Show The Mexican Menace H If If reports report from Mexico 1 are true it would seem th that t Carranza is in fair wa way to gain recognition at the thc hands of the United States government wrote an Eastern editor a few days ago That was just after di dispatches patches had come out aut saying that Carranza had recaptured recaptured re re- re- re captured Mexico City and W was S rushing trainloads of or supplies to relieve the famine stricken inhabitants 4 But Bul a few days das l later ter the announcement ement was WM made that the bandit Zapata aPata had driven the e C arr a out again and had retaken retaken re re- re- re taken the capital That ha has s been the history of the Mexican trouble for years years No sooner has bas aray a r ray y of hope flashed flushed forth than it b has s died baut About t the time that Villa seems certain of ultimate victory i tory we hear of af severe reverses for his forc forces forces' Then when Carranza appears to be gaining gainin the he his campaign receives a setback and Zapata flourishes forth once more as a victor Carranza is narrow and bigoted He Ho has constantly and consistently consistently consistently con con- sho shown his distrust of the United States and his unfriendliness unfriendliness H liness ess for for Americans He is obstinate and s suspicious There is is little to give one hope that he hc will prove big enough to settle rex Mexico's Mex Mex- Mexico's ico ico's 9 difficulties Villa on the other hand baud while he has many redeeming qualities qualities qualities ties is after all but an ignorant man of bandit stock and his record is against him He is nevertheless th the best of the lot so far as present indications go Americans declare that when he was yet nothing but a bandit Villa would take food from their storehouses I I but brit would either pay at that time or return later to pay in full fun for what he had taken as fiS a matter of necessity Ho He has expressed a willingness to bury his own ambitions and eliminate himself from fram the thc ra race e for far power if other leaders will win do dothe dothe a the thc same This certainly is in his favor But he would not riot be looked upon with favor for the presidency b because cause of his nat natural ral cruelty and disregard of human life and his unfitness for statesmanship j i Of course Zapata could not even be considered for a moment He has bas never but plunder and kill The prospects all point to intervention by Uncle Sam And that will be considerable of or a job jab President Wilson declared that this government would demand demand demand de de- mand a cessation of hostilities in a reasonable time Otherwise he said that the United States would get behind some strong g man in Mexico or ar group of strong men men if such could be found The only anly o other ther alternative would be intervention It may maybe bc that the presidents president's personal representative knows of sonie some so-nie g strong stron i men who can unite for far the welfare of Mexico but it is doubtful if the igno ignorant Mexicans who are now naw crying for peace would stand by the new leaders if they were backed by th the of the north At once there would be opposition when it was known that the new leaders were acting under orders and backing of Uncle Sam I It will take a lot of optimism to figure how we can put off aff the Mexican job jab much longer I n |