Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-04-30

him many times. He is q robber ban
dit Of the worst type, although II you
do not antagonize him he will not
bother you.
There will never be a union OF the
forces of Huerta, Csrranza and Ia
pata. That's out OF the question.
Each band will fight this country TO
the last ditch.
The better class of Mexicaas-
those whose haciendas and property
have been torn from them BY the
robbers-welcome Intervention. II IL
only the poems. or the poor working
people, who are fighting, and they are
30 ignorant that they do not know
who they are fighting for. The Next
cans won't stand up and fight They
are treacherous. deceptive and sneaky.
They are all cowards-and their word
Is no good"
Routes to Mexico City.
Washington.-If invasion OF Mex
leo should be ordered, it is believed
Mexico City again will be the chief
goal of the American troops, as In the
former war with Mexico, and Vera
Cruz will be the starting point.
There are two routes from Vera
Cruz to Mexico City. One is the ia
lapa route, taken by General Scott In
his advance in the former war. The
other is the Orizaba route, used by
the French when Macmillan invaded
Mexico.
The Jalapa route has a narrow
gauge railroad from Vera Cruz to
Mexico City. The distance is approx
mately 900 miles. The Orizaba route
has standard-gauge railroad and Is
ESQ miles long.
There is only a small force Of fed
erals in Vera Cruz today, under Cen
eral Mas.
The Mexican army hardly would be
able TO withstand the march of the
Americans from Vera Cruz to Mexico
City by either route, according to high
military officials here. The largest
number Of men Huerta could handle
would be about 10000.
The march probably would be fea-
tured by a number of engagements,
each one marking a further advance
by the Americans.
In the fighting at Vera Cruz. in the
center OF the inner harbor San Juan
de Uloa, an ancient stone fortress,
flew the Mexican flag throughout the
attack. Captain Stickney of the Prai-
RE sent word to the commandant OF
San Juan de Uloa that he would blow
him to pieces with the Prairies guns
II he opened fire against the Ameri-
cans, but that otherwise he would not
be disturbed. The commandant re-
piled that he would answer with his
cannon IL fired on, but that he would
not begin hostilities.
Fired on Tars at Tamplco.
Galveston, Tex.-American sailors
we're fired upon by Mexican gunboat
at Tampico on two or three different
occasions, and once German and Eng
lish sailors were fred upon, according
to Chief Engineer Murray Of the
steamer Herbert G. Wylie, which ar
rived here today from Tampico.
Murray said he had seen the Mexi-
can gunboat Vera Cruz take pot
shots" at cutters flying the United
States flag. He said on one occasion
cutters from an American man-of-war
and from German and English boats
went ashore without their flags fly
ing. their occupants landing and start
ing afoot toward the village Of Dona
MI AHAnnnd q
shell near them.
Occupants of all three boats then
hurried back to the water front, where
they hoisted their flags In their re-
spective boats, and there was no more
firing.
mo Desire for Conquest"
New York.-William Bayard Hale
President Wilson's unofficial investiga
tor of affairs in Mexico, has contrib
uted to the Worlds Work an article
unfolding the presidents Mexican pol
icy and pointing out an important de
yelopment In the character Of Ameri
can diplomacy. This, he explains, IL
an Interpretation OF the Monroe doc
trine that establishes the suzerainty
of the United States only as an eff
fective source of moral inspiration
over the nations of Central Americs
and the West Indies.
Our Moral Empire in America" IL
the title Of the article. Discussing the
possibility of Intervention In Mexico
(the article was written before the
feet was ordered to Tampico). DR.
Hale says:
IAN American army would have NJ
physical difficulty in getting back ou
of Mexico; nobody would use 1t VI
before 1t got away; the difficulty woulC
be that greed and false sense of ma
tional honor would do their utmost t
keep us there permanently In occupa
ton"
II armed Intervention should b.
forced upon the government. he con
tinues:
81 predict that our forces will b.
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