Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-23
PEEL THEY ARE NOT
ACCOMPLISHING ANYTHING
Repnhiiean National. Committee, Ask.
Ing Why Guardsmen Wsrs Sent TO
e6rdsr by Wilson Administration
Faots Show Their Services We're Not
Required.
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or OF army requirements DuS poSooSS
they feel they have nothing to do and
that they are accomplishing nothing.
These are the reports which are COM
sfne to Adiutant General Logan almost
every day by men who have returned
ana by letters received. 1t is not the
spirit Of the Iowa boys who make up
thet National Guard to simply marx
time the returned officials and mem.
bers of the guard say.
An interesting review Of the policy
followed by President Wilson with the
United States army on the border ls
contained In material given out by tho
republican central committee here.
Among other things this points out:
During the Wilson administration
the United States army almost con-
tinuously has been on what was
termed service on the Mexican from
tier or In Mexico. This service has
huiniliated the army: its only possible
benefit has been political and neither
an aid to the American people at large
nor to the Mexican people. Now the
National Guard has been called upon
for more of this border service What
the militia will do, in the ight-0f hat
the afmy has done, or rather has not
been permitted to do is no better
shown than by a few facts which
every army man knows and which the
files Of any newspaper will evidence.
FIRST came Mexican lighting Incl
dental to attacks on the various Mex
lean border towns which are divided
from sister American communities by
the waters Of the Rio Grande in Texas
~ /. - -. - Sn 0{po ~ Inform afinnai
line In New Mexico and Arizona. Bull
let's, and In some cases shells, hreo
from the Mexican side made life dan
gerous and killed American civilians in
Brownsville, Tex, to Nogales, Ariz.
In almost all cases the Wilson ao-
ministfation warned the c~ontendlng
Mexican factions nor to fire over the
line. At first the warnings We're taken
seriously. But as accidental fire kiilea
persons on the American sid and the
WARNINGS from Washington were
merely repeated. the Mexicans became
more cocksurs and then attacks were
made from Tie south OF the Mexican
towns. so that the IRE in the American
communities was almost as great as in
Mexico.
This condition continued in fight
ing at Matamoras, opposite
vile and especially at Naco, where the
American and Mexican towns are d.
yided, only by = street. There was a
! siege Of Naco. American troops
we're hurried to the border town with
arttiery and the Mexicans were
warned not to shoot over the border.
The inhabitants Of Naco deserted thelr
homeasand slept In dugouts or on the
ground. The American troops on
American soil were b~arricaded or In
trenchea Several civilians and Amer
lean soldiers were killed and wounded.
washington issued more warnings.
No Embargo on Arms.
There vas no embargo on ammuni-
lion or arms entering Mexico at tnat
lime. AZ Naco two wounded United
statas soldiers lay IN the hot platform
~ the railway station waiting until a
ear nj be ~unloaded of boxes OF am
m,,rition. The ammunition was placed
an . motor truck and sent over the
tine to the Mexican forces whose bull
lets-American bullets-had
4. tvo Americans. When he express
..r IS emptied the two American
.oldiers were lifted into 1t ana the car
Nt9OAICnc0 ZOE lu0 POoS
"rhe United States army was or
dereda into Mexico In pursuit OF, ny
villa bandits who had raided Coiuni,
bns ~: M, and killed Americans anu
nillared American homes. The pun
tive expedition had orders to get VlAia,
dead or alive To get Villa deao o.
five. IN army with artillery any
uaxon trains was sent Into the chi
h,Iahua desert with orders not to oc-
cupy Mexican towns or the Mexican
rsiIways. villa naturally could travel
many times moro rapidly than Per,
.hinT. General Pershing, a skilled
DARING soldier, probably could not nave
81 ushtEVilla except by accident untti
tna handft reached Patagonia. Pershins
knew this. and almost every soldier IN
,E. .rmy knew it. II the Carranza
troops didn't stop Villa, the bandits
nth no impedimenta could run faster
,h.n the American army could pursue.
Il VAS like sendinE out an army to
o.,ch Jefse James in Oklahoma with
order. not to 20 In any town or use
ANY railway. Jesse James could 30 IN
INV town or use any railway ne
nleased, Only public sentiment coulo
catch Iesse James. There was no pup
Iic sentiment IN northern Mexico to
catch Pancho villa.
aThen the Carranza central govern
ment which had been recognized ny
he washington government as a ae
facto element protested against the
ssrescnce in Mexico Of American troops.
Aailla was lost. Pershing had struck
SSerS 1 masterful drive ever the desert.
NE railway lines and the towns ne
,rfxh44not enter. He was holding the
sackIwhich was q sack full OF SAND In
snjte OF this the punitive expedition
was held in Mexico. not pursuing villa
no, ~}pfotecting any border except the
swiail poYtion on the New. Mexico line.
..ro the humiliation Of the United
states army ard that portion OF the
american public which reads between
the ;in<SSo the Washington announce
ments. two fights occurred. AT Parral
: coh1mn Of American troops were IN
y,ted ~ the Mexican commandant to
entars The town to rest after g har
::ss.sh The Americans were attacked
and driven out of the town n ior
several miles along the railway line by
.Mexio.:. .-enns whose commander q
uHered hospitality and by q civilian
mob. Later at Carrizal two troops OF
cavalry were almost wiped out by
MEXICAN troopssof the de facto govern
menf in Z daring hight against impos-
sible ODDS and ! charge which broke
the Mexican lines.
HTtsn the president called out the
Observation-Disclosures were asked
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