New Britain herald., 1915-12-17
SEN. SMITH SCORES
 WILSON'S POLICIES
Tells New York Republicans "Ad- miniStratiOn Has Been Drifting"

county COmnllLIee or NeW Ork COuI" ty, last night at the committees regu- lar monthly meeting in Bryant Hall, and scored with great vigor the Will son administration and the Wilson policies.
 He attacked the business policy which he said, had pretty we'll wiped out the surplus in the National Trea- sury and had brought distress to millions of American citizens, ,spe- cially those of the hard working classes.
 Raps Anti-tariff Policy.
 He attacked the anti-tariff policy which he said, would open American markets free of charge to foreign com petitors in manufactured goods. and he criticised the Presidents handling of the Mexican situation.
 "The administration nas been drift ing" he declared lever since Mr. Wilson took the oath of office. His party had no set policy. He had none. He merely drifted. He drift ed in his attempts to handle the Mex ican situation and the acts of his ad- ministration regarding Mexico will be written in history as the most shame less. impotent and disgraceful page in American history
 "While American meh were being murdered and American women mal- treated and American property de- stroyed in Mexico, MI. Wilson, ad- ministration handed guns and ammu- milton to two Mexican bandits to make war on Huerta. I know this was done, for I heard -he orders given myself. At the time I begged Mir. Wilson not to supply CarranZa and Villa with arms and ammunition, which I said might later be turned on our own soldiers, but my protest was of no avail.
 "Armed to Fight Hucrta."
 'He armed those two bandits to fight Huerta and Huerta was the Cen stitutional President of Mexico at the time. MT. Wilson said that no man should rule Mexico or any Latin American Republic who had gained der, and yet within sixty days Mir Wilson recognized the President D! Peru, who had committed terrible murders to get that office. Consist ency, thou art jewel! Ard he has defended his actions by D ourtng out rhetoric to the people. We have had rhetoric for breakfast rhctori" for dinner, rhetoric for supper. I am wondering how long the American workingmen can feed their families on rhetoric.
 The situation in Mexico is deplor- able today, and it is largely te- cause MT. Wilson did not recognize Huerta. Every country in tho world except the United States and Chill had recognized him, but Mr. Wilson would not, and he helped his bandit enemies instead
 "Benton was murdered ir the camp of Villa and England wanted to re- dress his murder. We ga ] We would redress it, but We gave hot milk to the bandit Villa and put a warm brick to his feet and nourished him while he laughed at us and defied us.
 Born Near White House.
 "The Constitutionalist movement in Mexico was born and put into action within two minutes walk of the White House. It had its inception in the brain of Sherburne G. Hopkins, Washington lawyer, who has lived on Latin American revolutions e,r years. He backed Carranza and the adninis- tratinn, made a pet of the Mexican bandit, who for the last year and a half has defed us while he was be- ing supplied with guns and anln,uni- tion with the mark of Uncle Sam upon them.
 "The entire Mexican policy is a lasting disgrace to this adm .nistra- tion.
 "It has recognized Carranza and Carranza has slandered and pillined us consistently.
 Our Fleet Sent.
 "Mr. Wilson said he would not ln- American fleet to Tampico and to Vera Cruz. What for? To starve the de facto President of Mexico out of his place and put in his place ban dits who never had any standing in the world until MT. Wilson gave them 8 place.
 'Is is any wonder if we have not the courage to defend American citi- zens in Mexico; that it is necessary to send note after note to foreign countries when they attack our citi- Zens and kill them?
 "Mr. Wilson says he kept us out of a war with Mexico without the con- sent of Congress, without the author ity of Congress, when he sent the fleet to Tampico and Vera Cruz and landed ] our men in the latter port.
 No Credit On Country.
 "The whole foreign policy of this government reflects no credit upon our country. The President fulmin- ated the other day against the hy-