The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-02-21
MissOurian Once Had Fate
of Mexico at Finger Tips

bccn a fighting colonel ~ nh" Dld
brigade. no had been wounded four
times, hc was very stern and worry
true. so the lot fell to him TO make
answer.
"Gcncral, II you order 90. We will
follow you into ~" Pacific ocean,
but. We arc uu' lUporiilats and
would prefer service Under Max.
"Is this your answer, men, and
Shelby'H voice had come hack 10 iH
old ohcc.y tones.
"it ls'
"Tnen it IN mine. too. Hcuooforth
VIC will fiRht under MnNimIliin. To
morrow NJ 4 O'Clock I'm the afternoon
tho march will commence Tor Mon.
tcrcy You have chosen mo empire,
ana perhaps u is well. but bad or
good your fnto shall be my fatc, your
fortune my fortune
Time has revealed many things
since mat meeting IN june. 1856
many things that might havc been
done and we'll done had the frank
eproCh of Elliott remained unspukcn
had the keen feeling Of sympmhy
hetWcen the French and thc Cunfed-
crates hecn lcW romantic. Shelhy
was wiscr than any man who fol
lowed him aud strong enough 20
have forced them in the pathway
that lny/hefore his eyes 80 well re-
vealcd, but he would not Tor the
richest provinces 81 Mexico. e.
The injecting with MaSimilinn.
4 month or - later Shelby was
In the camp and court Of MnNimil
ian. Tho interview with hltr emperor
had been arranged by Commodore
Maury and General Magraudor.
a.
mony and with great sincerity and
franknoss. Marshal Bazaino was
present Count de Noue. chiof Of
Baznino'H civil Hlpff was tho inter
prefer. The emperor, while under
standing English yet preferred 10
converse In French spd 20 hold an
intercourse with the Americans In
that language shelby laid hlsI
plans before him at once These
were to take Immediate service In
his empire, recruit comps of 10000
Americans supcrgcde as fnt az pos
sihle the native troops In his army
consolidate tho government against
the time Of the withdrawal Of the
French troops, encourage immigra-
tion In every possiblc manner. de-
velop tho resources Of The country
and hold II until The people became
reonciled to the change with n
strong and well organized army.
Every proposition was faithfully
rendered to the emperor who mere
ly bowed and inclined his head ns II
he would hear more. shelby 'con-
tinucd In his straightforward sol
diorly manner:
"ft Ia only question OF time, your
aIoaty. before the French soldiers
are withdrawn"
a..
sarcastically. It seemed but said
'why do you think so2" Inquired
tine emperor.
ShcIby's Advice to Maximiiian.
''Because the war between the
states Ia at an end. and Mr.. Steward
Will insist on the rigorous enforce
mcnt of tho Monroe doctrine.
France does not desire q conflict
with the United Statcs II would
neither ho popular nor profitable.
I lcrt behind me a million men In
arms. not one OF whom has vet heen
dischargadN from the service, The
nation IL sore over This occupation
perpetual menace. hEpe your
maleaty viii pardon me, hut In or
der TO speak the truth, II Is nccos.
sary to apelk plainly"
90 on said the emperor, great
~ Interested
"rhe matter whereof I have
spoken to you is perfectly feasible.
| have authority FOR saying that tho
American government would not he
averse TO tho enlistment OF as many
soldiers In your army az might wish
to take service and tho numhoe
need only be limited by the eNigen-
Giles OF the empire. Thrown upon
your own resources. YOU would find
no difficulty. | think In establish
ing the most friendly relations with
the United States In order to put
yourself In a position to DO this, 7
think IL absolutely necessary that
you should have corps OF Ameri-
can soldiers devoted to YOU person
ally ana reliable in any emergency"
The emperor did not reply direct
" TO shelby. He rose. bcckoned
De Noue to one sido. spoke 10 Him
quietly and earnestly for some bfief
moments dismissed his visitors
pleasantly and withdrew His
mind, however. IL appears had been
made up from the first He was not
willing to trust tho Americans In an
organization composed OF 10000
skilled and veteran soldiers, com
manded hv officers OF known valor
ana hUNlnuS ipf an enterprise no
matter how daring or desperate. He
had other plans In view. As DE
Noue passed out he said to Sholhy:
ITS no use, The emperor Ia firm
on diplomacy lie means 10 try
negotiations and correspondence
with the United Statcs, lie thinNls
MIR. Steward is favorahly disposed
toward him and that the Split OF
the dominant party will not be
averse to his experiment with the
MeNicans. 10 Is no use. general, the
emperor will not give you employ
menL"
Thus terminated an Interview
that had more OF destiny in u. per.
haps than the seeming difference
and dislnclinat.on TO yalk ON the
part OF the emperor mAht seem to
indicate. When the struggle came
that shelby had So plainly and
bluntly depicted, Macmillan gas IN
| the midst OF 100000 savages.
without an army. with scarcely a
| guard with none upon whom ne
could rely, abandoned. deserted and
I betrayed Was 10 any wonder,
therefore, that the end OF tho om-
| piro should he tho dead wall at