The Glenwood post., 1920-01-24

1H1 lMuoAN DIsa1Ac1
"1As other day you promised you d
tall us all about Mexico, Uncle Ted, y
sid jsek q he pulled Uncle Ted into
his fsvusits 'eAair. 81 want IL hoy
an I - abest It bscause Tsnmy
Smith who was soldier in the big
var y apins to help some of US boys
give = 1sxiSe4 saew.b
"WSH, Jask, !" answered his uncle,
81 dol't know whether can tell you
nneh e help you got up your Mexi-
can show but I can tell you = few q
ths Ainss that have hsPpessA h That
country in the past few years and how
Aundssds %. Americans vie live there
have been killed and robbed and how
many Others have had their Asmss de-
stroyed. It IL . long story and 70 you
and Ruth win have to be resi- quiet
70 I can toll you a. much - possible.
II shaA start after the sa.ns, Of
1s1s, the mt year INST wssafow Wn-
son became president. That summer
Aad been quiet in Nsxics but in oeto.
bes, 0sasrai Fsiix Diaz, nephew Of the
fssnsr Precedent Dia. led revolt
sgainst the governMsnt which was
then hsadsd by President Nads,o. He
faiisd at tbs time but after being son
fenced to desth was released aad again
went after Hadsro. The next Fsbru.
ary, General Husrta who had. been
helping Hadsro, deserted and the 70.
sait was the arrest Of President Mad
Gro. Waile Nadsro and euares, who
Asa been his viee.prssident, were be.
Ing taken ffon the palace In MEXICO
city to the penitentiary they were
hot and killed. Huerta became pres
idsnt then and everyone in this ceun.
Try was anxious to $50 Whist President
Wilson would do, because Of the many
Americans living there and the near
ness 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 was
then our ambassador in Mexico and he
urged President Wilson to recognize
Husrta - tbs Mexican president, but
our president would not do 20 although
Spain did 30 in April 1918, Great Brit
ain and France in Nay and many
other countries little later. A great
many people believe that this failure
10 recognise Huerta was the Arst Of a
thousand big mistakes that President
Wilson made in dealing with Mexico
and that had he recognized Huerta !,
might have saved years Of trouble and
hundreds Of lives"
"Why did they think thisi" asked
Jack.
because, Jack, the attitude Of the
United States encouraged Husrta Z
ensmies who called themselves, 'Con.
stitutionalists' and after capturing
several towns they set up another
government with Carranza, who is now
President, ~ provisional president.
By Juno they controlled nearly all Of
north Mexico. Because President vii.
son didn't agree with Ambassador
Wilson he was called back to the Unit.
cd States and resigned July 4, 1914,
and John Lind, former governor OF
Minnesota was sent to try and settle
the troubles in Mexico for Woodrow
Wilson, But no failed and Mr.. Wilson
admitted it in . message to congress
on August 9th Of that year. Thing1
went from bad to worse in Mexico
with Villa, the bandit leader, esptuf.
ing many towns, and killing Amsri-
cans and Bsitish. On April 3, 1914,
M. Liad gave up his job and came
home, villa fought harder and startei
What finally caused the downfall Of
Huerta- While they wers fighting It
Tsmpieo ON April ID, 1914, SHELLS fell
nssr the eitv and damaged many oil
taahl Rear-AAmirsl Mayo, who then
commanded the U. 8. fest stationed IL
the hnTbor, ordered the Are directed