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Show MEXICO MAY GET IN. The El Baso correspondent, who hasn't been doing a rushing business sinco tho United States became involved in the European war, has come to lite again and quotes an American who declined de-clined to have his name used as saying say-ing that Mexico would soon sever relations rela-tions with Germany.' It might be so,, even though coming from such a doubtful doubt-ful source. Germany tried to involve Mexico in war with the United States and the perfidy of tho kaiser's diplomats diplo-mats stationed in Mexico City has been thoroughly shown up by Secretary Lansing. Lan-sing. Then our embargo on foodstuffs to all but the allied countries is severely felt in Mexico and it may be that Car-ranza Car-ranza and his ministers have figured, if out that the best thing to do is to break with Germany and espouse the cause ! of democracy. We are not very sanguine san-guine that this will happen, but it might, and it probably would be a good thing for Mexico. We have given the Mexicans ample proof that we have no desire to harm them or seize any of their territory and it would be a fine thing if they should back us up in our great enterprise of making the world ! safe for democracy. |