Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-09

MEXICO. army supplles, money anu
men went over the United States bor-
der to Juarez, thence south resulting
in the most unfortunate disaster in
tMexico's history.
francisco /. Madero succeeded
President Diaz. Nearly universally
Americans rallied to his support while
they saw conditions grow from bad to
worse largely as result Of influences
from the United States side of the
river Money and moral aid were
rendered him by the Americans Of
Mexico. Another revolutions was fos-
tered largely by Mexicans who had
placed him in power and it assumed
proportions as the result of aid ten
dered by Mexicans and Americans in
the United States, the latter who made
large money in the supplies of arms
and ammunition. Once more the
americans of Mexico protested. Sup
piled as they were from the american
side, the SECOND time the army went
south from Juarez which ultimately
resulted in the overthrow of the Sec
ond President.
Victoria Huerta was the third sue
cessor. The Americans of Mexico de-
plored the manner of his succession.
through which so many of the Latin
Americans bring to bear their politi-
cal aspirations they stood ready to
acquiesce. The part this country play.
ed in his overthrow need not be re-
1 cited. '&','.
"For three years past the Americans
of Mexico have stood ready to give
their financial and moral support
through the continued reign of feud-
alism and anarchy to any faction or
individual who held out any hope for
a restoration of conditions. In our
solemn opinion the outlook isyindef1.
nitely hopeless. -.<~T W. =
Driven From Homes.
I'VE have seen and read, with un-
paralelled tolerance in American his
tory, the murder of hundreds Of our
men, women and children by irrespon-
sible bandits on this and. the other
side of the border; of the ravishing
and otherwise outraging of our WON.
en- of the burning of the homes and
bodies of the victims; of the destruc.
ton of our property; of insults to
the American flag and people; the
ambushing of our soldiers; the raid
ing of our homes; the theft of our
property and unlimited fiendish out
RACES that would take volumes to re.
cite.
"Never in history have an advanced
people borne with more fortitude, pa
thence and endurance a continued era
of outrages similar to those endured
by more than 10000 Americans who
have been driven from their prop
critics in Mexico as we'll as hundreds
of thousands who have property
there and homes along the border.
'They have hoped against hope for
relief. They have deplored and even
now deeply regret the necessity Of
strenuous action on the part of our
|Government. They have tolerated not
only the outrages of the Mexican
feudalists, but the unjust reflection
of some of the people of the United
States, who have impugned their mo.
tives and ,misrepresented, facts throu
either malice or objectionable ignOr'
ance. They have even declined to
heear our statement of facts.
:Those who went to Mexico in years
gone by, men of small and large
means, went there in good faith, be-
lievirg that they, like the people of
other nations, had country that
would protect theem in such extraord.
mary and unheard of emergencies that
have existed there for years past. The
people of no other country have suf-
fered as have the Americans. Those
who bought homes in the vicinity OF
the United States border had the same
faith in their country's protection. In
the fiscal year 1909-1910 more than
$3.50, 100000 from Mexico were spent
in the channels of trade in the United
States as result of the American
development of Mexico.
''In the international obligations be-
tween this country and Mexico we
have more than complied with our
part, while for five years past Mexico
has persistently ignored practically
every detail of the treaty and consti.
4 tutional obligations to the citizens of
the United States.
1T is estimated that approximately
q million of her people have sought
refuge in the United States during
the past five years and an inestihable
number have taken the places of
American labor in the various chan
nels on railways, mines, factories and
all kinds of public and private work
Tens of thousands of Mexican chill.
dren of refugees whose parents have
signified no intention of becoming
citizens are in the public free schools
of our country availing themselves OF
the school funds left as heritage to
our children. Los Angeles, CAL, re-
Gently sent an appeal asking that the
immigration of Mexicans in this coun.
try be restricted, alleging that they
= had over 5000 under public charities
in that city alone. San Antonio, Ell
Paso and practically every town and
:. city within $50 miles of the 1900 miles
} of border have their hospitals and
charity departments burdened with
the afflicted unfortunates of that coun.
try Epidemics of smallpox, threat
ened epidemics of typhus and other
kindred diseases have kept the PEG.
pie along the border in constant dread,
Il cost innumerable lives and vast
amounts of money. Venerial diseases,
which have reached a stage of deplor.
able magnitude in that country, are
being spread by them throughout the
land. The burning of the eighteen
prisoners in the Ell Paso Jail was d.
rectly the result of precautions against