New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-07-14
OUR PROSPERITY SOAKED
WITH BLOOD OF MILLIONS
SLAIN. NO Ammunition
HERE. IT'S IN MEXICO
THE CONVERSION
OF FRANK HENEY
HE is FOR WILSON FROM
SELFISH MOTIVES. WILSON
LEARNED FROM LIARS.
IMPORTS INCREASE. RE-
VENUES FALL

Washington. July II, Special Cor
respondence. The Republican Publi-
city Association, through its Presi-
dent, Hon. Jonathan Bourne, Jr, to-
day gave out the following statement
at its Washington Headquarters:
"Shot with ammunition made in
America. Such was the fate Of the
American troopers who met their
death at the hands of the Carranzis-
tas. "Peace, Prosperity, and Pre-
paredness" is the campaign slogan of
the Democratic party. And "far-eyed
peace" was killed at Carrizal. II was
the logical outcome OF the most cow
ardiy and vacillatlnq policy recorded
in the annals OF American history.
Carranza dared because Wilson dared
not.
"Prospcrity2 1t is soaked in the
blood OF millions of Europe's slain
and Mexico upon whom now we war
has added her mite to it.
Four billion dollars worth Of ex-
ports have been sent to Europe dur
ing the 20 months of war, and 81
classes of those exports, indispcnsa-
bic in modern warfare, made up over
so per cent of the total That is
Democratic prosperity.
preparedness? For three years this
country has been on the verge of war
with Mexico; for two years Europe
has been running mad, The adminis-
tration, when it is taxed with lethar-
gy in regard to preparedness, re-
piled through its chief spokesman.
Woodrow Wilson.
The country has been misinformed.
We have not been negligent of Ma
tional defense. Yet, today we have
no aeroplanes for scout duty in Mex
leo, and aeroplanes were invented in
the United States. We have not suf-
ficient horses for our cavalry, and
America is the greatest horse-rais-
ing country in the world. Our
machine guns are pitifully few in
number. and the machine gun is an
American invention.
And on these three factors must
we RELY most heavily in a war with
Mexico.
1--WE are also told that there is
a dearth of ammunition for our
troops. But what have we done for
Mexico in the meantime? On March
II, 1912. President TAFT placed an
embargo on ammunition and guns 60
ing into from the United States On
February 5. 1914, this embargo was
taken off by President Wilson On
April q. 1914. at the time OF the Vera
Cruz occupation, Mr. Wilson res
torcd the embargo, and on September
9. 1914. he changed his mind and
again lifted it. On October p, 1915,
when the A. +. c. Conference was in
session. or soon thereafter. he again
restored the embargo on ammunition
and guns consigned to everyone in
Mexico but Carranza and his follow
ers. This was done to aid thc ir-
reconcilablc Carranza against Viii
sons old ally, Villa.
an the matter of preparedness. the
the Democratic party has permitted
Mexico to have plenty of ammuni-
tion to plug American soldiers A few
months from now. President Wilson
can visit the Arlington National Ce-
metery, just outside Washington,
where number of plain white head
stones will bear silent testimony to
the accuracy of American rifles and
ammunition in the hands of Meai-
can banditry which received his Off
rial recognition and his active sup
port"