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Cn.'Mra state Libmr v. r SUE t Vol. 62. Jasve.r, Indiana. Friday, MARCH 26, 1920. No. 42. WEEK to) y dJ ZAa-S u Ej Lai Truth AboutMexico Mexican Bandits After Opponents. These fellows would be on their farms wording, if the great tracts of Northern Mexico were divided. WE agree with the Chicago Jour nal that "Every Thinking Amer ican" should get a clear under standing of the Mexican "problem and in a recent issue that paper presented the opportunity. Following is the edi torial in full: "NOW that Jenkins is free, and the meddling senators have found their in terference as needless as it was imper tinent, and Senator Fall's much-advertised revelations have proved to be some doubtful excerpts from jt:estionablc ancient histories, every thinking Amer ican should try to get a clear under standing of the main causes of disorders in Mexico, and of the possible courses of our government in dealing with those disorders. First in the list of trouble causes is the divided character of the Mexican population. Tint so-called republic con tains perhaps a million persons of pure Spanish descent, and another million mainly Spanish. These 2,000,000 people of white, or predomiurntly white race rule over nearly 15.000.00l) Indians, be longing to some sixty different native stocks, unable to work together for lack of a common language and because of their physical separation, but one in common hatred of their white .tyrants. To add to the confusion, there arc close to a million negroes and part negroes in the coast district. Next in order of revolution breeders is the bitter injustice which has prevailed in Mexico for centuries. The Spaniard came as a conqueror and remains as a master, claiming all power, all lands, all wealth. The Indian survived, but he survived as a slave or a peon. In the districts where his subjugation was in complete before, it was carried to a finish by the scientific grafters of the Diaz regime, who seized the lands of the Yamiis. the Mayas, and heaven knows how many other tribes besides, and destroyed or exiled or reduced to peonage the native occupants. In a word. Mexico :t the downfall of Diaz was much like Russia before the libera tion of the serfs, with rac: complications added. A third source of trouble is the char acter and bias of the present Mexican government itself the result of a com plex of many causes. German propa ganda left permanent effects, Carranza personally is as irritating as a badly ad justed mustard plaster, and every Mex ican leader seems to think it a point of honor to shake his fist toward the north three times before breakfast. This brings us naturally to the last main source of discord, our own over reaching and shortcomings. The good work done in Mexico by American cap ital, engineers and skilled artisans is enormous; but it is all discounted and rendered sinister in Mexican eyes by the evil intrigues of American conces sion hunters. An American ambassador "brought Diaz and Iluerta together" and thereby hastened the fall of Madero. American money seems to have financed more than one upheaval near the border, and American jingoes, some of them in the United States senate, are constantly calling for our government to "clean up Mexico." In the presence of such deep and powerful forces of unrest in our south ern neighbor, the government of this country has but two possible courses of action. It can work along from day to day, treating each crisis as seems best at the moment, with the fixed purpose of avoiding intervention and giving Mexico a chance to settle her own ills. Or. it can call on the American people to fur half a million soldiers for three years to conquer and police Mexico. The soldiers can be furnished and the bills can be paid if necessary. Hut there can be no doubt that the American peo ple want to avoid such an expenditure of blood and treasure if possible." It is well known that the "Mormon" people colonized parts of Northern Mexico, mrv.-.y years ago, and. while so:T,e of them returned to the U. S. A. during the revolution, others remained, ared for thiir farms, conducted busi ness and ve understand that the largo Academy at Colonia Juarez lias always iad several hundred students. The "Mormons" have treated t.o Mexicans : right, have not tried to steal their lands or make serfs of them, but on the con trary have assisted them in developing their own holdings. Who, then, more than the "Mormon" apostle who had charge of all the colonization work in Mexico, A. W. Ivins, can speak with wisdom and authority on the subject. The following is from the Salt Lake City "Deseret Evening News," also of recent date: A strong plea against precipitation of war between the United States and Mex ico over present difficulties and 'the voidauce, if possiMc, of armed inler- ! vention, was made by Anthony W. Iv ins in an address before the Commer- ! cial club recently. The speaker laid stress on the necessity for caution in the handling of the Mexican situation, pointing out the reasons why the in vasion of Mexico by United States troops would be costly, both in blood and money. Me pointed out that such an invasion would result in the utmost haired