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Show r-OO WAR AND ITS RESULTS. If Carranza, as tho head of tho Constitutionalists Con-stitutionalists of Mexico, finally decides de-cides that all Mexico should resist the demands of the United States as communicated to the Huerta government, govern-ment, then there will be war between this country and the republic to tho south of ub, and before the conflict ends thouBands of American lives will be sacrificed. When at last the Mexicans are defeated, de-feated, what can that country offer in reparation? Not money, as the nation na-tion will be inextricably involved in debt. If the war is a long and bitter struggle, the American people will not be in the humor of dismissing tho subject with anything less than an impressive penalty. Our opinion is the people will demand the northern part of the republic, and may urge the retention of an armed force in all Mexico until such time as assurance can be given that American lives and property can be guaranteed protection. protec-tion. This will be tho aggrandizement which we have sought to avoid, but it will be our only recourse, except a complete withdrawal which the Mexicans Mexi-cans might construe to be a weakness. weak-ness. How the other Latin-American countries coun-tries will view this oncroachment will depend on the version of the conflict as presented to them by their newspapers. news-papers. At present all South America is distrustful of our foreign policy and thoir fears of American conquest migM seem to be confirmed, if, after tho war, we fail to withdraw from Mexico. But the United States should not base Its future action on the likes or dislikes of the South American republics. Our country should bo severely jusL First, just to those of our countrymen called on to enter on a long campaign of selflsacriflce, who should be made to feel that their hardships are not to be without purposo; and, second, fair to the Mexican people as an inferior race To rule over the Mexicans a number of years, establishing stability of government and dealing out exact justice, might prove to be the greatest great-est boon that could be brought to them. A war with Mexico is now inevitable nnd the country must prepare for several sev-eral years of great military activity. oo |