The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1916-05-11
Won't You Carefully Read What
Rev. Dr.. FL G. Morrison Says
About Mexico

| T is shame, the way our daily papers are
keeping the people III the dark to the
war which the Roman priests and the Amer
lean land, oil, and mine grabbers are making
on Mexico
The Jetfersonan is rot by any means the
only Southern weekly which understands the
real causes of the indefensible invasion we
have precipitated upon a neighboring
Republic.
President Wilson first recognized Car
ranza's as the legal government of Mexico,
and then when the Roman priests and the
greedy capitalists threatened him with their
vengeance" he turned tail, sent army Of
10000 men to capture one wounded bandit,
and the officers turned the negro troops loose
to shoot down tnalmed Mexican civilians at
their own doors upon the pretext that these
quiet villagers, who were going about their
own peaceful business. were VHEistdS!
In other words, Generals Funston, Pershing
and their subalterns have acted precisely as
Villa was hired to act, and exactly as the
priests and capitalists wanted them to act.
They have done the very thing, that infu-
riate and madden any people who have more
courage than lot of jacz-rabbits.
Negro cavazry ride 500 miles into Neric0,
appear armed on the public square, IN rioza-
ton Of Wilson's compact rith C0rr0nga; and
Inen Wnen the surprised ana outraged town
breaks into natural protest and resistance,
THE BLACK BRUTES NOW THEM
DOWN WITH REPEATING RIFLES.
How would y0u, and y0ur town like to
swallow medicine like that?
Rev. DR.. II. c. Morrison, in The Pente-
costd1 Herald, says:
1t would be shame and an outrage for this
country to go to war with the Mexican people to
please the Catholics and the capitalists. Hearst
has large landed interests in that country, which
doubt accounts for his zeal for war and annexa-
ton. Carranza is doubt the strongest and
most reasonable man who has come to the
face in these years of conflict in that unhappy
country We believe him to be an honest, fair
minded with capacity to direct the affairs of
the country with dsdom and discretion and a
true patriot with the best interests of his country
at heart.
We would ask the readers of The Herald to
write letters to President Wilson insisting that
he do not let himself be permitted to bring on
war which will result in robbing the Mexican
people of the rich resources of their country and
in rVet1ng the iron yoke of Catholicism upon their
necks; but such letters would evitaby never
reach the President, but would stop in the hands
of his Catholic secretary. We can, however,
write to Congressman and Senators. 1t is to
be hoped that Villa will be captured the
American soldiers return to country, the
border-land carefully guarded both by United
States and responsible Mexican troops, that fur
Their trouble may be avoided and that Carranza
may have the full sympathy Of nation and an
opportunity to restore peace and prosperity in the
beautiful land of Mexico.
The Church-Protestant Christianity of the
United States-ought to do everything in their
power for evangezation, education and uplift Of
the Mexican people, and for the cultivation Of
good will and sympathy between this country
sister renuhlie