The Arizona copper camp., 1916-10-27

ana as Germans OF EnSllSnInon Inoy
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 its people.
The Presidents Fear
Thanks to President Wilson and the
professional pacificists 1t 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 1t Is hard to
guess. AS reported in the press, not
few Of Mr.. Wilson's own supporters
take the ground that he acts in this
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 100000 Japanese SOL
diers in Mexico, and because both Ger
many and Japan are planning to over
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fore war with Mexico would mean war
with both 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 frank admission and
assertion of his belief, the belief of one
Of President Wilson's close political ad-
mfrers 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 Tin 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,
II 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
by Mexican bandits for fear that he
should offend Japan and Germany.
For the three and half years of his
term of office he has kept us In
condition of such military and naval
impotence that we dare not assert
even such elementary rights as that
American citizens shall be secure in
life and property, not merely in a
foreign land, but even within our own
borders-for remember that scores of
our citizens have been killed and
wounded within our own boundaries.
The Presidents Confession
Remember always that the infamies
that have been committed in Mexico
have been explicitly set forth by Presi-
dent Wilson himself through his secre-
tary Of state on June 20, last. Presi-
dent Wilson in the course of his efforts
to shield Carranza denounced the
truthful statement Of the hideous con-
ditions in Mexico as being a traffic
in falsehoods" designed to create in
tolerable friction between our govern
ment and Carranza's in the interest
Of certain owners of Mexican prop
critics." He made these deliberate
charges on March Goth, last. Senator
Fall promptly challenged Pres. Will
son to name these alleged conspirators,
and also challenged him to make public
the documents in the state department.
AS always, when challenged fearlessly,
President Wilson promptly flinched.
He has not dared to make public the
documents in the state department.
and by failing to public the names of
the alleged conspirators during these
seven months, he has admitted that
his statement was without foundation
in fact. But this Is not all. His note
Of June Goth is the fullest and most
complete admission Of all that has been
charged and all that he has denied or
palliated. The facts therein set forth
furnish complete and irrefutable con-
demnation Of his own policy towards