The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-01-04


of the same vast majority OF
all peoples on earth are groan-
ing under the burden of debt,
with concomitant evils, want,
misery and dispair.
Another example of the work
ings of the mania affecting the
officers of Spokane is revealed in
E. S. Smith by his telegram to
Hon. VIM. II. Taft, Beverly,
Mass. Telegram published in
the Bankers Magazine, Novem-
Der issue, and as follows PRO
hibit use of U. S. mails to to the
American Magazine proposing
publication of 'Barberous Mex
ico' in October number. The
foreword threatens libel against
the whole Mexican people, and
it's circulation here or elsewhere
disgrace and injury to Ameri-
can citizens in Mexico" (Signed
E. S. SMITH.
Senior Smith is undoubtedly a
Mexican, though Tin the Bank
er's Magazine) he gives his resi-
dence as Tippecanoe City, Ohio.
If he had been an American cit!-
zen he would not have wired the
President to prohibit the use of
the Z. S. mails to the American
Magazine, or any other publica-
ton. Th;s would go all right in
Senior Smiths home, the land OF
Diaz, but not yet in the United
States.
The Socialist press for consid-
cradle length of time has been
publishing the demonic work
ings of the alliance above men,
toned throughout the Christian
republic $50 called), our neigh
Dor on the south. But the ar
ticles of Mr.. Turner in the Am
erican Magazine have attracted
much greater attention than any
thing the Socialist press has
thus far been able to do.
Mr.. Turner uncOvers state
of affairs that would certainly
horrify the American people
were they fully awake. His first
installment in the October issue
! of that magazine deals with slav-
|, cry existing in Yucatan where
, thousands of wretched human
beings wear out their miserable
: lives on the Henequen planta-
ton, Henequen being s!ssel,
Spanish dagger, a plant furnish
: ing fiber for ropes. Mr.. Turner
tells US that the slaves on these
plantations number about 100,
OOO, while the owners are about
7 $50. MIR. Turner's account is al
most inconceivable of torture
q mutilation, starvation and muir
der practiced on the miserable
slaves who are completely under
8 the power of their masters. The
It second article deals with the ex
If termination of the Yaqui Ind
~ ians. which has to be read t.
comprehend the unuterable hoI
u rors of thousands of human be
E ings subjected continually to
20 system of slavery, torture an
lg massacre. Space forbids mer
, ton being made here OF the hol
:. rors mentioned in his third II
a' stallment. All these crimes ar
is tolerated and practiced in Is
al called Christian country fo
o. greed, gain and profit.
cali this system and it's wors
ings demonry. What do yc
"e call it
on Senior Smith says that ever
a proposition in 'Barberous Me.
ne ico' has been proven untrue /
,r an authoritative denial" but
- the United States the denial {
III guilt even by great man h'
a never been accepted as i'm
he proof of innonce. Not yet, Seno
les Why this dolorus whine
,h Senior Smith should appear in
publication calling itself t
ng Bankers Magazine, after haviI
we been scattered broadcast
me pamphlet 1Or'1 Is pdSC unuli
Of out, unless one should suppO
,rs that the animus of the enthu
" asm for Diaz is through a fe
of business disturbances it t
ter poor slaves of Mexico should
ave freed, fear for diminished di
not dends on the stocks of Mexic
., flotatiOns.
AA Later-President Taft in
ing message to the present COngr'
fact recommends a reduction of 81
rice 600, 900 in naval appropriate
vet which will reduce the number
- tirst-class battleships to two,
P stead of four, as per origi
a1 program. This might be tas
nen as an indication that the Pre-
lice dent is cOnvelescent, getting
mis-. as it were from under the I'M
ence above mentioned.
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