The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-06-06
Editorial
of the Day
REPORT Or THE FALL. COM.
MlTTEE
(From Dallas News

tFrom Dallas News
Both the tone and text OF the re.
port Of the Fall committee are more
forbearant than has seemed to he the
mood Of the gentleman who. We may
be sure, Is the author OF H. However,
it would be fair 10 suppose that any
change that has come over the mood
change that has taken place In the
aspect Of Mexican affairs rather than
from any change In his opinion as tn
the clements of a wise Mexican pol
icy. senator Fail had lost faith in
the ability of Carranza 10 maintain
a government capable of enforcing
peace. and he had lost faith If in.
decd no ever had any. in the desire
Of Carranza to maintain govern-
ment which would deal honestly with
Americans in that country. He has.
If not faith. az least hote, that the
new regime will both enforce peace
and deal honestly with Americans,
and hence he is not inconsistent II he
c0unsels policy of patience and
forbcarance after having denounced
that policy so long as Carranzas' gov
ornmcnt was the beneficiary II It,
Senator Fall could have seized on
the overthrow OF Carranza's govern
ment as conclusive proof Of the in
ability OF Mexico 10 set its affairs In
order. Instead N doing that, he
: has accepted II rs renewal NJ Mex.
ico's lease on the opportunity to do
so without Interference.
i The News believes the country will
concur in the recommendations OF
/ this report. Whether we have been
more induigent OF Mexico than We
should have been may be somcth hing
Of a question. The News thinks we
have net. Ten years OF struggle make
10 more than reasonable time for
freedom TO he gestated from centuries
OF oppression and enforced ignorance.
/ Senator Fall speaks Of the great
Christian civilized nation OF the
! world having stood by fiddling
while Mexico burned" But has Mex.
leo been burning? May not one as
readily imagine that 1t Is the rubbish
of tyrannical and feudalistic ideas
that have made the fuel Of the flames
whose reflected glare we have wit.
nessed? That much that was pre-.
cious has been consumed may he
admitted. But is not that regrettable
loss part Of the memorable price 6
progress by revolution. or penalty
fer the arrestment OF progress by
evolution? II 1t ia. Mexicos ten years
of strife and confusion have not been
futile, as Senator Fall imagines, nor,
in that case, Is the passive policy
which we have practiced justly sub
jcct to the censure which he visits
on It.
But whether one thinks We have
shown more or less indulgence to
Mexico than duty and eIpedience
required OF us, there will be a gen
eral agreement. The News believes,
that Mexico has entered on the last
day OF its period OF grace. The new
regime is the fourth government set
up in Mexico since the overthrow Of
Diaz II ii. too, should show itself
unwilling to discharge its .nterna-
tional obligations or incapable of
competing ODeulctlce 10 ltS dutHoflty :
we should be justified in intervening,
and not only justified. but be under
the duty of doing so, duty We
should eve alike to ourselves. TO the
world and to the people OF Mexico.
This is the salient recommendation
in the policy which the Fall commit
tee would have adopted. without set
ting any time within which the denl-
onstration would have to be made, it
would have the United States take
control of the affairs Of Mexico in
the same manner and for the same
ends that il took contro, Of the af-
fairs Of Cuba IL the present regime
should demonstrate that It is unable
IN create and maintain a government
republican in form, capable Of cnforc-
ing it's authority and diarfarging
its obligations. But Of the report OF
the Fall committee thus holds forth
the menace Of intervention. in the
other hand il extends the promise
not only OF recognition and Of poll
tical support, but OF financial sup
port as well, in the event the pres
ent regime should demonstrate its
worthiness. That Is policy which
we may adopt without compromising
our principles and without fear of
tho worlds Judgment