Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-09
Jap and Cinnamon More
Welcome in Mexico City
Than the Hated Gringo

The following from a San Antonio
paper gives a phase Of the Mexican
situation which rarely is spoken of
north Of the Mason and Dixon line.
A North Dakota man on the border
forwards the article to The Tribune
and in commenting upon conditions
says: .....
"You would be filled with pity II
you could talk to these poor refugees
from Mexico who have lost their all
in that country. If you could get their
viewpoint you would be for interven.
ton. No one down here believes that
this matter ever will be settled until
United States occupies Mexico and
administers it's affairs. I am enclosing
You clipping from paper down
here which gives the interventionists'
side of the story and hope that you
can find space to publish it so that
people in our state may get the other
side of the story and learn how these
poor people feel who were driven out
Of their homes because our govern
ment refuses to protect them, while
at the same time the Jap and the
Chink goes and comes at will in Mex
leo. Everyone but the hated Gringo
is welcome. Can you blame them for
losing their spirit of patriotism and
love Of flag when they have been
given such scurvy deal for all OF
these years."
The article follows:
The time has come for prompt, spe
cific and decisive action in Mexico and
not merely along the border. This
was the unanimous opinion of more
than 300 homeless Americans, refu.
gees from Mexico, who met at the
Court House last night to form an or.
ganization in hopes that by SO doing
protection might be demanded.
For every German that has met
death at the hands of slayers an in
demnity Of 10000 pesos has been paid
for each. The same has been true of
the English. Ten thousand pesos was
paid to China for each of $40 of its
citizens killed in Mexico, but so far
the life of an American has not been
worth ten cents" So said Noah Allen
the first speaker.
"The Democratic PLATFORM" he con
tinued, upon which President Wilson
was elected. declared: "That every
American citizen residing or having
property In any foreign country is en-.
titled and must be given the full pro.
lection OF the United States govern.
ment, both for himself and his proper.
ty.'
"On August %, 1913, the President
through the Secretary of State, warn.
ed the Mexicans that If any violence
is visited upon any American citizen
by ony one claiming civil or military
authority. this country will hold per.
sonally responsible the perpetrators
thereof Again, on Jan. rs, 1914, he
said. thorugh the Secretary of State
that the interests Of all American cit
liens would be protected everywhere
In Mexico as elsewhere
Guaranteed Protection.
From those declarations Ameri
cans were justified in believing that
they would receive the protection
pledged and to which they were en-
titled by every rule Of international
law and every rule of right and justice
Nov, after 4hree years and hall
of failure to keep it's pledge to its
people in Mexico. they are boldly told
from Washington that il they remain
in Mexico they will not get any pro
lection from their own government
and thus the Mexicans are told that
they can do as they please with any
American found in Mexico as it will
be no concern of the United States
From 1000 to $4,000 Americans who