The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-27
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chapter NJ American Diplomacy.
To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN--Sir. Like
most thinking men. ] have been greatly
impressed by the admirable attitude Of
the respectable portion Of the American
press during the present Administration.
It's patience, forbearance. its unwilling
ness to say anything that would hamper
the Administration In Its foreign policy.
but II seems to me that the time has
come when this nation should obey the
dictates Of its heart and reason.
Now. Of course. II Is most Important
that our worthy Secretary of State should.
In obedience to his obssssion, strive with
might and main INCREASINGLY for that
Presidential prize which the people In this
country have resoluteiy denied him, but
IL II OF sufficient Importance that he
should do 90 to warrant his placing this
country In the shameful position that
II now occupies before the nations Of the
world. this once proud country whose
boast was that equally with Great Britain
citisens abroad. be they rich or poor?
When Mr.. Bryan Informed the world
that there should be no war during his
'ncumbency We laughed peyinGly. for
well we knew that the boy who proclaims
his peaceful: Intentions upon entering
school promptly finds himself kicked and
cuted. Such 10 human nature. When
later on this peaceful gentleman who
had himself appointed Colonel Of q volun.
teer regiment. with the proviso that he
should not 20 to the front, announced
that the thousands Of Americans who had
made their home In Mexico and had be-
gun life anew there hoping to live and
die there had better return to the States,
AZ this country would not protect them.
. 9 .sbtyet. of sharheefan through the nation
but eth II waited. Americans continued
to be killed, the lootinE Of American prop
erty continued unchecked. and-oh. the
shame Of It !-American women and little
children continued to suffer nameless out
rage at the hands OF the low. illiterate
and savage sanss denominated by this
Administration "Constitutionaiists"
10 u not time for w to cease consid-
ering the feelings Of this Administration
and to attend to our national honor.
not to say safety? A delegation. how
ever mean OF Englishmen can apply to
their Government for protection and they
get IL. OF Germans and Frenchmen the
same may be said, but when q delegation
OF wealthy ranchmen, men Of real In
fuence In the communities In Mexico,
men Of large experience In the ways Of
the country and fully alive to the dan.
gers Of the situation from first hand In
formation and not from agents OF this
Government unable to speak Spanish or
to understand it--when this DELEGATION
appeared before Mr.. Bryan It was CURLY
Observation-Disclosures this. my country people
with the sharply conveyed Information
that they were no better than adven-
turers. that they had gone down to ex-
plot the country and In doing 30 had
got into trouble and this most indlg-
nantly and aggrievedlyl now they expect
this Department to protect them" Does
this make us proud OF being Americans?
How long are We going 20 put up with
1t? | think II will be found In the minds
of thinking people. that the American at
ttude Is rapidly crystallizIng. SO far as
Mr.. Bryan Is concerned. Into the follow
ing state:
We laughed at and condoned the Sec
retafye cheap oratorical peace piffie
we bushed. but condoned his avarice In
the ChautauQua matter we blushed at
the Pindel OF Peoria incident and con-
doned II we were IL yond words shocked
at the turning out OF the highly trained
and specialized diplomats in the South
American service to be replaced by Bryan
henchmen. not one OF whom had had any
diplomatic experience or can speak Span.
ish or Portuguese: even this we condoned.
We recognize with shame Mr.. Bryans
intellectual inadeQuacy. his utter lack Of
equipment for the great office that he
holds. his ignorance OF foreign Ian
guages. Ignorance of which he II actu-
ally proud: his Ignorance Of history.
treaty making. the diplomatic history OF
sodes and achievements OF the Depart.
ment of State: his absurdly provincial.
not to say vulgar. attitude toward the
representatives Of great nations sta
toned at Washington. and his alas too
successful efforts TO make US the laugh
ing stock Of the world. All this we rec
ognise and condone but when Mr. Bryan
in pursuance OF his obsession denies us
the first privilege that civilized man
claims at the hands OF his Government,
protection OF life and property against
tyranny and iawlessness, then In the
time to raise our voice. and more than
our voice. In protest. The people OF FL
Psso have appealed TO their represent.
atives In both branches OF Congress to
adopt resolution to compel the State
Department to transmit to Congress It's
records pertaining to the outrages COM
rnitted against the Americans and for
eigners In Mexico" DC.
Well. things have come to such 4 pass
that the people have right to know
this now. II Mr. Bryan has nothing to
conceal. II the wool has not been pulled
over our eyes, II a shameful and shock
ing state Of affairs has not been wilfuly
concealed for the purposes Of the head
OF the State Department, lei US by all
means at once have the truth and the
whole truth.
One word more We are being repeat-
eddy told In inspired articles emanattng
from headquarters In Washington that
We are not prepared from a military
standpoint for Intervention. Whose fault,
pray, Ia this?
II this Administration has the power to
Jam through Congress the various bills.
more or less unpopular. that We are
now trying out. surely II could have
passed the legislation necessary to put
his country upon a respectable war foot
ing. II war comes and We are found
unprepared, woe not to that formless, in
definite body known as Congress. but to the
power that has SO triumphantly shown
that II controls Congress and Is its mas
ter JUSIus
NEW YORK, February 20.
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