The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-19


can army was moving on to San An
tonic and that the Mexicans In San
Antonio already had revo1ted and
were in possession of the town.
These are only samples of the
ghastly and brazen Hes published In
MUS in this respect - most marvellous.
But It worked. All these stories were
instiEated. and circulated by the gov
eminent. Huerta was about to fall
into the hands of the rebels-his die
tatorship was about to end He
cation to cover the real trouble. He
figured to die repelling a foreign in
vasion az q hero instead of as q traitor
in front Of a firing squad AZ threaten
ed many times by the rebels.
Fooled Into Enlistments.
"Of course all these stories and re-
ports stirred up the so-called patriot
actually volunteered and were enlisted
to fight the blonde beasts 1t IL es-
timated in Mexico City alone 10000
enlisted in two days. They were inn
mediately uniformed. armed and TAX
en- down to their trains to be sent to
Vera Cruz. The trains were loaded
and doors locked and when the volun-
teers saw daylight the next morning
they were miles to the north of Next
CO. full fledged soldiers going to
fight the rebels; and not the Ameri-
cans in Vera Cruz. 1t took about three
days for this to sink into these peoples
heads and great was the reaction
therefrom.'
You cannot raise 100 soldiers in
this city to fight the Gringos or any,
one else. All able-bodfed men are
careful about appearing on the streets,
unless their occupation or standing
protects Them And mobs don't form
like they did at first-mobs make
good soldiers. The town IL in COM
parative quiet again but the Ameri-
cans are further blamed as the cause
Of the recruiting business.
No News From United States.
"As to what Is going on at Vera
Cruz or in the United States we
haven't the slightest idea. We haven't
had news of any kind whatever from
the states since about April 10 and
from Vera Cruz about April II. Vera
Cruz might as we'll be in Africa as far
as our knowledge of 1t Is concerned.
"One of the stories gotten out here
was that our marines had wantonly
murdered, and shot down hundreds Of
Cruz and would let no Mexicans out
of there, reserving them for slaughter.
In retaliation this government issued
an order and enforced 1t that Ameri-
cans should not leave Mexico City or
any .)lace where they are located.
"All American houses were search
ed and we were dispossessed of the
only protection we had relied upon.
Then our embassy records and our
persons were turned over by Wilson
to the British embassy here but as
Englishmen and Americans appear SO
much alike that when the British
commenced to share in our abuse and
when the British flag worn by SO many
Americans offered no protection to
even the British, they repudiated us
and threw US out. After some days
we then became Brazilian proteges
and now today we hear-unconfirmed
that we've been passed on to the
Germans.
Without . Country or . Flag.
Truly our little band here is with
out a nationality, without a country
offered az a sacrifice by Wilson to as
and before the winds had waited off
the first Whiffs from our smoking car
cases we are offered by Huerta as a
sacrifice to save him from the rebels
and fromWilsOn-a most dtsQuieting
and disconcerting situation and most
remarkable.
I'VE were at one time upon. the eve
of hoping that possibly we had mis-
Judged Wilson but here we are back
again on the lid-and the lid IL red
hot this time. It's most vicious
crime for the people of q country as
great and glorious as the United States
to seat such men-I hope our country
never again suffers such a misfortune.
You can believe anything you hear
about MexicO.'