The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-08-22
THE HAWAIIAN GAZETTE
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TIE ADVERTISERS SEMI-WEEKLY
The Appearance of Euil

THE senior senator from New Mexico, Mr.
i Fall because of his long residence in the
southern republic is regarded in Washington as
the best informed member in Congress in all that
relates to Mexico and her internal affairs. A new
authority on matters Mexican is rapidly making
a name for himself and trouble for the admins
tration in the person of Representative William
A. Rodenberg of Illinois, Republican. Mr. Ro-
denberg is said to have never crossed the border
and TO know little of the Spanish language but
he never misses all opportunity of attacking the
administrations Mexican policies these days and
he does this with array of facts which are con-
vincing to the Republicans and apparently IRE
futable to the Democratic side of the House for
the few majority members who have undertaken
to reply to the Illinois member have been utterly
silenCed
In the Congressional Record of August is a
speech delivered by the Illinois congressman in
which, by implication, he connects the recent i'm
portation of ammunition into Mexico to the Car
rama forces by authority of the State Department
with the fact that the manufacturer of these bull
lets which NAV have been used at Carrizal is one
Cleveland H. Dodge, personal friend of Presi-
dent Wilson and the largest individual contributor
to the Democratic campaign fund in 1912.
Towards the conclusion Of spirited arraign-
ment of the administration policy, which bristles
in every sentence with facts and figures obtained
from competent authority, the Illinois congress
man said:
off the recital of Mexican outrages portrayed
in that of Mr.. Lansing to Carranza is based
fact, then that recital constitutes stronger ndct
ment of Democratic ineHicency and incompetence than
any partisan Republican should hope to affirm.
In that recital Mr.. Lansing says the adherents and
soldiers alone responsible for the at
tacks Brownsville GIeys Ferry and several other
places, all of which occurred last September. Not
wthstanding that the Administration has compliment
ly allowed CarranZa to import ammunition into Next
to be used in attacks on American citizens and
1.-THE trouble at ParraI, where troops Of general
Pershings columns attacked occurred as late as
April IA Of this year. and now about say
thing which think will interest you -Four days after
the attack at Parral which was made by CarranZa
soldiers April A. Secretary Lansing issued an order
which have seen, authorizing shipment of one mil
lion rounds of small arms ammunition to Mexico to
Carranza's agents.
''The day before that order signed by the Sec.
of State. Cleveland H. Dodge Vice President of
the Phelps, Dodge Company, was in Washington and
called upon Secretary Lansing The Phelps, Dodge
Company is engaged in the manufacture and sale of
munitions of and is the same company that was
indicted in the closing days of the Taft
for violating the embargo placed upon the shipment of
munitions into Mexico but escaped conviction on
technicaity that the ammunition had not reached
Mexico, but stopped, believe at Bsbee, Arizona.
''Cleveland H. Dodge is a interesting gentle
The records show that he the heaviest indi
vidual compagn contributor to the Democratic Party
1912 He is supposed have contributed all told,
about ninety thousand dollars. the records showing
that his first contribution thirty thousand dollars
do make any charge against the integrity of the
Administration. do not know that the ammunition
that shipped under the last order of Secretary
Lansing shipped by thu Phens. Dodge Company,
but I cannot help wondering if there is any conPec-
between the visit of Mr. Dodge to Secretary Ian
sing and the issuance Of that particular order.
THAT ammunition which crossed the line by that
authority subsequently used at Carrizal where
of soldiers, including two officers, lost
their lives If there should he any connection between
Mr. Dodge visit and the shipment of those munitions
I only say. God have mercy any political party
that will allow a campaign contributor to rPcOup him
self at the expense of the lives Of our soldiers. -