Arizona republican., 1921-01-08
MEXICO NEEDS HELP |. OF J. S., DECLARES FL PASO EDITOR

That Rancho Villa Is far from be- Ing the nice. quiet, peace-loving re- tired country gentleman he has been pictured in many quarters and that if there is any future trouble in north erD Mexico 1t will come from him, was the statement at the Rotary club lunch con yesterday of c. A. Martin, man. aging editor of the Fl Paso Herald, who was a guest of the club and who has given much study to conditions in l Mexico after residence of more than | 15 years in Fl Paso.
 Mexico needs the help of the United States. declared MT. Martin, who was in Mexico City and other points in that | country for some time before the fn- auguration of President Obregon and made a close study of conditions. The people in the United States do not appreciate what is going on down there. he said. France is borrowing money here and is loaning 1t in Mexico 1 at the rate of 1 to 8 per cent a month. This money is used to buy American | goods which Mir. Martin sa5d he saw in many shop windows in Mexico | City
 Conditions arc quiet fin Mexico. Mir | Martin added Everyone there is 'broke." and there viii be no further revolutions until they get some money. II "If President Obregon proves he is able to maintain a stable government believe 1t is the duty of the United
 States to give them a hand" declared the speaker.
 F. F. Blaine of Seattle. one of the
 most prominent men in the northwest
 in the cause of reclamation, was q
 guest of the Rotary club and made .
 most interesting address. He traced
 the progress of reclamation in thu
 western states and urged that the peo
 pie in Arizona join with those of othel
 states in the west and prevail upon tho
 members of congress to unite upon {
 definite program of reclamation
 Less than 20 years ago the United
 States started the program of reclama ] tion," the speaker declared. "In tha
 program $120 900. 900 was expended il
 the western states. The value of tn T crops raised because of that reclaim ing was $515,000,o00 or nearly $5 fo v every s1 expended for reclamation. Tn
 United States never made a better in e vestment. The. government shout n undertake to complete this work. Eng r land has spent twice as much none e in reclamation in India than has tn e United States in her own country" g How to get the necessary none
 was the problem. declared Mir. Blain, 1t The Smith Fletcher bill, now be '- fore congress, seems to be the onl e hOpes hS aQOeu. InlS Dill calls TOT na ,- tional reclamation. It provides for a Is appropriation of s20,00O, ,ooO in 1922 an d increased appropriations thereaftt
 until a fund of SS50.000,0oo is secure, -- This. with the sale of reclamatio ,e project bonds and the addition g other funds would if the bill shoul at become a law, provide a total fund SC o0,000,00o in 20 years. the speakt ,f declared.
 MT. Blaine brought up the questic
 of the provision for the ex- -soldiel
 and ex-sailors of the world war ar n how unprepared the government is 'a fulfill that duty.
 to We do not realize how small we aI n, out here" declared the speaker "Tt r entire cultivated area of these wester re states does not exceed s0.O00, 900 acre .e not more than that of the single sta t of Iowa"
 1S Mir. Blaine was introduced by Sin
 Ely also guest of the club. Amor the other guests were Judge O. a-. 1 Baughn Of Florence, G. ". Working ~ the University of Arizona, Col. Fred " Breen of Flagstaff and Senator H. W Wilkinson and c. M. Zander of Pho in nix
 C Two new members of the Rota lu club, William P. Russell and Charl 4 Wiudes. were formally introduced. Doane Merrill was chairman of t ne day.