The Oklahoma Ledger. (Sterling, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 29, 1916 Page: 3 of 8
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THE STERLING LEDGER
THE NOTE WHICH MAY
PRECIPITATE A WAR
the secretary of state to thk voreign relations of the
de facto government of mexico:
answer to the allegations of fact and the conclusions reacheri'by your govern'
ment express the surprise and regret which have been caused this govern-
ment by the discourteous tone and temper of this last communication
"The government of the United States has viewed with deep concern anfi
Increased disappointment, the progress of the revolution In Mexico Contin-
uous bloodshed and disorders have marked its progress. For three years the
Mexican republic has been torn with civil strife; the lives of Americans and
other aliens have been sacrificed; vast properties developed by American
capital and enterprises have been destroyed or rendered non-productive- ban-
dlts have been permitted to roam at will through the territory contiguous to
the United States and to seize, without punishment 01 without effective
attempt at punishment, the property of Americans while the lives of citizens
of the United States who ventured to remain In Mexican territory or to re-
turn there to protect their interests have been taken, in some cases barbar-
ously taken and the murderers not been apprehended
"American garrisons have been attacked at night, American soldiers
killed and their equipment and horses stolen, American ranches have been
raided, property stolen and destroyed and American trains Wrecked and
plundered. The attacks on Brownsville, Red House ferry. Progress postoffice
and PalRnas, nil occurred during Septernber last, are typical. In these
attacks on American territory, Carranzlsta adherents and even Carranzlsta
soldiers took part In the looting, burning and killing Not only were these
murders charaotoHied by ruthless
brutality, but uncivilized acts of mu-
tilation were perpetrated. Represen-
tations weer made to General Car-
ranza and he was emphatically re-
quested to stop these reprehensible
acts in a section which he has long
claimed to be under the complete
domination of his authority.
"So far has the indifference of the
de facto government to these atroci-
ties gone that some of these leaders
as I am advised, have received not
< ly the protection of that govern-
ment but encouragement and aid as
well.
"The government has repeatedly
requested in the strongest terms
that the de facto government safe-
guard the lives and homes of Amer-
ican citizens and furnish the protec-
tion, which international obligation
imposes, to American interests in
the northern states of Tamaulipas,
Nueva Leon, Coahuila, Chihuahua
and Sonorn, and also in the states
to the south.
"In fact, as I am informed, while
Villa and his bandits were slowly
moving toward the American fron-
tier in the neighborhod of Columbus,
N. M., not a single Mexican soldier
was seen in the vicinity. Yet the
Mexican authorities were fully cog-
nizant of his movements, for on
March 6, as General Gavira publicly
announced he had advised the Amer-
ican military authorities of the out-
law's approach to the border so that
they might be prepared to prevent
_ him from crossing the boundary.
Villa's unhindered activity culminated in the unprovoked ftnd cold-
blooded attack upon American soldiersanJ.<4tlf®nJ!Jltnnti2i r^etUion°here>in
on the night of March a, the details of which do not need repetition here in
order to refresh your memory with thehideoiisness o'^e c7'"?j. fleeing
"After murdering, burning and plundering Villa and his bandits fleemg
SW® oBIcms^arid garriaor^of the de
oierTfoVhce^pebUhmthe^band* could b^cSllecte^, were pursued into Mex-
ico in an effort to captureMay 10 upon notification to the
when there was, noagieoment leg enppt,.ated mUes |nt0 Mexican In-
ternational boundary, l nese iroop. v aud«rs without encountering a de-
rltory in pursuit of the Glenn bpr g. . soldier Further discussions
tachment of Mexican troop, or a.•£«*>,M^ca^se the American forces sent
of this raid, however CProgaed in to'Texas on the morning of May 22, the
In pursuit of the bandits, recros_ further proof of the singleness of
the*purpc5«r of°thi§ government in endeavoring to queU disorder and stamp
out lawlessness, along the bonler^^ communlcat,on ,s not „mlte(1 t0 (,la.
