Evening star., 1914-04-05
Maj. C. E. Gillette Prophesies
Second Term Ambition Will
Lead to 1t.
MEXICAN POLICY IS BOTH
CRITICISED AND DEFENDED
Situation Discussed at Meeting of
American Academy of Social
and Political Sciences.

PHILADELPHIA, April 4-The foreign
policy of the United States. both with re-
gard to Mexico and the. Pacific. was criti-
cized and defended today at the closing
session Of the American Academy of Po-
litical and Social Science at which the
in the neighboring republic. its
problems and obligations We're discussed
but there was a general agreement
among the speakers that there will be no
permanent peace in that war-torn coun-
try until the land problem is settled.
There was long list of speakers, who
took up various phases of the complex
agreed there should be no Intervention
except as an extreme resort
Mai. Cassius E. Gillette formerly of
the United States Army. described con-
dtions in Mexico and declared that It
was his belief that the President of the
United States would not be unwilling to
become a war hero in order to get a
second term. The speaker had no soon
er delivered these words than Kisses came
from different parts of the hall. He said
he knew what he said would arouse pro-
test and prophesied that such situation
would come about
DR.. Z. S. Rowe Defends President.
Dr.. J.. S Rowe president of the
academy, said, before proceeding with a
prepared address. that he was not able
to make a psychological analysis of the
President and that he must therefore.
assume that the President is unalterably
opposed to intervention. that in his mes
sages to Congress he was sincere and
that in formulating his Mexican policy
Mr. Wilson believed he was doing the
best thing for Mexico and his own
country.
Under a tive-minute rule for dis. ssion
Representative S. F. Prouty of Iowa. " )
was in the audience. took the platform
and resented the remarks of Maj. Gillette.
Although | am a republican and have
fought all my life to defeat democrats.
he said II will uphold with all my
power the President of my country in his
Mexican policy and in his efforts to avert
war. He also resented. he said, the
dragging of the President down to the
level of Huerta.
The killing of foreigners in Mexico. the
Iowa representative said. is an incident of
war and he ventured to add that there
have been fewer Americans killed In
Mexico than there have been by gunmen
in New York.
Austen G. Fox Backs Wilson.
Austen G. Fox. delegate of the Amer
lean Bar Association. who presided al
today's session also defended the Presi-
dent He said ne believed Mr.. Wilson
would father see the Monroe doctrine
an absolute myth than engage in war
with any one
Louis Livingston Seaman of New York,
speaking to his subject on the program,
was of the opinion that the lifting of the
embargo on arms was an error and that
tyr,J.y .ya1 -
Farquhar of York. Pa. with manufactur-
ing interests in Mexico. indorsed much
that the administration has done. but
believed the President should put "his
pride in his pocket and recognize
iuerta.
Other addresses dealt with internal So
lutions of affairs in Mexico. Prof. S. y.
Patten of the University of Pennsylvania
said the United States should change its
attitude toward Mexico from that of po-
litical to economic.
Favors Land Distribution
Prof. l.. C. Wells OF Clark College.
Worcester Mass. was one of those who
believed that the distribution OF land
among Mexicans would solve many of her
troubles Much of the millions of acres
of land legally held is morally open to
contiscation." he said
United States Senator Gore of Okla
homa presided at the night session,
which was given over to a discussion of
the elements of a constructive American
foreign policy.
Senator Gore said wars should be abol-
ished and defended the foreign policy
of the United States. He said disputes
between nations should be settled by
arbitration and that the treaty obliga-
wi he
kept
Among the other speakers were Rep
resentative Edward w. Townsend of New
Jersey. John Temple Graves, New York,
and W. Morgan Shuster, Washington.
d. c.
Executive Dreaming" Says Shuster
Mr.. shuster who recently was treas
er-general and financial adviser of Persia,
who spoke on The Elements of Con-
structive American Foreign Policy said:
The foreign policy of the United States
IN TO the present time, SO far as there
has been any at al. has insisted OF spo-
radio observations of the Monroe doc
trine.
Mr.. Shuster pointed TO the words of
President Wilson in his Mobile speech OF
October 81. 1913:
1T is very pefiious tnlnS 10 deter
mine a foreign policy in terms of ma
terial interest 1t is, indeed, a degrading
thing
THAT is language. said Mr.. Shuster,
(Which might well be placed on the top
of the stationery of our State Depart
ment but the President was dreaming :"
he said. when, in the same address, he
declared that the United States deemed
it a duty to assist in the emancipation
OF states which were in danger of being
by foreign interests because
OF concessions granted.
Mr. Shuster termed this "a remarkable
example of the state of mental guar
dianship.' which those who subscribe to
the bundle of declarations known as the
Monroe doctrine are apt to feel toward
all other nations He said under no
previous construction of that doctrine
had the United States ever attempted to
say what concessions should or should
not be granted by any Latin American
nation. 1t was a policy analogous to
telling a man who Is starving to death
that he should not pawn or sell his
watch.
Pleads for Trained Diplomats.
At the afternoon session of the academy
discussion was shifted from Mexico to
the policy of the United States in the
Pacific Rear Admiral c. ii. Stockton