Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 286, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 November 1916 — “Show of Force” Toward Mexico Has Cost U. S. $67,000,000. [ARTICLE]

“Show of Force” Toward Mexico Has Cost U. S. $67,000,000.

Mexico has cut deep into the treasury of the United States and the cutting is still going on. What military men call a “show of force” toward that country has already cost the U. S. more than $67,000,000. The taking of Vera Cruz, the stay there, and the return home cost this government in round numbers $12,000,000. The cost of the pedition to date, as nearly as the government bookkeepers can arrive, show in round numbers $15,000,000. Thus far the mobilization of the militia at the border and its maintenance there has cost in round numbers $40,000,000. All this simply for a “show of force” and nothing accomplished. . *