The Republican journal., 1916-10-19
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Two Campaign Speeches.
A Speech About Mexico.


In speech entitled, 1.-The Truth about
Mexico United States Senator Fall Of
New Mexico. at recent Republican
meeting in New York city, denounced
President Wilson's policy towards the
neighboring Republic He declared that
''every American who really knows any
thing of the true conditions in Mexico,
knows that Carranza's abs )lutism, de-
spite Wilson's support, is tottering to a
fall"
Senator Fall finished by giving list of
2S5 american citizens who, he said
had been killed in Mexico by armed Mex
leans during the revolutionary period be-
tween December, 1910, and Sept. |,
1916"
Senator Fall declared that "every bank
and practically every business institution
in Mexico has been looted: the railroads
have been destroyed; the rails torn up
and burned over fires until useless;
American property to the extent of hun
dreds of millions of dollars, and foreign
property to the extent of many millions
more has been destroyed; religion has
been crushed out of existence and those
preaching 1t exiled from their homes,
while the sisters of charity have been
outraged and murdered and those left
alive compelled to flee.' -
Hughes Answers Dr. Eliot.
Charles E. Hughes, speaking Oct 10th
in the great armory at Baltimore, where
Woodrow Wilson was first nominated
for the Presidency, assaulted Mr.. Will
sons policy as President toward the
promotion of American trade abroad and
replied to published statements of DR..
Charles W. Eliot, president emeritus of
Harvard, indorsing the Presidents pol
icy.
''Dr. Eliot pierces the heart of the
matter" Mr.. Hughes said, ''and he
finds that the record of the Administra-
ton means this: No Intervention by
force of arms to protect on foreign soil
American commercial and manufacture
ing adventurer, who, of their own free
will, have invested their money or risked
their lives in foreign parts under alien
jurisdiction.
''Think of the import of that, you who
represent the best genius of the world,
and are thinking of using it abroad, :"
Mr.. Hughes added. think of that,
you, who it is suggested are to be asked
to finance the chief undertakings of the
world. Think of that, merchants, sales
men, tellers, clerks and dealers, who, in
serving the world, take your place re-
mote from your friends and safeguards,
in communities where revolutions are
frequent, and only respect for your flag
and the power it .symbolizes may stand
between you and ruin, or even death.
what right has this Administration
to change American policies as to the
protection of American citizens? Was
their platform molasses to catch flies,
otherwise. known as American investors
Have they had any mandate from the
American people, or the slightest author
| ity from the American people to with
a delegated power, or have they abused
the authority?
,, "We are desirous-no one more than
l. of aiding and maintaining the peace
of the world. | believe it to be a mis-
take to suppose that an adequate policy
of protection to the known rights of
American citizens is likely to necessitate
the actual use of force.
'The sanction of force lies back of the
laws and pursuits of peace. 1t 10 idle to
expect that American enterprise will
trust the assurance of policy which in
/ vites the destruction of life and prop
erty by advance notice that no effective
means will be taken to prevent it. Such
| a policy will paralyze American enter
prize in the very places where it should
be promoted.
ga self-respecting policy, worthy of
the American name, maintaining Ameri,
can honor, assuring protection to the
known rights of American citizens under
international law, is absolutely neces-
sary. That does not mean war. II
means the security of seIf-respecting
peace 1t means that regard will be
paid to our just demands"