead the chase When the chase
is made into American territory let
the situation be reversed But ] be-
lieve the fdeeral civil authorities Of
both countries could handle the ste
uation without the aid OF the military
II they were permitted 10 do So"
The second thing about Mexico that
gives concern TO this and other ma
tons, NIr. Larrazolo says. Is the IN
ternal bandit situation But that. he
predicts, will eventually settle itself
No Organized Opposition.
Ihere Is no serious, organized op-
position TO the constitutionally es-
tabhshed and universally recognized
government OF Mexico today, within
Mexico itself. except that offered BY
villa and his followers" said 8lr.
Larrazolo- And this opposition does
not assume a truly revolutionary
character and does not represent any
widespread resentment Of Carranza's
administrative policies. Through his
personal magnetism and his indom-
table viii this man villa has held
around him large number OF mall
contents and dreamers who serve be-
cause they admire him and because
they are inspired by prospects OF loot.
But Villas followers are dWindlinE
and when villa dies or IS killed,
which must happen sooner or later.
the organized opposition to Carranza
within Mexico viii be a thing Of the
past That is a matter which I think
should be recognized in other coun-
tries including America. and which
should be allowed to run its course
Treatment Of Americans.
The third condition within Mexico
requiring notice, Mr. Larrazolo says.
IS the question Of mistrea tment OF
Americans and confiscation or mis-
appropriation OF their property. He
does not assume such mistreatment
is common practise as. so he says.
il such condition Of affairs were a
wei known and we'll established fact,
something for instance. Of which a
court OF inquiry could have judicial
knowledge. il would not be necessary
Tor a committee TO try to find out
II Il were true But assuming. for
the sake OF argument, that IL is true.
the lawyer does not try TO defend
IrH vi ar HnIar De-
In every country Of the world
there are laWless elements, low types
OF men who viii commit any crime,
especially II the crime Is profitable.
But il does not necessarily follow
that in every case the government Is
wicked because OF it. ] would not
say that because we have riots, lynch
ings and outrages in America, some
times making foreigners their vic
tim, that our government IS to blame.
An honest effort to prevent such
things Is the best a country is capable
Of. And anything done TO Americans
IN Mexico that was outrageous GER
tainly was not done with the sane
ton OF the government and in fact the
government regrets 1t deeply. And
any mistreatment involving property
is Justifiable and cetainly is not just
ification for armed Intervention"
Intervention unWise.
tell just why he thinks armed inter-
vention would be unwise.
If we set out to whip Mexico which
or course we could do as easily as j
could whip my five year old boy. We
would be confronted by the respoH-
sibiuty Of setting up a government in
Mexico Immediately we would be
responsible to the Mexican people and
20 the other nations Of the world for
the good conduct OF this government.
We would have to assume response
bility for all foreign obligations.
financial and otherwise. We would
be charged with pleasing the claim
ant and the Mexicans in the settle
ment Of all claims
The thing that would be most Sc
rious IN this situation would be the
fact that Mexicans would hate us
eternally and would resent our over
government as something imposed on
them not Of their own choosing. Con-
sequentiy we would have to keep the
government we established, whether
It consist OF Americans or Mexicans
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