Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-02-03
S MEXICO MAKING
WAR ON US?

WAR ON US?
I'VE are at war with Mexico" de-
clares the Arizona Republican tlnd.
Prog at is nothing new. We
kll knew that; the papers We're full
bf it; all the Americans who were so
fortunate as to escape from Mexico
with their lives, though their prop
erty, the savings of years were left
behind them, knew that there was
war with Mexico and told it all over
The land. The government at Wash
lngton, though, ignored the war and
oftily preserved an appearance OF
peace on our part
But the American people are un-
disturbed. This calmness OF the
ublic mind" says the Idaho States
han (RepO rs not due to indiffer-
nee, but 1t is due solely to the fact
hat the American people long ago
ecame convinced of the truth of the
acts which the Senate sub-commit-
lee is now giving to the world in
semi7official FORM
This subcommittee, under the
craftsmanship of Senator Fall of New
Mexico, has been holding hearings at
San AttOnio and El Paso. They are
getting first-hand testimony right
where the incidents to which it re-
late5 occurred" remarks the Pitts
burgh Chronicle (Rep.), adding:
First, there is the evidence of
Federal, state and county officials
Mat they could never secure the CO.
Operation of the Mexican authorities
jim stopping the frequent raids across
the boundary. Then there is testi-
mony strongly pointing to the actual
government in these invasions of
United States territory. Raiding
parties were commanded in these in
vaSions of United States territory,
Raiding parties were commanded by
Mexican army officers wearing the
regular uniform. The Plan OF San
Diego for regaining territory lost in
the Mexican war seems to have been
their inspiration. And as usual Ger
many is linked up with our actual
II not formal enemies. German made
guns and ammunition have been
used in these murderOus forays."
The subcommittee has the goods
on Carranza," according to the Jack
sonville Florida Metropolis (DemD
He has been "at the bottom of these
outrages," and until Mexico is
cleaned up and put on a sound ba-
sis as to government, until banditry
in Mexico is stopped, the United
States will have no peace. There is
/mmediate, urgent need for strong,
Drastic recourse to force TO bring or
Her out OF chaos The Nashville
Tennesseean Ind. DEM thinks
there has been no government wor-
~ of the name since Diaz passed
pm the president chair and that
1exico today needs man on
rseback who will combine the
pularity OF Madero with the con
FUGITIVE ability and power of Diaz.
such a man will arise..the next
peration will see peace IN Mexico
Not, there may be trouble ahead
OF the republic south OF the Rio
Grande."
The plan of San Diego for recon
quering the border states is, in the
view of the Minneapolis Tribune
tRep), 80 ambitious as to appear
absurd, bat there is no telling what
anti-American Mexicans might have
hoped TO do with German aid, lUred
on, as they seem to have been, by
German Representations that J.par
might be drawn into a row AGAINST
this country" But while the Trib
une thinks that reservation OF iude
ment as TO the significance Of tho
committees findings win do uc
harm" il thinks likely that graft
Sc irrespousibles in Mexico nave
- a face 10 the situation that j,
borne out by the underlying
At any rate, as the san An
bnio Eight GndD remarks, the Car
4nza administration will draw
ing breath of relief when the Fal
ommittee ceases its investigations
But is there another side? TIL,
an Francisco Bulletin Gnd.1 thinks
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