The Washington herald., 1914-09-07
A Record of Achievement.

n tWenty-pdge WHICH the reaQer IS letl
10 suspect is published by the Democratic National
Committee, has appeared in Washington and doubt
less elsewhere, disclosing "A Record of Achieve
ment--the First Year and Hall of Woodrow VIII
sons Administration the Most Remarkable for Deeds
in the Entire History of the Nation"
First among President Wilson's achievements to
be extoled in this anonymous document-under the
head "WatchfuI Waiting"-is the averting of war
with Mexico by policy thus described:
By bding his time and submitting the Mexican
issues at the psychological moment TO the intermeda-
ton of the ENJOYS of Brazil Argentine and Chile,
the President accomplished three great ends: First,
costly and bloody war of intervention in Mexico was
averted Second, the basis for a satisfactory and
probable permanent reconstruction of Mexican in
ternal affairs reached Third the United States
obtained place in the esteem and affection of all
the Latin n-American countries which it never had
before and which means and valuable trade
relations with South and Central America Had the
European combatants but waited, what toll of lives
and wealth might have been saved
Every patriotic American will devoutly hope that
all this has actually been accomplished that more
Americans are to be murdered robbed and that
Carranza Villa Zapata, and the rest OF them will
devote their future energies to the establishment OF
peace and prosperity in Mexico and will at least
treat the government OF the United States and its
representatives with friendly tolerance.
1t will be interesting, however, to observe wheth-
er the country will give TO President Wilson all
the credit for the outcome of his course with regard
to Mexico that is showered upon him in "A Record
OF Achievement
The record omits details and rushes too quickly
present conditions to satisfy the student-voter.
There are in fact few people who keep in touch
with the nations affairs who will fail to remember
that during the first year OF the present adminstra-
ton Americans and citizens OF other countries
4 Il,
almost no protest from Washington. President VIII
son had been in office thirteen months when suddenly
ne asked Congress for permission send armed
forces to Mexico to compel Vicoriano Huerta to pay
proper respect TO the United States and to salute its
flag. Under the authority granted him he seized
port in Mexico under fire OF guns and invaded the
country with an army A costly and bloody war
of intervention" may have been averted. but it is
difficult to believe that even the Presidents most
ardent admirers will claim that anything he had done
up that time contributed the averting OF it Even
the Record OF Achievement" does claim so
much for II says it was accomplished by bidng his
time and submitting the Mexican issues the psyche
logical moment to the INTERPRETATION of the ENJOYS
of Brazil. Argentine. and Chile"
Even 50. it would seem reasonable that the public
will not be unanimous in accepting the conclusions
Of the authors OF the Record Rather it may
occur to many that It the governments OF Argen
tina, Brazil, and Chile who bided their time and
selected the psychological moment. after the smash
ing of Mexican port and the dispatch of our army
to tender their good Offices in restoring peace that
already had been broken by the killing OF Americans
and MeNicans in the streets OF Vera Cruz.
At the time Huerta's power was gone; with this
government aiding the forces OF Carranza and Villa
in every way in its power his was a forlorn hope.
The good offices rendered by the South American
nations prevented Huerta from making show of
resistance to our forces and made the administering
IF the Knockout blow by Villa and Carranza at
Mexico City unnecessary.
President Wilson has achievements to his credit. |
The authors OF the record, in giving his Mexican
policy preferred position in laudatory mention, made
poor selection and then overshot the mark