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36 PAGES. 5 SECTIONS TODAY.

EL PASO. TEXAS. SATURDAY EVENING. MARCH 13. 1915.

LATEST NEWS BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

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APAN DOUBLES HER ARMY IN CHINA

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EDUCATIONAL BILL IS LAW

Jury Returns Verdict of Ac

quittal After Night of

Consideration.

STATE'SCOUNSEL

MAKES NEW MOVE

Would Commit Thaw To

Asylum; Defence Objects;'

Court To Decide.

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TW YORK. March 11. Harry K.

Thaw was acquitted today on

i harge of conspiracy in escaping

f-rr, the Matteawan asylum. August

"' 1S1 ,. the charge upon which he

i as brought back to New York from

N.-W Hampsnfre. Roger Thompson.

Richard J Butler, Eugene Duffy and

Ihomas Flood, the four men who as-t-

sted him in his spectacular flight by

riutomobile rom Matteav.an to Canada,

likewise were acquitted.

The Jury had labored all night and

tin til li 30 o'clock this afternoon. As

soon as the verdict was announced.

Thaw was given into the custody of

sheriff Grifenhagen of New York

county. "

The four codefendants were dis

charged Would Commit Thaw.

A motion to have Thar

Matteawan aaafJUaWH

son was made afmr tste lurr

deTed its verdict. This motion was

t "m bated by Thrw's counsel, vfho an

nounced that lrjismuch as Thaw was

brought here en the conspiracy charge

aid found not tuilty he should be re

turned to the state of New Hampshire

as a sane man.

Formal motion that he be so returned

was then made by ThaWs lawyers.

Justice Page announced that he

would hear arguments on thii motion

next Monday afternoon.March 15. In

The meantime Thaw was remanded to

the Tombs.

Detective Hits Sheriff.

Short! before the Jury's verdict was

announced the courtroom was thrown

into an uproar by a passage between

sheriff Grifenhagen and John Lanyon,

a oeiectue employed by the attorney

general s office. Lanyon struck Grif

enhagen in the face and was placed

nrdcr arrest for contempt of court by

ut'f-e Page's order.

Tban" Testimony Is Decialre.

T.-invon resented the sheriffs order

excluding him from the court room as a

private individual.

The verdict was reached quickly

after the reading of that portion of

Thaw's testimony which concerned his

intent in escaping from Mattewan

as to whether he intended to commit a

crime and his own view as to his

saim

T'pon adi ice of counsel. Thaw de

c uned to comment on the verdict.

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LFATE OF FIVE DEPENDS

UPON APPEAL OF LAIRD

Phoenix. Ariz., March IS. Papers in

the" appeal of Knox Laird, who was de

nied a writ of habeas orpus when the

MAY APPOINT YUMA MAN

RECEIVER FOR PARKER BANK

Twia. Ariz, March 13 Application

fr a Keener for the Parker Bank and

1 ruit i ompan. which was closed by

order of the state bank controler two

weeks aco. has been filed in the su

, eimr court here by assistant attorney

general Ueorge W. Harben. It is prob

able that C. P. Dunn, cashier of the

Parker Commercial bank, will be

rimed as receiver. Dunn has offered

to act as receiver -without compensa

tion and is favored for the position by

the controler.

Number of Excursionists In

creases; Extra Section Is

Needed; Stop at Douglas.

The delegation to Tucson has grown

so large that the El Paso A South

western has found it necessary to oper

ate the night train to Tucson next

Thursday in two sections. The regular

train will leave at 7:4 u. m. and will

be followed by the second section at

9 p. m. The second section will be

made up of coaches, two drawing room

Pullmans, one tourist, one 'baggage car

and , the private car Alampgorao. on

board this car will be Gen. John J.

Pershing. Lieut. Yt. W. Gordon, Rich

ard Warren and Garnett King, of the

Southwestern. The tourist car will car

ry the military band. It is not knows

yet which band will go.

