Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-07
SAY IF MANY AMERICANS HAD
BEEN KILLED WASHINGTON
WOULD BE TO BLAME.
GRAPE JUICE POLICY BEGINS
NOWHERE, ENDS NOWHERE
Huerta Can outplay Bryan at Game,
SAYS Returned Chicago Man-Frank
e. EnsIe Asserts Admiral Mayo
shed Tears Whom He Was Ordered
to Sail From Tampieo.

Chicago. Nav 1T would be pa
triotic act if the American people In
every city. village and hamlet turnout
this land would hold mass meetings.
demanding the resignation of William
Jennings Bryan. His grape-Jrlce Mex
lean policy has shamed and Inundated
the American nation in the eyes or
every other people.
George G. I. Abbott, refugee ranch
man reaching Chicago Tuesday after
A thrilling escape from Cordoba, Mex
leo. where a rowing Mexican band TOOK
possession of his ranch. attributed 10
the secretary Of state the blame Tor
conditions in Mexico at this time. Mr..
Abbott arrived here from Galveston.
He left Tuesday night to visit rela-
tIves in Manitoba. Canada.
Mexico has been seething and DOLL
ing for so long that there is nothing
left there to make peace with. II
Huerta Is eliminated and another man
put in his place a score of revolu-
,ionarv movements will spring up
within six months.
policy is that 1t begins nowhere and
ends nowhere. Eliminate Huerta ant!
the unsettled seething conditions will
remain Just as they are now. and
American life and property will be just
| as unsafe-I should say moro so--than
! it is now.
| IF the Americans had pressed right
| thru to Mexico City after taking Vera
ros
ton to compel acquiesence to their de-
mands Under present conditions villa
can take Mexico city without the
slightest heed to this government.
! MY personal opinion Is that this
mediation business will narrow down
TO the demand on Huerta that he fire
! the salute originally asked for by this
! government Huerta only arrested the
marines at Tampico to furnish an ex
crsc for intervention To this govern
ment 1t was question of either hav-
: ing the United States come N and save
him or have Villas victorious army
( from Torreon sweep down on him.
The Americans In Mexico feel tina
| Huerta can outplay the grape juice
policy and that il he can prevent the
, villa army from investing Mexico City
he is reasonably sure of his job. HI
! is apparently depending upon the attt'
, tude of the United States at this time
to keep villa in northern Mexico.
The Mexican federals will probabl,
! cong In large numbers in th'
country west of Vera Cruz. 1t is
! rugged region. and few guns
mounted TO command the passes thru
the mountains and stationed wher'
they would sweep a considerable ter
ritory. would make II almost impossi
BILE for the Americans to move toWar'
sands of lives.
Eneie Also Raps Policy.
! "A Mexican can not be handled b.
| moral suasion.' That term is not il
his voca bulary. Only real show o
aggressive force by this country will
make effective any kind Of policy o
the United States
Mr.. Abbott four years ago invested
a large sum of money in a combina
ton ranch and sugar plantation nea
Cordoba. Prior to that time he live
in ST. Louis. He Is "a years old. 1t i
his intention to remain in the Unite,
States until order of some kind ha
been established In lower Mexico. whel
charge of his property.
Frank S. Engle, who escaped fror
Tampico after the withdrawal of tn
American warships, asserted yesterda
that the administration cannot justif
itself for that action.
I'VE J9rked on the presence Of thos