The sun., 1916-09-03

ocat.on TO hasty resentment. The record
Is clear and consistent throughout and
stands distinct and definite Cor any one
TO judge who wishes " know the truth
about IL.
The seas were not broad enough to
keep the infection Of the conflict out Vt
our ~ politics. The passions and In
trlSues OF certain active groups and
ordinations OF men among US who
were born under foreign hags injected
the poison of dis!oyaity into our own
most critical affairs. laid vioient hands
upon many OF our industries. and sub
jected US to the shame OF divisions OF
senti ! ent and purpose In which America
was condemned and forgotten. II is part
OF tie business OF his year OF reckoning
and settlement 10 speak plainly and act
with unmistakab,. purpose In rebuke OF
these things. IN order that they may be
for. yer hereafter impossible. ! am the
candidate OF a party. but | am above
all things csc AN American citizen. |
neither seek the favor nor fear the dis
pleasure uf hat small allen element
among US which puts loyalty 10 any 'or-
elgn Power before 10y atty to the United
States.
While Europe was at war our own
continent. one OF our o~ ne!ghbors. was
shaken by revolut.o on. In that matter
100 bTlItlti' wis IlA.h dItu II was lUl-
perative that We should live up to II II
We were to deserve the trust Of any real
partisan OF the RICH; ~ free men see It.
We have professed TO believe. and We do
believe. that the people Of small and
weak states have the right to EXPECT to
be dealt with exactly as the people OF
big and powerful states would be. We
have acted upon that principle in dealing
with the people OF Mexico.
Our recent pursuit Of bandits into
Mexican territory was no violation OF
that principle. We ventured 10 enter
Mexican territory only because there
were no military forces In Mexico that
could protect our border from hostile
attack and our own people from vio-
lence. and We have committed there no
single act Of hostility or interference
even with the sovereign authority Ut the
Republic Of Mexico herself. II was a
plain case of the violation OF our own
sovereignty which could not wait to he
indicated by damages and for which
there was no other remedy, The author
ties OF Mexico were powerless to pre-
vent IL.
Many serious wrongs agn!ns, the prop
erty. many irreparahle wrougs against
the persons OF Americans have been
committed within the territory Of Mex
leo herself during this confused revo-
luton, wrongs which could not be ef-
fectually checked so long as there was
no constituted power in Mexico which
was In "A position to check them. We
could not act directly in that matter our
selves without denying Mexicans the
right 20 any revolution at all which dis
turbed us and making the emancipation
OF her W people await our own interest
and convenience.
Blames American Investors.
For 1t is their emancipat on that they
are sceking-blindly. II may be. and as
yet incff ectually, but with profound and
passionate purpose and within their un-
questionable right. apply what true
American principle YOU viii any prin-
cip!e that an American would publicly
avow. The people OF Mexico have not
been suffered to own their own country
or Erect Their own in titutions, out
siders, men out ~ other nations and with
interests too often alien to Their own.
have Il ctltcl what their PRIVILEGES and
opportunities ,hOlid be and who should
control their land. their l,ves and their
r"sources--so!ne " them Americans,
lIr"Ss n5 for things th-y could never
have got In their oan country. The Mex
ican people are entitled To attemp, their
liberty from such influences. and ~ long
as ] have anything 10 DO with the action
OF our great Government ! shall DO