Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 250, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 October 1916 — VILLA AIDED BY WILSON’S FAVOR AND BACKING. [ARTICLE]

VILLA AIDED BY WILSON’S FAVOR AND BACKING.

In March last Villa” made a • raid into American territory. He • was a bandit leader whose career of successful infamy had been greatly aided by Mr. Wilaon’s favor and backing. He was at the head of Mexican sol- - diers, whose arms and munitions had been supplied to them in consequence of Mr. Wilson’s reversing Mr. Taft’s policy and ■ lifting the embargo against arms • and munitions Into Mexico. They • attacked Columbus, New Mexico, • and killed a number of civilians • —«nd--a~iMH»beF...of-United-States: troops. On the next day the • president Issued an announcement that adequate forces would • be sent In pursuit of Villa “with • the single object of capturing • him.” On April Sth, the an- • nouncement was made from the • White House that the troops - would remain in Mexico until • Villa was captured. It was ■ furthermore announced in the * press dispatches from Washington that he was to be taken < “dead or alive." Fine words! ■ Only—they meant nothing. He • is not dead. He has not been • taken alive. - From Speech of ■ Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, De- ■ llvered at Lewiston, Me., in Be- • half of Charles E. Hughes.

Mr. Wilson during the past few days has become such a life long opponent of the pork barrel that he is almost sorry now he didn’t veto some of those bflls. Secretary McAdoo warns Treasury employees against too much political activity, and if they don’t disobey the order they are likely to be bounced.