The Delta independent., 1920-06-11

been murdered in Mexico, some un
der circumstances of great brutality
For these murders no reparation ha
been made. Decorated by endless
futile and useless notes they have
gone on unchecked. To have beer
an American citizen in Mexico added
to mans danger The words Il an
an American citizen" instead O.
being protection, as they ought tt
be, in every corner of the world
were an absolute peril to anyone
who was entitled to that high dis
tinction. Mexico teemed with Ger
man plots. The Mexican government
largely the offspring of Mr.. Wilson's
recognition, did not support us in the
war, but gave aid SO far as 1t was pos
sible to the cause of our enemies
Yet we still continued to support
Carranza. His government sent
agents into this country to fomen,
industrial trouble and to bring on
strikes. They allied themselves with
the bolshevist and anarchistic eie
ments. Nothing was done by the
United States. Carranza insulted
the American government in every
possible way and still nothing was
done. We fell so low that when an
American was seized by one OF the
MANY bands of brigands and held for
ransom all that the government OF
the United States would do was to
offer to be the channel for conveying
the ransom of their citizens to the
highwaymen who had seized them.
The mere statement seems incredible
but it is in exact accordance with the
facts in some cases. Still nothing
was done and we watched and wait
ed. Naturally, we lost our influence
in Mexico, and what was far more
important, we lost the respect of the
Mexican people by the manner in
which we submitted to every sort of
insult and outrage.
We have watched and waited long
enough. 1t is time that this co,di-
tion, disgraceful to us and ruinous
to Mexico, should cease We need
a firm hand at the helm. We need
a man who will think not ~, of the
rights of the United States but of
the welfare of Mexico. The Mexican
people would not resent the influ-
ence or Intervention of the United
States if it would only help % bring
them peace under president of
their own choosing The great mass
Of the Mexican people wish to work
and earn money. They long to be
able to sleep in peace and not be
subject to pillage and outrage
Thousands Of them look to us for
help. Let the Mexicans choose as
their president some strong and up
right man who is friendly to the
United States and determined to es-
tablish order and then let the United
States give him real and cordial
support, and SO strengthen and up
hold him that he will be able to ex-
terminate the bandits and put an
end to the unceasing civil war which
has well-nigh completely ruined one
of the finest and most valuable
countries on the face of the earth.
We must watch and wait no longer
We must have a man who has a pol
icy and who will act. Nothing can
ever be accomplished under the Will
son administration or any admins
1ration in sympathy with it. Their
miserable record of hopeless failure
in Mexico has been unbroken for
seven years. The time has come to
put an end to this Mexican situation,
which is a shame to the United States
and a disgrace to our civilization. II
we are to take part in pacifying and
helping the world, let us begin here
at home in Mexico. II we assert and
protect the Monroe doctrine against
Europe, as we must for our own
safety, We must also accept and full
fill the duties and responsibilities
which that doctrine imposes.
The president has been unable, OIL
unwilling, to do anything for Mexico
where civil war has ragged for years
where anarchy exists and where the
people are suffering. But he think.
it our duty to take mandate fol
Armenia, which would involve ou
sending an army there for an in
definite time and which would cos
including the army and civil ex
penditures. 275 millions for the frs
year, besides entangling us in all tn
quarrels and intrigues of Asia Mino
and the surrounding countries. Mex
leo lies at our doors. 1t is pr
mary duty for us to deal with
under the Monroe doctrine, but notf
ing has been done and yet we ar