The gecmd section will arrive in

Tucson in time for breakfast Friday

morning and will leave Tucson at 3.38

p. m. Saturday, arriving at Douglas at

:j p. m. tne same, evening xne party

fill take dinner at Douglas and will

lajer be entertained at a leception at

the Hotel Gadsden. At midnight the

party will leave lor El Paso, arriving

at ":4S a. m. Sunday morning.

A telegram was sent Saturday by E.

K..N'eff, who is in charge of the excur

sion, to J. H. Myers, secretary of the

Southern Arizona fair, announcing the

running time of the EI Paso excursion

and stating that fully J business men

will make the trip.

law removing the nardonine

and paroling power of the governor is

constitutional, have reached the su

preme court.' An effort will be made to

have the case heard early next week,

prior to the next meeting of the board

of .pardons And -paroles. -

Jf the supreme court reverses the

lower court Gov. Hunt will immediate

ly issue commutations for five con

demned murderers under sentence to

die at the state penitentiary, March 1$.

If the decision is upheld the cases of

the condemned men will be considered

by the board of pardons and paroles.

GOVERNOR DEFIES SENATE;

GIVES WOOD APPOINTMENT

Phoenix. Ariz, March 13. Defying

the state senate. Gov. Hunt has sent

to the secretary of state the reappoint

ment of Homer R. Wood to a place on

the state fatr commission.

On the last day of the Tegular ses

sion the senate refused to confirm

Wood's appointment, which was made

about two months ago. When he heard

the news the governor stated flatly

that Wood would be fair commissioner.

SKELETON OF INDIAN

FOUND ON OTERO FARM

Alamogordo. N. M March 13. While

digging a hole on bis farm north of

town, H. E. Carter unearthed a human

skeleton. The skeleton was brought to

Dr. J. G. Holmes, -of this city, for ex

amination, the result of which showed

that it had orobablr been in the around

for a number of years. It is believed to

oe tne skeleton of an Indian. .

GOVERXOR FERGUSON- 1VIM.

ATTEND DALLAS JIKAKING

Austin. Texas, March IX Governor

Ferguson will leave here tomorrow for

Dallas, to attend the hearing before the

teoerai inausiriai commission, wntcn is

to start an investigation into land ten

antry and other industrial and economic

questions. . The governor is to. testify

before this! commission.

KITTLES'

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Fighting Around Przasnysz

and La Bassee Develop

Military Importance.

London. Eng.. March 13. In the east

the batt-'t of Prxasnysx, now in its

opening stages, and in the west the

operations around La Bassee, France,

where the Germans are massing troops

in an endeavor to regain the ground

recently taken by British and indian

contingents, are expected to develop

into events of military importance dur

ing the coming week.

The allied fleet meantime is continu

ing its efforts to force the straits of

the Dardanelles, the bombardment hav

ing been continued throughout Wed

nesday and Thursday. The allies do

not claim that vaay more important

forts have been reduced. The bom

bardments of this weak have been

hampered by unfavorable weather.

France is today concentrating forces

in north Africa tor the purpose of land

attacks. Another land expedition s

already on its way.

Advices from Constantinople con

tinue to get through to London. They

all assert that the allied fleet, up to

last Sunday, had done io great Jam

age to the Turkish forts.

BrltiKh Again Gain.

The official communication issued at

Paris this afternoon by the French

war department says:

"The British troops continue to prog-

xney crossed tne DrooK or layes.

which runs parallel to the road from

Neuve Cbapelle to Fleuva;x. At the

end of the day they reached a road

known as the Highway to Hell, which

runs from the northwest to the south

east toward Aubers and to suburbs

FERGUSON SIGNS

BILL ID GIVES

PEN TO III

Impressive Service Attends

Signing; Wife of House

Speaker Honored.

TO BE EFFECTIVE

NEXT SEPTEMBER

Marfe an Epoch in Educa-

tional History of the

State of Texas.

