The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-03-08

stations to her. ports Of entry even
for her men OF war. But she was un-
successful for at the side Of the aged
autocrat stood Corral and Corral knew
what Japanese ports OF entry on tn.
Sonora coast meant.
"Tllen came the revolution. Madero,
the scholar, the dreamer, the nom
Catholic, was the leader of the move
nent which was not financed in Wall
Street, as sensational papers in this
country put it, but had its inspiration
in natural revolt against the long rule
of General Diaz, and which was crys-
tallized and developed and made fact
through the instrumentality of Japan.
That story does not appear in the pub
lie prints. 1t will be denied from many
sources. But the truth remains that
the Madero revolution was a revolu-
tion which had for it's ultimate object
the practical cession, through their
opening to Japan Of the west coast Of
Mexico ports.
"Madero was installed in the City of
Mexico as president. No one knows
to this day whether or not formal
authority was given to Japan to use
Magdalena and Guaymas as ports OF
entry and harbors of rest, but it is
known that hundreds and thousands,
even tens of thousands of Japanese,
have come into Sonora and Sinaloa un-
der Madero's presidency and that they
are not OF the coolie class.
The Catholic leaders in Mexico, for
years have been the stumbling block
in the way Of Japanese influence in
that country for they have recognized
the meaning of Japan's efforts to OBJ
tain the friendly use Of the west coast
harbors.
The rise to power of a Catholic
leader in Mexico is the only possible
checllnlate for the designs Of Japan on
Mexico.
In order to, extend her operations
III tie, East ana to have the East sofsE
idly at her back. she cannot afford to
have the leader of the Occident at her
very door in the Philippines. When
the hour comes that Japan wants the
Philippines. she must be in a position
to keep the United States busy al
home. The only way that she can dc
that is through a demonstration along
our southern borders and against CAL
ifornia. She cannot reach American
soil from American ports. She must
come in under another nations flag
through the Sonoran llarbors and alon2
the Mexican railways.
The frontier in this country is
guarded by a few scattered forts and
Il few hundred soldiers. Japan tomor-
row could throw fifty thousand mer
into southern Arizona, trained fighters
now living in Mexico, sooner than re-
serves could be rushed there by the
United States from the forts in Cali
fornia and Texas.
"The fly in Japan's carefully prepared
! ointment is the Catholic element il
Mexico. From de la Barra down, thi.
| element is intensely, piously and patri
| otically Catholic. They stand religi.
, ously for a revival of genuine Catholic
! faith and practice among these people
who are by inheritance none other
/ They are behind the awakening activi.
! ties Of the Church Of Mexico. They ar,
fighting against time to infuse a new
spirit of fervor in the peoples.
They recognize the United State.
| as the one country in the world wller,
today the worship of Catholics is no
hamperei or restricted or fettered
i They hope to restore that condition t.
Mexico, and as repayment for the ait
of the United States in restoring or
| der and self government to Mexico, t,
rescind the Japanese understanding
ana clrcumVent the Japanese inf1uenc,
and to shut the door Of entry to tn,
Orient.
Catholic power in Mexico will clos,
the harbors to the Japanese warships
will curtail the stupendous settlemen
OF potential Japanese soldiers in So
nora and Sinaloa, and will make tn,
group Of west coast railways highway
Of commerce, rather than standin.
menace of military operations to tn,
United States.
"And that will be one step towart
| the further Christianization Of tn
world, for it will be an effectual block
ade for many years to the designs O
the greatest of all heather powers, ia
PAN"
| To Set Coiors