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

states that the Republic OF the Unit
ed States will withdraw as an inter-
draw as an interfering power in Mica |
ragua; will withdraw as an Interior
ing power in Honduras, and say TO the
Republics of Central America and
Mexico: We will respect the integrity
of your governments; we will ap-
proach your borders only when asked
to do so as your friend; we recognize
and respect the sovereignty of your
states and we will never come to you
except as an older brother and inI
respect to your government and in
tegrity of your territory" and then
said, 1--WE should stand ready at all
times, however, to protect our own
citizens in Mexico, for that is a wholly
different matter than that which Is in
volved in interfering with the internal
affairs of Mexico. We should say to
Mexico, we expect you to protect our
citizens and protect their property,
and having done so we will respect
the integrity of Mexico in every way"
Having taken that position, / assume
the same position here tonight. There
| are Just two principles which should
have guided us with reference to Mex
| leo in this trouble from the beginning.
| Simple, in my Judgment, uncontrovert-
fble and upon which we could have
| proceeded with safety to our own peo-
pie and without being involved with
| the Mexican people. First: AS | have
said we should have stated to Mexico
| you protect our citizens, give them
security, and having done so work out
your own salvation. But you say it
might have lead to war. Not at all.
| There is no nation so low in savagery
that 1T does not respect the nation
which insists upon the protection OF
it's own citizens. (Applause:l
WHAT BLAINE SAID.
Let me give you an illustration
When Jas. G. Blaine was Secretary OF
State, he appointed man by the
name of Morgan as ambassador tc
Mexico. Morgan was a brother of the
famous Morgan who was on the Con
:. federate side in the Civil war, but this
Union, and Mr.. Blaine appointed hin
as ambassador to Mexico. While Mr.
Morgan was ambassador to Mexico
some Americans were murdered o.
massacred in or near Mexico City
What did Mr.. Blaine do? He sent
telegram, copy of which have upoI
my desk, saying to Mr.. Morgan
have forgotten his initials-ambassa
dor to Mexico: You will yourself
please read this message to the Score
tary of the Foreign Affairs of Mexico
The United States demands that Mexi
not tomorrow. but now, and unless
does so the United States will com
there to give its citizens the protection
which they are entitled to- CAP
plause.)
Now the Mexicans could understan
prehend that proposition, but the
seem to have difficulty in followin
this intermipable labyrinth of thi
school of international correspondence
(Laughter)
WHAT CLEVELAND SAID.
Let me give you another illustra
ton. When Mr.. Cleveland was Pres
dent of the United States, a lieutenar
of the Mexican army pursued Mex
can girl across the border into tn
III United States and seized her and drae
IS ged her back across the line. She we
Il a Mexican girl. but she was on the tel
eel ritory of the United States and for tn
't time being under the protection of tn
8, stars and stripes What did Clevelan
lgl do? He sent a telegram directing
sufficient portion of the America
m army to move to the Mexican horde
at with instructions to the commander
es charge to get that lieutenant, If
Of had to go to Mexico City and get hir
Id What was the result? They cou
of comprehend the simple language
al Grover Cleveland, and the Mexics
Id lieutenant was sent to the penitential
go for twenty years. There was a tim
Id my friends, when to violate the int
or gritty of the territory of the Unit,
ry States or offer an insult to the sta
ne and stripes meant action, and Mexi
es knowing that fact respected the d
lis mands of the United States and yiel
ed to the suggestion of its sovereign.
OUTRAGES ON AMERICANS.
Why are we the most hated peor
in Mexico? Why should we. livi
q mr. r
public, larger brother, be most hat
of all people? / have an affidavit
young mining engineer, who was
charge of a mine in Mexico. He h
some 1875 people, Americans, work.
In for him. Some of these bandits, O
I'm friends, suppose, took possession
les the mine and demanded a tribute
int 5000. He didn't have that amou
wn of money so they corraled the m'
so women and children-put them in
ny corral over night, and held them thu
IN for the purpose of determining
t / next morning what they should do
case the $4,000 was not paid. I
} next morning they returned and I
M manded $25, 900, which was still M
md than he could pay. During this p
al ley it was learned that there was
on, German citizen among these men, "
pie had been in the corral over mig
lis What did these bandits do? III
1t. took the German citizen out fir
his among the American citizens, and 8
es- him safely on his way. Why Il
as knew that whatever other fault
ons criticism may be assessed against
his German government that 1t prote
nen it's citizens wherever they may
t is found upon the face of Gods cal
me (Applause.) And SO, my friends,
to we stated in the beginning, we '
his insist upon the protection of our c
zens, and said 1t with that force
Of character that Blaine and Clevel;
.Ia- said it, we would, have our rights
the spected, and we wouldn't have
ons war either.
nit / venture to say that if Theod
nth Roosevelt had been the President
me the United States, and sent mess
of such as he sent to the barbarian
for ton some years ago, when they c
nite tured one of our missionaries, when
am said to the barbarian nation, Give
the the missionary alive or the bal
n. 4 Il .rrx