The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-03-20

Expresses His Opinion Regarding the
Mexican situation.
Editor Public Ledger;

Editor Public Ledger;
Not since the Spanish-American war
have the great daily papers OF the
larger cities been so crowded with
sensational news. The invasion OF
New Mexico by villa and bis army Of
assassins and the murderous outrages
committed at Columbus and other
places has aroused the people as they
have not been aroused since the blow
ing up of the Maine in Havana harbor
However, aside from this honest and
Just indignation, there is a certain ele'
ment whose views and opinions are
largely aired through certain papers
in which every line and every column
breathe forth a note OF rejoicing that
we at last have laudable excuse fol
the invasion OF Mexico.
From our own humble viewpoint We
must say IL ever a people had Just
cause to arm themselves and invade
foreign country in defense Of theil
rights, their honor and their homes
the American people in this case have
that right The repeated outrages Of
Mexico upon the peaceful American
citizens along the border has become
unbearable; the destruction of their
property, their homes and their lives
the cold blooded murder of their wives
and little innocent children, has
changed from civil war in Mexico &c
piracy and murder upon a neutral ma
ton.
The trouble and border warfare we
are experiencing today with Mexico
should be a lesson, not only to the
United States, but to other nations az
well. The betrayal of the peon oil
working class by the INSCRIPTIONS
politicians of Mexico is the cause o.
the unhappy conditions that exist
there today, and to a large extent is
also the cause of the trouble, the loss
of life and property of our peaceful
citizens along the border states o.
our own country. The lack OF educa-
ton of the poorer classes Of Mexicans
is also responsible for at least some OF
the lawlessness that has for years
cursed this unhappy people; few OF
the poorer class can either read or
write, so per cent of the population
can not speak word of English, and
those who can speak English refuse
to do so, only as necessity requires
them.
However, chief of all their troubles
is the dishonest politician. Under the
reign OF Diaz the people of Mexico
thought for a time they had Repub-
lican form of government, but they
we're not long in learning that under
this free government there was bu,
one man in all Mexico they could vote
for in a presidential election. When
Diaz could not be elected by the pop
ular ballet he was elected by the pop
ular bullet. For years this old thief
and fraud had himself elected presi-
dent of what was called free gov
eminent. at the point of the bayonet
In the meantime he carried on a sys-
tematic scheme of robbery that i'm
poverished the nation, millions OF
acres of land passed from the hands
of the people to the soul-less corpor-
alton, the greedy man of monopoly
was fast growing plethoric, with the
stolen lands and rich resources of a
people whose wealth is incalculable
The banks of New York at one ship
ment received ten million dollars to be
placed to the credit of this old sin
ner, every dollar OF which was coined
from the sweat and blood, the groans
and tears of the peon class. Then
other INSCRIPTIONS politicians rose IN
and started a revolution. They told
the poorer class how they were being
defrauded out OF their birthright
their natural Inheritance. and Diaz
was dethroned.
Then came a succession OF these I'M
scrupulous politicians to the throne
Madero, Huerta and last Carranza
Some attained the coveted throne by
force of arms. others by murder and
assassination. Yet in all this war OF
blood and hell. OF starvation and tears,
the poorer class OF Mexioans has had
no true and loyal friend The gov
eminent of Carranza has been recOg-
nized by the United States. and Car
rama has proved a failure. He prom
Used 10 restore order and to restore the
stolen lands to the people, but capital
with It's powerful. silent, stealthy arm
says TO Carranza, I'VE bought this
stolen property and we have financed
too many schemes for you and your
predecessors TO give up this stolen
property"
That many OF our American capital
lists are largely interested in this dis
honest plundering OF Mexico is well
known fact. and from these piratical
capitalists has come an incessant cry