Salt Lake Telegram | 1924-01-10 | Page 7 | The Wrong Course

w tit fi The Th e W Wron Wrong ro g C Course ourse T 1 i R sale of surplus war var materials to the Mexican government by the United States is not in accord with our own best interests There is no good reason why we should attempt to interfere with the internal affairs of Mexico which for the most part are made up of strife and tind revolution No doubt Our government would hesitate to sell munitions muni muni- fins j ns to the revolutionists and it should be just justas js as slow to accept the responsibilities involved in th the shipment of arms arm to to t the Mexican gov gov- The he Obregon government as established ft d rec recognized is but the result of an earlier volt revolt In fact fat the the history of Mexico is i replete with revolutions and attendant changes S FC For r many years we assumed a position of J feeling feeling- that we ve c could uld not afford t tj mix nL in the internal conflicts of our ourS southern south south- ern i neighbor The fact that we have re og- og 4 n zed the th present government of Mexico does p pot t warrant arrant o our r open support of its military S campaigns F The Obregon government rose to pow power r by y the same force which now threatens its 5 security Recognition of Mexico was long d delayed by reason of the frequency of Plainly we were s set t against govern- govern mIts established overnight through the force of arms anna There has bias been no reason for any particular r chan change In our attitude and we should refrain from furnishing munitions to one side or 01 the other in these clashes In brief we ve recognized the Obregon n regime largely on belief that it could conduct a peaceful government government government govern govern- ment in n Mexico The hurried shipment of arms anns to the forces of the Mexican government government govern govern- ment Is likely to be regarded as s an admission that we wc have m made de another mistake in regard to Mexico