AUSTIN.

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REGISTER

they carried several groans of ho

which, were being strongly prepared for

the defensive purposes. The total num

ber of prisoners captured during the

day was lvM. The Germans lost sev

eral machine guns.

-Preach Support Britons.

"To the left and to the right of the

British army, French troops supported

them with many heavy artillery and

machine guns and infantry fire.

"In the Champagne district our prog

ress continues. xAt the end of the day

on the northern slopes of the ridge to

the northeast of Mesnil we captured

ISO prisoners including six officers.

"In Vosges on Reich Ackerkopf the

enemy after a violent bombardment at

tempted an assault which was, how

ever, brought to a halt by our fire."

Find IJrltUh Too Strong.

Berlin, Rermany. March 13. (By

wireless to Sayvtlle. L, I.) The German

official report today on the progress

of the war says.

"Our movement for the recapture of

the village of Neuve Chanelle besan

successfully, but thereafter encountered

a superior British force and lor this

reason it was not continued.

"The Russians have retreated from

the Augustowo district and the country

to the northeast until now they are be

yond the river Bobr and under the guns

of Grodno. At a point northeast of

Przasnysz, near Orzyc river, a Russian

attack has been repulsed."

GERMAN AMBASSADOR DEFENDS

ACT OF CRUISER'S CAPTAIN

Washington. r C. March 13. Count

Bernstorff. German ambassador, in dis

cussing with state department officials

today the sinking of the American ship

vm. P. Frye. defended the action or

Capt- Thierichens of the auxiliary

criuser Prinz Eitel Freidrich, contend

ing that he acted under the declaration

of London, which was the only guide he

naa as to disposioon ot prizes.

For that reason, the ambassador ar

gued, he had a right to sink the Frye

as its cargo of wheat was consigned

(Continued on Pare S, CeL 4).

USTIN. Texas. March 13. At

this morning governor Fer

guson signed the compulsory

education bill with a gold pen. which

then was presented to Mrs. John W.

Woods, wife of the speaker of the

house.

The ceremony was impressive. In

view of the fact that it marks an epoch

in the. educational history of Texas.

The governor signed the measure in

the presence of Mrs. Woods; represen

tative Baker, of Scurry, author of the

bill; senator Carlos Bee. who champ

ioned the measure for days on the floor

lb 94 og. the senate, !,. hk Xtapc-nwrtatTlr. J

5?1 MulAra Tlarwia- Lattimare. Bretsford I

and McNealssr; Mrs. C w Woodman,

wife of labor commissioner Woodman,

and T. C Jennings. chairman of the

legislative committee of the State Fed

eration of Labor, representing organized

labor.

Brcome Effective in September.

Just as the governor was in the act

of affixing Jiis signature to the bill, a

picture was taken of the entire group.

This new law becomes effective at the

commencing of the scholastic term,

September, lSK.

To Aote on University Dlioreement.

The senate today suspended tem

porarily the consideration ot the Mc

Gregor cotton seed oil probe bill and

took up the Sackett joint resolution,

amending the constitution so as to

divorce the university of Texas and

the A. and M. college. The date for

the election for the proposed amend

ment was fixed for the fourth Satur

day in July.

Gibson Offerit Amendment.

Senator Gibson offered an amend

ment which would restrict bond issues

by the board of managers of the uni

versity and the A. and M. college, and

require all bond issues to be submit

ted to a vote of the people.

Senator Gibson declared that the

people of the state should know for

what purpose the bond was expended

and should be the judges as to its ex

penditure The amendment was voted

down by a .ote of 17 to 11.

Bobbin AmcaJ :ent Opposed.

Senator Bobbins offered an amend

ment which seeks to protect the engi

neering and law departments of the

university, and also other professional

and vocational courses. Senator Wiley

opposed this amendment, declarti-g

that it would permit a duplication of

worn aone at incse two mstltu-

GASE PNBED

Supreme Court Reverses the

Lower Tribunal; Case to

Be Again Tried.

