The Detroit times., 1916-08-01


The present prosperity Of the
country constitutes q -fesis' para \
disc
vited the attention OF the world 70
the inexcusable yielding OF national
interest 20 partisan exPediency. IL
was a lAmentahle sacrifice 81 inter
the esteem 81 foreign nations We
must deserve 10 We must show our
regard for special knowledge and
experience. propose that ne shall
intercourse. IN every nation. worthy
or the American name.
Bfunders In Mexico.
The dealings OF the admin strat.on
with Mexico constitute confused
chapter OF hluneers We have not
helped Mexico. she iies prostra'e.
impoverished famine stricken. over
whelmei with the woes and oltrages
of internecine strife the helpless
victim OF a condition OF anarchy
which The course OF the administrs-
ourselves we have witnessed the
murder Of our citizens and me de-
struetion 81 their property. We have
made enemies not friends Instead
of commanding respect and deserv-
Ing good viii by sincerity. frmness.
and consistency. We provoked misap-
prehension and deep resentment IN
the light OF the conduct Of the ad-
stand It's professions Decryinz tn
reference. We tnterferred most exas-
reFatirgiy. We have not even kept
out OF actual conflict. and the coil
of Mexico is stained with the bioot
OF our soldiers We have resc-ted
TO physical invasion. only 10 retire
without gaining the professed OBJ
tect. IL II record which cannot be
examined without profound sense
of humiliation
when the adminlstr stion came
into power Huerta WAS exercising
authority az provisional president OF
Mexico He was certainly In fact
leo. whether or not he should be
recognized was q question TO be de-
termined in the exercise OF q sound
discretion. but according TO correct
titled TO be assured that there was
at least q de- facto government that
International obligations would be
performed; that the lives and prop.
have proper protection. To attempt,
however 20 control the domestic
concerns OF Mexico was simply tn
teryent.on, not less so because DIS
The h,gh, Of folly was 10 have q
vacillatIng aud Ineffective intsrven-
ton. which could only evoke bitter
ness and contempt. which would fail
peace and prosperity under stable
government
The question Is not as 20 the non
recognition OF Huerts. -hs admins
traitor did not content Itself with
refusing 10 recognize Husrta who
was recognized by Great Britain,
Germany France. Russia. Spain and
Japan The adm nistration under,
took 10 destroy Hu-rta. 20 control
Mexican politics. even TO deny HUer-
Ia the right TO be a candidate for
the Office II president at the election
the administration demanded with
cans have regarded our assertion OF
their right To manage their own az
fairs.
In the spring Of 1914. occurred the
capture OF Vera Cruz Men from one
OF our ships had been arrested at
Tnmpleo and had been discharged
with an apology But our admiral
fused. Thereupon the president went
TO congress. asking authority TO use
the armed forces OF the United
States. Without waitins. for The
was seized. II appeared that a ship
load Of ammunition for Huerta was
about 10 enter that port There Was
a natural opposition 70 this Invasion
Americans and over 100 Mexicans
were killed. This OF course. was
war. Our dead soldiers were praised
for dying like heroes in a wAr OF
Cruz giving up this noble warfare
We had not obtained The salute
which was demanded We had not
obtained reparstion for arronts. The
ship with ammunition which could
not land at Vera Cruz had soon land
ed at another port and is cargo was
delivered TO Husrta without Inter
ference
~ .,..-,f. -. 1879 $500 -. "A
mltted by a cabinet ofhcer. We are
now informed that I'VE did not 60 10
Vera Cruz 20 force Huerts 20 salute
the rag We ar. told that we went
In earnest In our demand that Huer-
"a must go" That -. We seized
Vera cruz 20 depose Hu.rts The
question OF the salute was mere
Meanwhile. the administration ut
terly failed 90 perform its obvious
duty 20 secure protection for the
lives and property 81 our citizens
who have Investments in Mexico In
order 10 escape condemnation for
the on-performsnce OF this duty.
There can be no such escape, Tor We
debate. az 60 the existence Of this
duty on the par, % our government.
Let me quote the words % The Dem
ocratic platform 81 1917. The con
zens should protect them on our Dor
ders. and go with them throughout
the world. and every American citi-
zen residing or having property IN
any foreign country j. entitled 10
and must be given the full protec-
tion Of the United states govern
m"nt both for himself and his
property"
We had so lncenssd the MsIlcans
that We could not rescue our own
citizens at Tampico. save - he risk
take Vera Cruz 90 get Huerts out OF
ofnce and trust 20 other nations 70
get our own citizens out Of peril
What tTavesty OF international
policy
Userta Destroyed.
Destroying the government o.
Huerta we left Mexico To the raw
ages OF revolution. shall not at
tempt TO narrAte the slckenlng story
OF the barbarities committed. Of the
csrnivM OF murder and lust. W.
titled 20 spill as much blood as she
pleased 10 settle her Affairs The
administration vAcinated with re-
speet 10 the embargo on the export
OF arms and munitions 10 Mexico
For time We bestowed friend
ship on villa Ultimately we recog-
nixed Carranzs. not on the ground
that he had a constitutional govern
msnt but that u was de fsetc
secure protection TO American citi-
sens 10 shown eonclusiveiy In the
note 81 the secretary OF state Of
June 70. 1919. In which he thus de-
scribed the conditions that have OBJ
tained during the past three years.