Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-11-03

not have the high sense of moral re-
sponsibility which dominated and act
uated our president. The Portuguese
could not see those splendid German
merchant vessels lying in their har-
Dor with the knowledge that Ger
many was for the time being beset by
enemies, and they did what Roosevelt
said he would have done had he been
president. Portugal grabbed those
ships. The result was that as soon
as a demand was made and refused
to surrender or give up thee ships,
Portugal had declaration of war on
its hands. The same thing would
have followed had Roosevelt been
president of the United States and
grabbed the German merchant yes
sells. Roosevelt might bluff the
little sister Republic of Columbia and
grab the Panama canal, for which we
have not paid up to this moment OF
time, but it is not likely that he could
blur Emperor William, who knows
all about the "bluffng" game.
mo, my friends, / ask you in all
seriousness. before you change from
an administration whose policies you
know, and the results of which are
now before you, the question what
will you get in return? Does not
Candidate Hughes, and the Republi-
can party, owe it to us that they take
us into their confidence and express
" and explicitly tell US what we may
expect in the event Mr.. Hughes is
elected? Unless he does, and until
he does, he is not entitled and / do
not believe will receive, the conf
dence of the American voters.
"The presidency Of the United
States is the greatest Office on earth
and carries with it more power than
is now possessed by any European
potentate, and when the Office is
given by the electorate of a great ma
ton, it should only be bestowed upon
man who is frank and open with his
people, so that they may make no
mistake.
The Mexican Problem.
zone more subject and / will close.
Criticism has also been made in rela-
ton to our conduct with Mexico.
wish that / might have time to go
into that subject. Let me say briefly,
however, that there are really only
two ways of looking at the Mexican
problem; one is that the president of
the United States should take the
army and navy of this country, go
into Mexico, conquer it and make it
a part Of the United States, or at
least establish suzeranity over it.
This view is held by practically all
those men and interests that have in
vestments in Mexico. It is held by
the owner of the Chicago American,
New York American, San Francisco
Examiner, and that great string of
newspapers in America known as the
Hearst papers; it is held by the Nc
Cormicks' of the Chicago Tribune,
who have large interests in the Inter
national Harvester company, and by
others Of the same class. These men
or the corporations in which they are
interested, have large holdings in
Mexico. AS a matter Of fact our con-
sular service in Mexico shows that
approximately forty three per cent CT
the capital invested in Mexico is
American capital. The question is for
you to determine whether the presi-
dent of the United States is justified
in sending your boy, or my boy into
Mexico for the purpose Of protecting
the investments of American specula-
tors who knew Mexico and its condi-
tons when they made their invest
ment.
81 for one, and 1 believe that you
will agree with me, would not sned
the blood of single American boy to
protect the speculative investments
of any man, or class of men, from
this country in Mexico.
'The other view in relation to Mex
leo is the view that is held, and has
been consistently pursued by Presi-