New Britain herald., 1917-03-17
MEXICAN PLOTS lS|
 SUBJECT 0f SPEEC
E. Y. StreetG UphOds up
 Sam's Policies

Since the reported internationalI I
 between Germany and Mexico for conquest of Texas. New Mexico q Arizona. Frederick V. streeter. aa1 tant inspector general Of the er1 army. has prepared patriotic hist4 cal address dealing with iaistotfl reference to this section of the cod try. Inspector Streeter delivered q address before the members of N@ Britain council. O. U.. A. M., and n also used it effectually in addrassl| the school children.
 There Is possibly no one in M Britain better qualified to speak this matter than Inspector Street. He has long been associated vi
 military affairs and has done cona1 erable research work in the Congr( stonal library at Washington relatt| to the various acquisitions of q United States. Inspector Streeter q calls that as boy of five years
 was present when the soldid marched back to his home town
 Vermont after the Mexican war 1848. As a child these events in co, necticn with their long being mustex1 out of the federal service were tl pressed upon him. It is pecul1( coincidence that Inspector Streetl
 who as a. boy watched the Mexin
 war. soldiers march home, moro IT. a half century later, a war vetexa
 himself, was destined to head
 parade in celebration of the return the soldiers in New Britain last a1at
 mer after doing duty along the M&
 can border.
 United States Pay for Land.
 In his address, Inspector Stree
 calls particular attention to the
 situations of foreign powers thxt N United States practically stole 1o
 New Mexico and Arizona from 1
 Mexicans. This, he declared t0 tI members of New Britain council, U. A. M.. is not so. The historc
 of his remarks are as follows:
 James K. Polk was inaugural president of the United Staten 2 March 4, 1895, and on July |, fS4 the legislature of Texas approved fi annexation bill. passed by the unff7 States congress. Thus. by tho
 proval of the people of Texas thts
 trict, which had been a Mex
 province. became one of the un States of America. In conseQltenc the arbitrary policy of the Mexie ruler the Texans had revolted anda3 1886 had set Up a government their own. SubseQuent events and <l annexation of Texas led to Mexican war. "On February 2, ls4s, treaty rSAn of0 hAtx nations by which all the territn2 north of the Rio Grande. togetl
 with the whole of New Mexico a3 California, was ceded to the Untt1 States. But 1t must not be under1t01l as is at present being implied In so9 places, that the United States IT. this land. This government agt4 and paid $15.000,0O0 for this territe and all debts due from Mexico
 American citizens. amounting
 ga, ,0OO, 900 more. were assunel Therefore the United States pal SIS, S,000, 900 for this territory now n subject Of possible international con plication& Peace was proclaimed President Polk on July. <. f84S.'ss
 Inspector Stree:es also wovn int lis address. his beliefs as to t1 loyalty of all citizens. He said The result of the Civil war wax th reunion of tho states, with no Soutl no North, no Eslst or West, but on grand nation. Today ore htndr0 million people, cosmcpolitans. maJ< up this nation. They have made thel homes here. They have educatAl their children hero ard there can D no question as to their patriotism an loyalty"