Evening journal., 1916-11-06
Mexican WOMAN
CONDEMNS wilson
Says He Has Made War on
Nation and Hopes for
New President
SAYS AMERICAN FLAG
NO LONGER FLIES

Special 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW YORK. Nov President
Wilson's plea Of justification for his
Mexican policy that it was intended
and has served TO promote friendship
with the MeXicans themselves, re-
ceives a sharp contradiction in an
open letter to the women voters Of the
United States, written by Niufad
Cara Galan, Mexican woman who
is nov fugitive from her own coun
try, finding refuge with friends in
Texas. She is the daughter of for
mer Gov. Cara Galan. of Coahula
and a member of one OF the oldest
and most prominent families of
northern Mexico
Surely there are not two men in
the United States. SAYS Miss Cara
Galan. who would misunderstood and
misuse Mexico and the Mexicans as
Mr.. Wilson has done. She makes
frank appeal to the women voters of
this country for help and says that
the hope Of her people for the saliva
ton and reconstruction Of their coun-
try lies in now administration I'm
the United States.
The letter in full follows:
San Antonio. Texas.
An Appeal 10 the Women Voters
Of the United States by a Mexico
woman.
Have |. foreigner. any righi
to interfere in American politics?
am a refugee from my own
country along with many thous-
ands Of my country women Is it
proper for me TO try to influence
YOUR votes You say Mr.. Wilson
has kept you out Of war You
dread war with all its horrors. We
Mexican women are experiencing
these horrors. Our homes arc
destroyed and our country is in
ruins Our only hope for the
future is in the conduct of your
country towards ours
Have the right as a guest. to
appeal TO Won for helm? II Won
dread war between our countries.
what must we feel with II hanging
over us?
Your President has started war
upon us twice. threatened us with
war many times and is now hold
ing an army in Mexico and q
greater one upon our borders. lie
has taken down your flag from
every building and consular Office
I'm Mexico. and il floats nowhere
I'm Mexico except i'm your army
camps
Our American neighbors and
friends have all been called away
by your government.
Most of us believe that the cha
otto and ruinous cOndit on Of Mex
leo is a result Of your Presidents
mistakes. While he has. no doubt.
desired to be our friend. he has
done us irreparable injury. We
feel that his reelection would be
a calamity to our country.
No party or faction in Mexico
will ever again be guided or in
fuenced by any words from him.
A new man as President might re-
store confidence. and we believe
that he could reunite our people
and save us.
do not charge Nh Wilson with
bad moves But he has made so many
mistakes and gotten our affairs in
so bad tangle that We do not be-
lieve he can ever untangle them.
Surely Mr.. Hughes does not want
war with my poor country any
more than Mr.. Wilson does. While
nearly all of US believe that war
will surely come under Mr.. VIII
son and dread his reelection, we
shall have hope for the salvation
and reconstruction OF our country
under a new administration. There
surely cannot he two men in the
United States who would misun-
derstand and misuse us as Mr..
Wilson has done.
(Signeg) NIUFA CARA GALAN.