The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-11-24
Tuesday, November "a. 1914.
APOTHEOSIS OF BLUNDERs.

w" ehab Oiu GlOry mas Deen
hauled down at Vera Cruz. and the
american army OF 5000 has embarked
FOR home. the "watchful waiting" poll.
cy OF the administration comes TO an
'end. leaving the Mexican situation
with relation TO the United States IA
p worse mixed-up condition than ever.
beginning with torturing the insignifi-
'cant Tampico incident. which was am
ply apologized for, into an affront out
'of all proportion to the specific Of
tense; the subsequent sending Of
troops to Vera Cruz, attended with
useless loss OF life: the long siesta OF
General Funston's forces under the
smiable Mexican sun: the loss OF
1 prestige with all South American re-
publics through the resultless A d. c.
mediation: the personal equation of
Huerta on an errant sentimental
basis; the submission to the imperti-l
nence and dictation OF Carranza. and
the occasional iouting by villa: the
fiamboyant campaign cry OF "war in
the East, peace in the West" Watch
full waiting wins" and Thank God
for Woodrow Wilson" all are jumbled
at last in one heterogeneous mass
which spells Failure"
The great aim OF this government
ought to have been the establishment
OF complete order and peace on the
American border. and the absolute
protection OF American citizens in
their lives and property in Mexico.
These sane objects were all lost sight
of in the personal enmity of President
Wilson towards Provisional President
Huerta. provoked by the slicker arts
OF diplomacy of the latter This was
expressed in the resolution passed by
the Democratic House authorizing in
PREVENTION:
Resolved by the Senate and House
of Representatives in Congress assem-
oiled. that the President OF the United
the armed forces OF the United States
70 enforce the demand upon Victoriano
Huerta for unequivocal amends TO the
Government OF the United States for
affronts and indignities committed
against this Government BY Cen Huerta
and his representatives"
That is to say. we have no special
business in Mexico, but we want TO 20
down and kick a man named Huerta
out. And we went down there. end
Huerta remained; we didn't kick him
out. He retired only when he got
good and ready. The Republicans In
the Senate. with larger statesmanshio
End more relative reasons for inter
Vention, sought to amend the House
resolution by Offering the following
substitute:
THAT the state Of unrest violence and
anarchy which exists in Mexico, numer-
Gus unchecked and unpublished murders
% American citizens and the spoilation
1mpossibiity OF securing protection or
redress BY diplomatic methods in the
the inability OF Mexico 10 diseharse iis
international obligations. the unpro-
voasd ,t insults 5i and indigni,ies inflicted
, United states by the armed forces IN
occupation OF large parts OF Mexican
territory have been intolerable"
That is the record. The administra-
ton forces. OF course. refused 10 ac.
cept the substitute What did the
Republicans know about the proper
method OF handling Mexico and Next
cans, anyhow? Well. here il the Dem.
ocratic achievement now at hand.
and they are welcome to make the
most out Of II. the sum total of which
Is the collection OF s1.OO0.OOO in Gus
toms revenues which General Funston
II bringing home until n can be turr a
over to an established government
which we entered Mexico 10 secure.
but leaving the country IN greater fu-
MOL than ever