American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1916-10-19

power. what had America, therefore, to do
towards cutting OF his resources! He had
eighty thousand soldiers mt his command.
lie had contracted for II loan OF one hundred
million OF dollars from France to help him
carry his government TO peace and order.
He had been recognized by 20 great nations
OF the earth. Tell me upon what theory we
could say to this old Indian, you must get out.
And am | mistaken? There is a letter which
was a communication to the congress of tn,
United States when the resolution was passed
authorizing the use Of the army and navy to en-
force the salute Of the flag. W. come to tn,
Vera Cruz incident which follows next. TIL,
president came before the congress and state,
that some soldiers had been arrested at Tampico
which was true, and by reason of the insult {,
the American flag the admiral in charge of thu
fleet had demanded a salute Of the flag. He ask
ed permission in his message, which | have here
70 use the army and navy of the United States t
do what? Don't misunderstood me. He asked
the use of the army and navy of the United States
to enforce a salute of the flag. Very well anC
good. That power was given him. We went t
Vera Cruz, expended ten millions of dollars, los
nineteen American citizens, and killed 300 Mexi
cans, and hammered down and destroyed a large
portion of the great sea port of Vera Cruz. Die
we go there to enforce a salute of the flag?
PRESIDENT MISLED CONGRESS-.
Far be it from me to charge, and don't
misunderstand me, the honor or yeracity
upon the part OF the president when he came
before congress. | simply recite the facts,
but the history says we didn't go there to en-
force IA salute Of the flag. We went there to
carry out this letter which he had entrusted
TO John Lind to try to remove this dcfactO
president OF Mexico from his seat. Rather
strong statement for one to make. Then let
me sustain II by u source which you will not
gainsay. Franklin h. Lane is one ef the able
men connected with this administration. a man
who / pay the tribute OF my highest respect,
and Ia II SfnnarnIV In x,rntn 4, I.tt.. -.
days ago TO the New York World and over
his signature he said perhaps ! had better
read the presidents message first. This Is the
message 70 congress-: II, therefore, feel il
my duty TO sustain Admiral Mayo in the whole
Of the demand TO insist that the flag of the
United States should be Saluted, etc" and ask
ing for the use OF the army and navy. Would
You have understood that for the purpose OF
enforcing the salute OF the flagl But we
said nothing OF the salute of the flag when
we got there. We sailed into the harbor of
vera Cruz unloading our deadly fire upon the
people OF Mexico aS we sailed into the barbor.
ana what did secretary Lane say that we went
there for, in his letter: didn't 20 TO Vera
cruz to force Huerta to salute the flag. We
ala go there TO show Mexico that we we're
In earnest In our demand that Huerta must 90,
aud he did co. says Lane, "bef0re we left"
IN other words, the army and navy of the
United States was used TO remove the defact0
president OF Mexico from the presidency, to
which he had been accredited. II has been
said that he was connected with the murder
OF Madero. | do not know. Nobody knows.
IL might have been so but is that any reason
why we had to oversee MexicOl
Later, when the president of Peru assassinated
his predecessor and walked into his shoes and
became president, we recognized him in less than
a week.
This administration when the president of Hayti
lSsasslnated the former president of Hayti and
became his successor through blood. We recog-
nized him as president, because the government
Dl the United States can not oversee the method
by which all the presidents of Central America be-
come president, and if we did we would be at war
all the time.
But We went to Vera Cruz, as | say. and killed
900 Mexican, wounded SO of our own men. and
nineteen. Was that peace? What do YOU
the MeXieans thought ii was? We waged
war aginst Spain, and lost n less number than
We lost In waging peace with Mexico.
SUPPOSE WE HAD GONE TO GERMANY.
suppose we had gone TO Germany and fired
our shot and shell into the ,italS oi the GER
man citizens. suppose we had turned our
chllnOnS loose and our ships. upon a GER
man port! II would have been war. sun.
pose We had gone to England and shot into
Liverpool and 50 much rs injured Il single
citizen OF England. II would have been war.
The only reason IL was not war with Mexico
was because this torn. distracted and demon.
allied little nation was unable 10 respond.
Had she had an army and navy such aS GER
many has. IL would have been war. and Justly
war. Ii | meet a cripple in the street and
hammer him down and leave him In his own
blood. II may not have been n fight. but il
wasn't my fault.
Now what was our second Interference in Next
%. Al the close of the last administration under
resident Taft there was a law passed, providing
nat the president might lay an embargo upon
rms and ammunitions going into Mexico. The
resident of the United States did lay an embargo
pom arms and ammunitious going into Mexico.
lur honored president on the 27th day of August.
9l3, IN his message before the congress of the
'nited States, complimcntcd President Taft upon
hat proposition. stating il was in accordance with
he best custom of government. and he should
dhere to it and take no part among the bandits
{ Mexico.
T~NSPEAkABLE O%UTRAGES.
After we had driven Huerta out and left
Carranza In his place. destroying the only
>emblance OF government they had. then We
took the embargo on. To favor whol villa;
the man who stood and watched his inhuman
brutes outrage % American women; the man