Arizona republican., 1919-01-10
An UnfriendIy Government

The side tracking of a resolution in the Mexican congress congratulatng President Wilson on his poli- cies is only another multiplication of the evidences of unfriendiness of the Carranza government toward the United States It both unnecessary and un- important There was no reason why such reso- lution should be introduced. That government was of the few the world had not joined with the allies and not supposed to be in sympathy with their aims. But the resolution having been in troduced failure to adopt it could only be regarded as evidence of governmental hostility toward this country
 The enmity of Car1anza dates back to the occu- patton of Vera Cruz by the American marines That was not the cause of the enmty. Carranza perhaps did not anything about the occupation On the contrary if he had been the real head of the revou on he must have recognized in it an act of assist since it calculated further to weaken Huera But by that time Carranza who had always feared his chief lieutenant Villa and had kept himself at a safe distance from him, had become jealous of the growing power of the ignorant bandit whom per- sona representatives of the president seemed to be busy promoting. Accordingly the Vera Cruz incl dent made by Carranza the occasion for address inS an insulting and impudent note Washington.
 Since then.the so-called president ofthe southern republic has made no concealment of his sentiment. with respect to the people of the United States So that whatever else We may say about him We cannot accused him of treachery double dealing.
 The intercepted Zimmerman note which probably than any other incident threw us actually into the disclosed the dangerous character of Car ranzas enrlty. It pretty certain that that note would never have been written if the Germans had not felt themselves sure of Carranzas attitude and the general feeling of the Mexican government toward the United States.
 There has been no doubt of the freedom of Ger agents in Mexico du.rng the war and there has been proof that with the consent of the govern ment the Germans controlled important wireless sta- tons in that country. It is also than suspected that a German submarine base was located on the Mexican coast
 There are no doube many Americans who do not approve the presidents policies. Perhaps majority of Americans not quite understanding them would withhold their to them But another thing tor foreign government to raise such question dony for the purpose of giving affront the try through the president.
 Not long before his death MT. Roosevelt de- scribed Mexico as "our Balkans" The people of the Balkans are not themselves bad citizens. The popu- ations of Serbia Rumana, Bulgaria, Montenegro and Macedonia are made up largely of simple minded honest peasantry and mountaneers who, if left to themselves would not have kept the world in fer ment The rulers have been fault.
 So too, might get along nicely with the Mexi- can people We did for many years while there was a strong and orderly government in Mexico. though it was not a government that came up to our ideals But we cannot get along with the Mexican people or amy other people who mised by their rulers so that always until order is brought about again in Mexico that country will be "our Balkans
 There IS really government of Mexico. There is government in Mexico but it is not strong enough 10 bring the country under control It will never be brought under control until stronger than has yet appeared arises. And until such ap- pears, Mexico must engage the apprehensve atten- ton of this country.