Evening star., 1916-10-22
Classed With the Chinese.

Discussing the Mexican situation. Col
Roosevelt said, in part:
What has happened to our people
in Mexico and here along the borders
offers the cIearest possible illustration
of what happens to any nation whose
government behaves with the vacilla-
tion and timidity shown by Mr. Will
son in our foreign affairs wherever
he has had to deal with any foe of
whom he was in the slightest degree
afraid.
In Mexico, when the revolution gath
cred headway. there were many for
eigners. There were English. Ger
mans, Japanese and French. There
were also Americans. Spaniards and
Chinese. Mexico was afraid of and re-
spected Germany, England, Japan and
France. She neither feared nor re-
spected the United States or China;
and she did not believe that Spain at
the moment could act against her. In
consequence it appears that during
these disturbances. as far as can be
gathered, there has not been one Ger
man killed in Mexico, and only one
Englishman and two Frenchmen. /
cannot find that any japanese were
killed. These figures may not be quite
accurate but they are substantially
accurate The minute the Frenchmen
were killed the French government
served such summary notice on Mex
leo that it has been exceedingly care
full not to kill any others. When the
Englishman, Benton, was killed not
merely did England fame up, but it
is actually true that far more interest
was excited in this country than was
shown over all of our own men, women
and children who were killed in Mex
leo There have been no further out
RACES on the lives of British subjects
Favors Shown Germans.
'The Germans are not only safe, but
at Tampico, for instance, enjoy special
privileges. The japanese enjoy the
same consideration. But meanwhile. ac-
cording to the best information at our
disposal. the Mexicans have killed over
three hundred Chinese, over five hun
dred Americans and at least couple
of hundred Spaniards- l ask you to
consider these facts. The MeXicans
have not killed a single German and
only one Englishman. But they have
killed several hundred Americans and
several hundred Chinese They class
the fGermans and. Englishmen. as be-
longing TO nations able to protect the
lives of their citizens. whereas, thanks
to Mr.. Wilson. they regard the Ameri-
cans and the Chinese as equally safe
70 murder, outrage and plunder. i ask
the people of this country to consider
these facts for themselves and to draw
their own conclusions; and il they have
ordinary self-respect, If they have feei-
ings of ordinary patriotism, they can
not consent to continue in power the
administration that is responsible for
such a condition of affairs.
.aThanks to President Wilson and the
professional pacifcists. it is safe for Mex
lean bandits to murder Americans and
Chinese. and to take their property. ana
the murdarers and bandits are encouraged
by the acts and utterances of the Presi-
dent of the United States and his author
ized representatives. Remember also that
these bandits are the worst foes OF the
decent citizens of Mexico, and that these
honest and law-abiding Mexicans have
been the people most damaged by Presi-
dent Wilson's policy of tame submission
70 infarny. What President Wilson'S mo-
tives are it is hard to guess.
Charge It to Fear.
"As reported in the press. not few of
Mr. Wilson's own supporters take the