and bitterness among the natives of that country, even though they were conquered. He stated that such a war. could be won by this country, but that ' the results would not justify the cost, ; especially if war were declared before the exhaustion of every means of set tling difficulties by some amicable j course. I In his address, Mr. Ivins sketched j the past history of Mexico from the time of its first settlement by Span iards, bringing a terrible record of tyr anny over the common masses, down to the present day. He concluded his' address by declaring that if interven tion must come i. would be better to do it as Fershing did his work in that country. Me stated that General Per shing won the natives in the country that he invaded by treating them as human beings, this being the first time in the history of the country that the common people had been humanely dealt with. "Sit Down and Reason. Mr. Ivins concluded his address with a plea to the public spirited men of Utah to do everything in their power to prevent war with Mexico and to urge a peaceful settlement ties. Me mentioned the City effect a settlem-nt of difficulties. r crn-(V,MVT" "Let us sit down and reason together. ÜCll IMiTt if-lk The situation is serious, but not so se rious, that we cannot talk it over," de clared the speaker. j The speaker said Mexico is a country i of great resources that are awaiting American capital to develop them. He j x stated, however, that the common peo-i "pie of Mexico must be freed from the' tryannv under which they have lived for more than 300 years before the country can be developed extensively. He de clared that certain influences are still holding the common masses in bondage just as much today as they were during the slave days of the past. ' The plight of the Mexican peon, of INTER is past, last, is come Uplift thy head!. the wieter dead!. creatures, sing, birds, and everything. sprang es; ; come at at last. O pure white lily through Angels, and men, ana V " , 1 1 I CTilSO ill , vpT- t & K- ? r ? : 3 Ml-tmmTC- "4 : ' ?" M&&y 4w : v : v .: , ; take theplücijTöf the" little bneu.lTnd their laughter sounds merrily over the field where the evening dew Is falling. At The End of the Day. Then when darkness comes and the glorious sun Is gone, suddenly on all sides of the horizon other lights ap pear, the Easter bonfires sending their liames on high ns a symbol of light triumphing over darkness, soaring up ward unto the source of all Jlght and all purity. Mystic symbols and quaint old cus toms, how far away can we trace them! Through the darkness of the ages, far away even to before the time of Christ, whose resurrection is cele brated In them with reverence and joy. Vi: away to the times of our an cestors, the ancient German nnd Saxon races, whose religion was one with the veneration of nature, In communion with which they lived their simp!?, strenuous lives. And so from generation to genera tion, through all the changes of re ligious and political life, the cherished customs of olden times are held In reverence In this little corner of En rope and will be held so In spite of the leveling influence of modern civiliza tion, for immortal through 'all out ward change is the soul of a nation. Judtth Waller in Kansas City Star. A British astrologer predicts a new war In 11)20. Seven years off? That won't giv us time enough to wear out the old one. "DO WRONG" GOT IN WRONG "Act Right" Helps Out His Brother When Jail Threatens In Georgia. Atlanta, (7a. Do Wrong Henderson ind his brother. Act Itlght Henderson, lived In Walton county, Ga. Do Wrong ot in wrong by breaking Into a house In Monroe and eating everything edible In s: 'it. He had also burglarized an other house and was convicted nearly five, years ago on both charge and sentenced to five years' imprisonment. Through a mistake the sentences were n t concurrent and Do Wrong was due to serve another five year, but Act night, who always actel right, has gone before the state prison com mittee to have the sentence effective concurrently, thus saving Do Wrong Qve years additional servitude. Noted Writer Ver? cico and to urge f V i V J of ti,e difficHi. Uvtmm tötar ies. He ir.enr.oneii the conierence ot Z-fli J newspaper men held recently in Mexico f xSLJswr o uy JLP :ity when it was urged that the two na- iPJ llOlflMJ-O JOffilG fl jm s I In the eastern parts of Nft the Netherlands, near the s,it hordrs of dermany, all kinds of quaint customs still prevail that d not exist in the big eitie of the West, or in the earal- vnl-lnvinir Smith. Airiinst t ho time mu. u.c Jrc largely lormcu. of Sumlay lhl. win,l,.u of i the little bakers' shops are suddenly t decorated by a collection of odd-look-in;? swans, made of a kind of bread dousfh and ornamented by big, blark ; e- une e?g is no ere lies horizontally, si.ie six swuih a placed upright, each with :i twig of Hr or palm green on head .and t: i!. Then chains of raisins, prunes and many colored sugar plums are innig between the swans and draped around the wheel. A big orange 3 fastened in the middle and the Easter palm is ready. The parents go on tiptoe to place it before the bed where the lit tle sleeper is dreaming of tomorrow's, Kvs.: The