Cincinnati. Ohio. March 13. The

United States circuit court of appeals

today reversed the lower court in the

ease of the government against John H

Patterson, president, and 2C other of

ficials or fcrmer officials of the Na

tional Cash Register company, of Day

ton. Ohio, -and remanded it back to the

district court for a new trial

Mr. Patterson and his associates were

found guilty of violating the Sherman

antW trust law and were sentenced to

serve prison terms and pay fines.

Of the defendants in the National

Cash Register case who were indicted

by a federal grand jury at Cincinnati

three years ago. 29 were convicted by a

jury In the United States district court.

and Z7, including president fatterson.

were sentenced each to serve approxi

mately a year's time In Ohio jails. The

verdict was one of the most sweeping

ever given under the criminal section

of the Sherman law.

President Patterson was sentenced to

pay 35009 fine and serve one j ear in the

Miami jaiL

Cane Is Appealed.

Notice of appeal to the United States

circuit court of appeals was Immedi

ately given by the attorneys for con

victed men. The court fixed president

Patterson's bond at 310.000 and the re

maining defendants' bonds at SSOOs

each.

Arguments were submitted on Octo

ber , 7 and S. 1914. to justice William

Day, of the United States supreme

court, and district judges Sanford. of

Tefmeseee, and Cochran, of Kentucky.

The estimated eost of the case Is con

servatively fixed at 3500.004. of which

3100.000 was borne bv the government

and $400,000 by the National Cash Reg

ister compan.

BODYGUARD OF,

LINCOLN DIES!

Col. Crook, White House Dis

bursing Officer, Was a

Friend of Presidents.

Washington, D. C ilarch 13. CoL W.

H. Crook, disbursing officer of the

i white house, who was president Lin

coln's bodyguard and who had been in

timately acquainted with every presi

dent since 1860, died today at his home

here. He had been sick with pneumo

nia more than a week.

CoL Crook told often of how. on the

afternoon before Lincoln's assassina

tion, the president had come to him In

confidence and said that on three suc

cessive nights he'had had dreams which

foretold his murder. Crook thereupon

begged the president not to go to the

theater that evening, as planned. Lin

coln insisted and. furthermore, would

not hear of Crook accompanying him.

It was CoL Crook who. during the

next administration, carried to presi

dent Johnson the first news of his ac

quittal on impeachment charges. When

he was told the news he ran all the way

from the eapitol to the white house

Ilrote Goltean Away.

CoL Crook told how he drove Guiteau.

president Garfield's assassin, away from

the white house on occasions before he

finally succeeded in killing the presi

dent. Guiteau had been accustomed to

go into the reception room, ask after

the health of the president, stay a short

time and leave. He became obnoxious

one day. and orders were given to keep

him away.

Crook was in one ot the wmte noose

windows when Garfield was brought

back after being shot. -The president

was conscious and waved his hand to

a group, ot white house employes.

GERMANY-HOCES AUSTRIA

TO GIVE LAND TO 1IALX

30,000 Fresh Troops Are

On Way To China To

Enforce Demands.

TOTAL FORCES IN

CHINA NOW 60,000

New Troops Will Be Dis

tributed in Shantung, Tien

Tsin and Manchuria.

the

tions.

Senator Lattimore, in support of this

amendment, pointed out that the A.

and M. college may teach any subject

which the board may desire and that

(Ceatfanrd on rue Z. CeL 3).

GBura mm

i m die

London. Eng. March 13 .Two hun

dred officers and men lest their lives

in the sinking of the British auxiliary

cruiser Bayano which was torpedoed

Thursday morning at 9 oclock off

fjorsewall Point, Scotland, presumably

by a German submarine. The Bayano

sank almost Immediately. Eight of

ficers and IS men were rescued by the

steamer Balmerino and the armed mer

chantman Tara. They were afloat on a

raft. The survivors were bruised and

bleeding, and all more nearly dead

than alive.

