The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-08-05
A NEW PARTY PROPOSED.

DR.. John Allan Wyeth of New
York, not unknown in this cOmmun-
ity proposes the organization OF
new political party, to be known as
the American party, and suggests the
principles for which 1t would stand.
Deplcring the crime of war, he pro-
poses that the North American con-
tinent should be under one govern
ment and one flag, the coalition to
be brought about by peaceful means,
if possible, but if impossible through
peaceful methods, then by force of
first plank in his new party's plat
form the annexation of Mexico, the
present separate states of the chao-
tic republic to remain as territories
of the United States until conditions
are established in each which will
Justify the admission to the Union.
In commenting upon this advanc-
ed proposal, DR.. Wyeth points out
that the Mexicans are hopelessly in
capable of self-government and that
there will never be peace in that be-
nighted land until stable, just, and
humane government is provided. His
argument seems incOntrovertable,
considered in the light of Mexican
history during the past five years.
Nor is it contrary to provision of the
Monroe Doctrine, which we are
pledged to enforce Under this doc
trine we are pledged to prevent 9TH
er nations from interfering in Mexl-
co, which would appear to place up
on us the responsibility of providing
a stable government ourselves.
DR.. Wyeth would have us estab-
lish a protectorate over the Central
American states to the boundary be-
tween Panama and Columbia, and an
early construction of railway and
suitable highways to insure COM
munication with and protection OF
our great canal, in the event OF in
reference with the approach by sea.
He would emphasize, by solemn
agreement with South American
states, the Monroe doctrine, pledg-
ing ourselves never to invade or seek
to possess any one of them ourselves
and to stand ready at all times to
protect them from invasion by any
foreign power. He would relinquish
possession Of the Philippines and all
other territory foreign to the United
States and confine our sphere OF in
f1uences and activity to our own land.
He would restrict immigration, pro-
vide for compulsory military train
ing for every male citizen between
the ages of 1S and 26, and provide
for a protective tariff to be regulated
by commission, the members OF
which shall be elected by the people.
The program is an ambitious one,
bat it is not necessary to establish a
new party in order to bring to pass
those things contained therein that
would meet the approval of the peo-
pie. The experience following the
establishment of new political par
ties in the United States has not
been such as would encourage the
promoters of such reforms as Dr..
Wyeth advocates, and it is certain
that we would get nowhere with a
party, the chief principle of which
provides for the conquest of terri
tory outside our present boundaries,
no matter how wise or humane such
conquest may appear. The Amerl-
can people have horror to be class
ed among the worlds land grabbers.
At the same time it is difficult to see
how we can ever hope for peace in
Mexico without Intervention by the
United States, and Intervention with
out annexation would be the rank
est sort of foolishness.-St. Joe Ga
zette.