Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-04-15
ROOSEVELT AND WILSON.


That Wilson Wa> and thai Roosevelt
wasn't that Roosevelt isn't and that
Wilson Il \ kind VI long drawn sigh ~
rclirl ANA with ID h halls conscious vote
uf thanks to- ,;ud >ccm> about The size
at IL.
Surrl, the Lord has had this country
in III. hnI, keeping. Aud. a> Ii y" pune
tuatc that spectral blessing. ihr rN prcSi
dent. himself. has douc what nv could q"
keen ID alive ami impress n uu thr pub
liz mind. For example ia the April nam
Der ur the Metropolitan Magazine the
periodical 10 which Mr.. Roosevelt NOW
contributes. ~ SAYS.
The United States. thanks NM Mc>>rS.
WILSON AMI Bryan, has >%ignally failed
in it> duty toward Belgium. We hid
pledged our support Z" thc International
agreement W. thr The Hague. which An
pliritly guaranteed Belgium against thc
very type w disaster which first hritll H
and against The hi'lruu~ ~wruu=duin-
which followed upon It's initial disaster:
hut with 4 timid Sinking uf dItt Whi"i
has brought di~hunur upon tins nation.
the administration failed NV utter "ur
word iu hrhili uf these violated agree
mcni> lu which the nation had lty+u w
party. Thanks AN ihr administration.
the United States has htcu iIIihlr~~ CIV
ii~ dutt uuI hans lost the rhHurr lH gain
"a moral a~rcudcnc, that would have hr'n
wv powerful influence. iur tIr best inter
.c>t> Of humanity. When this. the most
powerful III neutral nations WhI+h had
signed ihr conventions ul The Hague
failed 10 protest against their violation.
III lost IT, great u%pTurtunlt. ~ take Hn
elective stand tor prl,c and against law
less International violence TrritIr- ir,
worse than WORTHLESS unless fulfilled
for i treaty i~ only y promise AMI it i~
far better never tu make 4 promise than
lightly lo make il and lightly a. break
It"
There arr lots more "f the same sort
hau faith wv the performance "a urI
trail obligations. the abandonment uf
duties Nc were pledged a. perform 80
behalf WI humanity. something "v~~ru
TALLY ienohlr in having failed tu stand
up Iu generous Id MANLY Fashion iur thc
rights III others who were grirtuu~ll
Wruugrd'. The refusal w Nv~~r~ vii
SON aud I;ryun tu rIrrl uut obligations
81 This nation 90 the ease oi Belgium
losing with "tu approve thr Wilson Hrt
an universal prHrr trrItir- while not ilr
Iuu tu demand thr enforcement ut Ih'
Hague convention MAS either ,ualriiyt-
w. udiuu. hluurri>, And ~r tDrtb lmI
w un -lu' thy likes N. that Iu' ~irh
That rihalu sheet. the New l"rk Sun
which has uu' reverence, iur w pres iHuItf
aud even less fnr au cA prc~idnf "f thr
I uitr,l States. puts uu it~ ~It,ri. rIli
and bells. and proceeds iu lhr most -ul
cmu ami Specific WAY ~ show chat Mr..
Roosevelt. while ml,lr sound m bis hH.
manitic> i~ dead wrong IAN tu hi>
->tutr>mIu-hiu" MY -%lIrt~' Iud hI~
claw. that nu such treaty ur -trrI
ties IVY hc refers wv exist. ur ever rNI~t
rd. THAI thr whole ItIrI ut Hague cur
MENTIONS committing u~ ~ help Belgium.
rr Hut other country. IVY " myth " fancy.
10 bug lu his huuuct. and winds up With
this resume and IdiuratIuu:
-Suh urr the facts Whirh Colonel
Roosevelt. In au enthusiasm pertinent
unlt a. the moral a~rrrt~ uf tltr rI~, hI~
overlooked "r ignored iu forming his >r
we're conclusions concerning thr official
behavior "f President Wilson lud ~rr
rotary Eryau.
-lf Colonel I.uu>r,rli were uuu prr~i
dent a. would o. obliged rs recognize tI,
facts which Wv have stated tut hI~ Iufnr
nation and hrurit. - president l'
ruulI Hct WV such w matter uul, uu tir
lines az law. uui uu those uf personal im
pulse w individual conception WIT SCOTIA.
Justice. III Colonel l;uu>ctrlt were pres
idcut aud Mr.. Root his >rrrctIr, II stat,
Vr have wv doubt that lhc ruIr~t uf Iht
administration with regard to belgium
would have been prrci>rl, What W hI~
hrrn with Mn. Wilson iu thr white
House dud Mr. BRYAN iu thr dcrIrtmcf-.
Nj state.
WIN. then. should NOT tuluurl l;oo>c
Welt in generous luI MANLY fashion. 0lr
curling 90 his habit u%uulneizc tu th,
president and TIE secretary WI State fuI
the serious injustice hr has dome then.
through mi>coucrptiuu W the legal fact
,l Viii u has ltru hI~trl their welt m
formed AMI >crupuluu>lN correct cuur~,
Nv pUlirt W this particular
The sun BIZ wholly mistaken H~ - what
Colonel Roosevelt would Nv N hr wrr,
now president. ln thr first place. Nh
Root would not W. his secretary II state
Tcid, would hr Li> own secretary M
state. lie could then IN G" The rescue ~
Belgium. Patagonia ard the tannihIl
Islands. lie would sail a fleet under
command uf Perkins through Buzzird>
Bay and around nm cape Horn. Ilr Wuul|
Scud IA army under command 81 Ginor,
linrhut across Canada and over tht
Mountains ui che Moon. Then. iu a.,
White House NV would wrap thr 1l-
around him. fire oil Two hu~> pistols aut
wait confidently for Ir~NrInpmrut~