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Show CONGRESSMAN CURRY URGES ANNEXATION OF MEXICAN STATES Presents Plan of Mormon Colonists and Others Who Suffered Damages. EL PASO, Tag., Fab. 19. To Pr eel-dent eel-dent Taft i ongrcsaman (leorge W. Carry of New Mexico presented the plan for recompense wkick was tents tivsly agreed upon by the American miners and ranckmen and tka Mormons wko own millions of acres in tka fertile Mormon colony country. Congressman "urry told tka pre'l dent that tke sooner tke United States mtsrvened in Menco tke sooner tke trouble would be over. Ha then n f, Is i ncd to the i resident how impossible t would he for Mexico to pay back one tenth of the total loan which kad reeulted to American interests, American Ameri-can eitisem aad American homeseekers wko kad gone to Menco and Invested tkeir money. There could be but one wmv to rapay this great dabt, Curry told the president, and tkat tka oaa agreed upon several months ago by the refugee Americans from northern Mex-ioo. Mex-ioo. It was agreed at that tine tkat it would not be the proper time to euf-gast euf-gast suck a course of action, realizing as ther did tkat events in Mexico would force tka lenue in time. Tkat is wkat kas happened and Congressman Curry spoke only for tke Americana In Mexico, including tke Mormon colon ist". when ke urged tkat tka United States oeeupv Mexico, take permanent possession of tke states of Coahuila. 80 pora and fnihuakua along the northern border witk a possible inclusion of Lower California. Cask indemnity would be impossible, tke New Mexico congressman pointed oat. Tke Mexican government would 'he unable to pay It for years to eome. Meantime tke persons suffsring dam agee would kave no recourse. Take tke Land within these states, restore tke people to tkeir rights and tka settlement settle-ment would he complete, Congressman Carry declared. |