'I have not< d the fa t .. ._ existing alonj,' the border and their im-
cussion of the deP1°'aJ)'° peaceful relations of our governments but that an
portant bearing L other circumstances In order to support, if
effort is made to connwt It wun (>tn,^ atmude of lhfi governnlsnt of th0
FlTted Statestoward Mexico. You state in effect.that t ho American govern-
ment has placed every i;os*lhl£
stacle In the way of attaining the
pacification of Mexico, *'}d*
Is shown by the volume of diplomatic
representations tn behalf of Awierl
can interests which conetantl:? '"J_
pede efforts to reorganize the pom
leal, economical and social conditions
of the country; by the%cldedaid
lent at one time to \'lla by Am r
loan officers and by the department
of state* bv the aid extended by th
American Catholic clergy to that of
Mexico; by the constant activny of
the American press in favor of in
terventlon and the InterMtsofAmer-
ican businessmen, by the shelter ano
gnpplv of rebels and ronsplrators on
American territory; by the detention
of arms and munitions, purchased
bv the Mexican government and By
the detention of machinery intended
for their manufacture
"Tn reply to this sweeping charge
I can truthfully affirm that the
American government has given
every possible encouragement to the
de facto government In the pacifi-
cation and rehabilitation of Mexico.
From the moment of its recognition
it has had the undivided support of
this government. An embargo was
placed upon arms and ammunition
going into Chihuahua, Sonora and
lower California in order to prevent
their falling Info the hands of the
armed opponents of de facto gov-
ernment. Permission has been grant-
ed from time to time, as requested
for Mexican troops and equipment
to traverse American territory from
one point to another In Mexico in
order that the operations of Mexi-
can troops against Villa and his
forces might be facilitated. In view ^TTTMrT^overnment has
of these friendly acts, I am surprised that ,n Ho un?ust treatrnent
oonstrued diplomatic representations In regaid to t .. . , a foveiRn
accorded American Interests, private assistance to sJ f * , y tho united
country and the activity of a foreign press as Interference by tne unit
States government in the domestic politics iDf Metic .
"As long as there is any evidence of an intention on tne pari
de facto government or its military 1 eovernment of the United
lean troops instead of co-operating with ' for the|r manufacture
States will not permit munitions of war or machinery ior meir
to be exported from this country into Mexico united States had turned
"Can the de facto government doubt that Iif the uwm™ pretexts
covetous eyes on the Mexican territory, it could government doubt
in the past for the gratification of its desires? Can tnat gov
that months ago when the war betweon the wwlutton^ragtw for Amer.
progress, a much better opportunity than the pr s Un)ted states as the
lean intervention if such had been the purpose <of government
de facto government now r.i-ates What moth^ui^w J othcr
have had in refraining from taking advantage pi sucn opi
than unselfish friendship for the Mexican. _ the United States to sup-
"In conclusion, the Mexican government invltes^ui^umi^^^ can
port its 'assurances of friendship with real and rlcan troops. For the
{e no other than the 17"Jedia'®wl'J14{!t^i0upst of the de facto government
reasons I have herein fully set forth this:request of U eoe^ the«duty whlch
eannot now be entertained. The United States has fundamental prin-
has been forced upon it of pursuing bandits who unaw^uno ^ arregted
clples of municipal and International law< ought U wm assume and
and punished by Mexican authorlt ea. Whenever Mexico wu *many
effectively exercise that responslbillty the l it obllgation fulfilled by
times before publicly declared, will be glad to have tms ou « govern-
the de facto government of Mexico. If, on the contrao,.ine ™ ^ ^ Qf a
mont In pleased to Ignore " i obligation a d recourse than to defend
refusal to retire these troops, there Is no luruie of tfie United States
Its territory by an appeal to fH«ndshin if it did not frnnkly lm-
would surety be lackVng in sincerity and f:rie P' y of threat will
press upon the de facto government that the _ t would deeply
lead to the gravest consequences. lle thls e«rnm™i majn_
regret such a result. It cannot recede from Its settled detenn further
tain its national rights and to perform Its full duty in Pmovi the peril
Invasion of the teirltory of the United Statesana in gQ ]ong wlth
which Americans along the International bound
patience and forbearane. "ROBERT LANSING."
