The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-01

- oivision In their allegiance and no
stvAls In their effection---I mean Ameri-
~ drst. and America efficient. II 10
& y this spirit that I respond to your
4 Dummons'.
Mr.. Hughes attacked the present ad-
Il ministrAtion for its record In foreign
4 relations and especially in regard to
y Mexico.
AT the very beginning of the pres
ent administration" he said. wherein
the direction OF diplomatic intercourse
there should have been conspicuous
Z strength and experience. we had weak
! ness and inexpertness. Instead of as
eufinE respect, we invited distrust Of
our competence and speculation as to
4 our capacity for nrmness and decision,
thus entaiiing many difficulties which
otherwise easily could have been es-
y capped"
He accused the President OF having
removed capable foreign representa-
Y tives in order to satisfy deserving
Democrats" referring particularly TO
the Santc Domingo affair and the re-
movai OF Ambassador Herrick from
France,
YIELDED NATIONAL INTEREST
TO PARTISAN EXIT oIESCY.
Eey THE point is not that the man was
Ambassador Herrick or that the ma
ton was France. but we invited the
able yielding of national interest TO
partisan expediency. II was la
msntahie sacrifice Of international re-
pute"
Mr. Hughes continued:
The dealings Of the administration
, with Mexico constitute confused
chapter OF hIunders. We have not
helped Mexico. She lies PROSTATE, i'm
poverished. famine stricken. over
of internecine strife. the helpless vic
tim OF a condition of anarchy which
the course OF the administration only
served 10 promote.
For ourselves, we have witnessed
the murder OF our citizens and the de
struction Of our property. We have
made enemies, not friends Instead Of
commanding respect and deserving
good will by sincerity, nrmness and
Consistency. have provoked misap
x prehenston and deep resentment
In the light Of she conduct ~ the
administration no one could under /
stand its profession. Decrying inter /
ference. iuterferred most exasper-
atiugiy. We have not even kept out
/ of actual conhlot and the soil ~ Mex
!co lie stained with the blood of our
soldiers
we have resorted to physical In
the professed object II Is q record
v hich cannot be examined without a
profound sense OF humiliation.
I'm the spring OF 1914, occurred the
capture Of Vera Cruz, 1t appeared
that a shipload of ammunition for
Haerta was about 20 enter that port
There was . natural opposition to this
invasion and battle occurred in
which nineteen Americans and over
1.gIl r.. Ia
OF course. was war. our dead soldiers
were praised for dying Hike heroes in
war OF service.
RETIRED WITHOUT HAVING
ATTAINED Our oBJECT.
Later. We retired from Vera Cruz,
giving up this noble warfare.
we had not obtained the salute that
was demanded. We had not obtained
reparation for .atrronts. The ship with
ann unition which could not land at
Vcra Cruz had soon landed at another
port and its cargo was delivered to
Huerta without interference. We are
row informed thai we did not 20 to
Vera Cruz to force Huerta TO salute
the flag We are told that we went
= there to show Mexico that were
in earnest IN our demands that Huerta
must GO That is, W. Seized Vera
Cruz 10 depose Huerta. The question
OF the sA}nts was OF mere pFEtSSt.
Meanwhile the administration Ut.
terly failed 30 perform It's obvious
duty TO secure protection for the
lives ard property of our citizens. II
is most unworthy to slur those who
have frsseat naenta in Mexico in order
IL, 4scp pc a coneiesn y "A 10 70 for this non
performance 81 this duty. There can
be nc such escape, for we have no
debate. and there can be no debate,
as 10 the existence OF this duty on tbs
part Of our government
DESTROYED HtERTA AND
PROVIDED NO SUBSTITUTE,
destroying the government of
Huerta, we left Mexico TO the ravages
OF revolution. shall not attempt 70
narrate the sickening story of the bar
bErities committed. OF the carnival OF
murder and lust. We were then told
that Mexico was entitled to spill as
much blood as she pleased to settle
her own affairs.
The Santa Ysabel massacre. tho
raid at Columbus, the bloodshed at
1arrizal, are fresh in your minds At
ter the Columbus raid. We started A
punitive expedition W. sent thin
line OF troops hundreds Of miles into
mexico between two lines of railway
Eeithsr or which We were allowed To
use ano which We did not feel at
liberty 70 seize We were refused
permission 10 enter the towns.
Though thus restricted the enter
prise was stu regarded by the Next
cans az a menace. Our troops faced
hostile forces, and IL is not remarka-
Die that our men fell at Carrizal. What
ether result could be expected? We
were virtually ordered to withdraw,
and without accomplishing our pur-
pose. we have been withdrawing. and
We are now endesvorinE TO safeguard
our own territory
The entire national guard has been
ordered out and many thousands of our
citizens have been taken from their
peaceful employment and hurried to
the Mexican border The administra-
non was 10 seIze and punish villa for
his outrage on our soil. II has not
punished any one: we went in only to
retire and future movements are ap-
parenuy to be determined by joint
commission.
The nation has no policy of ag-
q gression toward Mexico. We have no
I desire for any part OF her territory.
We wish her 10 have peace stability