The daily sentinel., 1914-04-29

President OF the United States to use
the armed forces of this country
against General Victoriano Huerta.
As my readers can readily under
stand, l cast that vote with extreme
reluctance. | hate war and all its
trappings / would not tear a dozen
American boys from their mothers
arms and sacrifice them on the
bloody altar OF Mars for everything
Of value in Mexico.
But, sometimes. the path to peace
leads across sanguinary battleflelds.
and nations which would fulfill their
destiny must tread that path with
resolution and courage.
/ knew, and every man in con-
gress knew, that Wilson and Bryan
would not unsheath the sword except
a. last resort, and so when the
President told us that the time for
action had arrived we rallied to his
support-gravely but with genuine
loyalty and fervor.
or course. there we're exceptions
somo mon could not put aside their
partisan passions and become pa
triots in an hour. They INDUCED
In carplng criticism OF the Presi-
dents course, and outlined, with
many ponderous platitude5 what
they would do were they in his place.
The Tories of the senate even sug
gested that It might require week
TO amend and debate the Flood res
oiutlon, and under the rules of that
august body there was no way to
throw aud tie" them.
Then the President proved him
self worthy successor of old
Hickory" and while the Tories talked
s-I .A gnttrA1 ha nrIaFan
Fletcher to seize the custom house
at Vera Cruz, and thus prevented
Huerta from securing the shipload
OF war supplies which he was ex-
pecting from Germany
Tactics of the Tories.
The country applauded and the
Tories were confounded, but they
continue to snarl at the Presidents
heels. They appreciate that he is
handling a very delicate situation,
but instead OF advising and sustain
ing him they are seeking to render
his position as difficult as possible.
We are told that treason consists OF
giving aid and comfort to the enc
mics of ones country" II that be
correct definition, many OF these
Tories are approaching the line
which divides senatorial privilege
from disloyalty to the nation, and, in
my humble judgment, some of them
iave crossed that line.
Back of the Tories looms the fig
ure of Big Business. Big Business
has big investments In Mexico. II
owns great ranches, immense smelt-
ers. rich mines and valuable conces-
sions of one kind and another Big
Business acquired these holdings
under the regime of Portfirio Diaz,
who gave the lands of Mexico to a
few favorites and endeavored to
make the masses of the Mexican peo-
pie slaves.
Big Business loved and supported
Diaz and hated and opposed Madero.
Madero was the antithesis of Diaz.
He stood for the many against the
few. He wanted Mexico for the Mex
leans and not for foreign or domes-
tic concessionaires.
When Big Business induced Huerta
TO betray Madero it thought 1t had
found second Diaz, but Wilson's
refusal to recognize the assassin-dic-
tator spoiled its plans.
Big Business Scheming.
Now Big Business realizes that
Huerta's downfall is a matter of days
or weeks, and through its press
agents and orators 1t is endeavoring
to shape events so it may select his
successor, or, failing that, establish
an American protectorate over
Mexico.
Big Business does not want Car
rama as president of Mexico, be-
cause CarranZa has announced that
ne will follow in the footsteps OF
Madero. Therefore. Big Business is
a.. all hat fhtE
country and Carranza, and Is insist
ing that we must make war on both
the constitutionalists and the follow
ers OF General EIuerta. This, OF
course, means an attempt to con-
quer Mexico and to subjugate its
1900. 900 of people.
Such task would require half n
million men, a billion Of money, and
years of time As Senator Borah
declared the other day: THAT would
be a moral and political crime"
II. on the other hand we can con-
fine our operations TO a prosecution
OF war on Huerta our task will be
greatly simplified We can over
throw the dictator, arrange for an
election in Mexico recognize the new
President and withdraw our forces.
Undoubtedly President Wilson has
something like this in mind. and he
will execute If he is not interferred
with
But the Tories, egged on by Big
Business are doing everything in
their power to drive Carranza and
villa into the arms of Huerta
Many Of the constitutionallst lead
ers have confidence in Wilson and
Bryan and believe implicitly in their
good Intentions but others are sus-
picioGs and point to the speeches
which are being delivered every day
by the Tories and to the editorials
which are constantly appearing in
the newspapers controlled by Big
Business as convincing evidence OF
our hypocrisy.
Senator Borah expressed the views
of these doubling Thomases' when
he, said on the floor of the senate
the other day;
-The reason why the United States
is unpopular and suspected is be-