Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-07-29

thorliy ~ protect American citizens
10 their properly rights ana 10 pro.
iecl their lives and their liberty. liuR-
dreda ~ cases can 10 referred to Ia
which the United States has gone in.
10 foreign countries with Ma armed
there demanded. and has committed
acts ~ war w. Jhe protection Ut the
properly and the rights ~ .tl -itlzens
Now tho senator from Georgia un-
definkea % pui words into my mouth.
cail his attention 90 the speech
which ] innds 20 the senate on April
90 Al thai time the senator sought
10 put me in ihe p0Fiiion uf seeking
90 bring on war war for filthy iu-
ere. by stating That he would not
agree. az he intlmated that ! desired,
To- send the nr4HGl forces 81 the United
mates into the Republic 90 Mexico for
the protection ~ the dollars 81 those
citizens who had gone across there.
My reply was then:
"if intlmaied that an army should
be sent Into Mexico for any purpose.
! do not recall Il. The senator has
stated that ~ 4 want Ia know whether
he Is Willing to- send an army down
to Mexico 90 secure these damages he
wanted me 90 understand he was not.
I say with perfect and eqnnl frank
necessary 60 protect one American
citizen In Mexico o. anywhere else
TO send eco. Geo men there 20 do "a.
am IN favor Of aendmR American
troops there To 40 n. not 20 collect
dollar. but To protect an American
citizen. wherever he may be
7 called his attention then and T
call the attention Of the senate OF the
United States again, and call the
attention Of the secretary OF state OF
this great United States again 90 he
fact that Americans IN Mexico are
no mere Adventures who have gone
across the iine 10 make a few dollars
from Mexico and bring them hack. n
~ not alone for the protection of
property rights OF the American citi-
xens that those Of MS who understand
the conditions have asked this gov
eminent 20 make declaration 81 ~
policy az least through this high law
making body.
Five thousand American citizens,
Mr.. President. many with children
born on Mexican soil. making homes
there under concessions by which the
Mexican government guaranteed 20
them their American citizepship and
like citizenship Of their children bora
ln Mexico with protection Of lives and
property. OF their little farms and
homes American citizens living IN
Mexico. who droVes out the Apnches
from the Sierra Madrc where no Mex
lean dared 70 go. have been thrown
out. their houses burnec TO the
ground. themselves driven nj the mus-
ale Of rifles from the Mexican repub-
lie and no redress hHa been asked or
offered. The senate Of the United
states has passed two resolutions pro-
viding funds 90 remove these people
from the danger zone and To provide
for their temporary needs until they
could obtain employment on this side
az the line. where they sought refuge,
with the accommodations OF lifetime
taken from them BY armed banditu
without protest from this government
A year ago the senate passed res
lolutiqn, cOncurred IN by the house,
lnpproprmtlng $4,000 90 pay the eN-
penscs 81 sending trans down there
To get these people out % Mexico ana
\ a few days later u passed bill APP
Ipropriatlng 600 To support them
| until they could obtain work with
which To support thelpsclves. These
were American citizens Let me re-
pea, that their children. although
born ON Mexican soil. under the laws
| and concessions of the Mexican gov
eminent have an the rights % AmerlS
|
talist who has gone across the border
for the purpose OF "mulcting" Next
CO that Is appealing FOR protection.
hlr. President. the United states
has developed Mexico. Citizens OF
the United states have built practl-
cniiy every street railroad. every clec-
tric line, every power-transmlssiOn
line, and practically all the railroads.
they have developed the mines ana
have now Invested IN Mexico one hum
dred times as much In productive
property as the Mexicans themselves
/ have. and all thai IL asked Is that the
senate OF the United States shall re-
lannounce the American doctrine that
an American citizen behaving himself
IN a foreign country Il entitled To the
protection OF his government.
| MIR. President, the writer's on ma
| tiOnal law are those ! think whom
our forefathers followed and whom
our statesmen have generally fol
lowed IN expounding the American
| doctrine. We have not followed the
writer's on civil law but rather oul
statesmen have founded their doe
Urine upnn those laid down by Waite
and Grogious aud the other writer's
and ! hope they will continue "a
build upon that foundation.
Me President. when tins country
becomes 80 thoroughly commercial
lied so thoroughly selfish within IA
own borders. that u will not render
absolute protection by its armed
forceH. n necessary. 90 It's American
citizens abroad, then ! ask you whhl
will be the spectacle II this United
statcs OF ours were in u great wal
with some country which was oui
equal or our SUPERIOR
one of The aNlOms Of the old Jaw
writers h that the prince vs. entitlN'
Ito the loyalty of his subject wherever
THAT subject may be. Even IN the re-
hottest corner OF the earth. when tn
subject hears that his prince rs if
danger he ~ supposed 20 hasten hom'
land 10 offer hia sovereign his liie "
ldefonse OF the liberty or life or ms
property or the rights Of that soNef
leigh. And conversely Il ~ true ina
la citizen Of this country Wherever NJ
NAV he-ln Russia, 0r In Japan, ol
lin China, on la Nicaragua, or "a MEX
Iicl- has a constitutional right. pc
cause this IL republic founded upo'
LA constitution "a cOnsutuuonR
fright TO rely upon his Sovereign M
IgoVernmont, for protection.
Tins rcpuhiic OF ours h ana shonl,
be responsible for the protection Z"
the citizen where ne stands, oneyinl
The local laws OF the land, and J tei
you Mr. President. that when AM
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