The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1914-04-16
COL. HARVEY EXPORTS PRESIDENT
VII SON

Col George Harvey, who first brought
Woodrow Wilson into the political lime
light for president. now calls upon Mr.
Wilson in the North American Review
to save Mexico: save his administration
and save his party. by recognizing Huer-
ia. even at this late date, and thus
rectify, as far as possible the mis-
take which he made In the start on the
Mexican problem.
He declares the policy of watchfuI
waiting a proved failure and urges the
President to practice the precept he has
taught In the following passage quoted
from the canal tolls message:
The large thing to do is the only
thing we can afford to do-a volun-
tary withdrawal from a position
everywhere questioned and misunder-
stood. We ought to reverse our
action without raising the question
whether we were right or wrong.
and so once more deserve our repu-
tation for generosity and the re-
demption of every obligation without
bubble or hesitation
In the New York Times and to be pub
ished in the North American Review.
says the President has. by recognizing
1.-THE Huerta of Peru" admitted that he
has no right to say who shall be Presi-
dent of Mexico He says the President
has admitted having embedded himself,
In practically ineXtricable position
when he demanded Huerta's retirement.
He tells Mr.. Wilson that, when the lat
ter urged so impressively upon the CON
gress, as primary reason for repudi-
ating a pledge OF your own party plat
form, the necessity of modifying foreign
powers he made the latter admission.
Col. Harvey conceded that the Pres
ident has done all that lay I'm his pow
err to do In furtherance of the success of
his programme He says, the President
declared war upon another President"
while their countries were at peace.
credits the President with energy and
resolution In attempting Ito apply poll
teal eugenics to Mexico In a schoolmas-
terful way" but he says that from the
fatal defect within the policy itself the
President has riveted Huerta In his
place. there to remain. In all probability
until he shall be expelled by force of
arms. He shows by numerous quota
tions from newspapers of the United
States OF all political compilations that
public opinion. which the President has
admitted to be the only force that can
course, has pronounced his policy fall
ure.
He says that on August 81, 1918.
Mr.. Wilson expressed confidence that
''the steady pressure of moral force
will before many days (after August 81,
1919 break the barriers of pride and
prejudice down and we shall triumph
as Mexico's friends sooner than we could
triumph as her enemies He reminds
the President that more than eight
months have passed. that Huerta is still
far from eliminated and that public
opinion has veered around to opposi-
ton to the Wilson policy.
Recalling the Importance Mr.. Wilson
attaches to foreign public opinion, he
quotes leading European newspapers as
saying that his policy will lead to inter
vention: that neither Mexico nor Europe
will tolerate his attempt Ito regenerate
the public morals OF other countries"
that he has openly taken the size of
Mexican anarchy; that we aim at
protectrrate; and that Huerta's submits
sion | inconceivable. Col Harvey quotes
the Presidents words against him by
asking II II Is not clear that his atti-
tude is "a position questioned and mis-
understood in Europe.
SOi harvey quotes ieauinR
American newspapers as saying, Mr..
Wilson's policy has merely served To
fortify the position taken by Huerta.
and has tended to unite the Latin Amer
lean states In a federation hostile to
the United States
The President is advised to acknowl-
edge his error and to recognize 1.-THE
de facto government of Mexico" as he
has those of Peru and Hayti. He Is
thus warned of the consequences of per-
sistence in his present course;
What we do ask IL that YOU do
not persist In a course which leads
straightway to the undoing of all
your good works, through the GER
tain defeat of your party and the
execration that just surely will
be visited upon yourself II. as CON
sequence of sheer obduracy. this
country shall be dragged into a hate
full war
The success of Huerta Is maintaining
himself In power for thirteen months in
the face of all the obstacles thrown in
his way by Mr. Wilson Is described as
IAN amazing personal record" Recogni-
ton of him Is declared the only prac-
teal course and the President is thus
advised:
The feeling is growing stronger
daily that your persistence in
course which in common with every
body else you must know to be
wrong. Is attributable to no kind of
reasoning whatsoever but to your
own stubborn pride For your own
sake. then, If for no other cause. 1t
is of the utmost Importance that. IL
there must be war. it shall come as
an inevitable consequence. as dem
onstrably unpreventahle by any CON
ceivable means and in strict con
formity with the customs and prece-
dents fixed by international usage.
The only visable prospect of ellmina-
ton of Huerta by other means than in
PREVENTION is in success of the Constitu-.l
tionalists. AT the end OF thirteen months
months they have just won their most
decisive victory and are at the edge of
the most thickly populated and most /
fertile part of Mexico. IL every battle !
they hereafter win ShOnid he H.