Fergus County Democrat., 1916-09-28

! 100, ,0OO, 900 have indorsed the pinciplc
embodied in the treaty plan, so that
today there are less than five nations
with any considerable population
which rave declined to approve OF this
plan and three Of these nave peeh
prevented by controversies still un-
settled.
( "These 80 treaties contain three pro
visions new.to treaty making FIRST
/ They cover all questions OF every klnd
and character and provide that such
disputes, when they deiy diplomatic
settlement, shall be submitted TO an
international tribunal for investigation
and report. Second-A years time
shall be allowed for investigation ana
report, during which there shall be no
resort to force. Third-The parties
reserve the right to independent ac
ton at the conclusion OF the lnvesti'
cation. 1t is believed that these pro
visions will. by insuring time 1or an
anger to subside, provide opportunity
for questions of fact to be separated
from questions of honor. ana chance
for the peace forces OF the world to
operate. make war between the con-
tracing parties a remote possibility.
These treaties not only give that ma
ton primacy in the matter OF world
peace, but they insure peace at
home, which will enable our nation to
work out it's domestic problems and
set an example worthy of emulation
by the rest of the world.
when before did any party, in so
short time, present and complete
50 remarkable a program Tor the ad-
vancement of nations welfare? Is
it possible that a party which has thus
justified public confidence can be re-
buked by the people to whose inter
csts it has dedicated itself?
Mexican Question.
"The president inherited the Mex
lean situation from the Taft admins
tration. Huerta seized the govern
ment of Mexico in February, 1913, be-
fore President Wilson took the oath
Of office. BY an act Of high treason
which would have cost him his life
in any civilized country, he made
prisoner of President Madero, under
whom he served. and either caused
or allowed him to be put to death
while d prisoner. The president did
right in refusing to recognize Huerta.
and an overwhelming majority OF the
American people supported him in his
refusal. The president has also re-
fused to intervene in Mexico The
big American property holders want
intervention in order to increase the
value of their property, but why should
the people who are content to invest
their money in the United States fur
nish the blood and money with which
~ OF, rn, n nn nrnfits n ~ nif.l liStC who
go abroad to make money merely be
cause they are not content with the
dividends which they can secure in
this country? Intervention would
mean awar indefinite in length, the
contra citing of an enormous debt, the
sacrifice OF many thousands Of lives
and the substitution of hatred for
friendship throughout Central and
South America. Can we afford to
make this sacrifice and lose all that
We have gained in 80 years in Latin
! America: and for what reason? Sim
ply to guarantee profits on invest
ments made with full knowledge of
risks taken.
Keeping Out Of War
I "Thc president deserves credit for
having kept the Country out of the Eu
rOpean war. Republ1can leaders nave
tried to force the country into war
into war which has cost the lives OF
three millions. resulted in the wound
ing of ten millions and in contracting
for forty billions of war debts The
country supports the president in his
determination to maintain neutrality
And who. if not the president, is en-
titled to be mediator when the time
for mediation comes? Surely, thu
country will not turn down the presi
dent who had borne the burden ant
carried the responsibility, and give thu
incompatible honor of being mediato
to one who had had no part in thu
work done and who merely finds faul
with the president without outlining
any policy or proposing any cours'
to be pursued