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Show In Mexico AT THIS writing it looks as though the rebellion rebel-lion in Mexico would soon be over, but in the prospect there is not much promise of peace. The brigands are now aroused in that land and will the new government, when patched up, have the needed power to put them down? Diaz held a firm hand over theoi. Whenever they reared their crests, he had the crests shot off without with-out any scruples whatever; but what will the new crowd do? And what means will they have to compel peace and establish order and security for life and property? The most pitiable showing made there has been made by the so-called Federal army. A rebellion re-bellion has been raging for nearly nine months and not one exhibition of efficient army work has been given. Either Diaz has been afraid to leave his capital uncovered, or he has been afraid to send out his army in any force, lest they lose their organization and drift into brigandage. Tho prospects, pros-pects, even with a peace negotiated do not look good, and we fear that without the strong arm of tho old president Mexico will show little more national cohesiveness than Nicaragua. And there aro tens of thousands of Americans there and hundreds df millions of American and European money invested there which must be protected, That is what makes the outlook seem so troubled. Of course we will all hope for the best, but it is a safe wager that the American soldiers down on the border are by thousands snying to each other dally: "Why are wo not permitted to go over and fix up this business? We shall have it to do sometime; why put off?" But that is precisely pre-cisely what wo aro all hoping may never become ecessary. |
