The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-30
VILLA HUNT ANOTHER
VERA CRUZ BLUNDER.
COLONEL ASSERTS
misconduct on the Part of Our Government Officials
Puts Nation in Danger, He Says-Bitter
Attack on Wilson,

OYSTER BAY. /. l.. March 2e.-col.
roosevelt made a caustic attack on
President Wilson'S Mexican policy. past
and present. in a statement delivered
extempore tonight to the correspondents
who sat around him In the study OF his
home at Sycamore Hin. lie knew his
theme so well that he had to swing
round IN his chair only once or twice
to refresh his memory from memoranda
on his desk.
The rest Of the time he leaned for
ward. sure Of his ground. his eyes shin
ing eagerly and now and then the open
palm OF his right hand smacking his
knee for emphasis. Ills statement is be-
lieved to indicate beyond a doubt that he
has accepted the task his friends have
urged him to take in leading the fight
for militant Americanisnn. whether or
not 1t results in his going back to the
White House.
The Colonei's Statrn,cnt.
Col. Roosevelt said:
Il have received many requests from
II there is not some way By which the
American people may be made to UNDER
stand the utterly baseless character of
President Wilson's recent charge that
American property owners in Mexico
were responsible for stirring up the
trouble therein. All that is necessary
is TO ask President Wilson to answer
these perfectly simple questions.
What American or other property
owners IN Mexico secured the killing
I of the 2'6 Americans who have been
killed by Mexicans?
Docs Mr.. Wilson mean that II was
! American property owners who in
! spired him TO permit the shipping to
the Villistas of the thousands Of rifles
and munitions OF war which they
have now used to kill our people?
Does Mr.. Wilson mean tina; .>meri-
can property owners inspired his then
| friends. the Nillistas and Carran-
| zls'as, shooting across our border on
| different occasions To kill on our own
SOL min. American soldiers and wound
= many others?
Does Mr.. Wilson mean that it was
the owners Of property in Mexico.
native or foreign. who inspired the
! Nillistas and Carranzistas in repeated
affrays at Naco by shooting over the
line into American territory To kill
and wound all told some ffty-
seven Americans. including American
women. American soldiers in the
American uniform and the American
collector OF customs?
Does Mr.. Wilson mean that &. was
the owners OF property in Mexico
who secured the attack on American
/ and other foreign men. women and
Children at Tampico and secured also
the direction by President Wilson and
B Sccretary Daniels ~ the American
war Vessels at Tdmpico To- steam
AVA ari leave German and English
vessel tt project the american civil
ians - whom Mr. Wilson had denied
trr protection %: the stars and
s:ripts'
Does Mr.. Wilson mean that prop
eriv owners in Mexico were rcspon-
shle Tor his alternate placing and
lifting the embargo ol the export %
arms aud munitions tu Mexico until
cVerv bandit who Wish, arms with
which to shoot Americans had them
Does lJr Wlsoc mean that these
propertF owners so. him to go 20
war by taking Vera Cruz after fight
ing in which several hundred Amer-
cans and Mcxicans lost their lives,
this war being entered into FOR the
purpose of getting the flag salutcd.
and then abandoned by Mr.. Wilson
without getting 1t saluted'