The Snowflake herald., 1916-10-27

according to the best information at
our disposal the Mexicans have killed
over three hundred Chinese over five
hundred Americans; and at least
couple of hundred Spaniards. / ask
you to consider these facts. The Mex
leans have not killed a single German
and only one Englishman. But they
have killed several hundred Americans
and several hundred Chinese They
class the Germans and Englishmen as
belonging to nations able to protect
the lives of their citizens; whereas,
thanks to Mr.. Wilson, they regard the
Americans and the Chinese as equally
safe to murder, outrage and plumber.
ask the people of this country to con
slider these facts for themselves and to
draw their own conclusions: and if
they have ordinary self-respect. if they
have feelings of ordinary patriotism,
they cannot consent to continue in
power the administration that is re-
sponsible for such a condition of af-
fairs.
The Prescribed American
The natural effect of this policy is
shown by the fact that it is no longer
safe for foreign companies in Mexico
to have American employees, or to be
operated under an American name.
Instance after instance of this kind has
been brought to my attention with the
personal request that do not use it
for fear that damage should come to
those giving me the information.
know case after case where this has
been true of industrial, mining and
pastoral enterprises, but where my in
formants feared for their lives if the
information was made public. There
are, however, published statements of
specific instances to the same effect.
For example, I saw a public statement
issued by the Santa Gertrudis Com
pany, Limited. issued at London, the
21st of July last, which notifies the
shareholders that it has become neces-
sary "te withdraw the American man
agement and staff and to arrange for
the continuance of operations under
English and Mexican management" /
have received letter after letter from
men in Mexico, who have stated that
they have tried to obtain German or
English citizenship and abandon Amer
lean citizenship because as Americans
they were liable to insult and murder,
and as Germans or Englishmen they
were comparatively safe I know a
Boer who was deported by the English
from South Africa after the Boer war,
but who in Mexico has established his
rights as an Englishman, not as an
American, not as an American citizen,
because our government gives no pro-
lection to it's people,
The Presidents Fear
Thanks to President Wilson and the
professional pacificists it is safe for
Mexican bandits to murder Americans
and Chinese, and to take their prop
erty, and the murderers and bandits
are encouraged by the acts and utter
ances of the president of the United
States and his authorized representa-
tives. Remember also that these ban
dts are the worst foes of the decent
citizens of Mexico, and that these hon.
est and law-abiding Mexicans have
been the people most damaged by
President Wilson's policy of tame sub
mission to infamy. What President
Wilson's motives are it is hard to
guess. AS reported in the press, not a
few of Mr.. Wilson's own supporters
take the ground that he acts in this
manner because he is influenced by
downright fear. On August 8th last it
was announced in the press that Mr..
Frank B. Vrooman, democratic national
committeeman of Colorado, stated at
Denver that president Wilson had
wisely avoided war with Mexico be-
cause there are 400, 900 Japanese SOL
diers in Mexico, and because both Ger
many and Japan are planning to over
throw the Monroe doctrine and there
fore war with Mexico would mean war
with Doth these countries" Mr.. Vroo-
mans premises are unsound. There is
slight reason to believe that there are
as many as 1000 Japanese of military
age in Mexico. But his statement, If
correctly reported (and it has not been
contradicted), is a frank admission and
assertion of his belief, the belief Of one
of President Wilson's close political ad-
mirers and supporters, that President
Wilson is afraid to interfere in Mexico
because he is afraid lest Germany and
Japan stop us when we try to exact
atonement for the murder of American
citizens and the destruction of Amer
lean property. Recently, Vice-Presi-
dent Marshall is reported in the press
as having said that for us to take action
In Mexico lin defense of the lives and
property Of our people) would be ito
make war on Berlin" and that there
fore we must not act against Mexico.
have seen no denial Of this statement.
In other words, these champions of Mr..
Wilson justify his conduct-conduct
otherwise utterly inexplicable-on the
ground that he is afraid to protect
American life in Mexico, lest he there
by offend great old world powers. Why,
if this statement is true, 1t is itself the
bitterest indictment of Mr.. Wilson's
policy. and proves his abandonment of
the Monroe doctrine. His own friends
thus announce that he tamely acquie-
secs in the murder OF American men,
and the outrage of American women