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caused the loss of several scores Of
Mexican lives and then came away with
out getting the salute? Does he call
this wal or does he call 1t peace? Does
he regard the result successful or I'M
successful?
Unless he uses language merely TO
conceal or peryert thought. he must
state that this was a small and ig-
noble way with Mexico and that the
result was that we failed to accom-
plish What we had aid We Intended to
accomplish and ANONYMOUSLY retreated
from Vera Cruz.
AS for advocating war with four or
five different nations because We are
u~nprepared so far Is this from being
the fact, that / have pointed out that II
we had acted properly in Mexico there
would in all human probability never
have been an American ship sunk or a
single American man. woman or child
murdered on the high seas by Germany.
Weakness and timidity inspire con-
tempt, and contempt is. Of all sensations,
the one most undesirable to inspire in
opponents.
III thirteen months ago steps had been
taken to bring our army and navy up
to the highest point of efficiency and II
we had acted promptly and effectively
to prevent Outrages upon our citizens
In Mexico, neither the Falaba nor the
Outright would have been attacked nor
would our men, women and children
have been murdered or the Lusitania
and Arabic.
Derides Administration.
times within the last two years
the Administration. of which MIR, Gar
rison is part has sen to Mexico. as
well as to Germany, what n man ac-
customed to measure words by DEEDS
! would regard as ultimatums.
"In the case OF this Administration.
tho uItimatum has usually been followed
by a pehuitimate and then by an anti
penultimate and so on IN DIMINISHING
progression. Does Mr., Garrison realize
/ that II our notifications to Mexico are
TO be taken at their face value, we
should bring our regular army up to
it's fun possible strength? IL so, ne
cannot be ignorant of the fact that each
! Of our regiments Is less thar one-half
the strength which II ought 10 be II
there IL any serious purpose to use II
| TO enforce as regards Mexico what we
have said.
Now, does Mr.. Garrison not under
| stand that II Is exceedingly foolish 10
use strong words and yet be unpre-
pared to back them up by deeds? Does
he not understand that It Is exceedingly
foolish TO use about Mexico and to
Mexico words which imply that we in
tend TO light and yet to keep our regi-
ments below rather than above the
strength proper for them when there
is not a cloud on the horizon OF peace?
"If the Administration did not mean
business when II threatened Mexico. II
had no right to use the qua II did
II AZ did mean business, II had no right
..l hos M RIGHT IN keen our regiments
AT less than hal the strength they
should be II the words of the Admin
istration are to be made good.
Sees .CrimiuaI Deterioration"
.Araiu, rs Mr.. Garrison is speaking
Of preparedness. ! point out TO him that
for nearly two years, In 1919 and 1914
our ships were never exercised In Heel
manoeuvring and. rs I nm reliably In
formed, were never exercised In fleet oil
squadron gunnery. A moderately In
teIIigent child Of Q knows that the fail
ure for two years TO undertake such
manOeuvres mea q literally crimina
deterioration in the feet and CANNOT
possibly mean anything else.
mo expert knowledge Is needed or
this point. 1t IL a matter of ordinary
common sense. The very great falling
of In gunnery that was shown by thu
results last spring and the early par
OF the summer Is directly due to thil
culpable misconduct In handling oul
navy. and 1t represents -unpreparednes'
OF the very worst kind. because UMPIRE,
p~aredness that takes the shape of lettinI
weapons that have been made latel,
utterly deteriorate, and even more thar
failure to provide new weapons.
six months hav gon by since tn
Administration Of which Mr.. Garrison 4