The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-26
Vale CnrranEn.

pure CGstilan. and belonged to a
race which, whatever its other defects,
is heroically brave and fearless Car
ranzas end was eminenty Mexicano
He was n cultured and scholarly gem
tleman. more at home in the drawing
room and the accessories OF eivilizat ton,
and a stranger 10 the mountains and
the underbrush.
Villa, upon whose head a price OF
100000 is set, can hide in tho under
brush like rabbit and defy pursuit.
He. too. will likely be taken. The re-
ward is most allurin. Some Of his
} bandit followers will Kill him II regu-
I lar troops cannot do so, and claim the
K prize.
ohreEon seems to be the coming
man, Bonila will have all he can do
20 save his own skin. ard running for
president without Carranza's assist
ance will be too nerilous. Carranza
lived and ruled by the sword and the
rifle, and by these instruments he has
fallen.
Poor old Mexico! Another bloody
chapter In her history has been writ
ten, but the book Is by no means COM
piete. Other murders and assasslna-
lions must follow in country where
murder and assassination are the high.
est accomplishments Of civilization.
Meantime the porulace, 1900 900 ig-
norant and semcivilized people, are at
Hea.sheep without 4 shepherd a mob
without a leader; where every man Is
an Ishmaelite, ready to strike every
other man within reach
There In going to he more struggle
and conflict The heads OF the forces
In the various seeding states will each
strive TO become the head OF the ma
ton. the overload and the chief OF the
plundererR. Blood will flow In tor
rents and the people will suffer and
die by each others hand. 1t Is an
awful tragedy. and it will be difficult
for this country TO refrain from taking
q part. II will require vigilance and
effort TO keep bandit hordes out Of this
country. They are starving, and there
10 food and plumber on this side OF
the line. The people are governed by
the instinct OF wild animals and must
be treated as such. II they invade this
country in quest OF food and loot, the
Rio Grande will run blood. They win
be met by rifles and machine guns,
4 There are said to be 10000 Americans
In Mexico, and the lives Of these will
be imperiled. but this number. with
their native power for organzat lon,
will take care OF themselves II they
can get together and make common
cause The outlook is by no means
cheerful
Meantime Pancho villa Is demanding
half a million dollars from the Ameri-
can mining interests. and he ia claim
ing to be the only hope for the saliva
ton of his country, He is "A bandit |
and unthinkable as president Of Mexico |
and, what makes II worse, he is about |
as good as any OF the rest Of the loud.
mouthed patriots. Time win unraycl |
the tangle that has been going from
bad to worse for five years,
The commander Of tho American |
forces along the border is likely to |
have busy and difficult time for IA
season lie win have to deal with |
Vne gang Of bandits after another, and |
there IL only one way to deal with |
them The only good bandit is the
dead bandit.
Intervention is an appalling task. Yet
Intervention may come II may be
forced upon us. We cannot sit idly by
and see American lives and interests
destroyed. The border states, especial
~ contiguous to the line, are peopled
by Mexieans who claim 10 be and who
exercise the right OF American citizens
and these secretly sympathlEs with |
their kin ACROSS the limo, and may be
depended upenl 10 do their worst in case
Of trouble, Uncle sam has an ugly |
mess at his back door ana what he |
is going TO do with It Is a question that !
may puzzle the wisest for long time
20 come.