Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-04-17
APRIL II, 1914
THE PRESIDENT and MEXICO

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President Wilson has been handling the Mexi-
can embroglio by exertihg his power Of patience
up to the last day or two
The open insolence of Mr.. Huerta of the Mexi-
can republic finally created a situation which
called for the big stick And the President has
had no hesitation in making use of the big stick
when in his judgment it is required.
Just what the inside of the Mexican situation
is, no one seems to know The insult offered the
Flag and the speedy assembling of the Atlantic
fleet are concrete facts which the public easily
understandsand with general uanmity aPpIauds
and approves
But Of the exact condition of international pol
itics previous to this event and at the present
moment the American people have been very
greatly I'M the dark Even such a staunch sup
porter Of the Wilson administration as the New
York World has been forced to offer word of
protest against the. continued refusal of Secre-
tary Bryan to enlighten the public Senator
James Hamilton Lewis the other day intimatedI
that ifsthe United States MereatOs interfere
Mexico, japan Would sa fhmed mike war
upon FFaEauti danges1
not stiffed any gfeaf rear N rile heart Of tire
President, judging from the very prompt action
taken when Hnerta forced what. the, President
considers an issue of national honor
The New York World in commenting short
time ago, on orr Secretarysof State said edi-
torially
Prom the first he has questioned Or denied the
right Of the press discuss matters which he has
not cared to publish For more than year debate
In Congress has been stihed at his request Instead
Of complaining. as he recently did Of the hostility
Of the legislative branch he has reason to be crate
fu for the patriotic forbearance that i has shown
we are not governed in this country by star
chamber, We have Congress representative OF peo
pie and States that is charged with responsibilities
Weighty any that pertain to the executive de-
partment. IL that body be misinformed, or having
knowledge be restrained from discussing publicly
how is popular opinion TO make itself felt, and how
are the people to rule!
doing much to breed trouble operating most 81 the
timesin the dark being trained to the belief
that. awful perils confront and instead Of com
counsel, which has served us so wei in the past
we entreated to trust to luck or to Mr.. Bryan
1T Is mistaken policy Members OF Congress are
no more likely to speak rashly than other people.
II they do they are certain to be called to account
Members Of Congress represent the American peo-
pie"
Meanwhile the newspapers of the Hearst brand
Of Americanism have turned on President Will
son and are using every possible incident to dis.
credit his administration.
In the estimation of this paper, President Will
son by his magnificent exercise of the power of
patience is in very much the same position as
President Mckinley previous to the Spanish
American war He is using every possible power
Of his office and of his personality to avert war.
He knows that the American people, are not
afraid He also knows that the American people
are not warlike nation in the sense Of seeking
excuses for a fight. He,knows that should our
army lgo into Mexico, the country Will have TO-
take the responsibility of Mexican administra-
ton on its hands. And the United States of all
things is ayerse TO a war which would probably
be Interpreted by other peoples of the earth as
war of conquest
So the President 'Fsits tight" refusing to rec
ognize an administration founded on assassina-
ton but giving the Mexican people full opportu-
nifty to work out their own salvation, without
interference from any other power.
Many of our fellow citizens call this weak
and vascillating policy. .
We can all recall how bitterly President Nc,
Kinley was assaulted under somewhat similar con-
ditionS. 1t was kindness and the power of pa
thence which brought upon President Lincoln
criticism which was especially hard to bear.
Since our country first established it's indie
pendence the American way has been different
from the old style International programs
To say that We have made mistakes is to remind
us that our mistakes have been on the side of in
ternational justice and right and. square deal
And we are willing to place our mistakes along
side those of any other nation on earth and stand
before the world unafraid and nnashamed
Though we may hear the Sneer that our coun,
try is afraid of Mexico or of nations ON the At.
lantic or of nations of the Pacific, we know bet