Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-05-28
IDAHO NATIONAL GUARD IN WRONG,

IDAHO NATIONAL GUARD IN WRONG
When Governor Hanes rendered the services of the Idaho
National Guard to President Wilson for service in Mexico
fore other state had been heard FROM there feeling
pride and rich red American blood in naturally tng
ed to very finger tips the Weser Signal but that
tngng fear and horror the face
OF the bunder of connected with state militia
The bulletin which issued from headquarters of
Idaho National Guard and circulated the enlisted men of
the organization grave breach of discipline
and Governor Haines should at fix the responsibility and
dismiss from the service the officer officers guilty
grave an offense There absolutely for such
rash and the state of Idaho and the republican party should
not be compelled to suffer for the assny hairbraned
misfit in soldier garb.
Signal has and can find much fault with the Wilson
administration but its repubcansm of that kind
that will condone the playing of petty politics by the officers
of the National Guard of the duty of the true
soldier is to keep his head shut the second ques
lions and the most important loyalty and obedience his
superors President Wilson is commanderinchie of the mill
tary forces of the nation and attack upon him by officers
whose duty is obey commands without question re-
prehensibe in the extreme
Governor Hanes should have welded the ak within an
hour after he first read the bulletin and fixed responsibility for
its publication and should have wired dahos abect apologies
to the chief executive of the nation Although such action
This attention called the bulletin Monday night may be
little ardy he still has chance to clear the good of the
state
The bulletin referred to is as follows:
president Wilson and his advisers be right may
be wrong they following the right path bring about
peace and constitutional government Mexico President
Wilson's name will down in history second Lincoln
But if he wrong his will go down in history as being
either political coward at heart tool bunch of office
hoders who know about what is required Mexico
than they DO about what Caranza Villa would do in case
either one is elevated to the presidency of Mexico No doubt
the president doing his best to avoid throwing this country
into war 10 spend millions of dollars seems for no pur
pose in dspaching great fleet and army to Mexico is
mere tre compared to what happened after fleet arrived
at Vera Cruz The took Vera Cruz before doing 50
we lost II American sailors and marines Now we are az in
control OF Vera Cruz Are going allow A. B. c. med
ators to say what we shall do?
Only the other day the that were slain at the taking
OF Vera Cruz arrived at New York were honored only
DEAD heroes honored by millions of true Americans The
nation did well in honorng the first fallen in canse which
IN the cause OF civilization These gave their lives that red
anarchy should no longer riot the land of Mexico
Several members of the landing party arrested and short
aerward released by the Mexicans at Tampco President
Wilson insisted that Mexico salute our flag This thew re
fused do and the consequences II men lost their lives in
the taxing OF Vera Cruz By Huerta resgnn no doubt orr
president Will say that such is satisfactory to the
united States and he will then have orders issued
forces from Mexico Will the Aemrcan people stand for
such tactics' No. ~ ~
TO use the armed forces of the United States in making
salute the flag he had the united country back Of him Has
that same backing at the present time? That answer is
In the daily papers, and don't reading those from the
democratic side OF the fence President Wilson shond
asked congress for authority raise volunteer army and
Followed up the occupation of Vera sending the
INTO Mexico City In doing this would have saved the lives
which would be sacrificed in attempt to accompsb tho
purpose now This the only effective way Of acconsb
ing his purpose Mexico The country expected him tn
sue tins policy when he made his demands upon Hnerta
would have appauded if he had followed the proclamation