Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-04-13

forces Of military power whieli arc OK
bylicd IN Europe from lnyiug bold
upon the vast territory ma practically
undofcDdcd wealth Of the ncW worldT
liayc we ntill nnt'onnl idcal81 WIZ
anybody live for them? Would any
body die for them? or arc Tc Mi for
ease aid comfort an1 wealth at any
! prlcef Confronted BY sucb questions
~ these and tie practical situations
which give rise to them. ia the c0m.
try mtislcd to trust ilsclf again in the
bands Of the Democratic party?
Impotont Interference in Mexico.
Tho United states had rights nnd
duties IN Mexico. More than 10000 Of
our citizens bad sought their fortunes
Hd made their homes there. A thon-
sand millions Of American capital lad
been invested IN chat productive cOuu.
Try. rut revolution had come. IN!
fnctl0nnl wnrfarc was rife. Americans
Ind been murdered, American proper
~ had been wnniorly destroyed. the
lives and property OF nli Americans ~
McxIco Wcrc IN dnngcr That was The
situation wbon 1lr. wilson became
prcaidrnt VI hlnrrh. 1919. H. detg
tbcH was piain II waa, 1rgi. 20 nBe
his powers MS president TO secure pro.
lection for tie lives and property OF
Americans in Mexico and 10 rcguirc
thaL rulcR of law and stipulationa of
treaties should he Obgcrycl ~ Moglco
toward the United Staiea and 80 cid-
zcns. Ills dety was. rccond. ~ tho
head of n foreign power 10 rcg2rct the
independence OF McSico, 10 refrain
FROM nil Interference with her internal
nrairg. from all attempt az dOniHa-
ton except aB be wag justified by tbs
law 0f nations for the protection of
American iisbta The president Of the
United States failed 10 observe either
" those duties. lie deliberately Gban-
doncd them both Gnd followed an en-
trcly different and Inconsistent pur.
poac. ITc intrrvenrd IN Mexico 10 aid
one faction Ia clTll strife against an
other. lir undertook 10 puli down
lIucrta aud Bct CarranZa up IN his
place Arass aud munitions Of war
were freely furnished 10 the northern
forces and withheld from Hnerta.
Finally the president sent our army
and navy 20 invade Mexico and cap
turc it8 great seaport. Vcfn Cruz. and
hold Il ana throttle Mexican commerce
until Huerta fell.
Americans Outraged in mo~i5o.
Thc government Of the United States
intcrgcncd In Mexico 10 control the IN
terual affairs OF that independent corn-
try aud TO enforce the viii Of tlic
American president in those affairs by
threat, by economic pressure and by
force OF arms. Upon what claim OF
right did this Intervention proceedf
Not to secure respect for American
rights. not 20 protect the lives or prop
crty OF our citizens. not to assert the
laws of nations. net to compel obscrv-
ance Of the law OF humanity. On the
contrary. Iuerta's was the only power
In Mexico 10 which appeal could be
made for protection OF life or property.
That was the only power which, In
fact. did protect either American or
European or Mexican. 1t was only
within the territory where Hucrta
ruled that comparative peace and or
der prevailed. The territory over
which the armed power of CarranZa
ana Vllla and thelr associates extended
was the thcater OF the most appalling
crimes. Bands OF robbers roved the
country with unbridlcd license. Amer
leans and icxicans alike were at their
mercy. and American men were nanr-
dercd and American women were out
RACED with impunity. Thousands were
reduced to poverty By The wanton de-
asructiol OF tic industries through
which they lived, Yet the government
Of the United States ignored, con-
doncd, the murder or American nen
and the rape Of American women and
destruction Of American property and
insult TO American officers ana dciilc-
maut OF the American las and Joined
itself to tho men who were guilty Of
all these things TO pun down the pow
~ Of l5uertu, Why? The president
himself has told US. 1t WAS because
he adjgagcd IlGcrta 70 be a usCrper
because he deemed that the common
people OF Mexico ought 10 have great
er participation in government and
share In the land. and he believed that
Carranzn and Villa would give them
these things We must all sympntAiZe
with these sentiments, but there is
nothing more dangerous than mis-
placed sentiment.
When our army landed at Vera Cruz
Carran2a himself, who was to be the
chief beneficiary OF the act, publicly
protested against 1t. So strong was /
the resentment that he could not have ,
kert his followers otherwise. When
IIucrta had fallen the new government +,
which for the day had succeeded to
his place peremptorily demanded the
withdrawal of the American troops.
Tho universal sentiment OF MeXicans
required the percmptory demand, and /
the troops were Withdrawn. Still |
worse than that. the taking OF Vera |
Cruz destroyed confidence in the sin
ccrlty of the American government in |
Mexico, because every intelligent man
in Mexico believed that the avowed |
rensGn for the act was not the real |
reason. The avowcd purpose was to |
Il salute to the American flag. |