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He is kind without being weak. An
oak tree at the Of the Paseo
Montejo now stands as the emblem of
his power. For Immediately upon his
entry II Merida i've men, u mestizo
and n of his own soldiers, were
hanged by his order upon that tree for
violating innocent girls. And that put
an end to such outragcs as were COM
mitted daily in the north by villa and
Carranza soldiers. That oak tree has
become the protector OF innocence, tho
patron saint If maidenly virtue.
A mar from the Plancha. the
workshop OF the railroad. which is now
under the control of the Government,
came 10 him 70 report on certain CON
ditions. and he started by telling him
how he was treated ny his workmen.
II don't want TO know how YOU are
treated" Gen. Alvarado snapped. "r
want to know what's happening"
Not even the mestizos themselves.
and FOR obvious reasons ore who'll,
satisfied with his regime: for It's bless
ines are overshadowed. discounted.
poisoned. by that terrible spectre that
haunts Mexico to-day and under which
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And Gen. Alvarado. with his Conf
sion E~oCuladora, his Trade Commits
sion. his DEGREES. his polio force and
his ewes wide omen cannot help the
situation. One DAY. for some in
scrutahla eason tho exchange vent
down from 5000 plump 10 500. and
the Government gave ont that the
fNed rate thencefor'h viii he 1000
no more, no less, Gen Alvarado might
have had sood reason 10 make this
assurance he might have been sin
cere IN his belief that the Government
could regulate that most mcrcurial of
hidden financial forces, And 50 he
issued a decree,
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the N"N.Caue Of all classes are driven
To despair. refer 20 the exchange.
the monetary problem. which neither
Alvarado nor the Minister of Finance
nor Senior CarranHa himself has yet
been able - solve.
Every one in Yucatan these days,
from the banker down 70 the boot
black. talks exchange: every one In
quires, before he enters into q bust
ness transaction, no matter how small.
about tho exchange. People go 10 bed
with Il. lose their sleep over L, eat
and drink haunted by Il.
The barber. TO whom | paid 1--WE
pesos for a shave II day. held out
his hands and archod his hrows
grievously: The csmhio has gone m,
SeCor." So I handed him W. pesos
more. But what is tho value Of seven
pesos? About II cents In American
gold
True, the lahorer n getting higher
wages hut under the existing none
tary condition what Hoes Il amount to?
In the past. when the exchange was
normal. he used tn get. say. three
pesos. equal to 20 cents gold. Now
he gets from tel TO fifteen pesos.
which under the present rate Of eX-
change do not amount To more than
80 tents And with this sum, the
price Of things having gone up a hum
dredfold, he cannot purchase "A pair of
sandals. Hence his ~disaffection.
His immediate needs. which can
not he satisfied, dampen his en-
thusiasm about labor reforms. And
who would blame him" a laborer
that cannot III enough to secure the
hare necessaries of life anne he eX-
pected 10 GO into ecstasies about the
millennium. Nor can lie be as far
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The mcstizos rcjoiccJ oli 80 did the
Wholesale merchants. vino N a way
were az the mercy of tho brokers.
Moreover. wonder Of wonders, the
exchange on the following day and
the day after did not rise or fail a
single point. To excitement suhsidod
and for four DAYS the city was quiet,
tho exchange having settled down to
something like STABILITY. and every
body fetched a sigh OF relief. Az last
We know where We stand. There
will he no more n~urtuat!ou. no more
manipulation, no more slecpless nights
hroodlnG over our vanishing fortunes
Muy bucno'
Eut on tho nflh dav. for another
occult, inscrutaI,e reason. alas the
clean up TO 3.ooo from 81 cents gold
tho peso fo'l again - . cents,
Now, what can Con. Alvarado. or
any other benevolent dictator. do"
He csuuot close tho banks "a. he
has closed tho churches. he cannot
con'ro' the hidden financial forces "
tho world. 10 cauuct ISSUE 2 decree
to Wall street and horc - have .
ohoyed he CaunGt. in n word. mt
silver and gold in Senior Carranza's
GOLFERS, Paper is papcr. and wonder
~ wonders that a two hv five inch
slip Of it. the market price Of which
might no exceed half of "a copper.
should Il" worth two or three cents N
the currency Of a solvent walton
THE merchants Of Merid, ono dav
suggested to Gen Alyarado a solution
OF the problem Which L. hut lot the
make - preliminary remark. have
spoken of the singular ISOLATION W tho
state ~ NuCs'an. Indeed. vcro II
not for this %riinoUs. al pcrmeitIu.
phenomenon # the exchange ono
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mestizo women.

