Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-10-27
President Abandons Policy
of Protection to Citizens
Sacred Till He Came
Into Office.
MEXICO SHOWS RESULTS
Underwood Tariff Brings Ruin
to Home Industries in
It's Wake.
ROOSEVELT ON THE IssUy

dore Roosevelt, in the speech here to
night with which he concluded hi.
western tour, attacked the Mexican
policy of the Wilson administration a.
cowardly and impotent to keep the
respect of the world or this country:
self-respect, and criticised the admin.
istration's action in putting through
the Adamson bill for what he called
political effect, He said in part:
There are many things this ma
tion needs, but the two vital things
are that it shall be a nation and
shall prepare itself in soul and body
so that by its own strength it may
guarantee to continue to be a ma
ton.
Americanism Comes First.
"The most vital of all issues are
those of Americanism and prepared
ness; and of these Americanism
must come first; for there is no use
to prepare to defend or uphold the
American nation unless there is an
American nation to defend.
Unless we succeed in fusing all of
our people into one thorough going
American citizenship, into one Ameri-
can-type, it is as certain as fate that
this nation in the end will be shat
tered into fragments.
we cannot attain our full stature
as men except as we attain it through
our common American nationality,
and this is true of our political, our
social, our literary and our artistic
life. We have been striving for such
unity and solidarity. The civil war
saved the union. The courage and
the sacrifice of the men of that great
conflict earned for American citizens
the respect of all other nations. The
Spanish war brought US into closer
world relations. We assumed weight.
ier obligations in international affairs
Protection Of Citizens Everywhere.
we sent our products and manu-.
facturers- into other countries. We
urged and induced our citizens to 60
with their families to the uttermost
parts of the earth in order to develop
our foreign trade and increase our
market. This wise policy for the ex-
tension of world trade was based on the
that American citizenship
should be respected and the American
government would absolutely protect
American citizens in the orderly con-
duct of their life and affairs through
out the world.
Every administration, from the
foundation of the republic, save only
President Wilson's, accepted that doc
trine and acted in accordance there
with. One of the chief spokesmen of
his administration, ex-President Eliot
Of Harvard, has frankly stated Presi-
dent Wilson's position as follows:
America has now turned its back on
the policy of Rome and Great Brit
ain of protecting or avenging their
citizens by force Of arms
md has set up quite different policy
If her own -
The new Wilson policy is sordid !
md base. He says he wishes for
friendly political and trade relations
With the world. He would have our
,itizens go forth and trade for their
'enefit and ours, but they must do
10 at their own peril, while we sit
nugly at home, reaping the reward
# their labor and send notes when
hey are murdered. Such a. policy
'reeds the worst traits in men and
tamps a nation with. cowardice.
Opinions on the Border.
~ have just come from the border,
where | have talked with men and
women who have personally exper-
enced the results of this new policy.
The dreadful stories of Mexico and
american citizens in Mexico during
his administration prove the folly Of
he Wilson policy. When President
wilson condemns Americans in
weeping terms as adventurers who
re dishonesty exploiting Mexico,
is charge is not only unsupported by
acts, but is subterfuge to keep
1en's minds away from the horrible
lurders and outrages against Ameri-
an men, women and children in
fexico.
THE truth is that the Wilson pol
y of refusal to protect American
itizens is itself primarily responsible
Or these murders and outrages. Un-
j the Wilson policy is abandoned
nd we return to the straight path of
bsolute protection of Americans and
leir interests, we need not hope for
eace in or with Mexico.
Effect of Underwood Law. /
Discussing the hard times" of 1914
olonel Roosevelt said:
THE democrats came into power {
! 1918 and Immediately passed a
wv tariff law, tariff-for-revenue
ILL., The result was to plunge this /,
ountry into the depths of misery l
ustoms receipts fell off sojthat $780, t
10000 had to be raised by a special {
TX, which was called war tax al
Tough it had nothing to do with the
ar. The treasury itself is now on
lie point of bankruptcy; four months
ence this government will be unable
pay its running expenses, and the c
npending deficit is only concealed :
the moment by adroit juggling /;
18th figures. :
THE fiscal year just closed, COM 9