Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-07

South has secured All they wanted from
this administration in pork barrel lcai~-
lation.
We If Texas know NO North nor South.
we belong Ia the United States. This ~
the same Texas President Folks admin
l>tratlon fought t. secure from Mexico.
but - long ~ politicians and some news
paper men have the spirit ~ expressed
ny this man, - long H. the United States
doomed To- am inefficient government. 80
long il She doomed to BE- great ii terri
tory ruled pm small mental calibcr~.
Quoting from q letter written by n lend
ing senator from Utah III which w states:
III would hardly be proper for me Ia
give the names Of the senators and CON
grc~~mcn who made the request of mr an
vote against the bill for the S25.O o apprn-
priation for the preliminary survey
Another example Of political American
i~m-nn example that shows conclu~iycly
that the United States il lacking in men
whose great aims should bc ~ sway The
policy ot the government should CORE
erond viii the requirement, ~ the na-
ton, with it, need of development. and
with it, practical interests.
We know an that has been accomplish
ed IN Germany with her wonderful mill
tary roads. We know that American citi-
zcnS living near the Mexican border are
a~ much entitled t. protection a. lite and
property hy this government u- the citi-
zcns Of New York or Boston. We know
that the price of one battle~hip spent
along the border would facilitate the
movement Of troops, would prevent dep
relations hy the disturbing element from
Mexico. Should 4 battlc~hip from any
foreign country lombard one Ut our dc-
fen~elcSs towns on the coast IL would
mean war. The citizens living near thc
Mexican border are equally entitled to pro
lection w thi~ government. The GREAT
EFT feature towards furnishing that pro
lection IL Il tir~t-clu~- military road par
allcllng the Mexican border. Such a road
would bc one of the greatest peace fac
tors; N would show whore the United
States ended and the Latin republic be-
-FN- ~ 'AfA wv AFtfA ~HfW ~ tfaNNItNN
that both Mexico and the United State.
would look with pride upon the great
Scrpcntinc boundary that would proclaim
10 all the world that w last 4 peace
cNi~tcd-that at last YOU could distinguish
between Naco, Arizona. and Naco. Mexico.
For ~ know that Just y plain white board
shows the boundary between those two
places.
\ great mistake will hc made hi thi-
great national necessity IVY confused with
state roads. They arr entirely different
propositions. Ohio received ly-t wear
~3nn.n00 from TIE federal government frr
state road. Texas. Arizona and Cali
fornia are entitled wv the Same courtesy.
Al This state laws permit, hu; this border
road should hc handled hy thc rutyI
States government ana starr polite
should not wv permitted wv creep in. The
STATES arc nnt consulted when n ncv brit
tic~hip ~ deemed necessary for thc coast
protection. WHY should thc military
highway be- confused with state roads. II
ny N part unto itself. This great mill
tarv highway would mean more to the
United States wv event ni war with Nrx-
leo than a MALT dozen hat;lc-hip-. What
assurance. Judging by ihc past. hayc wv
that other revolutions Id Mexico will not
occur. even should TIE present one come
in an end IN the near ilturrf
Even should peace rome 60 Mexico and
i4it country make v bona Tide attempt
To DESTROY the numerous bandit bands.
Al. 4 a. - ~t~. fN.- --I