The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-11-03

OF his own initiative retires at once
from power and abandons every idea
of controlling the organization of the
government, and the conduct of nego-
tiations. the first magistrate (to-wit,
| the President of the United States) 4
will find himself under the necessity
of intervening by means of an ultima
! tum."
| That is, the government of the Unit
/ ed States had decided by one method
or another to get rid Of him. 1t Is
clear. That is my Interpretation of
4 1t. to eliminate completely all assist
ance that Huerta felt he might receive
| from foreign sources. And the Presi- |
dent of this great Republic says to !
! de-facto President of sister Republic |
4 in power--he sends a secret emissary,
4 or private emissary, with a letter to
that de-facto President telling him he
i must get out. Is that Intervention?
II not, what is 1t? Is 1t interfering
with the internal affairs of Mexico ?
What had Huerta done to us? HUI
erta during his reign in Mexico never
permitted an American citizen within
the territory over which he had juris-
diction to be injured. No American
citizen had suffered loss of life or
property within the as per cent of
territory over which the Indian held
. power. What had America therefore,
to do towards cutting off his resour-
ces? He had eighty thousand soldiers
at his command. He had contracted
} for a loan of one hundred millions of
dollars from France to help him carry
I his government to peace and order.
t He had been recognized by &c great
/. nations of the earth. Tell me upon
y what theory we could say to this old
n Indian, you must get out. And am
f mistaken?
We come to the Vera Cruz incident
NIB f01I President
/. came before the Congress and stated
f that some soldiers had been arrested
e at Tampico, which was true, and by
o reason of the insult to the American
e flag the admiral in charge of the feet
i had demanded a salute of the flag.
Is He asked permission in his message,
e which I have here, to use the army
n and navy of the United States-to do
r. what? Don't misunderstood me. He
D. asked the use of the army and navy
n of the United States to enforce salute
Y. of the flag. Very well and good. That
a power was given him. We went to
n Vera Cruz, expended ten millions oil
i dollars lost nineteen American citi-
h zens, and killed 800 Mexicans and
II hammered down and destroyed a large
e portion of the great sea port of Vera
,: Cruz Did we go there to enforce Q
l. salute of the flag?
k, Far be it from me to charge, an6
it don't misunderstood me, the honor oil
he veracity upon the part of the Presi
IN dent when he came before Congress
p I simply recite the facts. but the his
tory says we didn't go there to enforct
Id a salute of the flag. We went there t,
A. carry out this letter which he had en-
ey trusted to John Lind to try to remov'
lg this de-facto President of Mexico from
is his seat. Rather strong statement 70
e. one to make. Then let me sustain
1t by a source which you will not gain
say Franklin X. Lane Is one of tn
a. able men connected with this admin
III istration, a man to whom | pay tn
MT tribute of my highest respect, and d
IL it sincerely. He wrote letter fey
he days ago to the New York World, an
e. over his signature he said--perhaps
as had better read the Presidents mes
r. sage first. This is the message to Con
he gress: ST. therefore, feel 1t my dut
he to sustain Admiral Mayo in the Who'll
nd of the demand to insist that the fla
a of the United States should be ga
an luted," ETC., etc, and asking for tn
er, use of the army and macy. Would 70
in have understood that for the purpos
he of enforcing the salute of the flag
M But we said nothing of the salute {
lid the flag when we got there. We sale
of into the harbor of Vera Cruz, unload
an ing our deadly fire upon the people {
Try Mexico as we sailed into the harbo
ne, Now what did Secretary Lane say "
te- went there for, in his letter? ''W
ars to salute the flag. We did go there
leo show Mexico that we were in earne
ie- in our demand that Huerta must g
Id and he did co. says Lane, before v
left" In other words, the army ar
navy of the United States was use
pie to remove the de-facto President
ing Mexico from the Presidency, to whic
Re- he had been accredited.
ted 1t has been said that he was
of connected with the murder of
r H. - NrxF.r H.
rad knows. 1t might have been so,
ingl but is that any reason why we
our had to oversee Mexico?
of When the president of Peru as
of sassinated his predecessors and
unit walked into his place and became
len President, we recognized him In a
n very short time.
ere This administration, when the
the present President of Hayti assas-
in sinated the President of Hayti
The and became his successor through
de- blood, recognized him as Presi-
Iore dent. The government OF the
par United States can not oversee the
s a method by which all the Presi-
Who dents of Central America become
ght. Presidents, and IL we did we
hey would be at war all the time.
rom But we went TO Vera Cruz, as
sent say, and we killed 800 Mexicans
hey wounded SO of our own men, and
or lost 10. Was that peace? What
the do You suppose the Mexicans
ects thought IL was? Uaughter.) We
be waged war against Spain, and losl
nth. a less number than we lost In
had waging peace with Mexico. CAP
will piause.)
citi- They say to you that our hon
and ored President has kept us ou
and of war Suppose we had gone t
re- Germany and fired our shot ant
had shell into the vitals of the Ger
man citizens Suppose we hat
loral turned our cannons and our ships
! If upon German port, 1t would
SAGE have been war. Suppose we hat
ma gone to England and shot int
cap ihNerpooi anu ~ is s,..s
n he !ured u sshgie ci, , " ny.
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