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Mexican Murder and Rapine Not Matters For Mediation.
Only By War Can Mexico Be Saved For Civilization.
In this moment of public discussion of the futile suggestion
of mediation between the United States and a person calling
himself President de facto of Mexico, mediation to settle mat
ters of international controversy which the President of the
United States has refused to describe himself, or to permit
Congress to describe, Mr. William _Randolph Hearst addressed to
the editor in charge of this paper the following letter:
‘“To the Editor of The Georgian: ;
‘“The sitnation at Washington will cause every patriotic
American citizen to hang his head in humiliation to-day.
Never before has the United States proposed to arbitrate a
question of honor or to allow mediation on matters so im
mediately affecting the dignity of the nation and the self
respect of the citizens.
. “‘Never before has the United States proposed to sub
mit to other nations the question of whether or mot a
hostile nation had the right to murder American citizens
and insult the American nation. ’
‘‘lt is unfortunate that we have at the head of our gov
ernment gentlemen of impractical theories and petty
prejudices at a time of national crisis. But it is not vital
in its importance or determining in its consequences.
‘““Let every patriotic American citizen lift his head
. and look forward and upward with courage and confidence.
Let him look at the red, white and blue of his flag and re
member every righteous cause that it has represented and
carried through to victory. Let him look upward to the
blue of heaven and remember that there is a power greater
than any on earth that causes the right to triumph.
. ““'This nation will prosper and progress as long as it de
serves to prosper and progress, as long as its strength is
& used in the defense of its rights and its liberties.
““This war with Mexico is a war in defense of the
rights and liberties of our people; of the lives of our people.
It is a war for progress, for civilization, for advancement
The following editorial appears in
The New York American:
TLANTA, that marveious
A and magic city of the new
and thrilling South—that
' leads in all things Southern and
" has just won the regional bank
! to lead in finance, too—Atlanta
is about to face a serious respon
sibility and a magnificent oppor
i tunity.
{ The Imperial Council of the
! Nobles of the Mystic Shrine of
| North America meets in that city
! .the week beginning May 9.
{ The Shrine National Councils
| have come to be, in numbers, in
! splendor and in the fraternal and
! spectacular vitality and gayety of
| kheir conventions, the most in
| teresting and coveted of Ameri
{ can assemblies. Thes annual
! meetings are now recognized by
! the railway and Pullman compa
| .nies as the largest and most im
| portant American movement, ex
! ceeding in size even the national
' conventions of political parties;
! "and this particular Atlanta meat-
Letters From the People
RECALLS 1776 AND 1812,
Editor The Georgian:
I am glad to see your stand re
garding Mexico and the Pamama
Canal. When it comes to the final
test of the Monroe Doctrine, the
true Americans will have some
thing to say, as they did in 1776
and 1813,
FRANCIS M. WANDELL.
" LIKES DOROTHY DIX.
Editor The Georglan:
I am a subscriber and constant
reader of your paper and I wish
Lo express my admiration and ap
preciation of those most excelient
articles by Dorothy Dix, pub
lished in your paper. They strike
home to every heart. e
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“Atlanta’s Latest Opportimity”
ing, beyond doubt, will be the
largest gathering of any kind that
ever met in any American city
for one specific purpose.
The basis of measurement of
the Shriners’ Councils are the
Arab Patrols and their bands of
music, Reservations a'ready have
been made in Atlanta for 61 or
ganized bands, a greater number
than ever marched down Penn
sylvania avenue in the inaugura
tion of any President of the
United States, and more bands
than marched in the coronation
exercises of King George V of
England. Eighty Arab Patrols
have reserved accommoadations,
and by this measurement the
most conservative of the forces
that are ruling this great occa
sion for the Southern Capital
estimate that the cqming meet
ing will bring to Atlanta not less
than forty and perhaps as many
as sixty thgusand people!
Every railroad south of the
Ohio and east of the Mississippi
WAR WITH MEXICO.
Editer The Georgian:
Your editorial “The War Hag
Begun,” meets my hearty ap
‘proval. The patriotic sentimeut
in that editorial is commendable.
1 think we owe it to ourselves
and to humanity to put an end
to affairs in Mexico and take over
the whole country, just as we did
in the case of Texas.
1. N. MGRUDER,
AMERICA FOR AMERICANS,
Editor The Georgian:
Sir—Conditions are such that
I think we all should adopt a
slogan: “America for Americans.”