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-25
WEEKS TO THE RESCUE.

Senator Weeks of Massachusetts
comes TO the defense of the NUM-
lions makers with an elaborate speech
undertaking to prove the impossi-
bility of government manufacture of
war munitions, and more particularly
the "faIlacy" of attempting to make
our own armament. In the face of the
fact that the government saved near
" $1,000, 600 last year by making a
part of its own powder; that govern
ment shrapnel costs less than half as
much as that bought Of private firms;
that government-made shells cost 40
per cent less than those purchased
from the munitions makers; and that
the Rock Island arsenal turns out
gun caissons for 1915 less apiece than
private competitors, the Massachus-
etts senator declared that government
manufacture OF munitions is "imprac-
ticable' and eXtravagant.
But Senator Weeks clincher was
his protest against the government S
entering into competition with pri-
vate industries in the production Of
anything that could be produced by
individual enterprise. This is an an
cient defense of the plunderers. 1t
was last invoked in behalf Of the ex-
press companies. But it has lost its
effectiveness. The government doesn't
wish TO enter into competition with in
dustries in general. But there are
certain functions which rightfully and
peculiarly belong TO the government
and not TO private enterprise. The
maintenance Of the army and navy is
one Of these functions. And the equip
ment of the army and navy is as pc
euliarly government job as their
operation and maintenance.
There is no legitimate use for war
munitions or armor plate except gov
eminent use. 1t is no proper business
of private industry to be making mu-
nitions or armor plate. Profit has no
more place in the equipment and
maintenance of the army and navy
than it has in their service. They are
not investments, but unavoidable
charges against profit and loss.
The government should not only
compete" with the armor trust and
the munitions prpfit-suckers; 1t should
take the field itself. These interests
have been trespassing on the peace
and prosperity OF the country too
long.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-25
When Antiseptics Do Harm.

Similar reasons apply In the toilet
of the mouth. The best dentists as
sert that antiseptic tooth pastes Or
powders favor decay Of the teeth and
infection of the gums by weakening
or destroying the naturally protective
mucous lining Of the oral cavity. The
dentifrice should be but weakly anti
septic, if at all, and at that the dentist
or physician should decide.
In efforts to treat the nasal CAVITY
1t is almost invariably wise to avoid
anything Of an antiseptic nature and
rely upon purely mechanical cleans
ing. OF course you will read glowing
descriptions Of the "germicidal" Dow.
ers of various nostrums but take II
from the doctor, any germicide which
will really discourage the germs in the
body or in the body cavities, is pretty
sure to do the individual more harm
, than good.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-25
King Strang's Rise and Fall.

A kingdom was once set up on Bea-
yer island, in northern Lake Michigan,
and f1ourished for some years. James
Jesse Strang, a prominent Mormon
had quarreled with the leaders OF MS
church and in 1S46 withdrew with
few followers to that island. Other
Mormons joined the colony from time
to time, and by the winter Of lS4S they
were sufficiently numerous TO threaten
control of the island On June s. lSoo'
Strang was crowned king with eiap-
crate ceremonies. There was much
controversy between the Mormons ana
other inhabitants of the island, mostly
fishermen. While on visit TO Detroit
President Fillmore heard Of this little
kingdom within the domain OF the
United States. He sent an armed YES
sci to Beaver island, and King Strahg
was captured and tried for treason,
He conducted his own defense ana
made such an eloquent plea that ne
was acquitted In 1856 he was assas-
sinated, and his kingdom fell WIN
him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-25

