New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-08
MR.. WILSON'S GOOD INTENT
He Meant to Benefit Mexico, Also to HEB
the Railroad Workers.
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.e Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Your article in The Tribune o.
"Repeating the Mexican Blunder" was sy
IDENTIFY written with due regard 10 your polI'
ical faith and an absolute disregard Of facts
Can you Justly accuse Mr.. Wilson Of blind
haste" as you intimate in the fore part o.
your article? | daressy he has been almost
too lenient, and sometimes little 100 SOW
TO act; at least that has been the complaint
since the frst difficulty we had with Ger
many Why then accuse him OF DING
haste?
The Mexican muddle," "Vera Cruz 'n'
Pershing expedition" "Carrizal,' etc, are a.
indirect heritages from his predecessor ~
predecessor, who, by the way, was also YOU
champion. saw TT 10 let his successor y"
care Of the Mexican issue, which was tns
fast coming TO a head. The Vera o'si
case was brought about by Mr.. WiIson'
determination 10 get rid Of Huerta, oehs'.
ing that a man of Huerta's calibre shoA'
not be at the head of government.
Can any one question Mr.. Wilson's go~
irtent with Mexico? II Mr Taft do h'
think this government should reeoghh
Huerta, what a howl would have arisen HOE
the Republican element il Mr.. Wilson no
done differently Mr.. Wilson did not Wis
the conditions existing between Mexico az
this government to continue during his 'e'r
and proceeded TO remedy them. His prlnah
object in the Vera Cruz case was 10 get 10
Of Huerta-not TO compel Huerta, whom u
(Mr WILSON, did not recognize as the he''
of the Mexican government, 70 salute o..
flag, as you anti-Wilson newspapers wosN
have US believe. And he succeeded, '%
Our national self-respect, | suppose, vosN
have been served better by a RooseveI'h
declaration of war, viz, bluff and oiu"si
which, by the way, does not always Won
Sometimes it becomes necessary 10 ioN"'
up the buster with blood.
Then there is the Pershing expedition u,
Carrizal massacre, and the mobilization
the National Guard All these, you sN
could have been avoided, and, OF course "
cause they were not avoided. II was ~
Wilson's fault. Will you kindly epS"
Row they, including the Vera Cruz es'e
could have been avoided. and while expisa
ing don't lose sight OF these facts: ~
Pershing expedition was made necessary
border raids, the border raids covering
stretch o. about 1900 miles. our resCA
army, consisting Of about double the po.U
force of New York City; and lastly, thar 70.
was the result OF ~ie'
awake administration which we had fof -
teen years prior 10 Mr.. wilson's term
And now getting down 10 the real suo!'',
OF your article. viz, Mr.. Wilson's at'sIf,
to avoid the railroad strike. Times WHO.
number | have read articles IN your psP'ii
condemning the law which allows rsl'0'.
companies to compel their employees to VIZ.
10, l2 TO 10 hours, and very often e,'.
longer than this, in day. Your reason ~
taking exception to this practice Of the 70
road companies was the danger this eres''.'
not only TO the public but to employees =,
well. Now you come along and condemn o.
attempts TO get what your paper and m'-'
others have been fighting for for many yea
Is your opinion regarding Mr.. wilson -.
his Administration based on the fact u.'
his is a Democratic Administration, or
you trying TO give an unbiased Statement '.
facts? If the latter. you're OF on ~"
judgment. OSCAR II. SAlLoN'
Westfeld, N. J., Sept. !, 1915.