Evening journal., 1920-01-13

s91rHE OTHER day you promised you'd tell us al
about Mexico, Uncle Ted" said Jack as he pulled
unele Ted Into his fsyorIle chair Il want to know all
can about Il because Tommy Smith. who was soldier
in the big Is going to help some OF US boys give
Mexican show"
"wen Jack" answered his Uncle, u don't know
whether can tell you much to help you get up your
Mexican show but can tell you few OF the things
that have happened in that country In the past few
wears and hundreds OF Americans who live there
have been killed and robbed and how many others
have had their homes destroyed It is long story and
so you and Ruth VIII have to be real quiet SO can tell
you as much possible.
'I shall start after the OF 1912 the FIRST
year that woodrow Wilson became President That
summer had been quiet Mexico but in October General
Felix Diaz nephew OF the former President Dlaz led
revolt against the government which was then headed
by President Madero. He failed at the time but after
being sentenced TO death released and again went
after MadgF0. The next February General Huerta who
had been helping Madero deserted and the result was
the arrest Of President Madero. While Madero and
suarez who had been his vce-president. were being
taken from the Palace in Mexico City TO the pententiary
they were shot and killed Huera became president then
and everyone in this country anxious to see what
President Wilson would do because Of the many Amer
leans living there and the OF that country to
our own Il was important that he act firm and make
the new Mexican Government understand that we would
stand for no nonsense. Henry Lane Wilson then
our Ambassador in Mexico and he urged President Wilson
10 recognize Huerta the Mexican President but our
President would not do although Spain did in April
1918 Great Britain and France in May and many other
countries a little later great many people believe
that this failure to recognize Huerta the lrst OF
thousand big mistakes that President Wilson made In
deang with Mexico and that had he recognized Huerta
it might have saved years Of trouble and hundreds OF
lives"
"Why did they think ths9" asked Jack.
Because, Jack. the attitude Of the United States
encouraged iIuertas enemies who called themselves,
Consttuonass and after capturing several towns they
set mp another government with Carranza who is now
president as provisional president By June they con-
trollcd nearly all Of North Mexico. Because President
Wilson didn't agree with Ambassador Wilson he was
called back the United States and resigned July g. i93
and John Lind former governor of Minnesota, sent
70 try and settle the troubles in Mexico for Woodrow
Wilson. But he failed and Mr.. Wilson admitted Il in
message 10 Congress August q OF that year Things
went from bad 10 Mexico with villa, the bandit
leader capturing many towns and killing Americans and
British on April B. 1914, Mr.. Lind gave up his job and
came home villa fought harder and started what finally
caused the downfall OF Huerta While they were lighting
at Tampico April 49, 1914, shells fell the city
and damaged many oil tanks. Rear-Admral Mayo. who
then commanded the United States feet stationed In the
harbor ordered the directed away from them. and
April TO- when United States Marines landing
at Tampico TO get gasoline for their launch they
arrested by Mexican Federal troops The Mexican colonel