to force this country into Intervention.
With cowardly and inhuman disregard
of the brave American boys already
in the distressed country, without con-
sideration of the nations solemn
pledge, and utter indifference TO the
cost in American life and treasure,
these interests with an eye single to
profit to themselves are charged with
spreading alarming and unwarranted
incendiary reports. These are designed
alike to arouse the people of our own
land and create sentiment for inter-
vention, and to intiame the people
of Mexico TO a heat that will cause
them to rally to the Villa contingent
of the lawless gang that committed the
depredations upon our own borders.
In other words, traitors at home are
for mercenary motives aiming at the
blood Of American soldiers now pur-
suing Villa in Mexico, in order that
this nation may become embroiled
with the entire Mexican people. 1t is
gratifying to know that the national
administration is awakened to the ac-
tual situation, distressing as it is, and
the American people will back the
president in exposing the traitors in
our own country and bringing them
to just punishment, for it is apt to
be shown that the same gigantic in
fluences that are now engaged in q
fiendish plot to force the country into
war have had to do with the en-
couragement of Villas rampages and
the continued unrest in the Mexican
republic.
The same motives that forced this
nation to take over the Philippines at
the close of the Spanish-American
war, contrary to the motives and de-
sires Of the then president, are now
| determined upon the conquest OF
| Mexico. 1t is not in keeping with the
policy or the sentiments of the Amer
lean people so to do, and the American
people may thank heaven there is a
/ strong man at the helm who knows
their hearts and is willing to take a
stand by their side to uphold the true
object and mission of the American
republic.
The danger to the American people
is not from without but from traitors
within. Out upon them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-25

Emanations from the meeting held
in Chicago few days ago TO arrange
preliminaries for the republican ma
tional convention indicate that the old
guard is still in the saddle and pre-
pairing to stay in. The committee on
arrangements did not have the temer-
ity to present any sign of having Sc
lected a temporary chairman for the
big event, but the personnel Of the
body and the general trend Of the
meeting imply that the opening gavel
will be welded by trusty of the rock
rooted standpat clan. If the progress
sive brethren looked to this pre-con-
vention meeting for any omens of hope,
they will be disappointed. The bour-
bon leaders" of republicanism have
already forgotten 1912.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-25
Sidelights on the European War

and the completion of high roads al
ready planned with native labor. When
the Moor is occupied earning money
he does not think of his gun; a job
OF public work is worth battalion of
troops, but to further develop those
public works money is necessary
that is why 1 am now in France to
ask parliament to authorize an addi-
ton of 100000 francs to the loan OF
1914. The proceeds are to be applied
to different public enterprises, such
as irrigation, sewers, hospitals
schools and telegraph and telephone
lines.
Morocco has not only furnished an
army corps to the field forces in
France, but has supplied several hun
dred thousand bushels of barley, oats
and wheat to the French army, and
for the relief of Montenegro; after the
war the country will become one OF
the great granaries of Europe Ii
now raises only sufficient livestock
for the provisioning of the country in
fresh meat, but it exports wool and
ehides, and eggs also in great quaint.
ties.
There have been many specula-
tons on the mineral resources of Mo.
! rocco, but no one knows what they
! are. 1t is possible there are consid-
cradle deposits of phosphate and some
valuable minerals which await only
the proper time for their exploita.
ton"
General Layautey was chosen tc
govern Morocco because of the val
liable services he had rendered in col
onization in collaboration with the
present minister of war, General Gal.
lieni, in the colonies of Tonkin anC
Madagascar, and more particularly IL
his administration of the district oil
South Oran in Algeria. His policy is
close, confidential, loyal collaboration
with the natives from a political, az
well as from material and admin
istrative point Of view, involving alb.
solute respect for the religious con.
Victions and social customs of the
natives.
During the II months of 1914, com
prising seven months of peace, the
commerce Of the French zone in Mo
rocco aounted to 126,000,000 francs
IN 1915, comprising II months of war
1t increased to 1S3,000,000 francs, ar
addition of 100000 francs from
which France and its allies benefited
to an appreciable extent.
The protectorate is now self-sus
tanning" said General Layautey. "Tha
Is to say, the receipts of the govern
ment are equal TO the appropriations
for current expenses which for thu
ensuing fiscal year will amount to thu
equivalent Of 100000 dollars ap
proximately.
The loan we are asking for is fol
extraordinary expenditures for per
manent public works that the future
prosperity OF Morocco should pay for
such as the development of the por
or Casablanca, already we'll ad
Vanced. and the extension of interior
high roads indispensable to the devel
opment OF the agricultural resource.
OF tha country"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-25
Government Should Manufacture Mu'
nitions-From the Suppressed
Speech of Congressman
Martin Dies.