NEWS OF THE
5T1TE CAPITAL
INDICATIONS ARE
WILL PAY $1,125,000 IN IN-
COME TAXES.
OKLAHOMA CITY NEWS EVENTS
What the State Officials and Depart
ment Are Doing—items of In-
terest About the State
Government
Oklahoma County Taxes.
County Treasurer Bilker of Okla-
homa county, .since January 1. has
collected $1,905,026 In ad valorem
taxes on Oklahoma county property.
Of that amount $941,197 is tax col-
I lected on this year's or the 1915 tax,
OKLAHOMA and $733,552 is 1914 tax collected this
yeal*. Baker has collected this year
also $128,717 on the 1913 tax, $56,867
on the 1912 tax, $29,623 on the 1911
tax and $15,067 on the tax of 1910 and
previous years,
The collection of taxes was not com-
menced in Oklahoma county this year
until February, or three months late.
The delay was caused by the action
of the state board of equalization in
rait!u.; the assessments and in caus-
ing an immense amount of extra worK
on the part of the county officials.
Oklahoma county lias received a
check from the state for $4,239, rep
THE HIGH QUALITY StWIM MACHIIf
NE^gflQME
NOT 8010 UNDER ANY OTHER NAME
Write for fr— booklet "Points to be considered befor*
purchasing a Sewing Machine." Learn the facts.
THE NEW HOME SEWING MACHINEf;O..ORANGE,MAS8.
Why Did't Dad Buy
Some of That Land
in the wheat belt and best of stock farms
at $6.50 to $15 per acre in any size tracts.
Small payment down and long time on
balance. For further particulars address
Talley & Purviance. Panipa, Texas
Another sign of the increasing pros-
perity of Oklahoma was indicated by
Hubert L. Bolen, federal collector of
internal revenue, when he said: "in, refuting "part of The'quarter-mill levy
my opinion the percentage of increase I lhc state made for gooJ roa(j pur.
in the income tax will be greater lUjp0ges The county also made the
Oklahoma thia year tiian in any other | same levy for the same purpose. The
district of the United States." j county has collectfd about $11,000
The final date for the payment or from that levy, and will collect a total
the tax is June 30. Unless paid by 3 of approximately $19,600 this year,
o'clock on the afternon of that day Tha state will collect the same
a penalty of 5 per cent will be addeo j amount, but the money the state col-
to the total amount of the tax. Three j lects will not be turned over to the
o'clock is the final limit, as the money county for some time.
must be in before the banks close. In I Oklahoma county has received $28,-
the estimation of Mr. Bolen, there will | 053 from the state's tax on autoino-
be little occasion to impose the pen- i,iles in the couny.
alty, as the persons who have not yet
paid are those-who wait until the final! Two sectarian Schools Qualify,
day, so their money may draw inter- Jhe cour8e ot 8tudy tli,1Khf in Henry
Ik FARM
FOR
how easy
on can boooine the owner
a tine farm in Northeaat-
i Colorado or Bouthwest-
ern Nebraik*. Right now ts
the time to get a farm. The
nonej yon par for rent th«r*
III eoon pay for a farm hera.
c can live here in comfort,
make more money and reap the
irortt from the Increaeed value of
e land. If you rent, the landlord
thiHincreate. You will aluo make
f biff money from good crop* in the mean-
time. Neither the railroad nor mynelf
f have any land for Halo. My ecrylceB free.
