The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-09-02
things, the writer says:
Little Guarantee of Safety.

are uecaylng ana the ives ~ ioF-
eigners are in constant danger or an
irresponsible mob Homes are an
guarded Our noble American ma
rines ride at anchor al different sta
tons advising the Americans to
leave their homes. their all. and go
on board, letting the ignornat fight
to a finish.
lis our Americanism SO shallow
as to contend that any nation may
longer allure and entice our citizens
TO its shores, profit by their sweat,
labor and fianance and then at every
change OF wind be deprived OF
peace and protection? Is out nation
so deaf to the cry Of its citizens or
any foreigner whose fatherland
dare not speed to ther call for fear
OF our heralded Monroe doctrine?
THE foreigner has but little
guarantee OF respect and safety. The
Los Mochis settlement. comprising
around 100 Americans, near the
port OF Topolobampo, was practie-
ally beseiged by several hundred con
stitutionalist forces acting under
the Governor for a week, demand
ing delivery Of all their arms and
ammunition
Return of Arms Pledged.
These had been sent them by the
American government by special
permit OF President Madero for
heir personal protection against
narauders who at other times had
stolen their property and threatened
them.
1.-THE threatened attack finally
vas adjusted or prevented by the
Governor pledging the return of the
arms. after register, provided the
settlers desisted from resistance to-
his arbitrary order-a proceeding
simply and clearly TO appease and
olacate his egotism, consented to by
the Americans for the reason that
our grand ship lay at anchor fifteen
miles away with a wireless message
in board forbidding them to land or
furnish physical assistance except
that they abandon their homes and
property, leaving behind all of their
twenty-odd years struggle and go
on board ship,
"A trayesty TO American honor
and American safety
Those colonists who went to
Mexico under the greatest induce
rents and alluring offers Of the
Mexican government and located
far removed from native settle
nents purchased their lands, built
annals and made the paradise OF
Mexico, where tho natives hooted
them and asserted they would all
starve within year.
Homes Confscated
"These are the homes they ar
asked to abandon rather than on!
government show a strong, firm
policy. inspiriting enough to instil
within the breast of these element
If responsibility a feeling Of re
'peet for all foreigners.
Their wares and produce ar,
taken and they are offered stat
scrip which is not backed by even {
semblance of law A dollar Of
will not buy 5 cents worth OF toof
for their families outside of the dis
trict, and there is nothing to buy in
side. Yet they are advised by tn
admiral OF the fleet to accept it II
payment rather than be cast in jai
for 10 500 days or pay fine o
IS to $500 if they refuse to accep
it.
is this the policy Of the Stars
and Stripes floating the seas to give
protection to Americans and theil
enterprises? Is it not up to oul
craftsmanship to devise remedy
for this travesty and injustice?"
Officials of the administration ii
close touch with the Mexican stua
tionadmitted tonight that they has
been apprehensiye for forty-eigh'
hours of disturbances in Mexico
| City eliminating in anti-Ame-icar
demonstrations. and they wer.
greatly relieved when no reports o.
disorder were received during tn
day,
They admitted that fear of dan
ger was much better founded today
! than when John Lind was en- rout,
% the Mexican capital BY this
| lime President wilson's messag,
has been digested and the Mexican
papers have eulogized Huerta for his
stand, this having a tendency to in
flame the popular mind agains
americans.
Another cause of concern to tn,
administration officials was the new,
Of the Encouragement OF the Mexican
~ n fgh Drae out