French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-06-08
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.oo71v break out in a class of neWspa-
ners calline for the "subjugatlon' 81
The Mexicans and the ~.apneXation Oh
that accursed country to the territory
cf the United States, And we dont
think that any considerable NUMBER
Of disinteretsed people in this country
approve of the annexation proposition
for the good and sufficient reason
that we do not need and do no want
Mexico. in the first place, and certain
r. do not need OK want to attempt the
irlpossible task of trying
tie body OF cut-throats. assasslns ana
traitors who. in large part, compose
me population of Old Mexico.
'"They are all Greasers," as a writer
who knows that country and its pop
u;ation intimately has well said. and
treachery and ingratitude, are among
their predominating traits of character
Enough of that kind of maternal" ana
more than enough, has already found
it's ay,througn the Immigration gates
into the United States and today Uncle
Sam doesn't know whether millions OF
them would no turn traitors were the
United States drawn into war with
foreign nations.
The American people as a whole
largely endorse what the present ma
t.onal administration is doing in the
{ forts to secure protection from these
]nurderous Mexican bandits along the
border of Northern Mexico-and they
expect and demand that President Will
sens policy in this matter be carried
through to a successful conclusion;
that a thorough job be done while we
are about it. that ar end be put to
what has been a most exasperatinG
situation and a very painful thorn in
the flesh of the American republic for
very many years, entirely too many
years already. 4iM1
Carranza's latest demand" an
nounced from Washington a few days
aco, for the withdrawal of American
troops from Mexican territory (while
Villa continues to conceal his hiding
place. should cut no ice in interfering
with the program marked III by Uncle
Sam, and Carranza should be made ~
definitely understand that until his So
called government, acquires more
ability and power to handle situation
and suppress lawless ~incursions into
American territory by Mexican des-
reradoes his expostulations and brav-
ado was better to the good if trans
ferred to cold Storage, while Uncle
Sam is completing this job.
The only excuse we can see from
these spasmodic demands" on the
Fart of the moribund First Chief" Of
Mexico, as that embodied in the sue-
gestion that Carranza writes these
notes: chiefly for: the consumption
of the Mexican peOpIe-those of them
who can. read the newspapers, and the
more ignorant who can be told of the
bold exploits Of language against the
American 'Gingoes"@ by those VIII C
read, thus helping the lame-duCk ''ad-
ministration' to escape possible oyer
throw by the trlstng supporters whom
he is deliberately d~eceiv.ng by bravaGo
that is even feigned.
Besides the very pertinent fact that
Mexico is not worth what it would
cost US to "~subjugate" it, especially
in the loss of American lives, there is
an equally important and press g
consideration intervening to prevent
such a course. especially at this time.
We would be so busy whipping Mexl.
cans that We might have no voice in
the great international game that is
being played and that will be played
eTen stronger when the day of peace
dswns across the Atlantic, of which
We think we can see some ray of hope
-eVe now as far off as Western
North Carolina. The nations of Eu-
o p have been made to understand
that this country is very much deter
mined to be taken into strict account
hereafter in the international affairs,
and that we near to have our say and
play our part, and that in no uncer-
tin manner, in the future.
The United States. to insure pros
per-ty for this country and people
will demand a foremost position in
the great commercial game that win
have to be fought out along the paths
of business contest, after the carnage
On the physical battlefield has been
stopped and peace" declared.
Foreign commerce we must have on
an ever increasing scale, and our trade
would decrease rather than increase
unless our ntar.nntiona1 AoriA.aA l.