NCUJ SAMPLE (hlQQ
WEI? PIANO «I90
A WOO value aH priced
elsewhere. Kimball
make; choice of oak,
mahogany or walnut*
ONLY $198
Shipped on Approval
CASH OR TERMS
Several uned uprights
175 to $160. Aak for
special list P 51.
FREDERICKSON-KROH MUSIC CO., Oklahoma Cltf
est. There is yet in the neighborhood KendalJ CoI|ege at Tulsa and in Phil
of $250,000 to be collected. jjpH university at Enid were formally j Germany and Her Waterwr </s.
Mr. llolen, by the limitations fixed approved by the state board of educa- Although Germany has three times
by the treasury department, is not al- tjon> an(j tjle graduates of these two as many miles of railway in proper-
lowed to give out definite information institutions who take the required tlou to area its the United States, ^he
as to the amount which is coining an course will be given life teachers' cer- has spent hundreds of millions of
Oklahoma's share of the income tax, tifieates by the board of education. marks In the enlargement and Improve-
but an Oklahoma City man who has TwQ more colleges were ex- ment of her waterways. What the
kvpt fairly accurate figures on the in- tended recognition by the state board, statesmen of Germany think of tho
dividual fortunes of the state, esti- T(iey are lhe oklahoma Methodist j importance of the waterways Is shown
mates that the total tax will bo $1,125,- University at Guthrie and the Okla- by the fact that In the midst of the
i . on _ _ < A A f .. ..II I.ln4nnt> HfllAn (III!
000. This means that 80 per cent of
the total has already been paid.
horna Baptist College at Shawnee.
Graduates of these colleges are en-
titled to be given life teachers' certi-
ficates.
Courses of study taught in other
church colleges in Oklahoma are ex-
Indian Tax Not Constitutional.
OklahomaSs gross production tax
law was declared unconstitutional in-
so far as it applies to Osage and de- pected to be approved by the board
partmental oil and gas leases in a de- some time this week. In all cases
cision handed down In federal district where approval is given it will apply
court by Judge Cotteral. The law was to this year's gradates.
passed by the specially convened state It jg announCed by the board that
greatest war in all history, when tho
empire 1s fighting for Its very life,
they are not only maintaining antl
operating the waterways they already
have, but are actually building more.
legislature last February.
The decision carries with it tem-
porary injunctions against E. B. How-
ard, state auditor, and Sheriff Freas
of Osage county. The former is en-
joined from levying on the property
of the Barnsdall, Indian Territory Il-
luminating, Okla anil Gypsy oil com-
panies in Osage county and on de-
partmental leases, under tho terms of
the state law. The latter is restrained
from serving tax notices.
Judge Cotteral gave S. P. Freeling,
attorney general, ten days in which to
file briefs. It Is thought the state will |
appeal the decision to the circuit
| court of appeals.
The gross production tax law was
teachers' examinations in all state
normal schools and the A. and M.
college at Stillwater would not be
conducted until after July 1.
The board decided that all changes
in school presidents should take effect
July 1 with the exception ot the trans-
fer of President Grant C. Grumbine
from the Northwestern Normal at
Alva to the Central State Normal
School at Edmond, which will become
effective on August 1.
Express Refund Order.
Tht question of issuing an order
directing express companies operating
in Oklahoma to refund approximately
declared unconstitutional after Judge sf,00,000 in excess charges to shippers
i Youmans of Fort Smith, Judge Cot-, js now entirely in the hands of the
1 teral and Judge HooJ* of the circuit C01.p0rati0n commission for determlna-
Arnerican Fur Heads Preferred.
A furrier at Kingston, Ont., states
that the heads used for trimming furs
tire now imported from the United
States, according to Consul Felix S.
