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Show THE MEXICAN WAR. A few days eince it was said that there would be war between the republics re-publics of Mexico and Guatemala The next day it was Baid that Mr. Gresham 3 was opposed to the war and had of fered the friendly mediation of the United StateB and that offer had induced in-duced the Mexican government to take a less lurid view of the situation. Me intone, however, Guatemala went ahead pushing her preparations and the consequence is that she has been able to combine San Salvador, Coeta Rica and several other of the Central American republics, and is now ready to .ry conclusions with Mexico. General Gen-eral Diaz is not only a soldier but he Is a statesman of no mean ability and a patriot of the highest rank. For many j years it has been the accepted policy of Mexico to acquire territory in Central Cen-tral America, but until this boundary question there has been not the slightest slight-est pretext for an attack. Now, however, how-ever, the excuse is furnished and it is an excellent one. It . is not likely, therefore, that our plucky neighbor will forego the tempting opportunity to promptly begin a war which can have but one ending; the full gratification of her ambition to acquire territory in Central America. The unanimity of the Central American states on the question ques-tion of a war with Mexico puts the pretext pre-text upon the one plane where Mexico is most desirous that it should be placed. Itfurnisl es her the coveted opportunity to eubjugate the Central American provinces one and all and to extend the authority of the Central Mexican republic over the whole region. re-gion. The question we feel interested in is, how will Buch an acquisition affect af-fect the United States? Even if Mexico acquired every foot of Central America she would still be far too weak to ever hope to cope with this country on the field successfully. Uer aim would be to dignify the Mexican Mex-ican republic by an increased territory, and to enrich it enormously by acquiring ac-quiring an immenece acreage of the richest soil on earth. At best the Central Cen-tral American republics have been and are today turbulent, quarrelsome neighbors of Mexico. They resemble nothing so much as a covey of bantam roosters. Juet as eaer to do battle as ' tbat diminutive bird, and compara-; tively and relatively with no more j fighting power. What a century under the Btrong and enlightened Mexican government would do for them it would be hard to say. It is safe, however, how-ever, to conclude that there would be no retrogression, but just how much improvement would occur in a century, we cannot say. If this conquest and annexation should occur a peaceful and cordial alliance between Mexico and the United States would mase the two republics bo strong that the whole policy of Europe with regard to this continent would have to be reconstructed. recon-structed. This power would be not alone military, commercially and financially fi-nancially they could and unquestionably unquestiona-bly would insist upon a very decided change in the trade customs now prevailing pre-vailing between Europe and either or both republics. Both nations are large producers of silver and are wedded to the silyer dollar dol-lar in sentiment far stronger than any other which prevails. It is very nearly certain that such an annexation would bo stiffen Uncle Sam's vertebras that he would immediately pass an act fully restoring re-storing silver to all of its ancient and time-respected functions as a money the full equal with gold. Under one flag, under one policy, nothing financial or commercial could withstand them, and there are but few military combinations combi-nations formed of which they need be in the leaet afraid. This silyer suggestion sug-gestion just now should have a peculiar interest for our government, for the west and south aB well. It will pay our people to cipher on the probabilities a little, and but little reflection would be necessary ere a hundred thousand brave men would be ready to Epring over the border to assist our good neighbor in bringing about some of the good effects which lie within easy reach of Mexico and the United States acting as friendly alllies. If Mr. Cleveland will abandon his gold bug heresies and go in for such a consummation as this, he may yet be able to recoup and regain bis lost pteetige as a statesman and a patriot. This great nation of sixty millions of people would at once be lifted from the slough of despond, and a new prosperity on a solid and enduring endur-ing basis be achieved. |