The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-03-10
sEN,roH INI4

nave expressed surprise That hc hu-
been able GOO hole m check his well
known mpulslyot,ss so long ilis
attitude toward the Mexican situation
Inns been known for many months
mud the sclf-rrstgsint ho haF 'Ner-
c.scd ia. TO Say the least. unusual
win him Fur where bis feelings
and sympa;hics Gre ouets,d. the sen
ator Is wont Co speak out m mcci-
Ing. Sow thc senator has spoken
and from the length OF his speech
bee must have, stiG about al See hnd
a. go, upon the subject.
Everyone VIII asree that the sew
i,xlcp senator's speech be- Dos Tar Do
argument that has been
made in favor of intcrvent.on Com
pared with The Linguistic ,aporiugs Of
senator Worka of California Va the
senate iust week. IL Is a Irasterpicco.
Yot most careful analysis falls q"
elicit from the Fail speech q sinSlo
fact concerning the Mcxican situn-
tion with which the whole nation was
not familiar. D. s merely a iorceiul
summing up OF these horrible facts
which have boou before us for so
long The speech does not contain
a single new argument TO show why
we should send our armies INTO Mex
leo now. Tho strongest argument
made by Senator Faii b. tie ghastly
list Of tragedies OF which our own
citizeas ana other foreigners have
been the victims. and there have
been similar compilations la every
omcc n the country Tor
many months
W. are quick e. assert our belief
That senator Fan speaks the truth
when he states that his attitude is In
NO wise affected by his personal in-
tcrosts iu M,Nico. There are 70 great
many people .n the United States
who never -aw the border, who feel
as FAN dooa; and who are prompted
by the same impulsiveucss of tenn
permanent. people who honestly he
Iieye il our duty tu muster aur young
men and march them in'o Mexico,
70 ai the same time march the ma
ton into complications without n
known end.
Puttius aside the to-hc-expccted
attitude Of q Republican senator toe
ward a Democrat. president and an
the prejudice that attitude must CON
tain. and examining the Fau speech
uu its merits s- puir argument, Be-
there % single ON, slcing criticism "f
the polio, oi the Wilson administra-
uonr
Mr. Fan refers feoungiy to the
murtyrcd Mckinley and his roUdi-
mess TO ACT ln Cuba DO We NOT uli
remember the mass Of criticism
hcaped upon MCKINLEY tor his delay
n The cuban crisis DO we not al
know that Mckinley waited. as every
strong uuI really stntrsmau-Ikc
American in the presidential ofnce
must have waited. until thtre was
no othcr course open Co rim, until
every diplomatic avenue was closed p
And do We uot an OF us believe.
down Coz our hearts. whatever. "ur
ro deal siIln-. Jhat President Wilson.
too. win act quickl, and nrccfuliy.
il unfortunately tho time should
r1mc when no other cours, remains
open with honor
The president very camposurr in
the face OF bitter criticism of his
Mexican policy. his stcadtast. digni-
feed adherence 60 tho course be mas
chosen. is BOO itsrlf the most couyinr-
ing assurance that hc has in reserve
Ca, strength Co ACC forCemlly and
quickly ana wisely H the time foI
armed Intervention comes
Humanity. argues senator FAN de-
mands thar We send our rrmics into
Mexico 10 end the reign OF anarchy
existing there.
nut is there not "a larger anu more
convincing humanity in the pollcs
which takes thought for the best In.
forests of she whole American people
as bcing more Important ana mor'
necessary Co guard than the inter.
csis ana sven the lives of the fcu
who have tsken chances with th'
hair cl,lizcl brutes across the bor.
defe
Mr. Fan Ca tho CONTRARY. do "a o'
us bcliorc Treat ar Lincpin To- me
present situation would he raahin'
troops across the Mexican horde.
ana opcniug Wids tine gatrway go
warfare az witch no man nigh.
prophecy the end2
senntor Fails list Of outraged and
murdered American citizepH In "a hit.
ter lose for ans American 90 sNni
low. nut lsainrf THIS list - o hun.