The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-06
Hughes Criticism Of American
Governments Policy Little
Short OF REASONABLE
KEPT BOILING POT
OF MEXICAN DISORDER
Big Financial Interests and c.
Q. P. Generals in Collu.
sion to Maintain Policy Of.
Agitation

Washington, d. c., Aug. 5.--Sena.
tor j. Hamilton Lewis today discussed
the Mexican question III lengthy
speech, replying to the criticisms
made by Charles Evan Hughes in his
speech of acceptance.
Senator Lewis declared that the un-
patriotic attitude of Republican lead
ers had contributed largely to dis
order in Mexico and HAD encouraged
Mexican bandits to fire on American
soldiers.
Mr.. Lewis speech in full follows:
Text of senator Lewis Speech.
Mr.. President. ! rise to speak to
the challenge set forth in the address
to the American people by Judge
Charles Evans Hughes In his accepts
ance at the city OF New York OF offi-
cial notification of his nomination as
President of the United States by the
~ publican national convention held
a. Chicago. / address myself to the
sham and shames of the pretense OK
patriotism.
Here this day | put the response
bility for the death of every Amert-
can soldier killed on the border OF
Mexico In the year 1915 upon the
heads of the generals OF the Repub-
lican party.
/ charge that not until the cap
tains Of the Republican party shot IT
the President of the United States did
the Mexican outlaws shoot at the sol-
diers of the American President.
1t is proclaimed by the message
of the candidate and in the decia-
rations of his directors that now Mex
leo shall be the issue in the present
political campaign. Tho chairman
Ell Ibe Republican national COMMITTEES y
announces with formality on July Is
that Mexico is the issue. Candidate
Hughes on July 81 confirms the issue
by reasserttng II in his Official posi-
ton. Let the country know that tho
statement IL that Mexico is the is
sue. Not that there Is a principle
to be enforced in behalf OF Mexicos
not that there is justice to- be asserted
in behalf of Mexico: not that there Is
an American right needed to be vim
dicated in behalf of the United States
as to Mexico. No, The statement
ts, Mexico IL to be the political issue.
Prejudices to be awakened in Amerf-
ca, resentments reused In our citizen
ship. hatreds awakened against the
Democracy. insurrection to be invok-
ed and denunciations to be called
down upon the head OF the Demo-
cracy and its leader. merely that an
issue is to be brought forth. Every
man in the Republican party Is to
be allowed his own expression Of any
thing that In the locality wherein
the issue. 1t Is sufficient X II is Mex
leo.
The cry has gone forth-let Mexico
In some phase. in any aspect. without
regard to facts, equity. or Justice. and
IN defiance Of truth and honor. be
the issue. Summon the citizenship
Of the United States to war against
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issue. Revolt against the government
at Washington az to Mexico-that il
the issue. Denounce the President as
Mexico-for that 10 the Issue.
Make contemplate vour own cour-
try before the world whenever
you cantor that IL the issue. Humil-
late your own fellow man by holding
his country and his President up be-
fore the world as unworthv the snip
OF foreigners. Cry Mexico and the
outrage" upon America from some
where. somehow. in some wav,
through the administration 81 affairs
by the United States in Mexico SUM-
mon from everywhere anyone who
by any scheme. any device. anv
charge, any Islander. can make an
American make issue against his own
country as to her policy In relation
public enemies from everv da-k~~ed
place. from every deserted spot from
every unhallowcd ground BRING
them forth---thesc with hopes ~ re-
ward. those with itch for notoriety;
those with dreams Of place and po-
sition. and those who would vent their
revenge upon their own country be-
canse they could nos use It 70 ems
rich a euiIty purse and TO d~bas.
the principles Of freedom to reward
robbery.
AN ARMv or MERcrv Snsrs
MOBILIZE AGAINST sfExICO
At last the army ID summoned:
Hang the banners on the outer walls.
the cry is--stiii they come."--Tha
mercenAry--the concessionair0 who
pollutes the government IN power u
wrest tho rishts FROM IN. dsfenselras
ana the weak. The European hond-
holder. who casts his waser-eneorred
securities In the face Of America, do.
mandinx OF the snversiSn J'niteA
StatAs that si,e shall send her sons ~
die that their blood may 93ve va1ue
to that whose creation waa horn a.
robbery and whose exfstsnce = beanU
maintained ~ 3y2md. TIA ns1Dm1
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