Evening star., 1914-03-22

gets kilt, sind sharp reprimand to our
ally like Well, l declare or Tut, tut,
an thin wait till it happens again. But
its goin' to come out all right in th' end.
The sicrety iv state. who has charge iv
th' matther. was interviewed afther his
Il rombone solo at Chillicothe, Ohio, tn
Olher night, an he said he had not heerd
firm Mexico FIR a week. but he felt sure
that whin he returned to tn capital he
wud find that affairs were approachin'
happy solution. Amy day now l explct
to read: OWN to tn sthrict enforce
gncnt iv tn fugitive law TIL last cause
iv onaisiness in TIL State Departmint over
Mexico has been removed be carredges
to Calv'ry. His name was Higgins an
ne come firm Haverhill, Mass.
Its no good fr We to go rasin an
tearin' around because our little frind
Pancho Villa is so irnpulsive in argyin
with strangers that ofthen whin a coort
martial has condimned white man fr
speakin' with a Unreasonable accint in
tn prlsince iv TIL great liberator they
have to go out an dig him up to enforce
TIL sintince. Don't be carrid away be
rash impulse to punch somebody in tn
eye Be a statesman like Willum Jen-
ningS Bryan. 1t is thrue that l meslif
often feel whin I read tn news fr m Mex
leo that l ought to go down to Chihoohoo
an take our good an great frind be tn.
scruff iv tn neck an kick him all tn
way to Eagle Pass an thin hand him over
to TIL gov'nor iv Texas while go acrost
the sthreet to tn grocery store an buy
clothesline. But that's why l amt a
statesman. Ye don't see Willum Jennings
gettin red in tn face an poundin tn
table over these thrif1es. No. sir. He
goes serenely about his platform jooties,
an his lecture program is absolutely un-
ruffied.
our relations with Pancho is most
corjal an just what y'd want the rela-
tions iv a great civilized republic with
iv tn most notorious burglars now
in public life to be. We give him tn
gun he shoots tn prisoner, an We
apologize to tn powers. It's wan iv the
pleasantest alliances this country has
contracted since it took in tn mick
robe iv infiooinZy. We're justly proud
iv our little frind. an he loves an re-
spicts u.s. P'raps he holds US in too
much awe an vineration, but that is no
more thin nachral in a meek an modest
half breed who has gone into partnership
with wan iv tn most pow'rful nations in
tn wurruld.
Il hope tn administration won't be too
severe with him l thought l see signs
IL that in some recent remarks at Wash
nton an it wud be too bad if the al
lance was weakened be autycratic meth
ods. He shud be ruled be kindness an
love. There's no use in a big, sthrong
man like Woodrow Wilson bullying this
gentle soul. FIR instance, what was tn
good iv sindin' this rough message last
week: King iv England wants to know
if We intind to kill amy more iv his
srbjicks. l know yeer ixcillincy's ten
der heart too well TO suggist that ye do.
but if it isn't too much throuble I'd like
an answer collect. TO which Pancho
made tn foliowin' almost obseekyus re-
ply: None w tn kings business or ye'ers
ayether. But if ye have to know, yes
Sind on some more alnmynition, an be
quick about i, or I'll go over an take it
away firm ye'
Til Prisidint apparently lost his
temper an set down an wrote this angry