La Junta tribune., 1911-03-25
War in Mexico is Only Opera
Bouffe
By M. Finity
By M. Pinisy

9Th and eth, 1862, with General Grant
commanding i2.o0e men on one side
and Albert Sidney Johnson with
about the same numl er OF men on
the other side. They fought for
two days from daylight till after
dark with no time for lunch. II a
man cannot fight for two days on
an empty stomach he had better not
20 10 war. In this battle there were
10. 900 Killed and wounded on the
Union side and 800 killed and
wounded on the Confederate side
The battle of Gettysburg was the
last great battle Of the war and Il
lasted three days--July lst to ID.
1865. There we're 5000 soldiers
under General Meade on the Union
side. and q. .0c0 under General r. r
Lee on the Confederate side. There
we're II eco killed and wounded on
the union side and 22 900 killed and
wounded on the Confederate side.
That kind OF fighting means bust
ness.
No wonder that General sherman
in speaking OF war said. War Is
hell But war In Mexico is not
he'll il Is simply opera bouffe
don't blame those automobilists IN
Douglas for rushing down to the in
ternationaI line 10 see the fight. the
fun. and the foot racc. / would have
done the same thing had been there
The sight and the scene would have
discounted any horse race or theater.
Those rebels In Mexico don't know
when they are well off President
DiAE has raised that people those
hybrid ludians-fr0m condition. or
from a nation Of LIBRARIANS and ma
rauders 20 at least half.civilized
condition aud that is all the civiliz-
alton thier head or their hide Is
capable Of containing or maintain
ing ! know all about Indians /
Was superintendent Of government
school for Indians In the ludan Ter.
riiory for TWO yam aud had in my
school one hundred Indians from ten
different tribes / know you can
not ciViliEe an Indian 10 any appre-
ciable extent unless there is al
least onc-fourth white blood IN his
veins. To clyillIe them more than
a little. Siz. just enough 10 scratch
the surface simply means extermin-
alton. had sin or eight OF those
Old Mexico Indians In my rooming
house a year ago and when | saw
them | thought / had discovered the
missing Link" that the scieutlsis
have been looking for these thrcs
hundred year,. The missing link'
is the link that Is supposed TO con
meet man with the monkey But they
got away before had time to In.
scsiisAie and loS, the opportunity
of my lie 10 ueoome famous.
II any Americans 10 down into
Mexico 10 help those insurrectos
thcy aro fools. for their efforts ~ill
do no good Remember these Ia.
surr"ctos are not slaves. they are a
free people and have every opportun.
ny 10 develop and improve them,
selves. All these insurrcctos need
Is new st OF brains.
The latest news from the seat OF
VAR and carnage is that Mad.ro
president OF the rebels or patriots. a.
the case may be-. has sent bis ulti
matum to President Diaz. viz that
be and bis folloWeFs will lay doNu
their arms. II Diaz ~ill resign from
the presidency Of Mexico and call q
rev election In which event he ma
dcrol Nill b. candidate for III,
presidency.
Nos here 4. the proper place 70
laugh hong and loud Madcro wants
70 o. president o. Mexico OF cours
he doos. In fact tha, 1. shat this
srcs, VAR ~as gotten up for Nov
the rule Ia Mexico and tn mosi OF
the other South American republic,
Is that when a man once g~ts into
an office the only way TO get him
out is to get up rrbelllon. The of.
fee seekers. politicians and office
holders are IN. same class ii. world
over. VIA: thsy seldom die and
never rsslxn. DiaE wont resign. III
be-, my las, dollar on that state.
m.nt H.'ii stick TN be die. OF
,hercabouss. !, s his duty to do
-. The rebels or patriots decisr.
tha, II he don't r-sisn and call q
new election 90 a. to Civ. a poor
devil tMaderoi . chance. then they
~ili all die In the las, ditch. Laugh
again. loud and long. this time