Joyous Morning. Oh, the happy awakening in "th bright and early morning, when the palm betrays its picence by mingled perfumOS.' of bread, oranges and lir green, eVCU before you open your eyes. Then follow the merry processions in whitö nightgowns with the gay Easter palms, gladdened by the dear old song that does not cease till bed time : O rand mothers, aunts and" sisters amuse themselves by knitting many colored little nets to hold the Easter treasures and, on Saturday, mother hangs up a big kettle of some mysteri ous stuff to dye the eggs with. Some are colored green with spinach leaves, others red with beet juice. The tnnr elegant one-; are pnintod by seine ar -i: friend and proveVd "."Ith riaine- DR. JAMES E. TALMAGE, apostle of the "Mormon'' Chnrc author and lecturer, is seriously ii with pneumonia at Independence. Missouri. Dr. Talmngc U known in practic: ' ly every larec city i:i America, v.i his lectures 'Mor::io:ii?u: and t' War" and '"Mormcnism" have 1 -given. In a lecture in Cohan's C. Opera House, Chicago, he gave i epigrams which were :v.otcd n!l 'America. Among statements i were the following: "Autocracy is the pov.; vails in hell a::d free a; dat-'s. Uowers and evn Tiie fieinv-eolered ir"s :, i !!!'. oi'MtiLM ... ! T- - J r ' " " ! it let ure. -d sith - e to i i t :-ii;'r ee was shown to be pitiable even today and that the revolutionary period since 1911 has done little to bring relief. The large estates into which the country has been divided for many eenerations were pointed to as having a direct bearing on currant eyes. Of course the shapes the present disturbed condition, the peo- are somewhat primitive and make you j time of its first settlement by Span- think of the swan you can form out j pic on these haciendas being held in of the tigure II. bur sometimes they subjection tj their owner by the arv quite glorious and give us the pic- peculiar law which provides that an Uiro of sli,ig mother swan, with two employee cannot leave the land so or threo mtK nIU W1 lu,r ll:u.kt .m ;lt. long as he is in debt to his employer. u whu.h (.k) no OUil of hacli ot these haciendas operates a . Tx . . tf . . 4 . At. i to the little possessors of Mich a store or commissary, the speaker . stated, and the manager takes good IuarveI- care that the peons are never free besides the swans you may remark from debt, thereby making virtual wlvlsofthe same breadllke material, slaves of them. j about as big as a good-sized plate, serv- Tlie Mexican people are an indus- ing as n solid basis for the Easter palm trious and tractable people and could that is going to bo made. On Easter be made into good cituens by a dem- t.vtt wjlon tnt? utlje t)R0S sone to onstration of kindness the estab- hvil fatm,r aiul lnother have a busy ITV t mrC $Ch00li' Mr IV"U time constructing that work of art. concluded. i . . , First the wheel must be attached to a stick, by which the structure Is to Pahn. palm of Kastor El ko-M. tttr one more S'inday ve ?hall have Two etrff-" is half ar pu'i:. Three eggs la a f.i.e Eu.-ter effgr! . j I never could find out what was meant by the Joyous "Ei koerei." It might be a corruption of some old ireck psalm or song, but I must leave the explanation to classical scholars. AU I knew Is that we used to sing our palm song until we went to bed quite hoarse with the singing and rath er the worse for the different bites of swatr'.weTiad enjoyed in the course of the dayl That glorious prediction of the "good Raster egg" is largely ful filled, you may be sure. The soft-eyed, downy Easter haro does-not lay its eggs for us,as it does for our littj German neighbors. Our eggs are laid by ordinary hens, but be carried. Then, on the xvheel, that they are wondcrfuljut theatae ;n i.'-':.e ef . i.e;y r.ick e,:t : r y.n;r vz'.' . -'.y. "i jiliel i ,'y !;', I ' w ' ' . .-The r iieij- Io the 4.;. ,, ;. ure ye.! will it inih! be a vej-v e f.- v w. "r-" - c -f jf I . ' - if V Jht'SrJ i.'s '.-.- --.' ' Vv.' 1 A i e :e . i , i 1 IlO does 11-: ' Ii.i.: ' pair ' i;m If r -S .. -r ' el o: a i: , e 'r 'i'i'" shoes to 1e r ii;;! 'a-ter day. often there is a :'a !ng on the Eater !:se:.-h -w ''ill: h's hoar t amu -e t!:. ( hM r a nierry-go-round invith.g yo: t :-t e:isb-k at the hnjte; -- i They. don't heed ;l, the lit tle ones! Thev sit on the wooden ' ' j At i - r 1 . x '- ;ore or in the little sleighs and eti- Jov being driven round in a circle to Dr. James E. Tallage. divine birthright of humanity. In dividual liberty which is sacred in the sight of God shall yet triumph in the world. Religious toleration is essential to true worship. Th- gospel of Jesus Christ is based on the nrincinle o: real libertv and in the rune of the barrel organ and the thc .jngdom 0f God autocratic ruL- merry little bell that rings nt every snau be unknown." round.' Arid In the evening when the Dr. Talmage is the author oi oir lamps are lighted tfie merry-go- scores of books, some on scientirV round la n gorgeous sight with Its subjects, but mostly dealing with ' horses, sleighs, bright copper styles religion. and draperies of red velvet and white tPAt last accounts his condition wa laee. nd the grown-un bovs and girls reported as more favorable than be y " v ' ' fore.