Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-28
PREDICTS EARLY INVASION
OF MEXICO BY US. ARMY
Curry Sees Intervention With
in Ninety Days After
Wilson Takes Oath.

Declaring that within ninety days
after the incoming of the Wilson admin
lstration You will see the American flag
planted on Mexican soil, and ninety days
after its planting not a single shot will
be fred Representative George Curry
of New York at the banquet of the
United Spanish War Veterans at the Cafe
Republique last night sent thrill
through the gathering.
Representative John Langley of Ken
lucky severely criticised Mr. Curry for
his stand and upheld the course of Pres
ident Taft with regard to the Mexican
situation
Predicts Real War.
Representative Curry declared that if
the United States continued to display
the white feather" this country in the
end would be forced into a real war
with our neighbor. twenty-five American
soldiers tomorrow could invade Mexico
and take Mexico City. he said. The
United States, he continued, could then
tell the "greasers that our flag had come
to stay until they showed themselves
capable of establishing a stable govern
ment and were willing to pay for the
American lives that have been needlessly
sacrificed and the American property
needlessly destroyed, already amounting
to hundreds Of millions of dollars" Mr..
Curry said Madero had offered him a
large sum of money to be his adviser.
Mr.. Curry was of the opinion that the
minute the United States began to dis
play firm hand Mexican affairs would
quiet down.
Mexico. / would seize the northern part
Of the country. which is rich in soil and
sparsely populated. and worth nothing to
Mexico but Invaluable to us
Mr.. Curry then took up the question of
Philippine independence declaring that
he favored parting with the islands.
Lame Ducks Entertained.
Those lame ducks in whose honor the
banquet was giver are Representative
Butler Ames, Thomas Crago, George Cur
ry, Paul Rowland. George A. Loud and
John O. Tilson. Each Of these were called
upon to sing their swan song Walter
Wick. secretary of the inaugural commit
tee. also spoke. Sheridan Ferree acted as
POSTMASTER.
Representative Curry launched a boom
at the banquet for John Lewis Smith of
this city to be the next grand commander
of the Spanish War Veterans.
The guests included Thomas S. Crago,
George Curry, George A. Loud, John Q.
lllSOn, faul f1OWlanu, l.. q. Dyer, FRANK
L. Green, John w. Langley, Thomas w.
Brahany, Walker w. Wick, John r. Nc
Elroy. Col. George D. Long. E. Marion
Wynkoop. George p. James, John G.. Nor
ton, William Gormley, John F. Costello,
Jere A. Costello, James Z. Maynard. John
Mahoney, E. l.. Rice, A. NJ. Russell. Capt.
r. D. Donnelly, John Murphy, f. L. Co
gan, c. o. Pierson. Col. c. A. Williams,
Thomas a. Green, William Heritage.
Howard NJ. Peter. c. R. Doran. Alva
Schneider. Henry c. Wilson, Frank Nc
Carron. G. Leyburn Shorey. Conrad An
schultz, r. L. Lamb, James F. Sullivan,
Sheridan Ferree G. E. Rausch, Ollie NJ.
Schriver, DIR. F. NJ. Morhart. J. Lyon
King, l.. II. Harris. Jerome Kendall. j. j.
Harvey, J. w. Mitchell. Z. II. Rice, c. W.
Gwynne. Sias Perkins. Fred AIondell, E.
+. Kitson, H c. Coulter. Matt Horn
George II. O'Connor, B. j. Wingard j. B.
Peat Thomas Brown, Daniel V. CHS
holm. c. Il. Monnnger, John Lewis SMITH
DR.. S. Clifford Cox. Frank f. Elder. John
s. Heffernan, Silas NJ Bankert. Capt III.
Clarke, J. D. JACOBSON, ]. A. GalIagh
William Bowling and L. III. Patterson.