The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-09-29
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Bus. LuNA COUNTY NEW MEXICO. SEPT. %. 1916
MEXICAN PROBLEM ISSUE OF HONOR

There are numerous vital issues to be settled by the Amer
lean people at the polls next November. Most of them have been
explained or are being explained to the voters. For some Of them
no words OF advice are needed to point the way TO rgnt, says the
people near the international border is the one pertaining to Mex
leo. The policies Of the two candidates for the presidency in
regard to this issue are of common knowledge.
The record Of the administration gives assurance Of what
has absolutely refused to make secure the lives and property of
United States citizens in Mexico, and, when either has been in
jeopardy, has warned those concerned to flee from the country or
remain at their own risk, without the protection of the American
massacred at Carrizal he did nothing except to ask the de facto
authorities why they had committed this atrocity, and to speedily
Chihuahua must not move in any other direction but north. The
reelection Of Wilson would be an Endorsement Set Of 4 this policy; ).
nation with the Wilson attitude would be strikingly emphasized,
who have been driven away from their property should return and
their safety made sure by the United States II the Mexican au-
"An eastern writer gives fifteen scathing indictments of
Wilson's handling the Mexican situation, as follows:
/ President refused to recognize Huerta because he
gained power by violence. but later recognized Benuvides'
of Peru, and President Zamor, of Hayt, both of whom
gained their power by violence and bloodshed.
2. Adopted "watchful waiting with no definite
g. Dispatched confidential agent" Lind, committing
United States to partnership with rebels. Removed en-
D. On April 20, 1914, said there would be no interfer-
ence, at same time ordered assault on Vera Cruz, a war
5 Submitted to arbitration of question of national
6, Withdrew from Vera Cruz, with neither object Of
7Announced in indianapolis speech Mexico was none of :
our business, and no one should prevent Mexico splHng
the blood it choose.
8. Reversed stand completely; said United States
would compel settlement.
8. Called in six Latin-American nations which agreed
to ask Mexican chiefs to settle on one leader.
10 Caganza alone spurned plan, and Villa and other
rebels accepted United States and Lain-American dictum
but Carranza was recognized.
IL. State department declined to press claims for dam
ages because government II had recognized lis not a sta
pie government"
IL. Carranza ignored after Villa raid; second armed
Intervention in MeXic) started to get Villa dead or alive
ID. Carranza declared American troops should go no
further. Wilson stopped troops but denied that they
would be withdrawn.
Ia. United States troops withdrawn to Colona Dublan
more than three-foprths entire distance, President re-
fused to allow settlement by commission of problems named
by Carranza.
Is. Accepted commission proposal and named COM
missioners.
Previously to the Wilson regime it had been the opinion of
the great bulk of the American citizenship that theprincipal duties
Of a government is to protect its people and their property, not
only within its own boundaries, but anywhere in the world they
may happen to be. The presidents backdown policy stands in
wretched contrast TO Roosevelts successful and laconic message to
Morocco: PerdicaTis alive or Raisuh dead The people also APP
proved the sending of an American force to Pekin to rescue Amer
leans from the clutches of Chinese Boxers. II is not to be for
gotten that Germany became aggressive toward Venezuela when
Roosevelt was chief executive. In defending the Monroe doctrine
he did not write a note to the kaiser, but quietly dispatched a fleet
German warships which had assembled there with buster and
threat, dispersed and the issue was closed.
Yes the country needs a man as president who will inaug-
urate a policy Of more vigorous AmerlCansm and lift the nations
honor from the mire of humiliation. What fair-minded man will
say that Charles Evans Hughes will not strive with all his heart
to bring this about 30