The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-11-02


with the blood that made him
rise; don't know; but as be-
tween Tire man who was stained
4 with the blood OF a Mexican citi-
zen and the inhuman brute who
has pcrpetrated upon American
women outrages which dare not
describe 10 you tonight, I prefer
/ the man who had protected Am
I erican citizens even though ne
had murdered Madero. ZAP
plause)
And villa. having fled. we picked Up
| Carranza. Who is Carranza? Next to
! Villa, he hates Americans perhaps
more bitterly than any man in Mexico.
He is the gentleman who says in his
letter 10 Mr.. Lansing, in effect: Yes
ii was my soldiers that entrapped and
assassinated the American soldiers at
Carrizal- 1t was my soldiers that took
advantage of these men who were sup
posed to be pursuing my enemy" after
the United States had recognized him
We recognized him, and continued
to pour arms and ammunitions into
Mexico to assist, first Villa second.
Carranza, and third, that they might
carry on that interminable and indis-
eliminate murder and assassination
which has gone on In that country for
the last 1-2 years, or ever since we
drove Huerta out. Read the Presi-
dents own words upon this. The de-
scription of the affairs in Mexico com
ing from the President: Mexico Is
apparently (this Is written about
six months after we had gotten rid of
Huerta) Mexico is apparently no
nearer the end Of her trouble than
before; she has been swept by a civil
war as if by fire. her crops are Destroy
ed, her fields lie unheeded her work
cattle are confiscated for the use of
the army" etc. How did they buy
these arms and ammunition? BY TAX
ing the cattle of the poor miserable
poems, by taking the products of those
serfs of Mexico and trading them for
our arms and ammunition. Her peo-
pie We're compelled TO flee to the
mountains to escape being driven into
blOodshed, and no man seems to be
able to lead the way to peace and set
tied order. There is no protection
either for her own citizens or for the
citizens of other nations. Mexico is
starving, and without government"
Why? Because we drove out the only
of government. Why is
she starving Because the bandits of
Mexico have taken the cattle and
means of livelihood from the poems to
trade them for arms and ammunitions.
RAID ON OUR SOIL.
My friends, that is not all. Upon
the 9Th day of March, if I remember
correctly, this year. Villa made his
raid upon Columbus N. Mex. In the
next few days Pershing moved across
the border in pursuit of Villa. He
moved TO the south about 100 miles
and was informed in Mexico. BY who?
By Carranza. Carranza said You
can neither move south, east or west,
but you must either move north OF
stay where you are" Under this con-
mind you l am speaking
rom the record, because Lansing's
10fe Of o0rh raf inc
say-while Pershing was interned
n Mexico, surrounded on the one
land by Villa and upon the other by
-arranza, We permitted 1.350.0O0
ounds Of soft-nose bullets to be land
ID at Vera Cruz and to be delivered to
,arranza- On the 18th day OF MAY,
t time when the assassins were
Keeping up upon the soldiers of the
United States, seeking to entrap them
Who were supposed to be ready to pro-
ect them against the bandits of Mexi-
%. we permitted to be landed again
100000 rounds of soft-nose bullets
nd delivered same to Carranza and
t the same time we permitted to
ross the border arms and ammuni-
ion from this great Christian nation
VERY bullet which found its way to
he heart of an American soldier was
n American bullet. Every means by
Thich those boys at Carrizal were as
dSSiAditu was an american llSlru-
mentality, and If these militia boys
Tho are now upon the border receive
{ the hands of Mexicans their death,
will be by means of arms and am
munitions furnished by Americans by
nd with the consent of this govern
lent
My friends, I do not quarrel
with President Wilson because he
didn't go to war with Mexico.
A. Il =afd
2Sth day of April, more than two
years ago. we do not want war
with Mexico, but / said then and
at that time IL we continued to
interfere in Mexico il must newt
ably be war, and 1t will. 1 say.
therefore, that the criticism lodg-
ed against this administration Is
that it didn't In the first place de-
mand protection of our citizens.
and refrain absolutely from in
terfering with Huerta as to
whether he should be President
or anybody else should be PreSi-
dent of Mexico. We should have
stayed within our own dominion.
looked alone to the protection OF
our citizens. and we would have
had them respected, and we would
not have had war with Mexico
either. (Applause.)
Now, my friends, have detained you
ng enough. The Republicans have
a man who holds the re-
ect of the American people. regard
IS of whether you are partisan or
It. by reason of his doing upon the
Dad high plan of constructive states
enship while governor of New York.
believe, as l read the result in Maine,
at in November united Republican
rty will go into power again under
E leadership of Charles Evans
Ighes. (Applause.)
l believe furthermore, and
take this from his own candid
statement. that with reference to
this matter which we have been
discussing. Mr.. Hughes will do
precisely as he said. insist upon
the protection of American citi-
,ens and refrain from interfering
with the internal affairs of Mex
co.
If he does so. the Mexican Ques-
ion, in my judgment, will be set
led so far as our interests and
'ur concern are material to the
ituation. but just so sure as this
policy which we are now pursuing
continues we will have to go to
1exico.
Why counsel with Carranza? Sup
e we come TO an agreement with