Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-15
''BHAT" ROBINSON.
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.'BHAY'' ROBINSON.
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W. c. Robinson possessed the spark
| which marks the genius. His has al
ways been a mechanical turn Of mind,
and for many years he has devoted his
every energy and all his time to de-
veloping the ideal of air craft forever
in his mind. Like all men Of his type.
he was Of an emotional, erratic nature
He was forever drea ming dreams,
cropping on and on to build the material
thing which for years existed only in
: his own mind. unseen by his more
+ earth bound neighbors. friends and ac-
euaintances. But he struggled ON,
/ against poverty. against adversely,
| against disbursement, physical dis
ability, such as the loss of one eye;
against sometines most I'M
kind: but ever on. until he stood on
the very TIRES hold-about to enter into
the fulfillment of his highest and best
ambitions dying at his self APP
pointed post of duty. His work will live
after him. He has helped to blaze the
way. He Is just another Of the pto-
neers in his chosen work. gone TO his
reward
While it is with the deepest and most
sincere feeling OF personal loss and OF
sorrow that we record his passing, and
know that certainly ne word OF ours
can tighten or lift one fraction Of the
crushing load OF grief from the hearts
of his widow and the children made
fatherless still! we feel that his was
glorious death. Just as surely as Is the
death which comes to the soldier fight
ing for a principle. for the thing dearer
than life to hin-the thing for which
he is willing to die. II need be Whether
he lay down his life for his friend
his country. principle or an ideal
greater than this Is no man.
MEXICAN DANGER1wAs KNOWN.
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The invasion Of the United States
, the killing Of American citizens and the
burning OF town IN New Mexico by
Mexicans under the leadership Of villa
is the answer to the administration
. recent statement to the senate that
Carranza was maintaining as good
government down there as any one
ought to expect. This view was taken
by the president when he replied to the
senate's demand for information re-
garding affairs in Mexico. When Sena-
for the facts. early in the session. there
was disposition among democrats to
smother the resolution in committee:
but as this method seemed too trans
parent and too dangerous. the admin
istrat!on forces made a Ane show OF
! bravery: asserted that there was moth
ing to be concealed in the Mexican bus
mess. and the resolution was passed
without opposition.
! At length the reply came-in the
form of letter from Secretary
Lansing. who. declared that II Is
Incompatible with the public inter-
est TO make known much OF the ma
terial which the senate asked for.
Among these hidden facts are the
orders under which our forces entered
; upon the i'll starred expedition to Vera
Cruz and the correspondence sent to
the state department by the Brazilian
minister. minister /: Mexico while he was in
-, charge Of our interests there.
! But the outstanding fact which the
| administration could not deny to the
! senate and to the country is contained
! in Mr. Lansing's admission that ninety
three Americans had been murdered in
, Mexico since the "watchful waiting
began its deadly work and that thirty
six others-among them sixteen Amer
| lean snldiers-had been killed on Amer
lean soil by bands Of Mexican inyad-
era.
In the face OF these gruesome de-
tails the administration had the hardi-
hood to tell the senate that there il in
Mexico reasonably adequate protec-
ton to the lives and property of Amer
leans and that Carranza is maintain
ing AZ good government down there
as anyone ought to expect.
OUR HAND IN MEXICO.
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II there were any prospect that
tCarranza or any other Of the Mex
lean leaders could pacify Mexico, ard
restore order, It might be worth the
while of the administration to try
iagain to avoid complications, even in
the face of the very great provoca-
ton given by the Villa raid.
But the fact is, Carranza IL but little
better than Villa. and nobody be-
Ilieves that Zapata. nor Diaz, nor OBJ
iregon. nor any of the other so-called
igenerals and patriot leaders, is any
moro Capable any more disiuigr-
ested than Carranza.
The hopelessness OF the Mexican
situation Is not the feeling Of hos
Utility towards Americans. nor the
Injuries done to Americans. it lie the
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