The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-09-08


pect to be dealt with exactly as the
people of big and powerful States
would be. We have acted upon that
principle in dealing with the people
Of Mexico.
"0u recent pursuit Of bandits into
Mexican territory was no violation Of
that principle. We ventured to en-
ter Mexican territory only because
there were no military forces in Mex
leo that could protect our own people
from violence, and we have committed
there is M single act Of hostility or in
reference even with the sovereign
authority OF the Republic OF Mexico
herself. 1t was q plain case of the
violation OF our own sovereignty
which could not wait to be vlndlcat-
ed by damages, and for which there
was no other remedy. The authori-
ties OF AlcMco were poworless to pre-
vent 1T.
Meyicans Entitled TO Decide
nostiriog
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"a,ly sei-ou9 "Ioi'so dgaillsV 'ii2
ploPsLty, many irlepaIi"Ae WINES
saliao 1Ne persons; On A tl iC'l...
naye DEeiI coHlil'iIoeu H.tnih tle Terri
'ol VI "e-Aleo !lelselI uuIlHg mp
Gon IiS reyoiu lc W W. when n
Ioylu ny oc eii Sctuai.y gu ilt.'j 80
az, &, Mo- ,,bioI ~ y, ae;t;",,
W nboci. tLon, w W. cn, 900 na+ oot Al
TootiT IN fbat ,,attar o,,rsa iyC ~ ,giti,
orf doryins Mo~ic,ns tba ,.iobt 70
onv 1oycI,,fio,, ~ I'M IL ,,.binb d;sfmyboG
ne and p1aL;no flo oranoiration If
ba o,,,,, ,,ao,,I a,,,ait 49,, c,i, i,ta.ot
a,,d oon,,pr oiil,c ''''>'
'''I w. ~" I'.e'-
- For IL IS their ethahcipaIloh tiiaI
Jhey are seeKl n. II may De-
anu as yeC' liielieSUuaily' DuC WIN pro,
Louilu anu passionate purpose anu
wlVhl1 tHelF uilqueStlohaDle rlghI APP
ply "ilaI u ue american prihclple you
"Hl.aHy ptihclpie thaL an American
wou!d PuDlicly aYo"' me people Oh
Mexico nave not been sulered TO own
thelr own country or dlrect thelr own
instructors. OutsloerS, men out OF
oCher 4atiohs' ana win interests TOO
oIten aiien TO thelr own, nave dictated
what thelr privileges ana opportunl--
tle5 snoula De ana VINO should cohtrol
thelf laha' thelf ilYe5 aAd their re-
Soufcts-soEne OF Ihem americans
pressing Tor {hihgs they couid never
nave got IN lheif own country
me Mexican people are entitled
a. assoi' ~ .i'ell iiDoL y itpii, atoil III
thine 10 do with The action Of on,
pre5t povernr,enf shall do every
hing in NV mower to nravcnt anyone
standing in fbeir wavl 7 know that
this ia hard for some ncrsons to nm
derstand. Init II not hard for the Main
noonla Of The limited States IN ubdar-
stand n i hard doctrine onlv FOR
those who wish IN oat eon,atb;no for
fbcnealves ou+ Of Wnvico There ore
men and noble women too not q
few az ou1 own peonle thank Cod
whose fortunes are invested in great
pronertics in Mexico who vet see the
case with truo vision and assess It's
issups with true American feeling.
ont of the reckoning until this en-
shaved people has had it's dav of
struggle toward the LIGHT have
heard no one who was free from such
influences propose interference bv the
United States with The internal affairs
of Mexico. Certainly no friend of the
Mexican people has proposad IL
or.I;nos At,i,u1o Tom.-d poro
"'''''e' N''''' uu' Ao""'u N'o
lutlons.
1.-THE people of the United States
are capable of great sympathies and
a noble pity in dealing with problems
OF this kind AS their spokesman and
representative, l have tried to act in
the spirit they would wish me show.
The people of Mexico are striving for
the rights that are fundamental to
life and happiness-fifteen million OPP
pressed men, overburdened women,
and pitiful children in virtual bondage
in their own home of fertile lands and
ineXhaustible treasure.
Some of the leaders of the revolu
ton may often have been mistaken
and violent ard selfish, but the revolu-
ton itself was inevitable and is right
The unspeakable Huerta betrayed the |
very comrades he served, traitorously |
overthrow the government Of which |
he was trusted part, impudently |
spoke for the very forces that had
driven his people to the rebellion with |