Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-07-27
.sr ro GIVE INFORMATION
uBr0SIr IrpIrE CIRCUMSTANCES
~ - - MEXICAN SITUATION
" AND REMOVE FALSE
IMPRESSIONS.
u,e vision Tribune.)

uegiston Tribune.)
r P. Ledwidge of the de-
Co,v"d .w"ut Of engineers in the Carranza
l'n vas an arrival Monday to address
,;oSs in Lewiston and Charleston:
eelius ag edwidge is one of a number OF
oios,. WV. ~ the Carranza army who are
li.s Ma United States to explain the
ln ,on situation and remove the false
eAisa sssous the people of .he United
hove received concerning Mexico
W IA conditions existing there. He
y President Wilson has acted with
~ aat wisdom in all his dealing with
s'1 Nsr;can situation and should be
TOD in his position by every
% p.;san citizen. He said the Wilson
Esv has been of great assistance to
.son classes and is strongly endors-
Nv the best people of Mexico.
rnlonal Iedwidge is of Polish des-
', Is American born but has been
,ssident of Mexico for 81 years. He
a naturalized citizen of Mexico and
N other American born officers in
carranza army was given leave of
'.sure when there was threatened
sn6le between the United States and
\ Carranza government.
Colonel Ledwidge is a grandson of
h.ddeus of Warsaw, who was crown
rnee of Poland. His uncle was in
m the American civil and Mexican
Ans and his father was in the British
INV in Egypt. He served with the
oosevelt rough riders in Cuba. He
a captain Of artillery in Maderos'
bmy and was transferred to the en-
neerng department with the rank of
lOnel in the Carranza army.
Colonel Ledwidge talked very inter
Etingly about the trouble between Villa
Id Carranza. He referred to Villa as
human dynamo, and military genius,
nt person who had gain most of his
nowledge during the past few years.
E said Villa knew nothing of the world
Inside of Mexico and when the con
nationalist army gained control of
be affairs in Mexico, Villa insisted
bat the lands should be turned over tt
be poems without any recognition of the
ghts of the present holders, while the
aranza faction held that the people
|ho held the titles to the land must re-
kive fair treatment. The big land
rants were secured during the Diaz
dministration and no matter how they
Fere secured, the Carranza government
ecOgnizes the titles as valid and pro-
oses to deal fairly with the holders.
BE will discuss the Mexican situation
the Charleston partk at 500 O'Clock
bis evening and will speak in Lewis
pn tomorrow evening, the date being
Ged on Wednesday evening for Lewis
on because of the road meeting to-
lght. Colonel Ledwidge is a graduate
Cornell university and handles his
bleet in most interesting manner.
discussing the Mexican situation
esterday, he said:
"Rhe campaign of education being
paducted by the Mexican liberal
arty In the United States at this time
intended to effect a spread of know
dge among the American people con-
sfnng the poems rebellion in unhappy
enco. The liberals realize that the
FOssest misinformation exists in the
merican mind, and that calm and dis
sss,onate action of the great republic
lne north can only be secured by a
,sssminatlon Of the truth to the body
'ne people. Great private interests
Ooln the United States and European
vuasfles are deeply interested ir
.lnsratlng an wave of hysteria Which
ah sweep the great commonality off
aer rect and induce them to consent
'a immoral and inhumanely indefes.
armed intervention or invasion OF
'ou.nern republic. To counte, a Il
,,niiuence and induce a reasoned
lIsioeratlon oIsus of the great interests in.
''su' is the task of The liberal party
slsnting to Restore the Land.
NO matter what other issres NAV
,.n involved, the fact must never he
a, ,"ea that the common people the
tsto,as;p 1 ,psG;puiation-are fighting for the
een nasion , OF the lands, which haye
M a v;s;ed .iested from them by force. fraud
~ me,ous legal enactments. Probably
Zen % ~ h;I people of modern times have
bavo ghl.1eriy exploited and despoiled
IeTie"e oeen the native population OF
Ouptry ana consequently no othe,
mora mas been the scene of greater
Eih 81, numerous popular uprisin rs
hS a. sean. AL the despotism, both military
1biestanS0 to which they have beer
snss ea' the great powers of res;s
(rtse t-.ne will to fight back@of the
be eall iase Sc has been finally broken Al
IsteptIv VI their leaders they have con
ppea,esa taken the field whenever there
pa, altSoare reasonable chance of success.
anv v;;noagh ;nse betrayed and deceived Il
|aired thSoaahees, thoa they have never des
kstors mat a. heroic action must final,
Dssns aiem to the status of freemen
aM'ssession of Mexican Labor.
|ands dsVntepolization ot " of the lands in, II,
nd po1i.ia.ff III = few people, and the So socia sa'
lonopolr 'ieal abuses that flow frou
foubie = are the source of all tn,
sn with ~ IN Mexico. The monopoiy he he
hen he aas sae conquest of Cortez in 1919
Is solS;apsar apartltioned the country anon,
panisb a;s and the favorites of 9Th. tb.
seame enalg nhg. The native popnlatio,
p and ,aved saved to the great landhold
epths of were we're reduced to the % ,nwes
Pee was s,e5gredation. Yet the will I,
zen that oe, ne and no history (no
s' OF ancient GauD is NOR, NOR