The captain of the Belfast steamer

Castle Reagh attempted to search for

survivors, but was prevented by a

German submarine whi:h chased the

astle Reagh t minutes. '

Man Who Fell May

Recover; Man Who Saw

Him Fall May Die'.

Miami. Ariz. March 13. J. S. Grosh.

an irouwcri-er. while riveting at he

laternaticnal smelter, fell IS feet. His

skull was fractured, hut it Is blleved

by physicians ihM n; will recover.

Victor'C. Orosjlin. a locomotive fire

man, saw Grosh fall, and was at once

stricken by apoplexy. Twenty-four

hours later he was stin unconscious and

was expected to die.

The Hague. Holland, March 1 la

order to secure Italy s neutrality Ger

many has persuaded Austria, despite

the opposition of emperor Francis Jo

seph, to make territorial concessions to

Italy in the event that Germany and

Austria are victorious in the war, ac

cording te authoritative reports reach

ing here from Berlin.

Italy is understood to be considering

this tentative offer, and the decision U

being awaited anxiously at Berlin.

RACE ENTRIES DELAYED

BY CONDITION OF TRACK

Entries for Sunday races at the

Juarez track did not fill Saturday

morning and secretary a Jasper held

them open until 2 oclock

The -track Is .heavy and holding as a

result of the recent rain and snow and

because of this fact the entries are

slow in filling.

I

T-vEKIN. China. March 13. Janan il

i fr increasing her forces in China to

! 60.000 men. it is learned official

Information has been received here that

30,000 fresh Japanese troops, convoked

by a squadron of waraHTps. nas left

Japan for China. The new troops con

stitute two divisions They will be

distributed in Manchuria. Shantuns.

Tientsin and Hankow The Japanese

garrisons there alreadv number about

3.u0.

It had previously announced that tne

I new troops would replace the existing

garrisons, out it nas aeeiopeu mat tne

garrison will be held where they ar.

until the differences between Japa'.

and China .are adjusted.

Japan in Taking Action.

Far aersial days past Kaguakt and

Tokio smrspapers have bee reporting

movements of trrops destined for Man

churia and northern Ch.ra. This is the

first official information in that con

nection. Japan's action .s tiken to mean

preparation to erforce the Japanese

demands for concessions in China

which would virtually cue Japan con

trol of Manchuru.. The demands were

originally 21 in number, but it is ur

derstood some of these rave since been

stricken out because of China's firm

opposition

The dispatching of a naval squadron

indicates an intention to blockade

Chinese ports in conjunction with lanu

operations.

China has agreed to extend for a

period of ear the Japanese omits

and railroad concessions in China,

MRS. ItOCKKUEI.I.KK H Y

RECEIVB Bl'RIVL SUNDAY

Tarry town. N. Y March 13. Plans

for the funera! of Mrs. John D. Rocke

feller, who died at her home here Friday

morning, were h;d In abeyance today

to await the arrival of Mr. Rockefeller

and his son. who were speeding north

from Ormonde. Kla. They were due to

reach Pocantico Hnis late this after

noon. It as regarded as probable that fun

eral services would be held here Sun

day afternoon and that Mrs. Rockefel

ler would be buried at Cleveland. Ohio,

where she grew to womanhood and

where she spent much of her time in

Krecent years.

HOW IMIKKIT FORTUNE.

St. uouis. Mo.. March I3. Jamfe Eads

How. who devotes his time to agita

tion in favor of "hoboes." has inherited

;rcpcrty here worth S12S.0M ad the

Income from a trust fund ot equal size.

The bequest is in the will of his moth

er. Mrs. Elisa A. How. filed here Fri

day dividing her estate between her

co.is. James and Louis.

