Show j L 2 Clouds Darkening V x A A- Ai Anew ne new note is coming to the the United States government eI t from t i-t Carr Carranza One news agency claims that it has lIas inside information m message which demands the withdrawal of American troops If this story is borne out when the contents' contents of the message are made known at Washington no surprise will be felt feit among persons well acquainted with the Mexican character and the chaotic condition of affairs south of the Rio Eio Grande Carranza in the first place is a little man He thinks however that he is a big man man man-a a great soldier and a greater statesman He has listened o flattery until ho has lost what little reason he once possessed possessed pos pos- as a country lawyer when he was in a field where competition d d jd not show him up In the second place he knows that the ignorant peons would never ne er like him if he gave operation co-operation to the A American troops in the chase of Villa I So he would be forced to make a lou lot of pompou pompous pompous pom pom- pou demands even if he felt in his heart that this country was Wag doing what was best for him as well as aa Mexico Mexico 1 long ago became a hopeless problem without firm meas meas- ures The Unit United d States can not afford to listen to any more demands demands demands de de- mands and threats from the fussy old man in Mexico It begins to f r look more than ever as if this country w would uld at last have to tackle the problem on a big scale and give the Mexicans what they have been whining for a long time time time-a a sound thrashing For after all preparedness is only half tl the e insurance a a. nation natio needs the needs the other half consists of i making the other fellows know you are prepared |