Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-11-02
.|HJECTS mexican
ROW IN Campaign
WILSON MAKING CAMPAIGN IS-
SUE or INTERN ATIONAL
AFFAIRS.
Lewis APPEALS FOR Votes
Asks Massachusetts to Eject Demo-
cratic Governor and Not 10 Re-
pudiate Wilson's Policies.

BOSTON Nov THE Orient Eu-
rope and Mexico will regard the de-
feat OF Massachusetts Democratic
candidate for governor, Lieut.. Gov.
David /. Walsh, as a reputation Of
President Wilson's foreign policies,
according TO United States senator
James Hamilton Lewis, who addressed
a Democratic rally here tonight.
Mexico viii go further" he said.
She win preach to her people that
this condemnation was because the
president had not recognized lIuerta.
Is the conclusion 50 far-fetched that
war might be prccipitated with all its
horrors? 20
Senator Lewis entered the Massa-
chusetts campaign hurriedly at the re-
quest of President Wilson. While at
Chicago Thursday he received u tele-
gram from Secretary Tumulty and
Immediately cancelled several confer
ences to hasten to this state.
Just now before the nations OF
the world tremble two serious prob
lens" said the Illinois senator. "One
is the effort of President Wilson and
his administration to maintin before
the Orient, particularly Japan. that
doctrine Of home rule--the right of
the states TO regulate and control their
home affairs. their schools. their
lands the manner and kinds OF peo-
pie who should mingle In their ciu-
zenship to increase or dilute It.
This question as TO whether this
privilege shall continue as against the
Oriental theory Of government or
whether our national government shall
attempt to override 1t merely at the
demand ~ a foreign nation, IL tho
great problem at Washington which
President Wilson il seeking To solve.
He is teaching the Oriental aud all
other people that under Democracy
presided over by n Democratic presi-
dent, no sovereign state shall be Inn
posed upon or intruded upon by any
system OF government. either at the
demand Of a foreigner or by insistence
Of the national government which our
own people felt was disastrous to their
own home rule and their ciuzenship.
Again In Mexico we have a most
delicate situation. The public press
brings us the information that Eng
land and Germany-doubtless misund-
erstood the issue-have been about TO
join Mexico against us. The president
has asked these governments to wait
until they can be fully Informed on
the situation and this be advised 70
our policy, known as the Monroe Doc
trine.
Foreign governments DO not under
stand your status. but they do know
Massachusetts, You decide this cleo
tion against the Democracy and the
morning after this decision the Japan
ese in the Orient recalling the tisht
OF Massachusetts in behalf Of the lib-
erty OF the black man will cry aloud
that Massachusetts has repudiated her
president on the yellow question. that
she has defeated him I'm his political
tariff. and Massachusetts in right OF
home rule and government.
England. Germany and Spain. mis-
understanding the issues because OF
the same reason would at once con-
clude that President Wilson's Mexican
policy had ben repudiated that he had
been condemned and the administra-
ton overthrown. Mexico will 50 fur
ther. she will preach to her people
that this condemnation was because
he had not recognized Huerta. Il the
conclusion 30 far fetched that war
nigh, be precipitsted with all ITS
horrors7"