New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-17
Senator, Announcing Can
didacy, Likens President
to Buchanan.
MEXICAN ANARCHY
LAID TO EXECUTIVE
Peace Kept Only with Dishonor
and Humiliation, He
Charges.

Lynn, Mass, March 15.-The Admin
filtration at Washington was severely
criticised tonight By Senator Henry
Cabot Lodge I'm An address, during
which he announced himself a candi-
date for reelection. lie spoke before
the Lynn Republican Club.
in my own opinion" he said. with
the exception Of the Administration Of
buchanan, there has been no Admin
istration in power which has been so
injurious to the United States, both at
home and abroad. as that now IN con-
troll at Washington"
After condemning the tariff and taxa
ton legislation enacted By Demo.
cratic Congress, Senator Lodge turned
TO the foreign policies Of the Admins
trltion. He said that the plans for
national defence suggested by Presi-
dent Wilson proved on analysis to be
partly shams and wholly inadequate"
Continuing, he said;
L. S. to Blame for Mexico Anarchy.
"The responsibility for the condi-
tons in Mexico rests largely on the
government of the United States. The
present Administration found Mexico
and Mexican relations In bad condition.
They have made these bad conditions
infinitely worse"
"The result OF the Presidents war
against General Huerta was the de-
struction OF the only government that
offered any prospect Of order or peace
or responsibility. The murderers and
bandits favored by the Administration
in preference TO General Huerta, who
was also a murderer, have been desc
lating the country and fighting among
themselves ever since. Out of this mis-
cradle tragedy one thing commands our
attention above all others. Americans
have been murdered In Mexico; SOL
diers wearing tho American uniform
have been shot on the soil OF the Unit
ed States.
Mexico were entitled TO our protection,
both for their property and their lives.
They have had none. Within a week
MeXicans have invaded the United
States, attacked an American town and
killed American citizens and American
soldiers. This is the inevitable result
of cur failure 20 protect Americans in
their rights everywhere b. land and
sea"
With reference TO the Administra-
tons policy in the European war Sem
ator Lodge said that when 1.-THE neu-
trail rights Of Belgium were shamefully
disregarded" the United States WAS the
great neutral power
Words Only Defend Rights.
I'VE made no attempt" he went on
"to unite under our leadership all the
neutral powers of Europe and America
in defence Of neutral rights. Such q
league would have had powerful in
tluence and prevented some Of the hor-
rors of the war and saved us from some
Of the difficult and dangerous contro-
yersies which now menace US.
more than hundred American
men, women and children, righifully
on board the Lusitania, were sent 20
their death without warning, and
nothing has yet been done except pour
out words and carry on inconclusiye
negotiations for eight months. Not
until February %, when the Presi-
dents note 20 Senator Stone appeared,
was any real step taken to protect
Americans in their rights. and that
step which the President then took, in
words boldly and clearly, but IN words
alone, came only because his own party
in the House was clamoring for the
public surrender of American rights in
order 20 conciliate one belligcrent and
its voters. The Democratic party
showed itself TO be worse than its
own Administration. There is, il
would seem, point Of humiliation at
which the President stops definitely.
/ trust firmly, hope, there is no such
point apparently TO be found in the
action Of the party 10 which he be
longs.
No Peace Without Honor.
1--WE are told that the great cry Of
the Democratic party is 10 be that
their President has kept peace. The
virtue Of keeping the peace depends
altogether on how IL is kept. The
man who runs away and leaves his
wife or daughter or sister TO be as