The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1913-08-30
THE SHAME OF n.

blood in his veins will hear with shame
and indignation that the president Of the
United States has personally appeared
before the two houses OF Congress, in
joint session assembled, and coolly an
nounced that all Americans now in
Mexico would be urged to get out OF
that country as quickly as possible,
even If they have to abandon property
and all possessions in order to escape
outrage at the hands of the warning fac-
tions in the neighboring republic. No
more coWardly, inhuman and cold
blooded proposition could have been
advanced by the chief executive OF q
great nation.
For the first time since the days OF the
immortal Washington president OF the
United States has appeared before Con-
gress in person to lay before that body
the fact affecting the relations OF this
government with foreign country. 1t
would have been much better for his
reputation and for the dignity and fame
of these United States had Mr.. Wilson
elected to follow the custom set by
all his illustrious predecessors since
Washington s day and sent his message
and its appendices to the houses of Con-
gress, thus sparing the country the hui
initiating spectacle of witnessing its
chief magistrate in person admitting
that he had been rebuffed and outwitted
by an Insignificant neighboring republic
and advising that no resentment should
be shown and that our unfortunate
countrymen now in Mexico be assisted
to get out OF the danger soon as quick
ly as possible.
Mr.. Lind's mission to Mexico was ill
advised in all respects and it's failure
might have been foreseen byiany other
sort of an administration but the milk
and-water affair now ruling in Wash
ington. The firm and unequivocal re-
lection by President Huerta OF all Mr..
Wilson's propositions and his demand
that the United States at once take
steps to prevent arms and money reach
ing the insurgents and that an ambas-
sador be promptly accredited to the
Mexican capital, while it will excite the
Just resentment of the American people
seems to have had no other effect on
official Washington than to have
confirmed the president and his
peace ANY price secretary of state
in their determination not to interfere
in Mexico under any conditions and to
allow all factions there, as well as the
helpless Americans and other foreigners
residing in that country. to stew in
their own grease.
Since force is no loner to be used in
protecting American citizens residing
abroad, we might as well throw our
splendid navy into the junk heap and
and employ our soldiers in digging
irrigation bitches in the Far West or in
attending universal peace gatherings.
Having announced that we will not
fight under any circumstances, what
further use have we for military estab-
lishments? ANY foreign government
that chooses to insult US may now do SO
with impunity, and the Monroe Doctrine
in which we have taken SO much pride,
may as well be thrown to the winds, as
European countries, realizing that we
will not protect their nationals from in
suit and injury in Latin-American coun
tries, will, no doubt, act on their own
initiative for the future. and they will
be amply justified in doing son. o.
Picayune.