59.eee christians flee,

FEARING MASSACRE; MANY DIE

New York, March 13. Fifty thousai.d

Christians, fearlns massacre at th.

hands of wild Kurd tribes who -were

sweeping into northern Persia, fled

north from Urumia th-ough the moun

tains into Russia, according to lr

I. Yuseff. a Persian physician h'

has Just arrived here He said the

refugees made the jou ney on foot o i

account of the scarcm of horses.

Dr. Yuseff. who m h his wife, took

part in this flight, dc. I.' red that th

fugitives left the roads behind theni

strewn with thousa .d- of their dead

who had succumbed to hardships

About 15 00 Christian refugees are

now under the protection of the Amen

can mission of the city of Urumia. and

20 0i0 are in a like position in Tabriz.

whilt man thousands, are scattered i'

towns along the Rv.st.tan border wheie

there are missions, Ir Yuseff said. 7 he

missions, he declared, seem to be the

only hope This is largely due to the

fact that thev fl the American TUg

"Shortly after we started." Dr. Yuseff

stated, "we heard that the invader-"

had entered Urumia city and that thev

had hanged bishop Mar Elia of the

Russian church, and 7S prominent Nea-toriana."

AN INTERNATIONAL TRAGEDY, AS VIEWED FROM THE MESA'S RIM

ON THE ONE SIDE, a powerful, united nation of

100,000,000 people; unbounded resources; estab

lished soverrtment; patriotic leaders; universal

education; one language; a national sentiment that

exalts duty above rights: on the other side,- a weak,

disrupted, distraught group of disintegrated and un

sympathetic elements, numbering 15,000,000 population,

largely illiterate, mostly poor; resources undeveloped;

no government at all; leaders to most of whom

the word patriotism means little more than personal

exaltation; three-score dialects or languages;" no na

tional sentiment as we understand the term; little

feeling of duty; only a vague conception of rights; con

tempt for any law that is not wholly dependent on

armed force; yet they strive for emancipation from

conditions that had become intolerable, and in the

strife they kill or they invite their own death with

almost equal carelessness.

Between, only the river's thread.

It is more than four years.

The United States and its citizens have suffered

much. Scores, perhaps hundreds, of American citizens

hare been killed, assaulted, outraged, robbed, by Mex

icans in Mexico; American border cities have been fired

upon repeatedly and many Americans have been killed

and wounded on their own soil by Mexicans firing

across the line. The official representatives of the

United States and many other countries have been

insulted and abused by Mexicans in Mexico. Europeans

have been subjected to ill treatment similarly to Amer

ican citizens, though not in such large numbers and

not usually under such heinous circumstances.

Mexicans, in every single case wherein the

"diplomacy" of the United States was brought into

conflict or contrast with the clever strategy of Mexican

political leaders, have bested the United States, first

in wordy controversy, then in overt or covert act to

show defiance.

On a conservative estimate, the United States has

issued 200 direct and positive threats and warnings and

urgent notes; to be met in every single case with con

tempt, abuse, denial, ridicule, or open attack.

Five years ago, no two nations, no two peoples, were

on better terms of friendship, respect, appreciation, co

operation than were the Mexicans and the Americans.

Today, no two nations, no two peoples, are farther

from the point of agreement on mutual interests, the

point of spiritual, sentimental, and intellectual contact,

than are the Mexicans and the Americans.

Speaking of the recognized political leaders, and

of the majority of the people, of the two countries, they

appear totally ignorant, each of the others' -thoughts,

ambitions, aspirations, intentions, ideals, virtues, spirit

ual qualities, sentiments, human characteristics.

It is absolutely impossible, as time has proved, for

the people of the United States to become angry with

the people of Mexico.

In this curious fact lies, and has lain for four years, -the

main security against armed conflict. Of provoca

tion there has been enough. But provocation by whom?

Not altogether by Mexicans, be it emphatically declared.

Let the Mexicans be blamed, but 'fairr.

