The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-13
Moral Empire and War for the Ser
vice OF Mankind.

Moral Empire and war for the Ser.
vice OF Mankind.
Thosc who. like the Erening Post of
this town. approve warmly Of the Pres
ident's idealism." yet find that ideal
ism "hard to understand" will do we'll
to study the new idea Of war for tho
service OF mankind In the light Of Mr.
WILLIAM BAyARD HALLS prospectus of
Our Moral Empire In America" pull
lisl1ed in the Worlds Work for May.
We have already spoken Of Mr.. HALE's
leading part In shaping events toward
war for the service Of mankind. The
subjoined certificates Of actual partici-
patton In the Mexican policy OF the
Administration precedc his general rc-
marks on Moral Empire and stamp
them. so to speak. with the seal OF au-
thority:
Or. HALE went to Mexico city 20
investigate the character Of the Huerta
regime. lie remained three months, re-
turning to Washington with report
which. according to common belief. de-
cided President WILSON 20 refuse rceog-
milton to the IIuer.a Government
Later. Dr.. HALE visited the revolu-
tionary chiefs In northern Mexico and
held a series Of conferences with General
CARRASzA and his staff these conferences
were followed shortly afterward by the
abolition OF the embargo OIL arms and
munitions OF war. which had placed the
rcvoiutionists at disadvantage"
From this II Is appa rent that not only
tn" lmplac;iblc determination TO reroS
nize the Huerta Government In no
event whatsoever. but also the decision
to supply CARRANzA and VILLA with
arms and ammunition. resulted from the
Investigations and observations OF Mr..
WILLIAM B>yARD Hale in Mexicp. In
deed. the Presidents unofficial envoy
or emissnry frankly admits that he Is
responsible for NIL thar has grown or
may grow ont Of his unfavorable report
70 Mr.. wis concerning General
HUERrA's character. lie says:
The way TO make tire business ~
promoting revolutions improbable is to
see 10 /, that promoted revolutions do
not succeed lMr. HALE is referring to
lIUERrA's revolution. not 20 CARRASzA's.l
''rhis is VIVA, NJ. WILSON is aiming at,
II ] understand Alright II would not. of
couTee. be possible for a nation which was
Itself born in revolution to take the posi-
ton that all efforts OF oppressed men to
abolish the forms 20 which they have
bsen accustomed and to institute a new
government must be dlscountcnanced
Therefore il Is necessary to scrutinizc
each revolution by itself. and to Judge
whether II be, or be not. morally jus,!-
fable"
Accordingly Mr.. WILLIAM BAYApD
HALE went to Mexico under instruc-
tons from President WILSON and scru-
tinized the Huerta revolution and de-
cided that II was not morally justlfi-
able, and so reported; and HUERTA
was not recognized and the two ma
tons came to the point Of bloodsh for
that reason.
Accordingly. also. Mr.. WILLIAM BAY
ARD HALE went into the northern States
Of Mexico and scrutinlzej CARgANzA
end PANCHO VILLA and decided that
their revolution was morally justifia-
BILE. and 80 reported; and the emba rgo
was raised and CARIASzA and VILLA
were provided with guns and g,Inpow-
der with which TO Kill thousands ~
Mexicans identified with the earlier but
less moral revolution.
Mr.. WILLIAM BAYARD HALE contln-
ues:
That duty fof scrutlnizing each revo-
tuition by itself and Judging whether !, h.
or be not. morally tustiflablel the United
States has now assumed. as | understand
II. or indeed, as any one can see When
MT Wilson TOOK steps TO 'ntorn, hims"r
or inc tac's regarding the huerta coup