El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-05

Declaring that the weak policy of the
United States has endangered US in the
eyes of the world; that it has brought
the blush of shame upon Americans;
that it should be stopped and Ameri-
can citizens should be protected, even
at cost of a war. Rev. Kenneth Brown
preached a strong sermon at the East
FL Paso Presbyterian church sunday
morning, based upon the exodus OF
Americans from Mexico and their mis-
treatment at the hands OF the reDeIS-
His text was First Timothy, 90;
If any provide not for his own ano
especially those of his own house ne
hath denied the faith and is worse than
an infideL" The speaker said
The law which governs the parts
should govern the whole. The family
is the unit of the nation The law
which governs the family should gov
ern the nation. If the man who fails
to look after the interests of his own
household is deemed unfaithful and
ton or chief executive which allows
its subjects to suffer and does not lift
a strong arm TO provide for or protect
I do not wish to speak of our presi-
dent in any but the most respectful
Wav. Expressions OF diSrespect for our
national executive only tend to brand
us as a disloyal and anarchiStic people
in the eyes Of the world and to en-
courage that spirit of political unrest
which we are endeaVOring to overcome
"At the same time there is no
reason whys We as thoughtful and
independent people should not differ
with our president in some OF his
policies and criticise him severely when
we believe that he is wrong This is
our prerOgative as citizens OF Tree
republic.
Our citizenship as Americans has
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price of our fathers blood. And We
cannot. as a nation, be expected to sit
supineIy Indifferent while 1t is being
dragged in the dirt by bacchanaIlan
mob of semi barbarians before our
IF our constitution means any
thing it means independence as a ma
ton and respect and protection Tor our
citizens in every corner of the globe.
American citizens have right TO ex-
pect this and they do expect It. with
this confidence in their government
our people believe that they may en-
fold themselves in the Stars and Stripes
and be immune from every harm IN
every land.
But our traditional policy has been
thrown to the winds by our present
administration and in its place there
has been adopted an objectionable at
titude of apathy and indifference while
our citizens have been spat upon and
abused. beaten and imprisoned, SnOI
through and hanged like criminals,
robbed of their possessions, elected
from their homes and ANONYMOUSLY
driven across the border in disgrace and
shame. How long can a Self-reSpect1nS
nation be expected to endure such a
sight unmoved2 It has caused our
patriotic blood to boil with Indignation
as we have seen these, our people,
driven in thousands like cattle across
the international boundary. Strong
men have wept as they have listened
to the pitiful tales of abuse and degra-
dalton which our American women
Nation Must Blush.
Hands have been involuntarily
closed as if graspinS weapon OF war
and brave men have lonSed for
chance to avenge the outrage thus
visited upon American citizenship.
We have had for the first time IN our
history to blush as nation as we have
heard these ignominiOus outlaws abuse
our citizens. insult our government and
brand our officials as ignOble towards,
who dare not take definite step 10
redress the wrongs suffered by their
will thus allow her suffering child to
cry for help and not hasten to its re-
'aThe editor Of The FL Paso Herald
truly said, Never in history was any
nation worse shamed than ours is be-
ing shamed by the weak policy Of our
government in dealing with this mat
ter No civilized nation in the world
would have allowed its citizens to be
subjected to such treatment in a foreign
country England was willing to IN
dertake a war which it was said at the
time would 'Stagger the world to pro-
tect her citizens and her national
prestige in South Africa Italy is will
ing to bankrupt her national treasury
if necessary in order to insure the
treaty rights of her citizens in Tripoli.
The powers of Europe and America will
throw down all international barriers
and unite their armies in defence of