Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-07
SENATOR ATTACKS Il
WILSON'S POLICIES
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! shortage under the income tax will re-
suit In a deficiency in the treasury
| "One of the worst features Of the
[ two important laws---the tariff, includ.
ing the income tax and the banking
and currency act--is their deliberate
attempt to limit and eventually over
throw the civil service laws, rules and
regulations.
ut is singular .iia. this should have
occurred under the presidency of
Woodrow Wilson, former vice presi.
dent of the national civil service ~
form league. and now claiming to be
the head and leader of the democratic
party"
Takes Up Mexican Policy.
Predicting that the Mexican situa-
ton is a matter with which the
United States "shall be forced to deal
in some decisive way and that very
soon." Senator Works. sharply criti.
cized the Mexican policy of the admin
| istration..
| Eve may be forced yet" he said,
ito intervene in some form in Mexico.
| If we do, it should not be for aggran-
dizement of our country, the acquisi-
tion of territory or any other advan.
tage to us, but In the interest Of the
Mexican people and other residents
there, the restoration of peace and
order and the establishment of a stable
government for our sister republic"
So speaking Of the relations of the
United States with Mexico. Senator
Works asserted was an unpleasant
task
ut Is a dark page in our history"
he continued, "unless the American
people shall have lost all virility, cour-
age and patriotism, it will be read in
the years to come with sorrow and
shame. For three long years American
citizens have been murdered. their
wives and daughters outraged, their
homes pillaged and their property des-
troyed, and this administration has
done nothing more than enter occas-
! ional mild protests and submissive APP
peals, and to whom? To Huerta,
| whose government we had refused to
recognize and who according to our
view. had no power nor authority to
act To Villa. not recognized as a
belligerent, not even soldier but a
brigand and murderer Of innocent
people. To Carranza, a weakling dom
mated by Villa and equally without
authority. What had we a right to ex-
pect from protests and appeals made
to such as these?"
Senator Works outlined the events
in the history of Mexico leading up
to the present difficulties and the re-
fusal of this government to recognize
Huerta after the assassination of
NfaGero doubtless by Huerta who sue
ceeded him or with his knowledged
and connivance."
| After the withdrawal of Ambassador
Wilson from Mexico Senator Works
! declared, referring to the sending of
John Lind to Mexico City, there com
menced series of conduct Of a kind
wholly unknown to diplomacy and 50
absurd as to make us ridiculous at
home and abroad"
The demand OF the president in his
| message to Huerta that there should
be an armistice, could not have been
complied with, the senator continued
and the demand that security be given
for a free election in Mexico was i'm
possible of fulfllment because of the
ignorance of the Mexican masses. Such
an election, he declared. probably
would have brought about the election
of bull fighter for president"
Naturally Huerta refused to con-
slider these proposals." continued the
] senator. What else could have been
expected, his refusal put our govern
! ment in a most unfavorab'e position.
It could not enforce it's demands. 1t
1 might go to war, but the refusal to
comply with the demands could fur
nish no justification for declaring war.
because we had no right to make them.
| So we had to submit tamely to the
position of Huerta, bear the derision
and sneers Of the Mexican people and
the indulgent smiles of all the nations
of the world. And, sir, what ever may
be said of Huerta in other respects
and l have no disposition to defend
him, he did bear himself with courage,
wisdom and moderation in this whole
matter.
AT last prominent British subject
! was brutally murdered by Villa or by
his orders. Public indignation ran
! high. The people were aroused, but
the state department maintained its
usual degree of composure and we do
not know why the murder of citizen
of Great Britain should have created
more feeling than the assassination OF
nunQTeQS OF our own peOple, eACepl
that we have assumed to be the pro-
tector of the citizens and subjects OF
all other nations and insisted that such
nations should leave this duty and
responsibility to u.s. 1t therefore in
wolves the question of our good faith
toward other nations when we allow
their people to be slaughtered in Mex
leo.
"This case was one to put our good
faith and our courage to the test. The
poor widow asked for the body of her
dead husband, buried on Mexican soil.
What did our government do to secure
this right? 1t humbly petitioned Villa,
his murderer, to allow his remains to
be removed. The state department
spent days in trying to find out wheth.
err this man was shot by Villa or put
to death by order Of drum court mar.
tial, called not by soldier, not by a
belligerent, but by brigand and pro-
! fessional murderer. What possible diff.
ference did 1t make whether
he lost his life one way or the other.
! For this the sorrOWing widow was left