Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-05-18
American Intervention
Mexico 5 Only Hope
Thinks c. H. Lester

~ Cente oiuefenc& neGASfen the TWO -
fatcions, and one bunch Is 90 much Il
/, inclined to baltditry a. the other. W
Il Is only another case Of the .ket. s
tie calling the pot black, and It 4
makes no difference which crowd
I you call kettle: you get 4 bad ego s
I anyway"
N
! III Wilson would only Give
Is Texas the right TO protect itsetf Il
| against both carranxistas and VII.
I listas, there would Sc ! cieaninu i n
up around here that would soon *
| put the fear Of God and Texas s.
Into the hearts OF these Mexiuan 4
cut-throats." !"
The foregoing are extracts from d
personal letter received by the editor
Of The Saturday News from q former
! lWatertoWn toWnsman, Charles H.
/ Lester.
This evening" says Mr.. Lester
under date Of May Z, 1--WE drove down
TO Isleta and. Just ct dark, while on
our way back to the city, passed a
iOlAto pPSSA%A GA "a GoSo Atlfsg
troops, horses, etc, on its way east.
X presume that more troops are need
ed to meet this invasion than earlier
reports indicated. 3
| The sitatution. while less strenuous n
r. the moment, has not cleared OF
lall. so far as surface indications 10.
Both sides IN the Mexican clash Of i
Mexican leaders and forces. seem 10
4 he to1erablv we'll united against the
UNITED States. CarranZa seems to be
projecting Villa, and vice versa (. 10
far as seither is involved with Uncle
lSam
Texas Papers Emphatic.
The El Paso newspapers. editorial
Ily and otherwise. dn not hesitate to-
1e,iticise tho federal administration
flor its seeming lack of foresight III
Idealing with the de factn government
.lfor some months past. There is like
much comment on what the Texas
papers term the vacillating policy or
1.-THE Wilson administrations.
q Talk OF cooperate bvs lie de-
5Ifacto government troops is Idle. 2 de-
5.clares the El Paso Morning Times.
Il Everyone at all familiar with the
{, Mexican sitaution. II continues. and
,,aspecially General Scott and General
I Funston. Is well aware that the de.
facto government army consists Of
4 iscattered bands of poorly armed,
peorly paid and half starved men who
lowe allegiance to no one save their
Immediate commanders. and that this
lso-called army instead of being a pro-
! ltection 70 the people of anv district
where Its troops are stationed, is pos
.Iitjvalv menace. The readiness with
(which the soldiers become bandits
II and the bands become soldiers has
II been too frequently exemplified to
-lneed any further proof. !"
iIs.4T The task, it goes on To say. ''of
lrestoring peace and order is one be-
Z ltion. and the sooner this is realized
lin Washington the better it win be
for the cause of humanity, for which
Mr. Wilson processes TO have such
! a high regard Failing in cur duty in
!, Maxico. this country sooner or later,
2 Twill he confronted with the alterna.
J Tive Of standing aside and seeing some
' Enronean power perform the dafg
which under the Monroe doctrine, Is
= lpeculiarlv our own. 8 is
Continuing further, the same papeI
savs. we are perfectly satisfied
!, with the American flag Just ais y is al
Y present made. We do not fall foI
Y the addition of white border as q
7 isymbols of peace any more than W
& world consider white feather sew
! led In among the stars
E Lack Of Faith.
I Other III Paso newspapers. both 4
e their news columns and their suAsos
ial pages, indicate a lack Of G ssa
g |dence in the efficacy of the policy
Q (which the United States government
e has pushed with regard to Mexican
4 affairs.
T The general import Of the newspa,
1per somment is to the effect that
peace will lbe restored in Mexico
fonly after the United States shall
have interviewed, by force Of arms. if
2 necessary.
! The .watchful waiting that has
characterized the Washington author.
,,jities does not appear To find favor
! ! Ialorg the southern border. which has
: been frequently crossed by Mexican
I bandits.
, it is believed In some quarters that
!. these raids into American Territory.
. while due in part to the spirit of ven
N tue, result. to some extent from d
!, desire on the part Of certain Mexicans
Ito force American intervention.
J The Violin town council has just
& made the last payment on the indebf.
edness incurred February 5. 1908, for
1.-THE constructio Of a $iO, 900 city hall
! building which now Is entirely nee
from indebte edness. The only remain.
y ing outstanding indebte edness OF the
town are now bonds ii the sum of
q s.ooO. which were issued for the I'M.
istaiiing Ct e municipal system cf wa-I
tier works.
A Thompson, Young farmer
& LIVING ilear D0land InaTketed 81, hessd
Iol nogs for whIcla hea receiyed an ! g-8