S. Johnson, who writes: "An effort
was made to manufacture this class
of goods In Canada, but the result was
not ti success. In the article received
from the United States, the Kkln, which
is moistened beforehand, is drnwn
over the head and dried and retains
Its form; that made in tills country
retnins its moisture and the tongue
and teeth in time dropped out. There
wus also a great difference In the price,
heads from the United States selling
at 1.50 per gross and the Canadian at
$2.50. With the duty and other charges
the American article is higher In price
than the domestic."
court sat simultaneously in Oklahoma
tion. After numerous delays and
City to hear argumentsbythestate ^t^ances the hearing on the peti-
and attorneys for the companies
some time ago. Three federal judges
are necessary in a case involving con-
stitutionality of a state law.
Time of Injupnctions.
The injunctions against the oil com-
panies will hold good until the caao
has been finally decided.
No estimate of the amount of money
tion of the attorney general to deter-
mine the amount of the refund was
concluded late Thursday afternoon and
the case was taken under advisement.
According to figures submitted by
the express companies the amount to
be refunded Is $473,675. This is
slightly less than the amount esti-
OH, Mar!
"Have you read the Rubaiyat?"
"Not yet."
Too many men want to run tho
country instead of attending to their
own knitting.
involved by Judge Cotteral's decision mated by the corporation commission,
could be obtained at the office of the However, It Is understood the comis-
state auditor, but since Osage county sion probably will issue an order di-
contains some of the most productive recting the express companies to
oil leases in the state It is certain mafce the refund according to their
that the sum of money Oklahoma own figures. This will likely be dor.e
will lose under the decision will avoid further controversy regarding
aount to many thousands of dollars I
annually.
the amount
i State Twine For Next Wheat Crop.
Auditor Approves Printing Claim. 1 Machinery and equipment for the
1 binder twine plant to be operatfcd by
Claim of the Warden Irintmg Com- j 8tate in the penitentiary at Mc- j
pany for $2,720.50 for printing the ^]ester wa8 purchased by the state
pamphlets containing arguments on board of affairs from the Watson Ma-
constitutional amendments to be sub- chinery Company of Patterson, N. J.,
mittcd in August was approved by for $35,465.
State Auditor E. B. Howard and was The contract calls for the delivery of ,
.. . the machinery not later than Jan. 1,
paid Immediately. 1017. The ftrat shipment is expected
The claim bore only the approval of )q reach th« penitentiary within the
the state board of affairs, which con- nex^ sixty or seventy days. The work
tracts for the printing. Secretary 0f installing it will begin immediately j
of State Lyon, who has been engaged and will be rushed with the view of ,
in a controversy with the governor having the plant in operation in time ^
and the board of affairs about the to make binder twine for use in the
printing, had contended that the 1917 harvest. .
^ B' , , . The machinery purchased by the
claims bad to be signed and approved ^ 1r gufflcIent t0 equip a pIant
by him, which he declared he would daJ]y capacity 0f 12,000 pounds
not do. of binder twine.
It is understood the action of the An appropriation of $125,000 was
auditor in approving the claim will i made by the last extra session of the
nut an end to the controversy. Lyon 1 legislature for the installation and
asierted that the pamphlets bad not equipment of the twine plant. Of this
been printed ac. ording to law, and $75,000 was set aside for the construc-
glnce the responsibility of their legal- tion of the bal ding and the purchase
„ hf,s b.-en assumed by the board of of the machinery the remaining
affairs and t.ie auditor it is expected, 150,000 to be used In tho purchase of
•hat he will not protect further. iraw material.
In this Matter
of Health
one is either with the winners
or with the losers.
It's largely a question of
right eating—right food. For
sound health one must cut out
rich, indigestible foods and
choose those that are known
to contain the elements that
build sturdy bodies and keen
brains.
Grape-Nuts
is a wonderfully balanced
food, made from whole wheat
and barley. It contains all the
nutriment of the grain, includ-
ing the mineral phosphates,
indispensable in Nature's plan
for body and brain rebuilding.
Grape-Nuts is a concen-
trated food, easy to digest.
It is economical, has delicious
flavor, comes ready to eat,
and has helped thousands in
the winning class.
u There's a Reason"
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