Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-26

Silver Creek. Neb.. June 22.-To the Ed.
tor Of The Bee: It 10 most perniciqus doc
trine, now seemingly quite popular, that,
right or wrong. the president In any con-
troversy with . foreign power should have
the full support Of the American people. II
the president 10 right, sustain him; If he is
wrong. oppose him. and that without con.
sideration as to whether or not the custom
at issue is foreign or domestic. Right 10
right and wrong 10 wrong. and II 10 an inde-
fensible contention that under certain cir
cumstances the people are justified In up
holding the wrong - against the right.
No matter how good his intentions may
have been (and think there is room there
for very grave doubt) In his whole course
toward Mexico. President Wilson has been
wholly and absolutely wrong.
In Mexico are 100000 people who were
our friends. and thousands Of American citi-
sens lived among them in peace and quietuds.
Wilson has turned those 100000 friends
into the most bitter enemies now ready to
fly At our throats.
BY refusing to follow the lead Of the
great European powers In recognising Presi.
dent Huerta, he not only encouraged insur-
rection and rebellion In the north. but &C.
tualy put arms into the hands Of the rebels.
Instead Of assuming toward Mexico the at
titude Of a great and good friend, always
ready TO help, AZ he should have done.
President Wilson has acted the part Of a
benevolent bully constantly and persistently
interfering In . most offensive and dicta-
torial manner In the domestic affairs Of
Mexica. which were. hsnifsstly none Of his
business.
Without any authority Of law whatever
and far no righteous cause whatever. st the
aa& af ,tu II
lives, he bombarded and captured Vera
Cruz; held It for months and collected mill
lions Of dollars In customs for all which
nefarious doings he has never rendered any
accounting whatever.
More than three months ago he ordered
United States troops Into Mexico In pursuit
Of Villa and his band with an assurance TO
the whole world that ~ soon ~ Villa was
killed or captured and his followers dis.
persed. our troops would be withdrawn to
this side of the borden In all reason that
object has been accomplished % much q It
ever can be. and yet on various pretsxts not
In the original contract, he refuses TO with
draw our soldiers and the whole nation is
dishonored in having ~ its president man
who will not keep his word.
The constitution Of the United Statas
gives to congress the sole power to declare
war, ana get ffcsldent Wueon Wtthout any
constitutional, statutory or treaty power has
now twice made war on Mexico, and II 10
none the less war that he says II 10 not war.
Without any warrant Of law he has now
ordered the mobilization Of the National
Gaurds Of all the ststss with view Of send.
ing them to the Mexican border.
By his understandable courss and lawless
doings President Wilson 10 driving US into
war with Mexico. and driving Mexico into
the arms Of Japan who 10 now armed 10 the
teeth both on land and Sea and ready 10
| fight at the drop Of the hat If Japan Wishes
| TO attack us II could not wish for anything
better than to do 90 % an ally Of Mexico.
President Wilson has not only made
enemies Of all the Mexiesns. but BY his in
| vssioh Of Mexico makes enemies Of all the
| peoples Of Central and South Ameries. aud
thus, Will he 10 talking ''preparednsss." stirs
| UP enemies against us and throws open our
| whole Mexican border 10 attack from abroad,
In view Of all these considerations 10 II
| not nonstrous proposition that the Amsri-
| can people should support President Wilson
| Ought they not rather With one accord 10 de-
mand that he make good his word and ret
| out Of Mexico. humiliatlng a. Il would be,
and do his protecting Of American eitisAns.
| which really has been. and 10 no protection at
all. on this side Of the boundary inef
| CHARLES WOOSTER