The Government of the United States appears determined to put
an end to the Mexican raids which for months past have harassed the residents in the border districts of Texas. The marauders ride into Texan territory, steal horses, plunder houses, and drive off cattle, retreating afterwards beyond the border, where the Mexican authorities either cannot or will not at- tempt to restrain them. Mr. Hayes has accordingly in- formed President Diaz that in future the United States troops will be authorised to follow such marauders across the frontier. In Europe such a proceeding would be an immediate cause of war, and though in Mexico the Government may be more in- different, collisions between the native authorities and the Americans are nearly certain to occur. In some of these border districts there seems to be no order at all, or attempt at any, and some of the " authorities " are strongly suspected of collusion with the brigands. Happily for peace, the Union does not want any more Mexican land, and the marauders, once assured that they can be followed, will probably give up a trade which will have become more dangerous than profitable.
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