. Review of reviews and world's work. <- I ..itlorial NowB Senlce. WU-SOX, AS HE MARC IIKD IX AT THK UKAD OF TUK rRKrAKHDNtSSparade on flag day, JUNE 14 the raid. \\\\t the authorities at Washing-ton proceeded to do something wholly dittcr-cnt. They strained all the existing resourcesof our regular army to organize a militaryexpedition for the invasion of )ns occupied a number of and his appearing and disappearinglittle group of bandits were by tliat fiin*-hundreds of miles away, with inaicessihlchiding places always avaihihle in mountainm
. Review of reviews and world's work. <- I ..itlorial NowB Senlce. WU-SOX, AS HE MARC IIKD IX AT THK UKAD OF TUK rRKrAKHDNtSSparade on flag day, JUNE 14 the raid. \\\\t the authorities at Washing-ton proceeded to do something wholly dittcr-cnt. They strained all the existing resourcesof our regular army to organize a militaryexpedition for the invasion of )ns occupied a number of and his appearing and disappearinglittle group of bandits were by tliat fiin*-hundreds of miles away, with inaicessihlchiding places always avaihihle in mountainmazes where the few inhabitants \\ ere \illa»friends. Without the consf-tu and againstthe protest of the goxetMriiriit of Mexicowhich we had recognized, we proceedeil \\ itiia Hritish-like valor and :i Uritish-like ht\i- 14 THE AMIRICAK RFJIKJ! OF REJIEllS. dg .111 I A BAND OF VILLAS IRREGULAR FOLLOVl-ERS ON A LOOTING EXPEDITION(The scene illustrates typically the country and the peons o£ northern Mexico) pidity, without sufficient equipment, to marchsoutlnvard about lOO miles into the heart ofMexico. \Ve paralleled a railroad built byAmerican capital, which we did not use be-cause the Mexicans forbade us, although itwas hij:hl\ absurd not to seize it and use avoided towns and cities, having agreedin advance to do so. This was three monthsand a half ago. The friction along the bor-der became much worse, because the Mexi-cans were highly incensed, whether or not^\ ith reason. We needed our troops to pro-tect the border; but 15,000 of them werehalted uselessly on a long line extendingsouthward into Mexico. \Vhen these .sentences were writ-^iiZr/° ten, late in June, our invadingforce had remained in this seem-ingly im|>ossible pf)sition for a period longerthan that which some of the great wars ofhistor>* ha\e required
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