South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-05-16
Rev. George H. Brewer, Head
of Baptist Work for 10 Years
in RevoIt-Ridden Country,
Visits Mother in South Bend.
FAMILY HELD PRISONERS
BUT FINALLY ESCAPE
Minister Declares Intervention
By United States Must Come
and Will Be Welcomed BY
90 Percent of Natives.

war between the United States and
Mexico is inevitable.
IF the United states maintains It's
prestige among other nations OF the
world Intervention by force is neceS-
sarv The mediation procedure VIII
never succeed in bringing about a sue
cessfuI settle OF the Mexican sltua-
ton"
These were the declarations of Rev.
George II Brewer, superintendent OF
Paptist Missionary Work in Mexico for
the last ten years, in an interview at
the Oliver hotel of this city, Satur DAY
noon. Rev. Mr.. Brewer escaped from
Mexico with difficulty and arrived In
South Bend Friday night where ne is
visiting his mother, Mrs Ehzaoeth
Brewer, S21 y. Main st.
With his wife and two children Rev.
Mr.. Brewer left Mexico City, April 20.
His family had been held for ten days
as prisoners Of war and their release
was secured with a number OF others
through the efforts OF the British con
sui. They were taken in a refugee
train to a coast city and thence 10
Vera Cruz BY a war ship.
Suffer some HardshipS.
Every precaution was taken TO pro-
tect the ship. special tram OF
fTO0DH
that the bridge and tunnels were safe.
From Vera Cruz a merchant Vessel
brought the family TO New Orleans
and from there they came by rail- 10
this city. For more than 10 days ReV.
Mr. Brewer was compelled TO go with
very little sleep because OF the crowd
ed steamer conditions. The party
suffered the most severe hardships
For five days outside Of the New Or
leans harbor they were held In quar-
antiue. Rev. Mr.. Brewer will remain
in the city for a few days and sun
day night will deliver a lecture at the
First Baptist church on the Mexican
situation.
Rev. Mr.. Brewer is acquainted with
Or. c. VI. Harrison, wealthy physician
in the employ of a government railway
there and brother OF Z. j. Harrison
OF This city. DR.. Harrison will re-
main in Mexico to protect his prop
erty there.
Intervention Must Come.
That intervention in Mexico by the
United States will be welcomed by 90
per cent of the population OF the re-
public, and that intervention can bring
a settlement OF the situation in very
short time because of this fact. was
the assertion OF Rev. Mr.. Brewer.
Millions of MeXicans are tired OF
the conditions that have prevailed in
Mexico during the past several years
and few believe that the situation can
be settled by overthrowinG the Auerta
regime" ne declared. 1T viii do little
good to oust Huerta as there are doz-
ems OF factions now laying low to boost
their leader as soon as Huerta is put
out The Gen. Diaz faction is one OF
the dark horses, which it Is generally
understood will be pushed TO the front
In the event that Huerta is put down.
Gen Diaz, IL is asserted, can muster
Ill Hrn#n anW N hFNH =
warning. other leaders have similar
follOwings
Huerta Holds Whip.
'Huerta holds the whip of power
because he controls the press and the
army. Another man can easily take
ms place II ne Is put down o1,,idc, ana IOF OF
that reason the great populace OF
Mexico are in sympathy with any
movement that viii restore peace.
1T may be true that Huerta wishes
tt save himself by intervention, not
wishing TO fall into the clutches of
the rebels. He has continually stirred
the republic against the Americans
and had IT not been for the demands
made OF him by his Subordinates many
times the Americans would have lost
their lives and even more property
would have been destroyed.
A fitting example of Huerta's ef-
fort 10 stir his people against the
episode. When the steamer Carlor Y
left the Vera Cruz harbor for a south
ern port shortly after the arrival OF
Fletcher's fleet, story leaked out IN
Mexico City that the vessel had been
attacked by the American fleet and
sunk in the Vera cruz harbor.
Lies Are Exploited.
q" 'El impartial the newspaper used
by Huerta. published a story that COW
cred the full front page played up In
bold type. asserting that the Yankee
fleet had destroyed the vessel. II was
written 20 instil hatred in the hearts OF
the MeXiCans and 10 served the pur-
pose. An editorial probably dictated
Dy Huerta, was carried in the same is
sue. IL painted in great word pictures
the heroic efforts Of the tiny ship IN
the battle against the entire American
fleet and asserted that the ship sank
into the sea like the sun sinking over
the western horizon. IL branded
Fletcher as a coward and ia the clos
ing paragraph said:
1T viii be "A surprise If every pa
triotiC Mexican citizen does net rise
up today 10 kin every American that
crosses his path and destroys all
American property. This was the
cause Of the MeNicans crying Kill the
Grlngos down with the Yankees burn
their buildings
Americans Were Saved.
"if was only through the efforts OF
the more conservative followers of
Huerta that the Americans i'm the city
were saved. With plea for humanity
and that the matter was not diplo-
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