El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-05

"A readiness of many persons to
L n pay heed exclusively to words
and not at all to deeds is supplied by
the statement of the defenders of this
administration that president Wilson
has kept us out of war with Mex
leo" and has avoided interference in
Mexico"
These are the words. The deeds
have been. First, an unbrOken course
of more or less furtive meddling in the
internal affairs of Mexico carried to
a pitch which imposes on this nation
a grave responsibility for the wrong
doing of the victorious 1acuOnSi and
second the plunging of this country
into what was really futile and IN
glorious little war with Mexico a war
entered into with no adequate object,
and abandoned without the achieve
ment of any object whatever, adequate
or Inadequate.
At War Despite DeniaIs.
To say that we did not go to war
with Mexico is a mere play upon words
A quarter of the wars of history have
been entered into and carried through
without any preliminary declaration OF
war and often without any declaration
The seizure Of the leading seaport
city of another country. the engage
ment and defeat Of the troops OF that
country. and the retention Of the ter
ritory thus occupied for number OF
months, constitute war; and denial that
if is war can only serve to amuse the
type of intellect which would assert
that Germany has not been at war Win
Belgium because Germany never de-
clared war on Belgium
wilson's War" IgnOble One.
President Wilson's war only resulted IN
the sacrifice Of a score of American
lives and a hundred or two Of the lives
of Mexicans. it was entirely purpose
, less, has served no good object mas
achieved nothing and has Deen aoah-
dOned by Mr.. Wilson without OBTAIN
ing the object because Of which II
was nomfnaIy entered into; II can
therefore rightly be stigmatized as
peculiarly unwise, ignOble and lneIIl-
cient war: but il is war nevertheless.
1sGuiitiIy Responsible for Some Of
Worst Acts.
This has been bad enough. But the
/ general course of the administrator
| toward Mexico has been worse and
even more productive of wide and far
| reaching harm Here again, word
| splitters may, if they desire, endeaVor
/ to show that the president did not IN
! terfere" in Mexico; but If so they would
! be obliged to make a fine discrimina-
1 ton between interference and off,
| cicus and mischievOus intermeddling-
| Whether it is said that president VIII
| son interfered in Mexico or merely that
! he rneddled in Mexican affairs so as to
| DrOduce much evil and no good and
1 to make US responsible for the actions
| of a peculiarly lawless, ignorant and
! DlOOuLulISLg 4dEtAoLs 10 u HAA-e--N ----
~ The he distinction is one merely Of
/ words. The simple fact is that thanks 70
! president Wilson's acuon-and at times
| his inaction has been the most eff
fective and vicious form OF action
! this country has become parualIy Nanu
/ guiItiIv) responsible for some of the
| worst acts ever committed even in the
9ne . should Have Been Recognized.
] When Mr.. Wilson became president
: Of the United States, Huerta was presl-
/ dent of Mexico. On any theory OF non
] interference with the affairs of our
| neighbors, or any theory OF avoiding
| war and of refusing to take sides with
I or become responsible for the deeds OF
/ blood stained cOntend1ng factions, II
I was the clear duty OF M. w llsG1 - -
| accept Mr.. Huerta as beng president
/ OF Mexico.
| Unless Mr.. Wilson was prepared &C
! tiv civ to interfere in Mexico ana 10
establish some sort OF protec Io tU Oneg
| it he had no more business 70 pass
| Judgment upon the methods of Mr..
| Huerta's selection (Which had oc-
! CURED prior to Mr.. Wilson's advent
| to power) than Mexico would nave
had to refuse to recognize Mr.. Hayes
| as president on the ground Uhat II
was not satisfied with his economic
! policy and moreover sympathl1ed Win
Mr. Tilden's side of the controversy.
| If Mr.. Wilson made up his mind &c
interfere in MeXicO-for or course tns
most trenchant type of interference
was refusal to recognize the Mexican
president-he should have notified for
eign powers of his proposed action II
order to prevent so far as possible
Huerta's recognition by them. Presl
dent Wilson interfered in such fee6 IL
fashion as to accomplish the maNtmEn
of evil to us and to other foreigner!
and the Mexicans, and the minimum =. o
good to anybody. He hit; but ne m
softly Now, no one should ever nj
if it can be prevented, but never should
anyone hit soft"
Looking On While American CttiAeni
Murdered.
| When president Wilson refused to rec
ornize fiuerta, he committed 6efinlt
act of interference Of the most pro
nOunced type. At the same time he ans
Mr. Bryan looked on with folded arms
and without a protest of any kln'
while American citizens were murdere'
or robbed or shamefully maltreat1d Il
all parts of Mexico by the differen
sets of banditu who masqueraded a.
soldiers of the different factions
He maintained for long time