Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-12-06
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Saturday. December 8, 1918.


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r charge that the Mexican En-
bassy IN Washington. that the Mexi-
can consul generalship In New York.
the Mexican consui-generalship IN
San Francisco and the consuls along
the border are deliberately stirring
revolutionary troubles, are engaged
in Boishevik propaganda. and that
their action 10 endorsed by Ven
ussiano Carranxa himself and that
the evidence cannot be eontroverted.
although my stAtment will doubtless
be denied by those who are attempt
ing to uphold Carranza-"-Senator
Fall.
Vow let's have the evidence. What
with all that's been said and done
respecting this Mexican situation it
seems TO be time for wha, is
termed a show down" The need Of
frankness is all the more urgent for
the reason that differences of opinion
respecting the matter are multiply
ing at the very moment that con-
certed action is needed; concerted
action and concerted purpose and de-
termination back Of it
A clergyman in Brooklyn makes an
eloquent address in which he de-
clares the crux Of the situation is the
issue between dollars and souls,
This has a pleasing sound, but to ac-
cept it in its entirety We would be
forced to conclude that all men are
liars Such conclusion might find
good precedent but making i. is an
extreme measure. We prefer to
think some men are only deceived.
A noted Friter, Isaac F. Marcos
son. recognized as an authority re-
spectins foreign industrial matters,
and who has just returned from Ger
mbany. declared before an as
semblage Of Boston business men a
few evenings since that Germany il
making Of Mexico a breeding place
for all sort of schemes against the
United States. especially economic
and that German immigrants arr
pouring into Mexico in large mum
hers
A well known newspaper com
plains that our present policy toward
Mexico Is needlessly irritating and
that disputes should be arbitrated
We would assume that request 70,
arbitration should come from Mexico
This may happen il she concludes VI
really mean business.
This talk about souls and dollar.
doesn't square exactly with tn,
statement attributed to Ambassador
Fletcher. He 10 said to have toIt
the Senate foreign relations commit
tee that evidence against Jenkin.
was obtained by calling in ten peon!
and asking them whether Jenkin.
was at . certain place at a certain
time. and when they said he was not
one Of them was taken out and shot
The other nine were asked the sam,
question and they answered in tn,
same way and one Of the number wa.
taken out and shot: then fnall,
what remained testified as their cap.
tors wished them to do. Now il tha
be 20, and we are inclined to believ,
an American ambassador, thos,
Mexican murderers are not peopl,
such as should be left in charge O
the souls Of Mexico. as the Brooklyn
pastor appears to wish might b,
done.
That certain interests are striving
for Intervention In Mexico is prob
able: that money would be made GU
OF such Intervention il certain, fo1
aside from crooked deals there nigh
be, capital on the whole thri*es bes
under law and order. Nevertheless
one need only look back over tn,
record to know that Carranxa fav.
ored Germany, that he has not KEEP
faith with this government which
has been very lsnient with him, to it,
own dtscredit, that he has not KEEP
to the constitution Of his own coun.
try. Il has seemed from certain re.
ports coming out Of MEXICO tha'
jenkins may b determined to forc<
an issue. but II half that reported re.
specting the evidence on which he 1.
held be true. his attitude II not sur.
prising.
All this calls for the evidence
Let's have it.
No need to take too seriously the