The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-20
'WATCHFUL WAITING"
POLICY DEFE
Senator Joe T. Robinson of Arkansas
Said Bryan Originated 1t and He Eu-
logized Secretary of State on occa-
sion of His Birthday Celebration.

sion of His Birthday Celebration.
Lincoln, Neb., March 90. Defending
the administrations Mexican policy, de-
claring Secretary Bryan was the orig
inator of "watchfu waiting" and pre-
dieting that the people will some day
rejoice over the warning against "woe
and desolation" that would follow inter-
vention in Mexico, Senator Joe I. Rob
inson, Democrat, of Arkansas, addressed
| friends and neighbors of Mr.. Bryan at a
dinner here last night to celebrate the
54th anniversary of the secretary's birth.
Senator Robinson recited the history
of eill-fated" Mexico from the days of
Maximilian, asserting that conditions to-
day are worse than ever and that Mexico
has continually declined through a Sc
ries of upheavals until to-day the eoun-
try is divided with Huerta at the head
of one assumed government and Car
rama and Villa attempting to reign SUI
preme in another.
"Maximilian was benevolent. Madero
was generous. Huerta is malignant and
revengeful. Macmillan was self-sacri-
ficing. Madero was patriotic. Huerta is
cruel and avaricious. His character is
exemplifed in his declaration; 1T costs
but 35 cents to buy enough rope to hang
a rebel
"The vital, dominating leader of the
rebel armies is Villa; it is not Carran-
"a. Carranza is like Madero. Villa is
like Huerta. His sagacity and aggres-
siveness have made him the master and
the terror of northern Mexico. Villa
recognizes neither law nor custom. His
most striking characteristic is vindictiye-
ness coupled with marked capacity for
military leadership. 1t is illustrated by
his now famous toast:
81 hope to live to eat the beef that
will fatten on the grass which will grow
on the graves of all my enemies
"The slaughter of Benton and the
murder of Baueh, respectively British
and American subjects, by this human
tiger have alienated the sympathy of
the administration and consigned the
cause Of the Constitutionalists to doubt,
ii not to doom, in the minds and con
science of all our people.
"With Villa in command in the north
and Huerta in power in the south, what
hope has Mexico? If the constitutional
ist cause should triumph, the fate of
Madero may become the lot of Carranza.
Villa will probably dominate him or de-
stroy him. The dark ages with all their
horrors, tyranny, usurpation and tor
ture, cannot produce names more hideous
in all that implies oppression and out
rage than the names of Hnerta and
Vilal There is little choice between
these men. Huerta stands for the old
regime. Villa fights for its destruction
Senator Robinson predicted that the
cause of the constitutionalists would be
retarded, if not defeated, "by its law
less leadership, which seems to recog-
nize no limitation upon its own wrath.
"'rhe policy OF our government is JUS
tiled by conditions i'm Mexico" Senator
Robinson continued. "The spirit of im-
patience which has prompted some to
advocate armed Intervention. must be
restrained. Our experience in the Phil
ppines, and the whole history OF Mex
leo, warn us against hasty or inconsid-
crate action. Intervention means a long
period of occupation. 1t makes certain
the sacrifice of thousands of lives. More
than that, it contemplates the assump-
tion of a burden which cannot now be
weighed 1t would array all Mexico
against the United States and unite all
factions there against our armies.
Let those who criticise the policy of
'watchful waiting anticipate the results
of armed intervention. let them realize
the many, turbulent years of strife that
must follow; the blood that must in
evitably flow; the homes that must be
made desolate; the almost hopelessness
of the problem of bringing order out of
chaos and of establishing a stable gov
ernment in Mexico on principles unfa-
miliar to her people. Let them grasp. if
they can, the additional naval and mill
tary burdens which are the direct and
necessary results of armed intervention.
Unfortunately, the Mexican problem is
incapable of solution under any plan
that can be Predetermined. The char
acter, habits, and traditions Of the Mex
lean people underlie their present strug-
gle, and confirm the administration
policy to leave Mexico TO work out her
own salvation Huerta and Villa must,
however, be made to realize the sacred
ness which other nations attach to hui
man life and property. They must be
instructed to look for day when every
wrong perpetrated upon foreigner in
Mexico must have restitution.
"We now celebrate the birthday of
one who is, in many respects, the most
remarkable man of our times. During
the last 20 years, Mr.. Bryan has been
the leader of political reforms in the
United States. Many of his principles
have been written into the law. He has
stood for peace, peace at home, peace
with all the worlds He has sought to
raise the standards of diplomacy.
Grape juice diplomacy and the battle
ship, Friendship have been the slogan
of those who would mock him. Modest
sobriety and universal peace have been
his aim. The time has not yet come
when all international problems may be
frankly discussed before the public; but
the time is approaching when simplicity
and fraRkness will supplant the ancient
and pompous practices of diplomats"
OLD OFFICIALS AGAIN NAMED