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Show Where Danger May Be Apprehended IT is good to see the chief states of South America joining with our country in an appeal to the warring chiefs of Mexico to cease fighting and to take steps to secure a lasting peace. It is good because it indicates that when a crisis shall come there will be a concert of action among all the powers of the new world. When the war in Europe closes, one or the other side will be very arrogant, and both sides will be in a mood to get even somewheres, and 4pn the least excuse will be willing to declare the Monroe doctrine a fence to keep Europe out of legitimate fields. Then our day of real trial may come. That is one reason why the utmost that can be achieved by the submarine and aeroplane should be sought, for r' -' " contest would be a sudden one and the eft vrould be to decide it before our country cou t ready. This attempt has been meditated since before Louis Napoleon sought, in our great war, to build and support a throne in Mexico. When the European Euro-pean war closes the debts of the powers engaged will be so tremendous that they will strain their eyes to find some land that can help them meet them. Our country will be untrue to itself if it does not at once begin to take out a larger insurance, in the way of buying apparatus to fight fire. The fire is liable to come from Europe and the apparatus appar-atus that will be needed will be trained men and all manner of defenses by sea and land. |