The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1914-05-14

with the fect raady IA taka ncs.ee.
slon. Delay would have given opper.
tunity 70 rlNc Vera Cruz fair warning
( \ v the opinion * military expert.
that such delay Wuuld have vsultr,
- iahing the port with much small.
cf loss Of NE than occurred The
navy lost more ntn at Vera Cruz
than they d,d Ia thc Spanish War.
I Thousands OF hclplcss Americans
+ throughout Mcxiro have narrowly IS.
capped massacre as result N the
Presidents Vera Cruz blundcr.
The Aftermath
II was bitter awakening for
the President when he heard OF the
loss Of life That ended his inten.
ton to take Tampitn. We Are let.
ting Europeans do the lob there.
English and German naval officers aud
bluegAckcts compose the rescue parties
that SO inland for Americans. Bnt
our Government has not hitherto al.
lowed them 10 take any such meas.
ures for the protection OF their own
nationals, Whether we take Tampien
later depends upon the outcome OF the
mediation mission Meantime Ameri.
cans in and near Tampico are depend.
ent upon European Powers for protee-
ton. And yet we hear il said that
this Administration is upholding the
Monroe doctrine,
Ever since the seizure Of Vera Cruz
we have been dickenng with Carranxa
and Villa. This is Bryans contribu.
tion TO the Mexican muddle. The
Presidents hatred OF Huerta Is the
dominating factor in his ~whole Moxi.
can policy. Huerta is all he can see.
Ills every move is directed against
Huerta. We are reminded Of what
the President once said Of himself.
Il have n one-track mind.n With |
Bryan il is a fantastic admiration for
Carranza and Villa. He is now pro
testing against any step which will |
offend those cutthroats. They are 10 |
him what Aguinaldo was in the philip-
pine insurrection. They are TO Bryan
not bandits but patriots. He would
Today If he could have the embargo
On arms lifted. He actually told an
American arms manufacturer. whose
patriotism caused him TO consult
Washington before filling Villas or
Ter: "Send them their arms, they
need them" Al first the President
iielded TO Bryan as he generally |
loes. But half the Cabinet pro.
ested vigorously and Congress and
he country joined in that protest.
The President finally reversed him
elf to the point Of letting the War
Department restore the embargo and
ir. Bryan could say, to his 'allies"
hat the State Department was not
esponsible for the order.
How will il all end "Quien sabe ?"
resident Wilson blundered into war
/ Vera Cruz through his personal
aired for Huerta, The Presidents
rst false step was in his dictatorial ,
tempt to depose Huerta. Reeogni.
ion was ours TO give or withhold
ut when the President of the United
tates undertook TO drive Huerta from
over he was guilty of intervention
Mexico, OF that Latin America
nd the world will never approve. Mr.. a
ryan is endeayoring to impose upon $
le twelve million people of Southern
|exico bandit who controls n sec
on Of country in which some three a
Iillion people live. Neither Villa nor !
arran2a could last month in the I
residency of Mexico without the mill ]
lry support Of The United States. y
II President Wilson can be persuad-
! to moderate his stubborness and
I the Latin American Powers try ,
leir hand at composing the ditreren- 8
IS between Mexicans unhampered by G
'nditions imposed by Washington, ?
&c mission of mediation may yet sue u
ed. But Latin America and not the
nited States will get the credit. Ours
IS been shifty course of dodge and c,
lift, and laundering into war al n
ERA Cruz was the inevitable result. "