New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-08


RADIO Springs.
zen. I ought to say the proudest thing
that any man can say in this world.
"You cannot have that pride: you
cannot have that love, If American CIT
izenship is "A cheap thing, II 1t is dis-
honored thing, if. II is something when
is not worthy of protection this VIDE
world over. 3,
"Tbere is no one who could success
fully present TO an American commu-
nitg the platform that an American
citizens rights stopped with the coast
line and the moment he lett ms
shores he was prey 20 any person tn4C
saw fit 20 murder or destroy him. III
a man is an American citizen he goes
with his rights and the rights 70 proper
protection of his country under inter-
national law wherever he journeys
throughout the world. Now, that Is
what the Democratic platform told US
in so many words in 1872. They dld
not stop with Americans. They did not
stop with American citizens. they SAID
American citizens and their property
1--WE have had an exhibition IN the
last three years which, | confess, MIS-
Il
81 would not counsel any action that
was contrary to the dictates Of those
usages and customs and recognized
rights and obligations which we COM
mise under the name of international
law Il was our business TO stand for
all the rights of American citizens
under international law-to yindicate
international law.
take for example the case or Mex
leo. We had certain things that we
had a right to demand of Mexico, and
there was a proper way or demanding
them. We should have said that we
insisted upon the protection OF the
lives and property of American citl-
zens; of just protection, such protec-
ton as we are entitled to from a gov
eminent that performs the functions
OF government. We could have said
we would not recognize Huerta II MS
government could not discharge those
functions. We had no business 70
recognize him unless the Executive was
satisfied he could discharge those func-
tions. But it was another thing to
take an attitude quite apart from the
nrotection of American rights and
wage war upon an individual and try to
take control of Mexican affairs IN the
interest of what we think they
should be.
Then villa Stepped In.
: "That was precisely what was done.
We did not content ourselves with not
recognizing Huerta. There is no ques-
ton about recognizing or not ecognlz-
ing Huerta. That was matter to be
determined according to proper princi-
pies, according to the understanding of
the Executive as to the capacity OF that
government, if it was a government, to
furnish adequate protection and dis
charge international obligations. But
our Administration said to Huerta:
"You get out. You can't even be a
candidate. We won't allow you to run
for Office. We are so determined TO get
rid of you that you can't put yourself
after recognition was withdrawn from
Huerta it was extended 10 that incom-
porable, that ideal character, Villa.
an my judgment the Administration
did very wrong thing in abandoning
| its proper international attitude and
taking the attitude that no inter
national lawyer could Understandable
no Mexican could understand. So we
coquetted with Villa, we coquetted
with Carranza, and we showed our dis
position TO favor any bandit in the
! land.
81 never heard of a more extraordi-
nary expedition than the punitive ex-
petition we sent down here. Was it
military expedition or was it not ?
If it was not a military expedition,
why send it? Ii it was military ex-
petition, why ignore all the essential
requisites of a properly managed mill
tary expedition II went down between
two lines OF railroads; il could not use
either. With our American troops
going mile after mile for hundreds of
miles into Mexico on a punitive expedi-
ton right between two lines of rail-
way which they could not touch, they
couldn't 60 TO the town. IL was an
absurdly arranged expedition. OF
course il could not succeed. OF course
we got into trouble and more blood
was shed.
Wants Our Record Clear.
Now, then, we want, in the first
place, 10 have our record perfectly
clear that We are going TO insist that
Mexico shall treat our citizens prop
erly; and we are going 10 insist in a
way that will make US respect Il. be-
cause we are not going 20 say we are
not entitled to it, but we are going TO
see that this is done which we are en-
titled 10 have done. We are going TO
have that platform understood-pro-
lection TO American citizens, protec-
tion to the property OF American citi-
zens, protection TO our border from in
cursions. the rights that we have as
one nation relatively 70 another nation
az our doors.
There is not particle Of mllitarism
in my composition, but there Ia a
sturdy determination # am put in
place OF executive responsibility rep
resenting all tho American people 20
see 20 it-and that is my purpose
that Americas rights are safeguarded
and that Americas name in admins
tration. IN policy and In execution is
houored throuchout tha world