The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-01-19

times over, than has been lost by the
unfortunate interferences with on
foreign trade which have occurred
the last few months. | was inform
ed by gentlemen with property in
terests in Mexico, who came here rep.
resenting many Americans employed
and large American capital invested
that they were told substantially
the state department. 1--WE are no
concerned about American property
in Mexico; Americans who invested
in property in foreign countries mus
not look to this government to pro
tect them" That was a new doc
trine in international law to me, and
| think 1t is novel one to every.
body. | am glad to see, Mr.. Presi
dent, that the Indifference to Am
erican property in Mexico has not
extended to American property on
the high seas. | cling to the old no.
tion that American property on the
high seas and in foreign countries
when the owners of that property live
in accordance with the laws of the
countries in which the property Is
placed, Is entitled to our regard and
to the active protection of this gov.
eminent. That protection has not
been given in Mexico, and, what Is
far worse, between $50 and 200 Am
erican lives have been lost in Mexi.
co. II there has been any redress
secured, or even demanded, do not
know 1t, for a veil OF secrecy has
been drawn over our Mexican pro-
ceedings and the inquiries of the Sen.
ate in regard to II have thus far been
in vain.
Americans have been killed there
within short time. understand
that 52 people have been killed and
wounded by Mexican bullets across
the line at Naco. 1t is said that
General Bliss announced that If there
was any more shooting across the
line he would stop it. There was
more shooting and am sorry to say
that he did not stop it. Knowing
OF him as | do, | think that he may
have been prevented from stopping
1t. There Is that dismal record of
American lives lost, and now, with
irresponsible bands roaming over the
country, with no government look at
the City of Mexico. One of the
presidents has set up guillotine
there and has been executing the
supporters OF Huerta, reminding one
OF the scenes OF the French Revolu-
ton, but unfortunately without that
which was behind the French Revolu
ton, strong populace, with aradi-
tons and institutions which were GER
tain to reassert their power, as they
did. Those securities for the future
have perished in Mexico, and blood
shed goes on unchecked in the capt.
al OF the country.
1t has gone further than that.
These bandits have been turned loose
and have thrown themselves upon the
most helpless class-upon the WON.
en-, upon the priests, and upon the
nuns. 1t is a revolving story, unfor-
tunately only too we'll authenticated.
Father Tierney, OF New York City,
one OF the best known and most dis
tinguished OF his order, when he
went to the state department TO ask
for our good of1lces to prevent those
outrages upon his coreligionists, has
stated publicly that 1t was said to
him, in the presence OF two friends,
that the followers OF Huerta had
committed similar outrages on two
American women from Iowa.
What a reply to make! Certainly
every dictate OF humanity would lead
us to do what we could to save those
unfortunate men and women who
have been the helpless victims OF
these half wild Indian soldiers; and
the reply is that Huerta's troops were
guilty OF two cases OF similar ou,'
RACES on American women! What has
been done about that? There was
an affront indeed. In the reasons Tor
the excursion to Vera Cruz 1t did not
appear.
have no intention of doing other
wise than vote for this deficiency and
the others that are to follow. me
Secretary of War has done his duty;
but / can not let the matter so by
Mr.. President, without calling attea'
ton TO what has happened in Mexico;
without saying that, in my opinion
even in the midst OF the dreadful
disasters to humanity and civilization
which are filling Europe and the
world, we should not forget what has