El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-08
LIE U.NITED sTATEs I'D aIEXICo.

/ Of Americans and American women
/ peaceably pursuing their vocations in
I Mexico; and the final crOwning dis
/ grace Of the abject confession Of presi-
( dent Taft that the government VIII not
] protect its citizens and cannot compel
J the Mexican government to do so,
/ should not blame the Mexican lower
] classes for the unhappy plight in which
! Americans in Mexico find themselves
Z today, since they simply draw the
/ logical inference from the course OF
I current events as they see them.
The responsibility Tor this state OF
affairs lies primarily on the Taft ad-
ministratiOn. due. to its cOnnivance and
moral aid to an insurreCtiOn which re-
suited in placing in the Mexican presi-
Dental chair G visionary idealist, pos.
sessing many qualities which clearly
indicate degeneracy in the modern
sense, who inspires no respect IN MS
countrymen and possesses neither the
moral nor the physical strength to rule
them A secondary responsibility, but
habitants Of FL PasO, San Antonio, and
other border towns, for the widespread
moral and material aid which they gave
the same cause.
If the hundredth part Of the activity
displayed in suppresSing the Reyes
project had been evident at the be-
ginning of the MaderO insurrectiOn,
MaderO never would have reached the
presidency; and the Mexicans who
assert that he owes his elevation prt-
marily to American aid and support
are right If this aid had been with
held, and he had been treated as Reyes
was, there IS good ground for asserting
that the result would have been
compromise, wherein he would have
obtained most or all of the reforms
which he advocated; these reforms
have not been implanted, and no mat
ter who IS victor in the present tnsur-
rectiOn, IL is safe TO say that they are
as far from the reach Of the Mexicans
II is an very we'll for the admins
tratiOh to reiterate It's warnings as to
neutrality. and TO point out that ii COM
piled with its treaty obligations by send
ing the army to police the border Dut
at the same time. while il was wasting
the money of the country in a mobiliza-
ton which had as its chief result the
unbaring 10 the world OF the utter
WOrthlesSneSS OF our army as a means
Of defence against any hrst-class
power. it consented to the presence IN
Washington Of emissaries OF the
activities IN Texas Of the revolutionary
juntas. This is q matter OF common
knowledge TO all who lived along the
border at that time.
I make the further statement, that I
all the money spent on the mobilization {
Of troops did not prevent the shipment I
TO MaderO's rebels of a single rifle Z
cartridge, or other munitiOn of war I.
that they required; that they could have /
taken through Texas and across the Z
line a dozen times the quantity, II /
wanted, and that the sO-called man
euvers" did not deceive a. single MeXi- 4
can, or protect a single American citi-
zen from insult and injury, on Texas
soil or elsewhere
The really effective work of pre-
serving neutrality ana observing our
treaty relations with the Diaz govern
nent should have consisted. as in the
ease Of the Reyes movement, in the
prompt Imprisonment and trial OF the
CHIEF rebel and his juntaS, since 1t was Z
physically impossible for the 1900 (
men sent to the state, or even double I
that amount, to guard the border close
y; and these juntas, as wei as the
EDITORS OF the revolutionary papers
working boldly and VIGOROUSLY in
MaderO's interest were not mOlested. Z
The Maderos held open court at san
Antonio, and in this they were morally
and materially aided by the residents
II that city, American as well as MeXi-
an, as long as they paid their way.
IN this connection, ] would ask:
What was the date Of the proclama-
ion issued by Francisco l. Madero TO
he American people, on reaching Texas
IS a fugitive, In which he specifically
md boldly announced that his presence /
n Texas was for the purpose Of 70
nenting the overthrow Of the Diaz gov
eminent and asked their aid and hos
'ltahty as their contribution to the
,ause OF liberty?
. Why was no COgnizance taken Of this
hanifestO by the Tart government?
What was the date Of the federal
warrant which was finally issued, long ]
lIter the revolution was well under
way, for his apprehension, on the
.harge Of violating the neutrality
avs?
When was that warrant, served, or
attempted 10 be served, II ever?
Why was its issuance delayed 50 long /
n view OF his open presence and
lOtOrious activities2
Was he not in front Of the federal I
building at the time IL was signed2
" ny We action taken against =
4ustavO MaderU, Sanchez Azcons- and /
'thers. who published in San Antonio,
n a printing ting ONCE boldly displaying I
ne sign La Revolution" and sold on I
ne streets OF the city, a daily paper
u the same name, with the avoV-ed I p,
'olect OF overthrOwing the Diaz gov
ate assassination
Why was Francisco Vascuez Gomez
right hand man and the raj
rains OF the revolution, permitted to
YORK openly at Washington, under the
hadow Of the capitol, in behalf Of the
evolution
Answers to the above would Of
curse show the utter hollOwness a15
hypocrisy Of Taft and Knox in fba MT
err and the responsibility for every
,rOp OF american blood shed and
very dollar OF property DESTROYED or
amages incurred rests directly on
hem No assertion that is or can he
made by the administration as to fr+s-
'enJlon or non-interventiOn In ATerfc1-
IFS ~ DEAACFt4 D[ the METicauc
y any other Spanish-Amerfca0 T7a0,,1a
nd they are justified in this skep+fcfee--~7'
ue TO the shifty. evasive and unfr1IfE'
VI policy displayed by our eOvernr1e-,+ !
n the Panama matter To Drt -
lainly land let it hurt whom # ny
ur government is considered. nv az
ast mass Of Spanish American peonIee
S government Of liars. as far ss
egards our policy towards them and
18th recent developments in Mexica1 I 4
fairs, ii is in fair way to be looked
pom as government Of towards as
-eu
If we are to be respected in Mexico
nd. elsewhere. we must have chance
{ Washington. and soon. What we
eed is less fatty degeneration in our
lief executive. and more iron in his :
-OOd; less judicial temperament. and :
ore common sense; less law, and more 4
lstice and equity; fewer diplomats Of :
'hippybird" stature and mental cali
ar, and more men who measure up to
ie standard of statesman: and 1 Z
nally, less lying and evasion, and
ore truth and frankness. \
The white slave" vote Of the I
,uthern Republican delegates wiz 2
-obably nominate Taft, and this elm Z
ates Roosevelt. who. whatever his c
ults. is man among men and com q
ands the respect Of the world. The C