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Show H Maybe, Yes! B F tlie "watching, waiting" policy is continued B ! toward Mexico in Washington until a few more Bl Toxans shall have been killed by Mexicans, it is fl not impossible that the president and his assocl- B ates in authority may find it more difficult to re- B B A Bm strain the men of the southwest than it has been to try to secure peace in Mexico by applying bread and milk poultices to them. A few skilled leaders could in a day mature a plan which would result within ten days in the crossing of the Mexican border of twenty thousand thou-sand men. They would not have much baggage except a gun, a pair of revolvers and some ammunition ammu-nition for each man, and it would be hard for our government to stop the movement. It has been a wonder for two years past that this has not been done. The killing of a few more Americans will be all that will be necessary to precipitate Just that thing. Should it be done, the bluffing of the bandit chiefs on the other side of the line would suddenly sud-denly cease. There would be no more going out in the morning and firing a few roundn at an enemy beyond the range of the guns and then going back and celebrating a great victory at the expense of the people. The firing would be at close range at first and then within two weeks it would be clear what a shell the whole Mexican farce is and how easy it would have been at any timo to crush It. Mexican Mex-ican bluffs are not dangerous at close range. |