Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 April 1914 — WAR WITH MEXICO. [ARTICLE]

WAR WITH MEXICO.

It has been evident to close observers for a long time that sooner or later the United States would likely get mixed up, of necessity, in the internal dissensions in Mexico, and this has at last occurred. It is indeed regretable that we have become entangled in this affair, and it is not improbable that the wiley Huerta has planned that it should be so in order to save himself from what seemed to be the utter innihilation of his forces and the assassination of himself if he fell into the hands of the rebels. In our opinion there has been but little choice between the two actions fighting or supremacy of the factions fighting for supremacy in Mexico, the federals, perhaps being the more intelligent faction of the two. But the Mexican people, as a rule, are not a peace-loving nation. a large majority of them would rather fight than work and they are not particular who they are fighting, either. If no other foe presents itself, they will fight among themselves, and this is what has been going on for some three years, to the great detriment of that country as a whole and the sacrificing of thousands of lives and the destruction of untold millions of dollars worth of property. The repeated insults to the United States has at last brought about what, no doubt, both factions desired—-practical intervention by this country. Now it is evident that the two factions will unite and join hands in fighting this country, and when the smoke clears away we may reasonably expect, that Mexico will be a part of the United States. But war never stops- where it is expected to at the beginning, and tills present trouble may mean much more before it is ended than the mere pacification of Mexico. It will probably mean, even if confined’ to Mexico, a long and expensive struggle and a guerrilla warfare on the part: of Hie Mexicans which will cost us, many lives and much wealth from our treasure chest. But Mexico is a very rich country in mineral wealth, and her acquisition would not be so undersirable if its treacherous ‘people could be exterminated. \Ve have always: felt that both President Tass and President Wilspn were to lie coin mended for keeping out of this embroglio,and i)o'» that it has seemingly come to a head where nothing but a warlike policy is possible, all patriotic citizens of the United States, reg.udidss of race, color or political affiliations, will join in upholding the President and his advisors in whatever policy they may deem best to further pursue in this matter.