In the initial paragraph, our national strength is

contrasted to Mexico's weakness. How have we Amer

icans used our strength? The patriotism of the leaders

is not to be questioned, but this is the record;

The government of the United States, under two

national administrations, has done everything that could

possibly be conceived (

To goad the Mexicans into war;

To harm Mexico; to ruin Mexico; to destroy Mexico;

To 'break down the last defences of civilization

there;

To put American citizens and other foreigners in

danger;

To tempt Mexicans to commit lawless or hostile

acts;

To make international friendship impossible;

To end all international and interracial understand

iags; To bring Americans, the American nation, and the

American flag into disrepute; -

To encourage disorder and crime in Mexico;

To promote rebellion and resolution; ,

To incite mob violence;

To force the European powers into acts hostile to

Mexico and the United States;

To destroy industry and the products, resources, and

machinery of industry;

To set up a regime of social and-political anarchy;

To make their government a by-word;

To drive their strong men into exile;

To make our offers of aid ridiculous;

To set back for 50 years the restoration of good

feeling;

To lower ourselves in the eyes'- of Mexicans and all

the world;

To invite reckless reprisal.

We have set protected Americans or American in

terests, or foreigners or foreign interests.

We have interfered to the maximum extent with

Mexico's purely domestic and internal affairs.

We have -violated event rule of decent, wise, and

friendly international intertsurse.

We have gone counter- to every safe precedent in

'American diplomatic history.

We have degraded ourselves, and -we have accom

plished absolutely nothing for the betterment of condi

tions in Mexko, or for the welfare of the Mexican

people.

We have used every way that offered itself to

make costly and hostile mistakes, and when no way

has presented itself we have sought a way te make

ourselves ridiculous and to make ourselves despised

and hated.

As a nation, as a 'government, we have ignored or

misused every opportunity for real service, and we

have violated every principle of "netghborliBess and in

ternational friendship, in our dealings with the people

south of the Rio Grande, since November, 1910.

Two things we have BOt done: We have not waged

open war upon Mexko, and we have net taken postes--sn

of-the country.

For both we may congratulate ourselves. War

with Mexko is not, has net been, and should never be,

necessary or desirable. Senator Lodge said in the

senate, "Diplomacy has never been tried." To which, a

loud Amen.

That we have not waged open war upon Mexico

is due te the fact that the American people simply v

cannot get angry with the Mexican people.

It it a fine tribute te the people of the two countries, ,

that they have preserved this attitude in spite of the ut

most efforts of the political leaders of the twq conn trio

to precipitate war, and iu spite of the terrible provoca-

(BY H.D.S)

tiOR that has existed on both sides during the last four

years.

That we have not taken possession of Mexico is

due te the fact that we da not want Mexico, have

no use for it, would not desire to annex it, do not

want the responsibility of governing it, and that, as a

nation, we hate to shed blood and have grown beyond

the period when our people would support a war of con

quest except upon grounds of absolute necessity in

defence of our national welfare.

Between us, only the river's thread. It seems such

a little way, and we aU used to be such good friends.

But how far apart these aerghbor peoples have sepa

rated, during the four years of strife there, and the four

years of opportunity for real service, which we on our

side have worse than wasted.

Does sot the pity of it strike home to you, even

mote forcibly than the shame or the wrong of it? It has

all been so unnecessary; we have destroyed so recklessly,

the friendly institutions of more than half a century of

peace and good feeHng.

Take a walk up on the mesa, sit quietly on the edge

of the bluff, and as you look across the valley to the

little white city, try to think calmly, and wonder how

such things can be, in this year of Christ the 1915th,

and the independence of the United States the 139th.

One can. withhold anger from these neighbors, while

still hotting them to strict account; for it is a long

"nocbe triste" for them. But with the record 0f blunders

at Washington within sole's recoUectioa, the conviction

forces itself that the worst enemies of omr peace today,

-so far as this continent is concerned, sit in. high places

at our nation's capital.

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