Middletown transcript., 1916-04-08
OUR TRAILED FLAG

A year ago Mr.. Wilson, through his
IA mountebank of a Secretary Of
State Bryan, caused a circular to be sen'
to American residents in Mexico City,
again bidding them leave the country.
Thereupon meeting of Americans
was held, and their committee sent
BRYAN cablegram fully showing the
awful situation in the city, and the i'm
possibility of their following the presi-
dents advice to flee, and asked that
their message be given to the press as
the only way to get the facts before
their friends and relatives. Bryan re-
fused to do this, but the N. Y. Herald
printed this cablegram and other later
ones.
Nice reading this appeal is for those
who think the American flag dare not
protect the lives and property of our
fellow citizens in foreign lands !! Ii
should make every true American blush
for the cowardice of this un-American
administration. Hear their appeal:
Thousands of Americans scat
tered throughout the country find it
jmnossible to leave their all or to
abandon positions of trust in charge
of business or property owners IN
the United States and elsewhere.
Duty compels them to remain.
We are engaged in lawful and
useful occupations. We respect
fully ask from our Government eff
fective guarantees of those rights
and no more.
Should the foreigners leave en-
nasse it would be to repeat the
late sad experience of the Belgians.
With MANY it means to leave be-
hind the savings and other interests
of lifetime, and to arrive in the
United States or Europe virtually
as charges upon the public or our
friends"
This pitiful appeal for help touched
neither Mr.. Wilson nor Mr.. Bryan, an
they repeated their advice, 'DroI
everything and flee to the United
States = beggars" Mr.. Wilson's
present bandit pet, Carranza, who
differs from Villa only in having more
whiskers, joined in this advice anc
promised to protect their lives ant
property.
We quote some of the things thes'
Americans, left by our cowardly presi-
dent helpless victims of Carranza's ano
other Mexican outrages, have to say
about his acts when in full possession o
the city:
''The arbitrary seizure of private
property-such as houses, horses,
autos, carriages, furniture, money
and crops; the issuing of DEGREES IN
incredible denial of right and justice;
the persistent attempt to starve
city of 100000 people, depriving
them of water, fuel and transpOrta-
ton; the shipping Of defenceless
women in locked cattle cars to Vera
Cruz; the closing of the Courts and
schools; holding priests for ransom;
the arrest of 300 business men; the
suppression of the mails and viola
ton of sealed correspondence; the
omen invitation to riot and loot; the
sacking of churches; the killing of
men and the outraging of women
The wantomness of these acts
renders it impossible to accept the
professions of these factionists, or
their counsels as to the course to be
pursued by foreigners.
This is a true picture of Carranza, the
Mexican ruffian who is Mr.. Wilson's
latest protege and to whom he is send
ing vast quantities of arms and ammu-
milton, to be returned, possibly, in the
bodies of our soldiers He promises tc
protect" Americans Any wonder
in Mexico do not want his
protection?