The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-04-30


r-7 This came about the other day Tam
pco, but though the particular incident
The Tampico served precipitate the results which
Incident have contributed to the abandonment at
Washington of the mild ermeasures, It's
only after repeated and studied defiance
part of both factions has convinced
the President that further empozng will serve to no good
second time within decade that the nation has
dearly its discharge After ALL what glory can there be- for
colossus such to curb and humble weaker nation
two thirds of still immersed in its primitive emsavage state
This the most trying part of it, that shall be called upon
to make ncaulabe sacrifices the altar of Mars; precious
empty satisfaction that have licked worthy of our
steel 1t at best ptfu task that falls upon the nation but
sembnce decree of Providence and that have always
proclaimed ourselves God fearing nation bow ubmsvey to
the mandate and accept the white mans burden.
If there compromising view to be
taken of the repellant into which the
Let the work be nation has been drawn. that the
Thorough paredness of our striking arms has been
wildly demonstrated, and that the clock
like preciseness in which, to begin WITH
the has put in motion the program mapped in Wash
ngon for such eventuay gives unquestoned evidence
that the must be TAKEN the work will be accomplished
that thorough that will preclude the necessity of
repetition EN- let this manifestation of quicknes and
machine like regularity the part of the splendid and depend
able fleet be lesson to those garruous and obcng hayseed
politicians who unable to distinguish duck shooting punt
halls of Congress with their senseess antagonsm that
branch of the nations service
" Enough Of the tensive atmosphere now
prevailing in the outside world has fl
The Work Cut tered through the grey barriers which
what has been already accomplished
The guns OF monsters before
Vera Cruz Numbered and the hold the port Did you
stop to ponder the important work always delegated
to this Of service! They know the advance
pioneers of the hOrdes follow they blaze the establish
the base what they they have repeated Vera
Cruz aud they will have duplicated Tpco Coatzcoalcos
puerto Mexco) Progreso and Campeche the gulf Maza
Ian, Acapulco Sana Cruz, Manano and Ocus the Pacifc
meanwhile sea levathans will take that
in land Down oUQCtOn
the rhythmic tramp tramp of the boys in khaki will resound
the psn of black husd fOregh hours
will echo their marching steps Perhaps by then the lines Of
City, are in the hands of the naval
landing forces at least sufficient stretch of them allow the
first stage of the advance the capital But here there will be
grim desperate fighting; moments reghted with
unceasng vigilance as trains plunge in and out of the long
and Esperanz half way tothe capital reached Remember
too that in this territory swarm the wild bands that aeg
and in the open plains Of Moeos plenty
in which depoy artillery and sweep those marauders off the
Valleys driving them to their mountain fastness there be
If the yet unverfed reports true that the cons-
utionass have buried the Ratchet joined
against forces assumed they wouldthen
there shall be plenty of work for engineers and likely
guarded Meanwhile the serred ranks guards
will mark time on the Rio Grande.
- Japan is considerably agtated over a
naval graft investigation it's 4
Japanese height; the story Of which is told by
Naval Graft Japanese paper as follows: "A former
typist in the Tokyo Office of German
firm stole copied certain documents
which claims the company obtained by brbng officers of the
japanese navy He handed these documents press
pendent in Japan and in completely with the latter tried to
tort $125 900 from the German firm Under their threats the
Tokyo manager Of the German firm actually gave them check
for the demanded but before the backmaers cashed
the German caused the Of the typst Berlin
whittier he had returned time BEFORE and January 80
the Berlin sentenced him years Imprisonment In
the meantime the correspondent also arrested Tokyo
This immediately aroused excitement among the
JAPAN and the newspapers began attack only the
Asa
Captain Sawasai and Engineer Rear-Admra Fui
moned before the naval martial and the trial still
proceeding"