MIR. Chairman. l have always been
opposed to government ownership
where it could be avoided, but | am
prepared to make an exception in the
building of a navy and the manufac-
ture Of munitions of war. We will
never get rid of the war cry until we
take the profits out Of making and
building for war. Upon the very best
authority | am able to state that there
are concerns in the United States
making a million dollars a day out of
the manufacture of war munitions.
Bethlehem Steel stock has gone up
from almost nothing to $500 share.
So it has been with many Of them. HUI
man nature is weak. We must not
tempt men. They are prone to praise
the bridge that carries them over
They are likely to cry wolf" for the
purpose Of inducing us to buy a. gun.
The profits must come out of this
traffic in killing machines, at least in
every case where the government is
the purchaser. The government must
make its own instruments of prepar-
edness.
Mr.. Chairman, I do not believe we
are in danger of war. If our prophets
would quit talking war and proph-
esying war the danger would be even
more remote. l have often heard
men who ought to know make the
statement that President Mckinley
was pushed into the Spanish-American
war by those who were continually
talking and phophesying war and
seeking political advantage. The
American people do not want war.
President Wilson has done much to
keep us out of it. We are all grateful
! to him that he has led us along the
paths Of peace. We owe it to our
selves and to the president to aid him
in preserving the peace, and we can
best do that by drying up the mouthy
jingoes who seem intent upon bring
ing on war for others to fight. 1t
often happens that Fido brings on a
dog fight which he does not remain
to see finished.
None of US oppose preparedness. We
all want strong navy. We want the
government to go right along in a
normal way improving the navy in the
future as in the past. Just now we
have S200,000,000 worth of warships
appropriated for and under construc-
ton. We are willing to go forward
in the great work Of building up the
navy. We think our Notifications
are the best in the world, but if the
officers in charge of them will tell us
that more men and more powerful
guns are needed, we will join in the
movement to supply them. But we
are not to be swept off our feet by
baseless rumor and unsupported
clamor for huge additional appro.
priations. We are not for peace al
any price. The safety and honor Of
the nation is as dear to us as to those
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-25
The Daily Story
An Unfortunate Blunder BY F. A. Mitchell.
By F. A. Mitchell.

The lady coIored, but made no reply.
II will have a porter carry the trunk
to your stateroom and get mine. I
will reserve such articles of clothing
as I have been obliged to use to be
Numbered"
The lady looked uncomfortable.
"Will that suit you, madam he
added
But what shall I do in the mean
time for-for'-
Cant we get the pieces laundered
immediately"
A stewardess was passing. The lady
called her and put the laundry ques-
ton. She was told that to get clothes
Numbered aboard would be next to i'm
possible and if possible would cost a
large sum. A few pieces only would
cost guinea.
Rather than pay that" said Jack
son, with twinkle in his eye, Il will
sleep in embroidery and lace all the
voyage"
But I will not sleep-I mean you
shall not sleep in She was stalled.
Then we must change trunks with
the articles as they are" said Jackson.
That's very mean Of you
81 don't see how you can call NE
mean. At Berne I was about to have
my trunk carried to the train when
you interposed and had it carried Oh
as yours. Since then | have had TO
depend upon garments to which have
been entirely unused"
This ended the interview. The lady
turned and beat a retreat. Jackson
paid an enormous Bum to have the ar
ticles he had used Numbered and sent
the trunk with everything in it to the
| lady's stateroom. He did not receive
, his own until the end of the journey.
A year from that date when these
two were about TO start on wedding
tour the groom to be sent some OF his
clothes to his fancee to pack In her
trunk on the ground that he hadn't
room for them. She sent them hack
In huff.
He laughed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-25

