El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-27
No PROTECTION
FOR AMERICANS
Speaker Assails Administra
ton at the Local G.. o. P.
Clubs Housewarming.

Americans who have TO 20 TO Mexico
/ TO attend TO their business find il neces-
ss.ry TO adopt another nationality. they
used to,be respected but that was be-
fore the government at Washington
said THAT all Americans in Mexico. We're
eraftefs~
This was the declaration OF Henry
Becker Thursday night at a meeting OF
the Hughes Fairbanks club in their new
home in the Coles building. after he had
been requested 10 make a short talk by
chairman l. L Robinson
senator Fail Coming
Senator A. B. Fall. of New Mexico.
was originally billed TO speak. but =
telegram was read at the meeting stat
ing that he found it impossible to at
tend. but thar he would speak here
next Monday night
The gentlemen present know Of the
conditions in Mexico as well as myself
aud II IS not necessary for anyone TO
tel them Mr. Becker continued We
all know that the American has no
snow in any part OF Mexico. and has
not mad any for some time"
r. H. Hurst representative OF the
Mormon colonies who followed Ar
Becker, and who was 4 guest AT the
meeting indOrsed the remarks of his
predecessor
Cites ROOseveIt's Retort
a rev days ago ] was IN Albuquer-
que. when former president Roosevelt
spoke" said Alr. Hurst. after he had
been introduced bv chairman Robinson
a man in the back OF the crowd yelled
'Hurrah for Wilson Senator Fall was
going TO answer him but Roosevelt said
Let me answer him He asked for the
man who yelled for Wilson to stand up
and when he did so. Roosevelt said.
Well. now YOU must say hurrah for Viii
sens partner. Carranza. and hurrah for
saNnn
mastered in Mexico The man had
no more 10 say and sat down"
Vain Expectations
We expected something from our
troops when they entered Mexico and
we expected that the soldiers who fell
there had not lost their lives in vain.
We thought something would he done
after the massacre at CarriZal- I was
70 my home in Colonia Dublan. where
Gen. Pershing IS encamped. and know
that he had all his troops ready for a
march to Carrizal and Villa Ahumada
Tor the Blrpose Of cleaning out those
men who killed the Americans. Then
orders came from Washington. and the
expedition returned. and Cen Pershing
could do nothing / am ashamed Of the
Wilson policy in Mexico and there are
many Texas citizens who think like
" Use
Hughes Feeling strong
VIM ZOgheib and Charles B. stevens.
candidate Tor county treasurer took
some hot shots AT president Wilson. Mr..
ZoEheid told the members Of the club
that recently he had toured the state
ir the interests of the Republican party,
and that q Hughes feeling was pre-
dominant everywhere
In san Antonio we had the largest
crowd that ever attended a public po-
itical meeting" said Mr.. ZOEheib. The
issues of the present campaign are the
greatest ever stood for by a party and
the Republicans have nominated the
E Hughes. Fairbanks and others. The
county ticket is also made up OF men
OF character cleanliness and integrity"
Offers Hughes Money
Ar Stevens sprang something new
and starting on the members present
when he told them that he had $4,000
in his office safe awaiting bet on ,
Charles E Hughes. -Give-A-Dam'
Jones declared that IL he wanted TO
prove education a failure. he could
prove il Wilson Wilson has not been
IN American at any time. said Mr..
Jones He has done more to ruin
America, and he Is about the poorest
president that we have ever had
j. A. Smith. candidate for sheriff OF I
Fl PasO county. and eXpOstmaster. also !
made brief talk on the issues of the ]
campaign. and asked to be excused. as
his son was very i'll at home
Following the speaking. J. c. ROus.
r. candidate for assessor. J. l. MARI. !
candidate for representative. g. g Kie- {
fer, candidate for tax collector and L |
L Robinson, candidate for county at !
torney, were presented to the members /
or the club Between the speeches. the !
FL PasO negro stringed orchestra and J
quartet rendered some good music. I
small miniature elephants. bearing the !
letters C o p We're distributed 10 {
the members. while banners with the I
words Hughes. Fairbanks" were given /
out a mass meeting viii be held on /
Monday night