The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-11-15
MEXICO CAN
LAUGH AT US
SENATOR BORAH OF IDAHO WAS
INTERVIEWED IN NEW YORK
TIMES.
Nation as Whole Has No Foreign
Policy, He Says-Standlng In
Peril.

United States Senator William e
Borah, a member of the foreign rela-
tions committee of the senate, who ar
rived at the Wolcott a few days ago.
when asked first about the Mexican sit
uation and then for his opinion of the
political situation in New York, found
sort of analogy between the two,
says the New York Times in a recent
issue. AS for foreign policy, Senator
Borall says we practically have none.
and he believes the position the
United States always. has maintained
in connection with Latin-American
countries is in jeopardy-not particu-
larly through fault of the present ad-
ministration, but because of the atti-
tuGe of the American people
Governments, like individuals, are
not supremely fitted to censor other
nations until they can present exam
pies as well as precepts,' sead Senator
Borah Mexico hasn't anything more
deplorable, more debauching to the
public mind, than New York city has
right now.
). 'The political condition in New
York city today would be interpreted
by the whole world as being just as
much a travesty or decent popular
government as would the political con-
ditions in Mexico. In the greatest city
of our country, a city which wields
influence throughout the
whole country, the only arguments
which we can read of as being ad
dressed to the voters are Liar!
Thief 'Embezzler!' 'Corruptionist!'
Perjurer! 'Judgeships bought and
,oldl Justice auctioned off like the
drunken consul auctioned the Dictator
ship from the Roman ramparts! What |
grim humorists Huerta must be learn |
ng to regard us, as we dilate on the |
)eauty and efficiency of our way of
loing business, and our benevolent
md kindly desire to have all countries
initiate our example.
Jew York election. 1t takes time, it
axes a higher civilization, it takes
ears and years of training under the
1ost favorable advantages of self-gov-
to give us New York cam
align. How can Mexico, Nicaragua,
nd Guatemala, and the less experience
republics be expected to reach our
leals SO swiftly? We should be pa
ent-and while we are patient, try to
void being hypocrites before the other
epublics of the west" r
What do you think of the situation 6
18th respect to Mexico?" Senator Bo- :
III was asked. Y
81 am not speaking of Mexico alone, ,
ut generally when l say that as gov
and as nation we are with
1T foreign policy,' said Senator ),
orah. Il do not now refer particular
to the administration, but I refer to
lr attitude as a people. Our foreign :,
,licy is nebulous, hesitating, unde-
led. There was a time when the
onroe Doctrine had a definite mean :,
e. AS Monroe announced it, and as
was then thoroughly understood. it .
as a wise, useful, and definite policy. =
"But it's modern additions, and, what
worse, it's modern possibilities, leave >
in doubt, and every Central Amer =
an country in dread. We apparently .
We reached the point where we are
ing to say just what kind of govern II
mt the different people of the Central II
nerica shall have, SO people can feel d
sy while another people are talking (
out establishing protectorates over +"
en-, or while there is talk of censor
, their governmental ambitions. u
No one can doubt for moment, OF
@ Is familiar with the situation, thai. III
r standing with the other countries ys
this continent is greatly in peril" Sc
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