Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-10-19

1t and doubtless many journal
readers have quit trying to do so.
Ye. the story is both simple and
interes ing if we consider only the
really important incid ents and e.
yeats connected with it.
When anarchy, revolution and
bloodshed became the order in
Mexico several year ago, Presi-
DENT Taft established an embargo,
prohibiting the Shipment of arms
and ammunition into that country
This smIDargo was in force when
Mr.. Wilson became president He
rescinded or annulled it,, allowi g
the free shipment of munitions i'm
to Meaico again. This action seems
to have been taken as the result
of PRESSURE of munitions manufac-
turers who were after llhe profits
that COULD be made. At least MO
better EXPLANATION has been given.
This provided the Mexicans with
: a supply of arms and ammunition,
wherewi-h h TO carry on the bloody
strife which has marked the last
three or four years.
On a certain occasion since then,
the gov srnment OF Mexico offend
ed our own by refusing to salute
the Stars and Stripes. Mr. Wilson
Sought to enforce his demand that
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force to attack the Mexican city
of Vera Cruz. The city was taken
and ssnle two or three hundred
Mexicans ss we'll as q number of
Am ericans were killed. However
the Maxican government still re-
fused to- salute our flag; and while
the cost in both money and blood
had been considerable, we aban-
doned the city without securing the
salute in question.
No satisfactory reason has been
given as to why we should have
start d somethi.g & that We could
not see through. Yet by it, we
y 0dUIISu ple dCl1Ne udlTCU VI unC
Mexicans; Tor our force had hardly
Left Vera Cruz before they began
to massacre American men and to
outrage American women. This
stesdily increased; and 1t Is safe
to say thah for every Mexican KILL
ed at Vera Cruz, several Ameri-
noy y, INV nP
since. According to reports that
appear t1us worthy, American men
Z. were even tortured at the stake
while their wives were outraged and
their children cruelty massacre be.
fore their eyes.
Our government, which had a.
rous ID the hated and passions OF
the MeMc ans agains. our people in
4 that country, refused to protect
their lives. They became the limo
cent and helpless victims of blood
thirsty ruffians bent on vengeanc ce
This continued for many months
tduring which time a stream of A.
mer.can arms ard amm unition con.
tinued to flow into Mexico. 1t fol
lows that our government at Wash
ingtoa, AFTER arousing the Mexicane
against all Anne ericans there, know.
ingly permitted the sendir of mal-
nitions to that country, with which
.theso unfortunate Americans, whom
.nN,, v,11f tf
death. ....
The Me&icans themselves were
evidently unable to understand oul
government "back down." They haC
been punished merely for refusing
ito Salute our flag. Yet now they
found it perfectly safe to massa
Gre Anne ricans wholesale with death
dealing implements furnished them
sby other Americans. They became
gradually bolder just as nigh
have been expected; and ere long
they began to cross the boundary
lime ito kill our people on our OWL
soil.
What is the need of describing
the many border raids which follow
ed in which large number of law
abiding American citizens withdl
our OWN boundaries were wanto nj!
murdered by Mexicans with A.mei
oan,made guns and ammunition
FINALLY, game THE ATTACK on Cdlum
y