El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-05
MINISTER ASsAILs WEAK POLICY
Of UNITED STATES IN MEXICO
Rev Kenneth Brown Says the Nation Should Blush IN
Shame at the Manner in Which the Government
Has Allowed It's Citizens tc Be Outraged, but
Says It Is Not Yet Too Late to Change

foreigners in the besieged city OF
Picking. And yet our government
lounges back supineIy in its executive
chair and says. Go ahead, Mexico ana
do as YOU please to our people over
there. We told them to abandon tnelr
homes and their property ana leaVe
your country and they have no rlgnt
to be there now and must therefore,
take the consequences L say shame
on such policy as that
Policy Is Wrong.
They say, Well it would mean a long
and bloody war; that we would re-
quire to send 10000 soldiers into
Mexico and It would cost vast amount
OF money and precious lives Maybe II
would No one knows. I think that
vigorous and positive policy at the be-
ginning, which would have impressed
revolutiOnists alike, with the fact that
our nation could not be trifled with,
would have insured their respect for US
as a nation and the consequent pro-
lection and safety of our people and
their property in Mexico. One of them
writes to this effect: There are
Americans in this country who feel that
their position would have BEEN much
more secure if the American govern
ment. instead of telling them to get
out, had addressed itself to the Mexi-
can government and said, Americans
are in Mexico with right to protection
of their lives and property; you must
afford them that protection or we will
be compelled to do So"
Citizenship SnOul0 be PROTECTED.
such a vigorous policy might have
cost US war with all its fearful conse-
quenceS. But our citizenship has been
purchased at a fearful cost and should
be protected at any price A vigorous
policy such as this might have cost
Us much, it is true, but It would be
small expenditure in comparison with
| the loss of respect and prestige which
we are likely to sustain under the
weak and timorOus policy Of the ad-
/ ministratiOn-
We have won the respect of the
world by our conduct in the past and
/ nave gained prestige as world power
I OF which ay nation might be proud
/ We must retain this high regard OF
/ the nations for the sake of our thou
sands OF missionaries who have been
] sent TO carry the gospel message to
/ every country Of the globe, as well as
! 10 insure the proper treatment of our
/ merchants and diplomats and travelling
/ cltlzenS IN all parts OF the world
But we also require to retain this
I world respect as a guarantee Of peace
/ We should make our demands so posi-
J i've and back them up with such con-
nuence and Vlgor as TO virtually say to
/ the whole world, You'd better keep
your hands OF Of the United States or
/ its citizens. for We do not propose to
! or small
Not Yet Too Late.
/ we have been subjected to much
shame by this weak and negative
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[ too late to retrieve An ultimatum
should be sent to the Mexican govern
ment, asking in diplomatic terms for
/ permission to send American troops
! into Mexico wherever and in such num-
I berS as they may be required for the
/ protection Of our citizens in territory
not occupied by troops of the Mexican
| government and IL should be strongly
/ 1ntfmated that in case of the refusal
/ on the part of the Mexican government
( to grant this request it will be under
stood that our troops viii 90 in with
/ out such permission
| Our government should protect its
: citizens at any cost, in any place at
! any time Let us remember that as
Gods spiritual children. our citizen
I ship is in heaven, and that He has
promised his presence and protection
4 to US even unto the end of the world. .