Antiseptics, as such, have been used
for more than fifty years. We are now
in a position to know something Of
their value, and also Of their short
comings. Chiefly we know their short
comings. In general they are either
useless or harmful for promiscuous
application. Comparatively few
wounds, for instance, require antisep-
tic treatment, and then the antiseptic
must be used just once. There Is no
really good practical reason for apply
ing antiseptics to a wound, burn or
ulcer every day. 1t is done. Yes. But
a great many things are done, both by
doctors and by the layman, from force
of habit rather than anything else.
1t is now the universal custom, in
clinics and hospitals to employ asep-
sis instead of antisepsis. That means
simple cleanliness, absolute cleanli-
ness, rather than chemical germicides.
Asepsis has displaced antisepsis be-
cause it has been found so much bet
ter. Antiseptic or germicidal applf-
cations have been found to delay and
prevent healing, since they destroy or
inhibit the growth of new tissue cells
even more readily than they prevent
| bacterial growth in the wound.
Therefore it Is mistake and perhaps
a serious mistake, to apply antiseptics
to simple abrasions, cuts or minor
wounds every day. There may be nc
harm or perhaps some benefit in one
preliminary swabbing Of the wound
with ordinary tincture Of iodine Gu. S
| p, diluted with an equal amount OF
grain alcohol. But the after treatment
had better be aseptic surgically
clean-and not antiseptic. The idea is
once the wound is germ-free, to keep 1,
so by protecting it from contact with
anything which is no absolutely clean
That is much better than applying
dirty salves, rags" court plaster OF
unsterilized bandages, and trusting tc
subsequent applications of germicidal
chemicals to prevent bloodpoisoning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-25
Selected by Tavenner

, lion-tongued lip warriors who ques-
ton our courage and patriotism. We
simply refuse to be bullied into en-
barking the nation into what we feel
and believe to be the beginning OF
militarism.
Mr.. Chairman, gentlemen in this
chamber say they are in favor Oh
building the greatest navy IN the
world, and organizing an army or
million men, but they become strange
ly silent when asked about raising
the ultimate billions to pay the bill.
Taxation for any purpose levied up
on consumption is unfair and unjust.
Why should men pay taxes in proper
ton to what they eat and wear and
use? The amount of mans taxes
should correspond to the amount of
wealth he owns and not the amount o.
clothes he wears or food he eats. If
we appropriate additional sums for
the army and navy we should raise the
additional revenues by tax upon
wealth, by a graduated inheritance
tax, by an increased graduated income
tax, to the end that men shall pay
taxes upon what they own in proper
| ton to that ownership. Moreover, it is
my firm belief that if we will take the
profit out of the business of prepar-
ing nations to war and lay the taxes
upon wealth we will hear less of this
cry of Havoc, let slip the dogs OF
war"
Mr.. Chairman, in conclusion, / wish
to warn my colleagues and the coun'
try against the military spirit which
will inevitably follow in the wake Of
a large military and naval establish,
ment The spirit of liberty, fraternity
and equality, those exalted principles
upon which our republic rests, viii
not long survive rampant spirit Of
militarism once we allow the soldier
to outrank the citizen. 1t has beer
so in all the ages of the world. Once
we commit this government to tina
fatal folly we cannot hope to escape
the fate Of nations gone before. Lee
us set our faces against these world
old fallacies as our fathers before u!
did. These theories which the foun
ders discarded as incompatible witt
the existence Of free government hav,
in all time drenched nations in blood
extinguished liberty and equality, ant
left mankind no refuge but the swort
and the sceptor. Have we forgotten
the traditions and the history o
America? We have reached our pres
ent great national stature without ;
large standing army. We have wol
our way to the very mountain tol
without the danger Of it's presence
May 1 render into prose the lines o
Taylor and Kipling:
Have we forgot! Does Roman
lust for war profane our ancient hol,
things? Are we to trample into dus
all the lessons Of the past and b.
stricken with the rabies of the kings
the scarlet rage of gun and sword
Have mercy on Thy people, Lord b.
with us yet, lest we forget; lest w
forget"