Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-16
ANSWER is PLAIN,
In the telegraph dispatches in last
Fridays Courier was the following


Fridays Courier was the following:
Vera Cruz, July 10.-Querido Mo-
hena, formerly Mexican minister OF
commerce and labor before departing
today on board the Espagne, for Cuba
and the United States, virtually criti-
cised the policy of the United States
towards Mexico. AS he sat in the for
ward saloon Of the French liner, Senior
Mohena looked through port hole to-
ward the American flag flying in Vera
Cruz and shook his fist in rage
He insisted that he was in posi-
ton to produce proofs that there is a
"secret platform" of the progressive
party IN the United States of which
Col. Roosevelt was cognizant and in
which he concurred, looking to the dis
ruption of Mexico and the acquisition
ultimately by the United States of all
the territory between the Rio Grande
an6 Panama.
Francis Escuduro who was minister
Of foreign relations in Venustiano Car
ranza's cabinet has letters which to
him are conclusive evidence of his al
legations and declared he hoped to
be able to produce these letters at the
proper time.
"And not only were the leaders of
the progressive pledged to this policy
he added, "but that the politicians of
both the republican and the democrat
ic parties had promised their secret
support. That President Wilson him
self had subscribed to this Ubiquitous
conspiracy is evidenced by his atti-
tude toward Mexico. Not single
American in all the hundred million
population of the United States can
give satisfactory answer as to why
those troops are there on shore in
Vera Cruz"
Now, Querido, you should not excite
yourself that way-you're probably not
any too strong anyway.
While we are on the subject of salts
factory answers, Quid, old pal, we
would like for someone to tell what
excuse you can give for drawing a
salary as minister of labor in Mexico.
Mexico may have some use for bu.
reau of commerce, but no one has ever
vet been able to make direct connec-
ton between the Mexicans and labor
Every attempt to do so has developed
q short circuit.
Now Querido (such an industrious
sounding name, isn't it) if you have
been trying to get the populace of Mex
leo to labor, then the cause of the pre-
sent rebellion Is explained 1t is plain
to the dullest mind that any kind of
movement by government official,
that would have the appearance of try
ing to get the natural born natives to
work, would certainly cause general
uprising against the government. AS
we said before, Quid, if you were do
ing that we don't wonder that the Mex
lean people are mad. Also if you have
been drawing salary as minister OF
national department of the Mexican
government and been fired, we can un-
derstand why you are mad.
Now once more, Mr.. Querido Mohe-
ma that name looks like squirrel
whiskey) if you want to see one real
good answer as to why President Will
son is keeping United States troops at
Vera Cruz, you can do so by getting
yourself, when in your normal state Of
mind, directly in front of a good mirror
and looking straight into it. And say,
Quid, be careful to select reasonably
heavy glass-one that Is capable Of
standing quite shock.