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Show I WHAT WILL THE MEXICANS DO? 6 When this war is over, will Mexico receive our attention? This question, ' suggested by Uie repented outrages along the Rio Grande, was put to an American officer. 0 "I am o the opinion," he replied, "that Mexico is about to become a comparaUvely quiet part o the world. Those in authority, if they ever had any thought of antagonizing the United Unit-ed States, aro too intelligent not to realize what all the war activity in this country means. At tho end of tho conflict there will bo not less than three million men under arms, upholding up-holding the Stars and Stripes. In the meantime, if Mexico is turbulently an-' an-' ti-American and belligerently disposed, I that army of Americans will bo strong enough to go down to Mexico City without a setback, and once we aro called on to make war on Mexico, there will be no stopping untH the country is cleared up." , No Mexican of ordinary sense will invito a move of that kind, unless he deliberately seeks to place his country under American control, and that is not a Mexican characteristic. ' But Mexico must soon begin to suppress sup-press tho shooting across the border at American troops. Failure on the part of the government forces to vigorously vig-orously attack the bandits would be a cause of protest by America, and even more offensive is the firing on Americans Ameri-cans by the regulars of Mexico. Mexico is on trial and must begin to show some signs of respect for the larger nation which has been so for-i for-i bearing in dealing with the border ( raids. Ir ' on |