Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-01-26
WANT TO ANNEX MEXICO.

The press bureau of the interests desrous of involving
this country in with Mexico is getting busy with
the newspapers The Lawson Editorial Service" locat
ed at 81 East 28th street. New York not far from the
Standard Oil offices is mailing readymade editorials to
the papers One received by the Capital Journal today is
entitled Sinking His Duty" and red-hot roast of
resident Wilson's Mexican policy The instructions ac-
companying the editorial say:
"Set this up in lOpoint double column and its effec
tveness will be immeasurably increased
No doubt about thatbut its effectiveness would also
be increased if it not known that the fellow who
wrote it paid by certain interests to manufacture
sentiment among the people in favor Of the subjugaton
of Mexico and its annexation to this country Here is
sample of Mr. Lawson's argument in favor Of such
ton:
hrk9g of dny'hg putting Off Of necessary task onto the shoulders of
Of growth just must Mexico eventually become of the Jnd
mature has made war among human species necessary part Of it. cy
teme order to teach the rules of expansion and the Organization Of
o 50 long a.. We have competitive nations just 50 long viii We have de
III cvy state the United States was separate country with
s distinct and ruler instead Of all coming under federal
head and Of rules then there would be almost continual state
carried on between them in the same manner tb9t war periodically carried on
between the different countries of Europe While on the other hand If the Eu
cd States Of America With one head one set Of rules a there would
no % , n ' I cn m "tc of GcTmnm do n make wnr upon each
pc Empire and brought under the direction Of one head ana one set Of laws
when Prussia Bavaria soony seso Gt h were constantly fighting among
This naturally apry the United states and Mce
these countries combine in order to eliminate all ahc competition
that's a Since when, has becomc part OF the American spirit
10 be afraid to fightY"
Here is frank and open defense Of the 'Hron hand
policy the survival of the stronger and the subjugaton
Of the weak But that is not the motive back Of these
readymade editorials any newspapeman who receives
them will divine at once 1t is the selfish interest in Mex
lean lands oil or mineral properties With Mexico under
he stable government Of the United States the Standard
Oil Co., the Guggenhems and other big corporations have
properties acquired for little or nothing which would
become worth billions Back of these constant revolu-
lions of late years have been the manpuatons of these
millionaire SPECTATORS who have proceeded on the theory
that anarchy in Mexico would lead to intervention and
annexation by the United States and they have deber
atey planned to bring about the conditions that now OBJ
cain throughout the unfortunate republic
This Alfred lawson whoever he may be, is simply
Of those paid press agents who annoying and
dstasefu to real newspapemen His business to in
vegle many editors possible into printing his stuff
in the belief that it is written in good faith instead Of be-
ing paid for by the interests who want to gobbe up about
all there is worth anything in Mexico through annexation
by the United States.