The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1914-05-14
now W. NUMBERED INro wAs
IN. Wholo Staty uf Brsaa's pcsee
Policy That faised in Blood shed

their EoHa ntates "a q Concrrtea II
fort 70 rescue the Upitcd States an
Mexico from Tie war into which a
seizure 81 Vera Crla hat plunge
the two countries, a breathing spe
is offered for the American peopl
70 reflect upon steps already takci
As | begin this narrative 81 haw u
Washington Government. hCtweC
midnight and morning. h'uedere
into war, | am reminded u a con-
ment made during ihe last president
ial campaign by a Princeton class
mate upon the Democratic nominct
who even then seemed sure % be th
next President Of the Unitcd States
H The comment was not from an un
II friendly source. The irfprminl
classnate was one cf those win
I sided with Woodrow Wilson in hi
/ Princeton fight. Here was what tn
classmate said: Il hope Woodrow
| Wilson will be elected, He does no
lack firm opinion, but heaven hell
the nation II he ever gets on th'
wrong side Of a question; neithel
facts nor friends. nor arguments
nor events, not even new evidcncl
can change him once he takes po
sition. II is not his best trait, is ii
his misfortune" How many tImci
during the whole Mexican muddlt
have | heard much the same thinl
said Of the present occupant Of tht
White House by men OF his owr
party, who desire TO stand by him
who are determined to support him
through thick and thin. but who
feel that throughout his handling
of the Mexican problem he has been
on the wrong side His failure has
come through one effort after an
other TO back up what is fundamont-
ally false and indefensibe attitude.
The recent week in Washington has
witnessed the spectacle Of the Presi-
dent facing the inevitable result OF
his early morning order to seize
Vera Cruz, an order which threw
this country into war, cost the lives
of seventeen American bluejackets
and marines, Of several hundred
Mexicans, and but for the combined
assistance of Europe and Latin
America would have cost the lives
of many helpless Americans scatter
ed throughout the interior Of Mex
leo. The loss of life at Vera Cruz
has so shocked the President that
he flinches from the task he began.
Instead of executing his original
of seizing Tampico, where
the insult to the flag occurred, and
where the moral effect Of any re-
prisal was needed, the disastrous re-
suit at Vera Cruz caused change
Of plan. Tampico remains under the
Mexican flag, and our men of war
lie at anchor on the edge Of the har
Dor, while British and German blue
jackets have risked their lives
ashore to rescue American refugees
The Return of Lind
How did il all happen, and what
will the outcome be? Ever since the
return to Washington of John Lind
he Administration has been consid-
,ring the taking Of drastic measures
% depose General Huerta from the
of Mexico. The Lind mis-
sion was complete failure. This in |
but thoroughly respect |
ibe' hardheaded Swedish-American, |
has returned to Washington full of |
and bitter over his fail /
ire. His visit to Mexico was his first |
'enture in the field of diplmacy. |
lis previous experience had been
United to Minnesota politics and |
BUSINESS. He was unacquainted with |
he Latin, and his arrival in Mexico
oon showed him that he was deal
ng with people whose life and Gus
oms he could not understand. Arm
d with dictatorial set of instruc-
ions he proceeded to serve upon
ieneral Huerta an ultimatum, which
n effect informed lhm that he,
iuerta, must get out Of the presi-
ency within so many days, and
hereby confess the truth of the
Washington Governments charge
hat he was guilty Of the murder Of
ladero. 1t Is said that the language
sed by Mr.. Lind was so grotesque
nat Huerta and his advisors found
difficult TO take him seriously.
robably no record Of the converse
ons has been kept, but diplomats
/ Washington are laughing over a
.ory that has drifted back from
Iexico City which quotes Mr., Lind
5 saying to Huerta: "Of course, as
Du are Latin American and
atholic you probably won't UNDER
and the American way Of doing bus
less."
Huerta's Defiance
When General Huerta returned an
mphatic negative to all Of the de- /
ands of this unaccredited and un- Z
Iuipped American envoy there was
othing for Mr.. Lind to do except to |
ithdraw from the capital He there !
IRE retired TO Vera Cruz, and sat in !
Is hotel apartment awaiting the ,
acking up by Washington Of his ulti- ,
atum. AS week after week passed |
Y and heightened into months Mr.. /
ind's impatienee increased 10 indig- /
alton. He felt that he had been /
lmiliated by Washington, and he /
as resentful at the sight of the I
merican charge, Mr.. O'Shaughnessy, /
,ntinuing diplomatic relations with
uerta. During his stay in Vera
ruz Mr.. Lind gained what he believ-
! to be an accurate idea Of conditions
that city. From the time he reach !
Washington he urged that we /,
ove, either by means Of a blockade, 7.
: otherwise, TO bottle up iluorta and /,
lsten his downfall. He assured the
and Secretary Bryan that !
,ntiment in Vera Cruz was not un. :
iendly to the Americans. He told
the coming to him Of officials in !
e custom house, who asked about 7
eir getting jobs whenever new !,
should succeed Huerta. !,
The Bryan Blunder Z
John Lind Vas in Washington :
hen Admiral Mayo reported the !,
regt Of marines al Tampico, and \
5 demand for AN apologize salute 4
the flag. The President was abb !,
Mt from Washington when the in 4
lent was reported to the Navy De s
rtment. Instead Of backing Up Ad- Il
raj Mayo's demand from the FIRST. \
d leaving him to~deal with the in 4
sidual responsible for the arrest !.
the marines, Secretary Bryan took y
e matter out Of the hands Of the r
IVY Department and opened COM
with our embassy in
axico City The demand Of Ad- =
raj Mayo was repeated officially )
4 formally TO the Huerta Govern i