The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-11-02
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WHO OWNS MEXICO?

Friday, August II, 1916.
Speaker under the granted
remarks the Record include an article that appeared La Fol
who Mexico?"
Owns Mexco
plain peace
For than SO money has been powerful enough to force
time The student of world politics will
find that practically all modern wars have been dictated by great financial
AS long as capital finds its best for profit in it's own country
of that reasonably but whenever the financial in
country and such mastery over the industrial and affairs
their people that they profits at will such interests seek
capital exploited
and people, retained home would reduce interest and farmers
merchants and small business enterprises could borrow upon reasonable
their
people of Mexico The
Mexican with And both President Wilson and
II dt far hack of the Columbus raid That outrage unon the resi-
the logical of conditions
which the Mexican wise responsible Worse than hatl
The Mexican people really innocent victims of traitors midst
For charged the highest authority that he raid inspired and
arranged for in country!
of statement? Benedict Arnold
not more guilty OF treason
did disclose all of the
he declared officially few days after the raid that
ton between the government Of the United States and the de facto
purpose Intervention the
terests of certain owners of Mexican properties"
you Mexico
gentlemen properties They very powerful
They big slice Mexico They
captains of finance They
troll They for rong Mexican policy
strong oe a
They pirate patriotism" They preparedness They
hysteria of fear that going
be thrown into war with Germany or England or Japan
co.,. e ~; 80 80 nd NJ scheme 70 fiobt Germany ENGLAND
Japan They They have the
They control the of labor and the products
They control the of of life They the
coal the powers profits
they lower else invest in foreign countries The
Mexico and of the Central and South
American most inviting The Governments are
poor! slave labor.
There risk and that large risk The Governments are
Revolutions of them frequent property
make
good Government bond just put the Stars
the slogan of muntiOn makers Trade
put commercial behind the Navy
That has been completely reversed
The cry is, "The flag follows the investment"
protect citizens Assuredy! That boundn
duty standing and dignity Government among
the worlds weak But if the protection of
would for the clouds
many to-day Investments in these
putocraic vastly important than Citizens
Observation-Disclosures using every
intervention means war War means blood and kill
uncomfortable horrors And all for what
Privilege exploits in
that huge surplus Pri
vlege, be work bringing in still
profits Weak and undevopd and unexpoed offer the
privilege buys foreign Concession Cheap The
looks that bargain But to maintain the great profits it or
dnary necessary to resort to songarm methods Sometimes people
like the workers the mining district of Colorado Michigan and West
after all mexican situation only
Ludlow bigger scale Privilege to-day trying to shape public
the of placing the of the United
behind those gold mines and other concessions and
the profits of privilege
Who own Really it?
at Dollars, they aremiions and mil
they What follows shows the wealth of
1t from the United
Consul Marion
table by William H. Seamon
this Consular Report
ad long experience in mining engineer
Nationality.
Amout of
american 1890 -. ------- 81 10000
English
h------ -------.- - - l45,44ooOO
Mexican - - $500. --- $500. ---~---
Other nations - - - - -~ ---~----. S,5353SO