New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-14
Let Wood with Army
Avenge Slaughter,
Colonel Urges.
FOREIGN POLICY
CALLED VOTE BID
Warns That President Is
Duped in America
and Europe.

Colonel Roosevelt fred a broadside
last night at the Wilson policy IN
Mexico. particularly H. view of the lat
est massacre of American citizens in
Chihuahus. The Colonel also accused
President Wilson of playing politics IN
his latest dealings with Germany and
Austria in regard TO submarine activi-
ties.
There is hundred times the JUST
fication for interfering in Mexico that
there was for interfering in Cuba he
said. I'VE should act through the
regular army. for this kind Of police
work is not the work for volunteers.
The man TO do the job is General
Wood. the man who did the job in such
fine shape in Cuba
The statement as issued by the Colo
lei at Oyster Bay follows:
This dreadful outrage is merely an
inevitable outcome OF he policies that
have been followed In Mexico for the
lost FIVE years and above all the last
three years. The policy OF watchful
waiting. the policy OF not interfering
v tn blood spilling.' the policy Of ask
irc the South and Central American
republics TO take from us the responsi-
bility that we were too timid to take
has borne its legitimate fruits.
Wilson Duped by Mexicaus.
'J- the past the Csfrsazistas, whom
President Wilson has recognized as
forming the government of Mexico,
havo done to our people just exactly
such things as these Nillistas have
cone.
at Is but year since President vii
son sent General Scott down to the
border 10 make treaty with Villa,
who had then already committed out
RACES OF this kind and outrages not
only against men but against women.
president Wilson has permitted
those different bandit factions TO get
from US. or with our permission, the
arms with which they have killed
American private citizens, American
soldiers. the husbands and fathers of
American women whom they have out
ragged. There is hundred times the
justification for interfering in Mexico
that there was for interfering IN CUBA.
ave should have interfered years
ago. We should act through the reg
ular army, for this kind Of police work
Is not the work for volunteers. We
should act with the same efficiency and
the same disinterestednes we showed
In Cuba, and the man to do the job Is
General Wood, the man who did the
fob IN such fine shape in Cuba.
"But In noting the effect OF watch
ful waiting In Mexico, do lot forget
the effect in the world war of our pol
icy of being too proud to fight The
dispatches from Washington indicate
that the pressure Of the English fleet
has caused Germany and Austria to be
lieve II unsafe 70 carry on further their
submarine warfare against helpless
passenger ships. The dilpatches indl-
cate that. having thus been forced by
the British navy 70 abandon the prac-
tice Of the wholesale murder OF non
combstant men, women and children on
the high seas, they intend TO make be-
lievs 10 abandon il at President VII
sons request with. as a bargain IN re
turn. renewed pressure by President
Wilson upon Great Britain.
Shows Reign of Outrage
"some of the professional German,
American leaders have announced II
this were done and the bargain carried
out President Wilson would gain. the
entire German American vote AS
matter Of fact, eleven months nave
gone by since President wilson hou-
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