Semi-weekly herald., 1916-10-23


fight" | am tempted to think Mr..
Wilson did himself an injustice when
he said that he was willing to fight
either for any great cause or on ac.
count Of any wrong hereafter done
to this country; and that the trutl
was expressed the other day by his
eager eulogist. Secretary Baker
when he said that he was "giad"
that "no one could insult Mr. Wilson
and make him go to war" Unques-
tionably General Carranza, and prob
ably Herr Won Tirpitz, hearty agree
with Secretary Baker-and deep in
his o'vn heart am inclined to believe
hat Dir. Wilson himself also agrees
with him.
Two Of 1Ir Wilson's most distin-
guished champions, one official am
one non-offjeial, take the same view.
Secretary Lane stated that the fac
that American citizens have bee
killed by outlaws and bandits" was
proper subject for "much recret1 bu
not for sacrificing tho blood Of on
sons" Docs he think that woefu
allusion Of "regreP is the way tr
move hgudits2 Dr. Charles W. Eliot
formor President Of Harvard, praise.
Mr.. Wilson for having made a grea.
contribution to the peace Of the worla
and to the promotion Of humane ano
lust dealing between nations, b.
having "goue far 70 establish as th.
American policy tine policy Of non
Intervention by force Of arms for tn
protection Of miners, commercial ad
entiuers, inventors and worl1nen in
foreign parts" and by having refuse
10 adopt The "maiirn suggestions" {,
protect the lives Of these men a,
punitive expeditions and compelle
1greemcnls." Reduced to concretr
terms this statement Of DR.. Elio,
s that President Wilson is greatl5
10 be pgai-ed because he took no &C
tion when ssne nineteen fine, unof
lending, hard working and totally un
lrmed American miners, and engi
neers, were take from a railroa3
rain. tortured and murdered by
lmed 3Ies.irar force. DR.. Eliot ha
heen a severe censor Of political NOR
als, strone in his condemnations o.
Bosses cfoofcd politicians, and dema
goeie labor leader7; but no corrur
boss, no crooked politician or labo'
leader, no conscieaceless capitalist
4gs ever preached or practced
more degrading doctrine, a doctrine
more ruinors TO the soul and ths
manhood Of this nation. or more de
tructiye to humanity and justice r.
The world ct large than the doetrinr
hus set forth by this former colleee
president There could be no more sc
7ere condemnation Of Mr.. Wilso,
than To say that he is not unworth,
If such praise. American women arc
raped and American children murder
ID IN Mexico; American men are tor
-ured TO death; hundreds Of our peo
ole are slain; continual forays ar
made into our own territory; Mexico
fself is utterly devastated and e
people slaughtered by the hundre5
thousand; and Dr. Eliot denounces a.
"malign suggestion" any propose
TO put stop to these horrors in tho
only why by which it is possible t
stop them. Il would be unfair T.
China TO compare DR.. Eliot with ever
an old-school Chinese statesman. !
he really represents the America
7cople. then let MS all by all mean
abandon the Monroe Doctrine, and
preparedness, ard patriotism and
every form Of maulineFs, national and
Individual; let US leave Mexico to b.
I ct straight by Germany or Englan
1r Japan; and let MS sit in helples
folly at home until some virile ma
lion makes us what we would under
'ucb conditions deserve to be, made
the hewers of wood and drawers OF
water for alien conquerors. But i
we Americans are fit sons of our
sires. if we ara worthy of our fore
fathers Of the DAYS Of Washington
if we are entitled to claim Idnshin
with the valiant Souls who wore thu
blue in the armies Of Grant or tho
Gray in the armies of Lee. let us
treat such counsel with the derision
it deserves, and view with deep sus
picion the president who has earnea
such support.
There was probably no American
outside his own immediate following
more anxious to see him succeed. and
more disappointed when he failed
than was. criticise him because
my duty as m American citizen
proud Of his country and jealous OF
her honor forces me to stand against
him. Apparently the claim advanced
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