El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-17
LODGE ASSAIES
WILSON POLICIES
Declares United States is
Largely Responsible For
Conditions in Mexico.

Lynn. Mass. March Limited
states senator Henry Cabot Lodge, in
a speech Thursday night before the
Lynn Republican club in which he de-
ciared himself a candidate for reelec-
ton, assailed strongly the foreign poll
cies Of the United States under the
present Democratic administration.
In my opinion" he said, with the
exception Of the administrator OF
Buchanan. there has been no admins
ration in power which has been SO in
furious to the United States. both at
home and abroad, as that now IN control
al Washington
a Afte. ,ondemning the tariff and tax
Alton legislation enacted by a Demo
cratic congress. senator Lodge turned
10 the foreign policies Of the admins
tration. lie said the plans for rational
defence suggested by president Nllsoh
proved on analysis to be partly shams
and wholly inadequate Continuing,
he said.
Have Made Bad Conditions Worse.
THE responsibility for the conditions
iu Mexico rests largely on the govern
mcnt Of the United States. The present
administration found Mexico and MeXi-
can relations in bad condition. They
have made these bad conditions infin-
itcly worse.
THE result of the presidents war
against Gen. Huerta was the destruc-
fered any prospect OF order or peace
or responsibility. out of this miser-
able tragedy, one thing commands our
attention above all others Americans
have been murdered in Mexico: soldiers
wearing the American uniform have
been shot on the soil Of the United
states.
Result OF Our own Weakness.
THE Americans robbed and slain in
Mexico were entitled to our protection
for their property and their lives.
They have had none. Within week
MeXicans have invaded the United
states. attacked an American town
and killed American citizens and
American soldiers. This is the in
evitable result Of our failure to protect
Americans in their rights both by land
and sea-
with reference to the administra-
tons policy in the European war, sem
ator Lodge said that when the neutral
rights on Belgium were shamefully
disregarded" the United States was
the greatest neutral power.
Could Have United Neutrals.
we made no attempt" he went on.
TO unite, under our leadership, all the
neutral powers Of Europe and America
iu defence Of neutral rights. Such a
league would have had a powerful in
fluence and prevented some OF the hor-
rorf Of the war and saved US from some
OF the difficult and dangerous cOntro-
Nersies which now menace US.
More than 100 American men, women
and children, rightfully on board the
Iusitauia. were sent to their death
without warning and nothing has yet
been done except pour out warnings
and carry on inconclusiVe negotiations
for eight months. Not until February
80, when the presidents note to sena-
tor stone appeared. WAS any real step
ta ken 20 protect Americans in their
rights. aud that step which the presi-
dCnt then took in words boldly and (
clearly. but in words alone, came only
because his own party in the house
wore clamofng for the public sur
render or American rights I'm order 10 !
coucilistc one belligercut and its
voters"
Party " orse Than Administrations.
The Democratic party showed itself TO
De worse than it's own administration. /
There is. il would seem, point Of hui
initiation at which the president stops
definitely. ! trust. firmly, 7 hope. There
is no such point apparently 20 be
Sound iu Lhe action Of the party to
which he belongs.
we are told the great cry of the
Democratic party is to be that their
president has kept peace. The virtue
OF keeping peace depends altogether
ON how il is kept You can always
Keep the peace if Won viii submit TO
any wrong, to amy outrage. to any OPP
PRECISION. The peace Of this country
would have been far better kent we
should be in far less danger of war to-
day or of war when peace comes among
tGe warning nations of EugOpe, If we
had kept IL without humiliation. akept
it iu honor and without fear.
we all want peace. we all are
against war II II can possibly be avoid
ed; but we shall insist. we Republicans
at least. that American rights shall be
protected at home and abroad.