Every newspaper ought to have
this slogan on title page in large
headlines. F. E. COOKE,
and enlightenment, for the protection of our people, and of
the honest, peaceful part of the Mexican people, and for
the welfare of the world. , f
‘‘Righteous wars seem superficially to be made by men,
but they must surely be destined by God. They are part of
the scheme of civilization, part of the plan of progress.
‘‘Liberty has been won by war, and the sword has often
cut the path for the advance of enlightenment—the march
of progress. . :
-*‘The settler who clears the forest and burns the brush,
in order to make a fertile farm out of a wild and inhospita
ble tract, incommodes the animals and vermin which have
infested the forest. But he is doing his share toward the
advancement of the human race and the progress of civiliza
tion. Tangled forests must be cléared and savage nations
must be civilized.
“‘When moral influence fails, force must take its place.
Progress and civilization can-not stand forever waiting on
the border line of Mexico, and waiting in vain.
‘‘Murder in Mexico must cease; destruction and devas
tation must end. It is our duty and our destiny to end an
archy in Mexico and to dedicate Mexican territory to the
cause of enlightenment and civilization by making it a part
of our own enlightened and civilized community.
““No narrow-minded individual can prevent this inev
itable march of progress any more than a water bug, skip
ing along against the course of the current, can retard the
mighty flow of a great river. it
‘““The great waters of American sentiment and obliga
tion are rising and rolling toward the occupation of Mexico.
They will not subside until their task is accomplished. They
will not retreat until boundary lines have been eliminated,
until Mexico is included within the borders of the United
States, within the confines of civilization. v
““WILIAM RANDOLPH HEARST.”
Rivers that runs to Atlanta is
staggered with the problem of
accommodating these brilliant
and happy travelers; and the
Pullman Company will be, taxed
to its utmost resources to sup
ply adequate service.
Over 500 Pullman cars will be
sidetracked in a special reserva
tion, making a little Pullman city
in Atlanta, at which will be
housed and fed about ten thou
sand people.
with these many bands and
patrols marching morning and
evening, numbering from 40 to
100, radiant in Oriental magnifi
cence of costume, the streets of
Atlanta will afford a spectacle
such as no other American city
has ever seen. 2
The Shrine is the playground
of Masonry, and the Shriners are
the happiest and heartiest and
the most lavish spenders, per
haps, of-any convention in the
world. This is their grand, spec
tacular week, once every year,
Questions Answered
CROMWELL.
H. P. C.—Cromwell had no roy
al-blood in his veins, The con
tention that such was the case
failed when put to the test. The
Old Protector belonged to whatis
known as the “Gentry.” His only
rank lay in his genius and un
conquerable will-power. His
“plood” was just plain English
blood, and could in no way claim
to have “crept through scoundrels
ever since the flood.”
APRIL FOOL DAY,
» B. W, Y.—There are all sorts
of theories as to the origin of the
merry anniversary, but the most
plausible is the one which gives
the custom its use in France,
about 1564. France was the first
European counfry to adopt the
reformed calendar, and as a re
sult the New Year Day was car-
Week Ending
April 28, 1914.
and every Shriner gives his
spirit and his purse to the winds
on the occasion.
To meet this great gathering,
Atlanta has summoned all the ge
nius and energy of a people that
have never failed in any enter
prise. She realizes the responsi=
bility., ¥Every energy and all the
hospitality and co-operative
spirit of her wonderful people
wili unite in harmonious citizen
ship to make this the greatest
and most successful of all Amer
ican conventions.
If Atlanta meets this great so=
clal and fraternal opportunity
with success and handles that
vast crowd in a satisfactory man=
ner, she will have clearly quali
fied to entertain and care for any
great assembly in America; and
if her ability to do so is ever
questioned, her ready and unan
swerable - answer will be—“DID
NOT ATLANTA ENTERTAIN
THE GREATEST IMPERIAL
i:g:l_’r’fcm OF SHRINERS IN
ried back to January 1, and mock
calls were made on April 1, as a
joke on such as had forgotten
the change in the calendar,
KEATS AND SHELLEY.
R.. B.—John Keats and Percy
Bysche Shelley, buried in the
“Protestant Cemetery” in your
native city of Rome, were two of
the most renowned of the Eng
lish poets. They both died young,
Keats at 25, Shelley at 30; but
they lived long emough to show
that they were poets of the first
order. Keats did work that has
been pronounced to be as fine as
we have anywhere; and Shelley’s
fame is forever secure. If you
read English well it would pay
you to become acquainted with
Keats and Sheliey, You woult
find in them much to think abou
and be glad over.
