Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-07-22
ENCANS AMAZED At
CONQUER0RS' TACTICS
6stead of Being Lined Up and
Slaughtered They Are
Saved.

70 the amazement Of the Mexicana
tsays Jack London In "Mexico's Army
and Our" in Collier's). there was no
general slaughter against blank walls.
xustend of turning the prisoners loose.
tseir numbers were added to. Every
sSot0us m disorderly citizen, every
sneak thief and petty offender. was
marched to the city prison the moment
10 displayed activity. The American
e0nquerors bid for the old order that
Aad obtained in the city. INC began
The bidding by putting the petty Of
lenders to sweeping the streets.
No property was c~onfiscated. Any
ching Communicated for the use of the
army was paid for. and well paid for.
Hen who owned horses. mules. carts.
and automobiles competed with one an
other to have their property COM
1nandeered. The graft which all bus
meas men suffered at the hands of their
~ officials Immediately ceased.
Never In their lives had their proper
" been so safe and so profitable. In
edcntaily. the diseases hat stalk at
mo heels of war did not stalk. On the
contrary Vera Cruz a cleaned and
0lsjnfectcd as 1T had never been in all
IN history.
Ia snort. American occupation gave
Vera Cruz a bull market in health. or
~ appreciated. Prices rose. Profits
SCARED. Verify. the Vera Cruzans will
Ione remember this being conquered by
tno Americans. n ycarn for the bliss
1ul day when the Americans will con-
Qocr them again. They would not
mind thus being conquered to the end
81 time
An exciting aipbt u,o Tho c,oonn-..
o. the naval school. which had been so
ds.organizeI the first day by the five
@lnutes of she'll fire from the Chester.
immediately the city had been turned
over to the army by the navy. the first
battalion of the Fourth infantry and
1our.n lieid artillery descended upon
enc naval school. In a trice every win
o0w was vomiting forth the debris that
SsOgged the interior. And then was
kOu8nt the second battle of the naval
scnooi. Thousands of poor Mexicans-
.acn. women. and children-surround-
Ie the building and battled over the
otd shoes. shattered furniture. and dis
earded clothes. 1t was the women who
s0uent fiercest and most v~ociferously.
~. 10 the accompaniment of much
nair pulling, many a pair of linen
s.onsers mad its legs irrevocably separ-
stoo. i'hey struggled and squabbled
g ran hither and thither like ants
sHI N = a money pot. For once war was
Hlnd TO them. and, instead Of being
soesed. they were themselves tasting
~ Joys OF looting. And alas! I saw
no ruined pretties rain down amid the
.sostar dust from my lady's boudoir
. s.H;u ene TWO red. high heeled Spanish
snppers borne off in opposite direc-
tsons by gleeful Indian women.
az I write this. beneath my window.
10y a great Gathering Of hoofs on the
s.pnalt, is passing a long column Of
batteries, all carried on the
VI Ois government mules. And
look down at sun bronzed
IOOpers IN their olive drab. my mind
soveEts TO tho review the other day Of
our soldiers and sailors. Surely. ~ the
Heon soldiers of Mexico could all have
Wooen rough down to witness what
AsA = Oh soldiers and equipment was
O1Ic. tnere would have been such .
sesn Tor he brush that 10 years would
~ nave seen the last of them dug ont
- sne1r hiding places.
A.0 yet this Is not fair, The noon
SSO1aler Is not a coward 'Stupid he we'll
yust as ne Is lily trained and siililv
sst'ceIed; nut ne Is too much OF a fatal.
ar.s wen as q savage to be grossly
nailed fist of power. but nevar h ~ the
H.ke the feliah of Egypt. he patientiv
@@uIes through the centuries anS
rNsssaMses ms rulers come and I'd.
OF government NEAR r. -.
~ merely changes Of the eyerlastinS
- .Aster. His harsh treatment ana nons
svMarded toll are aver the same M
SSMnkimg as h sun and easors IL
e 80 s.tt'e 20 lose and less to eain' Ee
n UoIn 20 an unl0vely place IN fife r.
= 700. the law Of existence.