Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-17

national rights and performing ration
duty for the protection Of its own people,
but when the President sent an armed
force into Mexico to deter mine the MeXi
can presidential succession he created
resentment and distrust OF motives among
all classes md sections of the Mexican
people. With thu occupation of
Vera cruz tho moral power of the United
States in Mexico ended We were then
and We are now hated for what we did
for our feeble and irresolute failure TO
protect the lives and rights of our citi-
zcns. No flag is so dishonored and no
citizenship so little worth the claiming
in Mexico as ours. And that is why we
have failed i'm Mexico.
And for the death and outrage. the
suffering and ruin Of our own brethren
tho hatred and contempt for our coun-
try, and the dishonor of our name in that
land. the administration at Washington
shares responsibility with the inhuman
brutes with whom it made common
cause"
TARDY PREPAREDNESS PLAN.
Referring to the administration
European policy Mr.. Root said:
Ordinary knowledge of European af-
fairs made it plain that the war was
begun not by accident, but with pur-
pose which would not soon be rein-
qushed. Ordinary knowledge OF mill
tary events made it plain from the mo-
ment when tho tide of German invasion
turned from the battle of the Marne
that the conflict was certain to be long
anu ueSPera'e. oruih'fy Knowledge or
'histOrV-Of our own history durin,- tho
Napoieohlc "ars-made IL PLAIN that IN
'hat cohIhct neutral rights would he
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pu' ,helr argument ana urgency were
''Sci 'peu TO poill'cai motives and the
resiueH' "escriped them with a sneel
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he stilled. The opinion that wo oupb,
10 longer TO remain defenselass becan,.
public opinior IFS exnreseior orou
more general and irsistent md on,lI,
the President MT ,eadipe b,,t fol,ou.
ing. has shifted bie oround b.s 80.
yersed his position and ,sl,s ,bo cou,,
try ia nronare ac.ine, war Goa
that he he NOT foo ,a.a pu+ ,ho r,.n,.,
cratic MARTY has not shir,ad t., ,,,,,,d
=, A large mart of H.. uemh.rs in can
cress arc endeayor,n. nor, ,o sidotr.cl
the movement for national nropared
. ness; to muddle it by amendment an,
= turn it into channels which will pro
duce the least possible result in tn,
. increase of national mower and defense
y What sense of effectiveness in this cf
n fort can we gather from the prcsonc,
q of Josephus Daniels at the most crit
+ cal post of all--the head of the nav,
- departments: when we see that whcr
= preparation has been possible il ha
/; not becn made, when we see that con
6 struction Of warships already author
n iHcd has not been pressed and in som
a cases after long delay has not eve
ii been begun.
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- party are ior h't'on"i power ana "u'
ana honor'
Discussing his assertion of the admlni
trauoh's second error oi pohcS--m MAXIM
threats and falling tn mako them good
Mr.. Root alluded to the American "stri
accountabjlity" warning to Germany ar
| reviewed the circumstances surrpundir
the attacks on the Talaba Cushin
II Gulf1irht. Imsitanis and other shirs ri
70 la,,r corrosncndoncc of the state dcpar
S mont ,vos conducted ,'v,,r dignity but
has bccr rutiIo" MIR Root said. 60,
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" .,rt, ir,,,.,. ,.o,d.. ,,.itb ,hich yc bera
ID" h'"N' words WIN Nh'h We "esd
'r tho controversy had proiuccd no cGfec
VI h"'aus' they were read in the light
" two extraordinary events. ono was Il
report Of the Austrian amhassador,