Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-03-17

u TN" Oag HsASb. tts1 csGHH OF ne
last few years l1sYq taught us Easny
lsssJnn Yvo hsvt leersed that eivniE6-
ticn "a bui ssnesr tl,snly covering eAe
saveg8 n3tufe CT n,tn fIyw car. thsi
natioa, vhfca leFsu peace ana intends
justice. aFuB tie cutsu Of mill A31zpzt
and NJ The san1fo thns srpsc1ve itg Aa-
dependence. tel'ersi tLs tsnitoT7. Ias.
tecs the 5ven sna Eies-sy AID proper
" of lis citiKr1isy Few can We pro
vent the sauso principles OF ac.i0n, fhf
p,rse pesic;ss ~ esEssluet. fhe nanis
fssces 81 military power vl-ich ara os.
El,itea n Europe from laying hold
C7on the yAat ect1i.ery ard practically
usdefended ueGlth of the neN verdi
Hars we SIN nseionsl Meaal YYJi
aayboey zye fer rherz2 Toaid sny.
bedy 6io far fheaE. CT era we M 2Dr
sIa9 abk comfort AID wealth Rt any
srioe. 0EGfrcnted by safi, Questions
~ t.ie9s aud tho pCsctit-kl situations
wh!ch give rise 70 tssen. is to coun-
try saSsfe6 % ersss sttysIf hgaia IN tho
t'znEe a. ias D0u,ecsatie par<yt
l,apoeans lntssersaes IL Mea,iss.
Use uniiea ssaiss had ifgh,s ana
Euties IN kex.eo. Mere fll1n 10000 Il
ogr cstinens had sought their fortunes
a,.d made their sasies theta. \ sAez-
faE! iRii,iors o' AnerteLn capita. had
bcea invested "a that productive couA-
ny. tsa< ~YohCtl1i had come. aai
fse<aoRai BsTfnTe was rife. Americans
bad beca murdered. A1aefcan proper
- had beet vantonlJ Destroyed. TO
Ilres aud property of all ARerhcans IN
Mexico were IL dknrsr. Tint was tia
ranatioa vhcn Mf. W.laon beccn,e
P.esidai. - Maria 1913. EA dsty
ts,on vss Plata II was. ffTt. 10 ase
eis puDafs as president 10 stcuss sfv4
esctioa fer tho YYeE snd rsupcrey ef
A1ernans Ia siexieo aai 70 reqairv
that rxiu Of law and g.fpuiationn oe
t-ectles skcul6 be observed hg Eo1.eo
tewari ms United ssaeas and It's eit.-
scsa Ess duty tad. n9resid. as the
,sens u & fp.ttf-s Ts5-rrr 10 vespcct t'ss
tItdseenaans-o os Eexice. 10 rsfrsaa
fnsm ell tateTferaace VITA her tntern&a
s53fs<s euK, all stteaais st dosa,sB-
1on exceffs IS ho Uas Testified by fhs
kw e rat:onz fr eac Frstecftoa Sc
american rights. TIE piNesaoent oS Gao
uaitca ststes fa.iro to observe o4thsg
sf these dnties. He deliberately aban-
soaex them both ard followed an an
.igay different and ineonsisteslf pzsz-
posa lie sntssvsned IN Ee7leo 20 asd
ezsa faction in civil s.r1fe szning. M
e<ha. 4e rnSctook 70 Esa down
Ecerfa aad -ss CaFyfnzss ~ - e.1e
plaza. Arlra and mvnittoas es xrr
we're fI,ss.y te7nizhsd 10 the rortheTa
tozr.6 ana withheld from Hrs.th
r.naay the prosssaea, s-ns oar sraiy
sad navy to snveas Mexico ard cap
.ugc III great easpaFt. Fosa Cssz, and
.,old Il and th.ottls Ms<icaR coz1fnorca
usNzi EzcsSa fuR
AsHc~is.rs Outraged in Mesiss~
gao government sf the United States
k1trvensd .n Ho1ico to contToi the iIs-
teTnal affairs OF that independent eorzs-
try ard - sn,escs Iss win Of tao
American prcsadsot tn sAot;e Affairs eg
threat by coonoga,c IresEure ard eT
force &C as-HsG Upon what c;aim "a
i1zhs dia t:ita tntrvcztion pfocecs.f
Got 10 .ccnTo vespecs fue Aussrfc'sz
Nights, not tx protect tho lires or prep.
effy eS sty c.tiIcss net 20 csssrt tho
laTs Of nations. not 10 cerapsl ebscry.
anee ef the lay OK hunaaisy. On ,iss
contrary. Egorta's vas tho only Dor~rss
n Mexscs 60 ykica appoai could bo
ma6e fss protection Of Ets CT property.
7hse vas tas oaiy De~G which ia
fact. eia protect ei'bss lxfs,ieaz 80
Eeropean o2 Ricyieaz. It was exiY
wi.h:n the ;erritszy wasse HseseA
rubcs tsst comparative peace and CT.
Ger p.evs&issl fs.c t.gr5tEy over
watch t,ss armed pover &C CarTunsa
and Villa nrl shctT sssocistns cstcsadea
wzs ths theater Of the most appalling
crimes Bands OF TeSbsgs rvved tAs
eeuntiy vith rnbTkile9 licrzoe. AInes-
tc2ns .aS Issxicsns alike wsso at tlsssr
mercy. ard American x,en were IaEs-
6eTo1 ana American veinea were oxs-
rugged with ,fnpunisy. ThousaHdE were
REDUCED 10 poverty by the vunton de-
stgIcsioz OF she industries th-oxga
wkich they lived. Yet the svvcrRnsak
cf thu U1issd Gtctes ignored. cen
coaod. fhs z,urder OF American n,ea
and tho Ycps ce American women ana
destruction ef American property azA
;Rsult to AnlcxtcaB eeicere ana dsils-
msat cs the American Gag ard tohOsd
itaslf to the isca who voro guilty .:
sn shecs thingp 10 pu- down the pow
or sf E3ar.s. Why? THO pFessdez1
kirnSpSf has tosd rs. Il Vss becauAs
10 adJpdged uUeria 70 bs g vsugpeS,
i,scause ho deemed that the eoinnsoa
people OF Mexico ought 80 have great
or participation In government ana
Rhsre IN the lane and be beloved that
CaTrsnsR and villa would give theEa
tAess ihings. Wo meet ali synpetbtss
with t,,ose sentiments. but there =
nothing Rsorc daagero<ss than mis-
rsacsd esatiDezk.
Wlroa our arr1y landed at Vera Crus
Cx1rsara hirsGelf. who was 10 ho ths
chisf beneficiary Of the act publicly
protcsesd against It. So strong wss
tsa reSentrnen. That he could moi have
kcpt hjz followers otherwise When