Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-28
Mr. Wilson's Mexican Policy.


 Mir. Editor: We read in many papers nowadays this and that about what prominent people think of MT vii sons Mexican policy" but we don [ l happen to be able to read in any paper just what that policy is The first act of the Wilson administration (while Secretary Bryan was off earning s250 perl was to notify Americans that they must abandon their millions upon mil lions of dollars worth of business and leave Mexico. Some policy that wasn't it2 The next we know John Lind goes down to Mexico to tell Mexicans who 10 elect and how to elect him, or to put 1t the other way, whom not to elect and how to do it. Some policy that. The move No. was for w. B. Hale to have q conference with Gen arar Carranza, a rebel chieftain, and we read that Messrs. Wilson and Bryan are considering the matter of raising the embargo, allowing arms to go to General Carranza and let the rebels fight it out. Some policy that! But the great state department at Washington loses sight of the fact that there are seven other equally important gen erals" all desiring a raising of the ern- bargo.
 The facts of the matter are that neither Woodrow Wilson. W. J. Bryan nor any of the fifty odd weak unstates- manlike individuals that they have ap- pointed to that department of the gov ernment have the least idea what to do in the matter School teachers and auc- tioneers cannot do the work of states men, no matter how hard they try. .
 We have as much right to say who shall be elected and how in Mexico as we have in South Africa, and no more Americans should be protected in an American way.
 President Taft made the first milk sop move and Wilson, Bryan & Co. are keeping it up.
 I once had something to do with Tn election just across the line from Mex ico, where 1.600 negroes voted in one ward All claimed to have voted the republican ticket At least three of them were candidates But when the county officials opened ward six box there was not q republican ticket found in it. Just suppose that President Diaz of Mexico had objected to those elect cd e? officers holding office, what would Americans have said?
 One-tliTd of the democratic congress men holding office today are doing so because nesro votes were not honestly cast and counted
 Two-tki-ds of the democratic con- 9ressrer, enc half of the senators, the president Of the United States and ev- cry single democratic governor north of the Mason and Dixon line were elected by a minority; but whose business is it2
 The United States president, congress and the wind tanning secretary of state have about as much right to question the loyalty of Huerta or his congress election as Huerta and his congress has to question the elections here.
 The Mexican policy of President VII son is just what might be expected from man who has no idea whatever of statesmanship, Whose school day ideals and dreams are now becoming as fast as he can make them reality losing sight as he does, of the fact that the United States of America has been going forward. not waiting for him to grow up and enforce his school day dream policies.
 Oh, fer just one day of Theo. Roose- welt or some other American Just one message from Teddy, and just one wave of his big stick Mexican troubles would end at once, and there would be no world scOTnfuliy pointing at the utter failure of America te protect Americans along lines laid down by BFy- an or President Wilson's so-caIled Mexican policy.
 Ci B. MONTGOMERY
 Packer. Conn.