El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-19
66t SPEAK for the United STATE

government when L cay tnaS
Il president Wilson VII never
recognize HueTta and that the time IS
soon coming when the Mexican people
must show more respect to Americans
and American interests IN Mexico or we
viii call them to a sudden, and perhaps
bloody account
Ex-congressman George W. Curry, Of
New Mexico, sounded a warning note
to Mexico when he addressed mO-e than
200 army officers and civilians at the
chamber OF commerce banquet Tuesday
night-given in honor of the newly ar
rived 18th cavalry and the soon tO-de-
part Second regiment of cavalry.
Bristling with significance, Curry's
speech was received with only a con-
servative amount of enthusiasm by the
200 or more dinner guests who heard
him.
Wilson Observation-Disclosures Unrespon-
siYe.
president Wilson has been misin-
formed on conditions in Mexico and sec
rotary Bryan has failed to heed many
appeals for help made by Americans LETT
without funds or protection in that
country. Wilson wants to do right and
he has been doing as his conscience told
him was the right thing. But, although
his policy at times has seemed weak
and vacillating, don't get the idea that
he IS not a man of action. When the
time Tor that comes, if 1t ever does, you
viii see that he can act as firmly and
as quickly as any man who has ever sat
IN the presidents chair"
Applause followed this portion Of
Curry's remarks.
Neil Greets and Speeds the Guests
Robert T. Neill. u. S. district attorney,
voiced the sentiments Of FL Pasoans
nh o. A1,o Of j, I.,
turned to the center of the big banquet
room at the Hotel PasO del Norte and,
addressing a round table at which were
seated p officers, said: "And so we say
gOd-speed and aU revOir to the departing
Second. and welcome, thrice welcome to
the 18th"
Every seat in the banquet hall on the
roof garden of the hotel was filled when
the dinner began, about o'clock Tues
day night As Claiborne Adams. toast
master, said: ~This is the largest crowd
we have ever had at a chamber of COM
merce dinner The Second cavalry
band, seated at one end of the room, I
PLAYED for the guests, probably the last !
time that FL Pasoans viii hear it for 4
many months. The Second regiment is !
due to leave here Sunday for Galveston. !
Fail and Catron Absent.
Although scheduled to attend the din
ner and speak. United States senators A. ]
i. Fall and Thomas B. Catron, of New
Mexico, were both absent. Senator Fall
was not feeling well and senator CatrOn
was busy with other matters.
This Is the largest crowd that has
ever attended a chamber of commerce
dinner" said POSTMASTER Adams when
the meal Tas ended and the smoke of (
cigars began to drift about the room
II Is a compliment to the T. S. army
and the state of New Mexico. for tbev 1
were advertised as the particular fea- 4
lures OF this affair. However, the sena-
Tors from New Mexico were prevented 4
from being present and so 7 want You to /
hear from former congressman from 4
that state, George W. Curry.
Mr. Curry is not only an excon- I
gresham, but he is an exsherfff OF /
Lincoln county, New Mexico. which is 4
some Job He went to the PHILIPPINES !
with Roosevelt and was made governor
u an Island sand over there after the war"
Curry Feels Embarrassed.
feel embarrassed by being called |
on 10 speak here tonight" said Curry, I
IN place of the senators from my
sli.te have known them both since
cnlAonood and they are beth orators [
and Statesmen Senator Catron has no .
peer In the T. s. senate as a LAWYER 2
or statesman He serves on the com 4
inittee handling military affairs The /
JUNIOR senator, Mr.. Fall. needs no in
PRODUCTION to Fl PasOans. for he has
maze ms home among you most of
the time Laughter0 Fall is a
typical american He has had the
courage to stand up in the senate
chamber and, against the wishes of
ms party at times, say that American
lives and property should be protected {
rs wei all over the globe as they are Z
at home.
Is Delicate Subject.
international politics IS a delicate
SUBJECT but am going to take a try
at saying a few words on it When /
was IN Washington last 7 saw presi-
dent Wilson and his cabinet about
conditions IN Mexico. The president !
mas been misinfOrmed about conditions. Z
believe and his secretary Of state !
mas Jailed to heed many appeals for
n1,elp made by destitute Americans in
that country
Wilson wants to do right am
speaking Tor the government when 1
say he VIII never recognize Huerta
me only question now is the raising
OF the embargo on arms. I advised
" llson ana Bryan not TO give arms
and ammunition to Mexico. because !
me time is soon coming when the
Ohlteo states may need all Of this
material It can get. I believe that. in
tne beginning, the president should
nave told American citizens to stay
IN Mexico Then he should have de- !
manded that the Mexican government I
protect them and, If this was not
Gone, he should have sent the Amer
lean army in to do it." CApplause).
Congress- With the President.
Congress is standing behind the
president who is doing all in his pow
er to prevent armed Intervention. But
] want to go on record a. saying that
the time IS coming when Mexico and /
MeXicans must respect American lives
and property more or we viii call them
TO a sudden and perhaps bloody &C /
count The presidents patience Is
about exhausted, and we as Americans [
must assert ourselves (AIOre ap-
plause)-
Engineer L. c. Hill Speaks.
Louis g Hill, supervising engineer
for the southern district of the .. S.
reclamation service. was the next |
speaker introduced by Mr.. Adams. A
few humorous remarks regarding the
toastmaster's allusiOn 10 Curry and /
Mr.. Hill plunged into the body Of his
talk
Big irrigation projects are started"
he said, by true boosters, men who
have done things in the community.
These men spend much of their time
helping to get the thing started, but
after that they seem to lose interest. ;
The men who succeed them, officers
OF water users associations and men ,
who handle the affair for the water
users, are not as a rule men of large
nwnnTilrrrc this all Z