El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-23
WILSON FAILS
IN HIS POLICY
Senator Fall Flags Lack of
Purpose of Mexico
Attitude.
lContinued dom paee ID

expended s2140O0.O00 in public works in
Mexico and the total bonded indebted
ness Of Mexico was only S2l4-0uu. GOO
Every dollar Of interest was paid up
and il was IS prosperous as any coun-
Try under the heavens
What is the condition today, Six
teen thousand miles Of railroad and not
a bridge on il or under it-every bridge
burned. railroads torn up Foreigners
own the railroads. the Mexican people
only own 5000 worth Of stock and the
British and American capital own all
the bonds; they put in all the money
they have had not one dollar OF interest
Of any kind or character and have lost
on the National roads alone in actual
property. I think II is. S52.0o0.oOO in
gold The loss on the Hartman road
from NOgales TO Guadalajara has been
nearly S50.00o.O00.
What Graft Has Done.
The French bankers have lost SlsS.-
600 O0O- American interests have lost
$500. 00O. GOO. British interests have lost
nearly as much II is all destroyed.
ana these people who have been run
ming Mexico for the past three or four
years have issued not $1,000. 900. 600. but
s.. 000. 000. 900 or Sc .0o0. 600 600 OF paper
money and made the poor people of
Mexico take il ar the muzzle OF a rifle.
and they have repudiated the money
and those who have had any Of IL. have
lost They have issued $1,000. 100000
and are taking that up with another
issue of $1,000. 0OO. 600 At 10 cents on the
dollar. They have looted every bank in
the Republic of Mexico. and the French
alone had SS00. coo. 600 in Mexico The
Mexicans themselves had an equal
amount. and every dollar has been
taken. destroyed. burned up or spent
by somebody 10 whom IL did not belong
Houses have been robbed. cattle
have been driven OFF and sold. and.
while the Red Cross was feeding e. 600
starving MeXicans in the CITY OF Mexico
alone. Mr. CarraDza. as shown by rec
Ords Of the state department had gath
cred in the states Of Keracruz. san
Luis Potosi. Zacatecas and Tlaxcala
and had shipped through Neracruz and
37.O0o.000 tons Of foodstuffs
TO Cuba and sold il for gold
Time 10 stop IL.
Isn't Il time that we put stop TO it, Z
still 7 read a few days go that the
Democratic candidate for the senate
said that 80 percent OF the people OF
New Mexico were grateful to- " OOdrOw .
Wilson for the way that he had handled .
Mexico He has allowed the people 10 .
be outraged. the sisters OF charity 10
be dragged through the streets and .
sent 10 maternity hospitals 10 be re- .
lieved of children conceived on account .
Of the outra geous conduct OF bandits.
He has allowed the country to be absO- .
lutely destroyed and ruined In the
last few days Carranza's cousin. Are
lonQOs lelI Inc CITY OF ~ aSlllllE Ton lU4
the purpose OF making arrangements 10 F
take the family Of CarranZa out OF .
Mexico. just as Trevino's family has
lone I'm the last 80 days. after depOs-
ting $500 In gold in national hank
n FL paSO. Texas. just as they have
lone heretofore and deposited money in
he banks Of Fl PasO. Los Angeles or
lew York. exactly as the present So
allied government is proceeding TO do
n Mexico at this time
Al Hsaanrr HHa1ra Fa rrHH n
,e elected and Mexico is going 10 BE-
estored to peace among the nations
4 the earth which she is entitled
% and the laws are going to be allowed
o remain intact and they VIII be al
owed TO elect governors and officers
or the machinery Of their government.
nd they are going to be compelled to
rotect American citizens"