Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-04-18
WITH THE EDITORS
MORE REASON FOR THE SALUTE.


Incidents of which the public was in
ignorance call insistcnly for "A com
pliancc with the demands Of the Wash
ington administration that the flag lie
saluted i'll apology by the de facto gov
eminent of Mexico. President Wilson in.
his statement TO the country. cites in
stances where our charge ~d'affaircs in
the City If Mexico has been Inundated
10 the extent of having a telegram from
this government referred, before il was
delivered To him. To "a censor: another
where a sailor with mail for the men
of American warships was arrested in
the streets of Tampi-o without any
cause whatsoever. The language Of the
President does not mince matters when
he refers to the contempt that has been
shown this government.
There will be no sympathy with the
remark Of Senator Works thai because
"A few blucjackcts from one of our ships
who had much better have been on ship.
board. are arrested and Huerta refuses
to salute our flag W are 10 go 10 war
or back Town and make ourselves ridicu-
lous.' That il shooting far wide of the
facts. The Presidents statement is suf-
ficicnt REPUTATION to any belief that the
Atlantic fleet has been ordered To Mex
leo because of one indignity offered the
American uniform. ID goes beyond that.
Mexican officers have. evidently. studi-
ously sought to anger the United States.
Perhaps the patient, calm waiting policy
at Washington mislcd them In regard
Ia the real temper Of the American PEG
pie. perhaps there is a deeper cause
which may directly lead To the sudden
lesscning Of the tension Of The past sew
eral weeks and the clearing of the prob
lem. even though by drastic means.
No matter what may lie the thought
elsewhere-and in the respect of uphold
ing the honor of the Nation aud the flag
there can he no disscnsion-the people Of
Texas and the Southwest. who have en-
dured with patience. uncomplainingly,
the Inconvenience and harlShips
brought about by the waiting policy of
Washington. join in communication ~
the dignified. strong. peaceful course
President Wilson and this government
have pursued.
The statement Of the President il "A
document. Ii brcathes III
the patience. the high resolve and atti-
tude hat has So consistently character
lied the big brother Ia the unhappy lit
tie brother of u republic south Of the Rio
IL leaves no room for doubt rs
to the justice of the present step. Ii was
the right act. the right kind Of statement,
to assure the nations of the world of the
forbearance that has ceased To be a vir.
tue, Of the necessity presented, without
our making. Of taking a firm stand: IF
he fact that the Hucrta defiance il rap
idly proving 10 Mexico n boomerang and
he strange. stubborn drama is approach
ing its end.-San Antonio Express.
An inventor. noting the poor gardens
Kept by city people. has patented a seed
The tape is made of paper and al
right distance apart the seed is held
last ~ the tape by a drop of glue said
be just the right fertilizer 10 help
make an early sprout. In this way No
seeds are wasted and il is impossible To
,ct the row crooked. The paper also
helps by blotting up moisture from the
that the glue may he dissolved. BY
his method all the back breaking work.
Except the spading and hocing. is dong
the factory by machinery. A wire