The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-04-25

worthy and Industrious. we found we
mad TO De firm with them. There's no
use to bubble with a Mexican. It
must De straight yes or mo- and you
must stick by it. If President Wilson
had been firm with Huerta he would
never have to fire a shot
He did right by not recognizing
him. The government took the right
stano When 1t let it be known that it
would not accord recognition to presf-
dents reaching power by assassination
But we should also have told Huerta
that when he attempted to exercise
the powers of president that we would
step in and take charge This would
have ended the matter if we had car
ried out out threats.
Most Oppressed People.
1t is hard to imagine the condi-
tons OF the poems unless you have
seen them as they live. They are the
most oppressed people on earth and
they don't deserve it. Madero would
have done much for them, but he YVES
not given chance. Almost as soon
as he became president another revolt
was started.
Il believe the action OF Huerta in
arresting our marines was deliberately
planned to draw the bulk of our navy
to the eastern coast. Francisco de la
Barra has been in Toxic for several
months. We have few vessels off tee
Pacific coast. The bay of Magdalena
is one of the strongest and easiest de-
Tended bays in the world Roosevelt
saw this and tried to get 1t. but could
not. What would happen if the Jap
anese fleet should anchor there? What
would we do? 1t would take US two
months to get our ships around there.
at has been shown that the bay
sci in the world and allow room for
them to float with the tide at the end
of their cables. This was done when
the American fleet maneuvered and
had target practice there.
when we made our treaty with
Mexico in 1S46-47. after the war. lit
tie was known of geography and of
Lower California. We could have
taken that too. We took everything
we wanted. We missed a chance to
world. And we paid Mexico S15,oo0.-
900 for the territory we took, too.
This is not generally known.
CreeI for President.
'It is my opinion eX-Gov. Enrique
Creel, who formerly was ambassador
to the United States, should be made
provisional president if the United
States takes charge. His mother was
an American woman and he is more
in sympathy with us than any OF the
other leading Mexicans. Most of the
people like him. Those who don't, dis
like him because he is related to old
Gen. Terrazas OF Chihuahua, who is
the richest Mexican. He and his class
control the country and because OIL
this Gen. Terrazas is one of the most
hated men in the country He is one
Of 5000 rich MeXicans who own prac-
ttically all of the land in that coun-
try.
There is an idea that poems are
lazy and absolutely immoral. The first
is not true. The high cost Of marry
ing is responsible for the latter. 1t
costs about $40 to be married in Mex
leo and some of those poor poems never
get that much in their lives"
Mr.. Townsend travelled over prac-
tically the entire country during the
three years he spent there. He de-
clared the possibilities for 1T becom-
ing a great turpentine producer are
large. He said he found that negroes
will not stay there as they become
homesick and return to the United
Stats. The industry will have to de-
pend entirely on the poems for labor,
he said. When driven from the coun-
try by revolts Mr.. Townsend waited
eighteen months in Ell Paso for con-
ditions 70 become normal He then
returned to Georgia. He now is en-
p1oyed by a chemical company of Mil
waukee and will be in Savannah sew
eral days on business.