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Show THE POLITICAL SITUATION Following tho changn In our Mexican Mex-ican policy, tho country has faced the prospect of war for two years. Our government had issued certain statements of its Intentions. Tho Mexicans have paid no attention to those statements. Tho United States was placed in tho position whore It must cither back down from its statements, or must uso force. Tho trouble seemed to bo Mr. Wilson's Wil-son's lack of practical Information on tho situation, and a too zealous faith in tho Mexican character. Ho sent to Mexico number of private agents and observers, whose reports must havo been governed by unsound Pro-conceptions. Pro-conceptions. Ho wns Informed that Uio so called Constitutionalist movement move-ment proposed to remedy certain wrongs. Tho program looked good on paper. pa-per. Hut Its promises wero worthless worth-less unlosR supported by men of nb-soluto nb-soluto honesty. Tho moment tho Constitutionalists acquired power, Instead In-stead of fulfilling their pledges, they started n now war In order to grasp each Individually for themselves tho booty of ofllco. Thus tho administration lias assisted assist-ed In overturning tho only government govern-ment Moxlco had, which maintained a fair condition of order In Uio capital capi-tal and central part of tho country. Whllo opposing Intervention, tho administration ad-ministration has pursued tho vory course iiiohI likely to lead to anar- Ichy and Intervention. Tho likelihood that tho country would bo drawn into n costly war of subjugation had a vory unfavora- b'c effect on business. Commercial enterprises aro fearful of war. Tho thunder cloud over Moxlco for two years led many1 buslnoss men to cur-tnln cur-tnln their plana and go slow, thus ndJIng to tho Increasing unemployment. unemploy-ment. When tho complications with Europo over neutral rights on tho sea started, attention was diverted by the more Imminent perils of this situation. Hut Mexico Is lust as much of a menace as It was two years ago. Tho United States has played n humiliating role, and tho stars and stripes command no respect In Mexico. Mexi-co. The record of Carranza, who Is now to bo recognized, gives Httlo hopo that ho can maintain order or that he will establish Justice. Attor Carranza, what |