The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-13

Maximilian who, fifty years ago, summed up
Mexico's relations with the United States IN the
following prophetic words:
have arrived at the conclusion from which
will vary, that no government, OF wha. ;"o
which fails to win the good viii OF the govern
ment people of the United States
Maximilian's words. spoken at Mexico City
at the close of our war between the states,
might be spoken with still greater meaning by
Carranza in Vera Cruz today Every phase IN
the career of the supreme chief OF the constl-
nationalist party ought to have impressed upon
his mind the undeniable fact that without the
friendly cooperation of s'the government and
people of the United States his administra-
ton is bound to end in failure. And the best
evidence. of his dependence upon the United
States is the fact that he has been unable to
suppress the bandit Villa and that it has been
necessary for the United States to invade
Mexican soil to vindicate the lnvlolabllty OF
its own frontiers and the sanctity OF the lives
of its own citizens.
In what manner is Carranza acknowledging
his obligation for past support and his expecta-
ton of future favor?
Bv endangering the lives of our soldiers and
limperiling the success of our operations In
jMexico-the soldiers who are endeavoring to
remove the last obstacle to the restoration OF
peace and the operations which are designed to
make the Carranza government success.
AS our soldiers are advancing further into
Mexico they are confronted with an increasing
lIy difficult problem Of victualing and sup
Iplies-because CarranZa declines to place the
necessary railroad facilities at their disposal.
eff we had the use of the Mexican railroads
we could have captured Villa long before this, Z"
lis the way General Funston summarizes this
phase of an extremely unpleasant situation.
That only eleven dollars in cash and one bit
of iewelry were turned in to the county authorl
ties after the Lake Shore wreck at Amherst
Ohio, is emphatic evidence that ghouls did their
CHASTITY work we'll The fact that fifteen secret
indictments have been returned as the result OF
the investigation which followed gives promise
that the miscreants may be brought to book
WHY Colonel Dodd should be made general
for defeating bunch of Mexican greasers-
Villa not being among them-ls doubtless clear
to the representative who introduced bill to
that end Why not leave such matters to the
war department, or at least wait TIL Dodd
catches Villai
tt NAV be said negatively to the credit OF
congress that no member has killed time, this
session, by bringing forward that time-worn
I
nroposal to change the date of the presidential
inauguration.
1t is announced that Tom Taggart will not be
a candidate to succeed himself senator from
Indiana. His appointment by Governor Ralston
gives Taggart the title Of senator for the rest OF
| his life, and that was all he desired.
| IF Funston's censorship succeeds in putting
the reports from Mexico on a par with the
truth. the responsible press and the people will
not complain.
An advertisement is an invitation to the pub
! lie to trade with the advertiser. The Gate City
can carry the invitation to almost forty thous-
and people.
They may not break out into general hostlli-
ties against Americans, but those Mexicans like
us just like st. Paul loves Minneapolis
Let's see; is this Yuan Shi Kai's day to be
Y president or emperori