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Show oo UNITED STATES FACING A MIGHTY PROBLEM The United States Is making ready to Invade Mexico Warships an-steaming an-steaming south transports are belnc; prepared for service and troops are ordered to be ready to move at a mo ment's notice In the meantime. Mexico is a country' coun-try' of riot and bloodshed. where scarcely any resemblance of organized government remains as a guarantee of protection to life or property. Taft is said to have discussed the situation with his cabinet and to hav reached the conclusion that the time lias arrived for intervention, but the responsibility of beginning the move toward Mexico must rest with the congress of the United States In less lhan three weeks Taft shall have ended his duties as president of th United States and he acted wisely in not taking upon himself the tremen dous task of intervention, the burden of which his successor would be compelled com-pelled to carry This country' has worried throug'-i nearly three years of anarchy m Mex ico and now can patiently wait throe weeks to decide on whether to further tolerate the menace to American lives in that country or to proceed to intervene inter-vene Those at the head of the American government mu6t not deceive them selves Into believing that interven tion will be acceptable to either the federals or rebels, or that the invasion once begun, can stop short of a com plete subjugation of the fighting blood of the Mexicans The Americans art In bad repute In all parts of Mexico, and an American intrusion would unite the people In a determined op position to the Boldiers of the United States There would be few great pitched battles and ih onfllct soon would degenerate Into guerrilla war fare, and years might elapse before the armed forces of this country could overpower the last of the brigands i Three or four years' occupation by the troops of the United States might do velop a sentiment at home for the per mauent possession and annexation of the republic Althese problems must be consid ered before the command Is given thAt will start the armed battalions of the United States south to the scene Of tho present bloodshed. oo |