Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-13
IXNZashington
w LETTER
BY Fl. y WALKER
s.. MEXICAN POLICY SIMPLE
Star star Correspondent.
Star Bureau.
Metropolitan National Bank Bldg.
WASHINGTON, Aug. IS.


There is complaint among some
senators and others that President
Wilson has mo policy" regarding
Mexico. The fact is that while the
President has no hard and fast pro-
gram mapped out as to just what
this country will do in relation to
Mexico, and Just when things will be
done. he has very complete and
comprehensive policy.
The Wilson Mexican policy is as
simple one as ever guided an adj
ministration in foreign relations. In
a word, the whole Wilson policy is to
prevent any entanglements that will
make it necessary TO send American
troops to Mexico.
That, of course. doesn't suit the
crowd. and it's very small crowd at
that which wants war.
OF all the crimes against civiliza-
ton, the most dastardly is probably
that of the man or men who try TO
drive a nation into war. Possibly
some wars have been inevitable. Pos
sibly there may be wars in the fu-
tIre that will be necessary, although
would make war necessary.
There are people who want war
between the United States and
Mexico. There are flag-waving jim
goists who would have the United
States govern the whole western
hemisphere. There are many who be-
lieve we have divine mission I
force all the people of Central ano
South America to adopt our different
ideas. customs. morals and language
Some of the people who think TINS
way believe it would be good Tor
business; some of them think mat
civilization can be advanced only oN
killing people, and that the aim OF
civiIiza+ion is to force weaker and
more ignorant people to adopt the
habits of other nations who prove
their superior intelligence BY eXer-
eising their superior physical strength
or exhibiting their greater numbers
own Property in Mexico.
Some of the people who want the
Irnited states TO interfere in Mexico
oypn nropertv there. That is. they
baVa acquired land and mining or
other rights and privileges, and IN
Vested money and made money there.
since the government is upset theN
are not making so much money, per-
hans Some of their property pos
III has been hurt; and so they can
do business and make money theN
u,ouId have this country murder
lot of Mexicans and as many as
necessary of our own people, 10 prove
m the Mexicans that we nave NOR
people. more guns and more money
than that country II. ,,,,a,,s
Then there are people VINO aiMass
,,,a,,+ var who revel in red headlines
and hloodshed. Some of them are tiie
i-ind If newspapermen who reVel IN
railroad accidents where there are
,oay,v victims. Some of them are pol
iticians who know that uniformed war
heroes are for time popular canol-
dates for office. after the war IS over
Most Of our political campaigns IN this
for twenty years after the
civil War were made up largely OF
bvsterical eulogy of men who mad won
battles. We made several OF thenn
presidents. because they had been eA-
perts at killing people. we mlght as
sensibly expect baseball heroes TO I'M
derstand economic problems.
Then there is another class Oh PEG
nile who want war-whether with
AJexieo ~. some other country doesn't
They're the kind of citizens
Who don't want the government TO
concern itself too deeply with the So
ciaI ana economic troubles of our own
country. The Spanish War, forced
unon the United States by Jingoism.
vellow Journalism, much mysteries and
the ul-timed accident to the Maine,
for decade the serious JOB
of tackling the trust, tariff and other
problems at home.
Might Divert Attention.
Eight or ten years ago. when La
Toilette. Bryan and other progressiNes
were preaching the necessity for at
lacking railroad, tariff. capitalization
and other matters at home, fire.
nuently heard Republicans of the old
standpat type in Congress longing for
a foreign war. Why Because they
knew a war would divert attention
from domestic affairs and keep the
mind Of the public otherwise occupied.
President Wilson knows as we'll as
ANYBODY why a lot of politicians and
ers are trying 10 force war
with Mexico. For one thing, he knows
that there are members in Congress,
and big business and financial inter-
ssts back of them, very much afraid
of what he may urge upon Congress
next winter in the way of legislation.
Not they have reason to fear the par
ticular program he may urge rather
than another program. They don't
want any program; they want 10 be
let alone.
TO send an army TO Mexico would
put a stop TO legislation. The big in,
terests know that. and Wilson knows
il. You can't get reforms through
Congress, o Legislature or a city coun-
Gil unless the people want therns and
want them bad And you can't get
people deeply interested in legislation
when they're busy keeping tabs on
the war score, and buying extras to
see who was killed today. That's one
big reason why Wilson is determined
there shall be no United States sol
diers sent into Mexico, If he can
help it.