The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-10-20
HUGHES INSISTS
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can life and destruction of American
property, and that portion Of the mote
relating to the Santa Isabel massacre
were read by Mr. Hughes verbatim.
An administration imbued with tn
spirit OF true AmericauiSm,' Mr.
Hughes said, would be incapable o
the statement attributed to the Secre
tary of War. 1t must ring the bluSs
of shame to the cheek Of every Amer!
can that apologies for the deplorabl'
record in Mexico should be made ate
this fashion"
Mr.. Hughes speech here to-nigh
was the last of his third presidential
campaign trip. He left here at IL
~. for New York.
Hughes Speech
In his speech here tonight Mr.. Hughes
said: ~
Placed in control of our agencies OF In
ternaionA intercourse, ne IS the guard
ian Of the rights of the American cltt
zens. He has no authority to surren
der to them. Upon his flrnness II
maintaining that. depends our Securtt!
and our peace which the Democratic
platform years ago promised that tls
constitutional rights OF American cltt
zens should protect them on our oord
ers and go with them throughout the
world, when it promised full protection
for American lives and property abroad
1T stated an established American prtn
ctple. ,,
speaking tor the Supreme Court OF the
United States said many years ago
lanother privilege OF a citizen or tht
United States is to demand the care ant
protection OF the federal government
over his life. liberty and property wnsr
on the high seas or within the Jurls'
diction of a foreign government.
Now we are told that the admins
tration has turned its back on the
American doctrine Of full ,protection
That is what its leading apolosist finds
reversal without authority and IN viola
ton Of the specific pledge upon which
it was elected. Instead OF following
its clear line of duty. 1t engaged IN
lives and property Of our citizens 20 os
destroyed. , 49,,
international prestige. When the ADMIN
istration did speak Tor american r'sa{I
its words were not taHn STlouslE. l.
had made its reputation.
AS a result we have DESTRUCTION Of
American lives and property ana inter
ferenceS with American commerce "hict
could have been prevented. The eHecu
tive has many resources at his com
1nand and he can protect our know1
rights without war.
illuminating Utteranres.
':Rerently. we have had itlHmtnatint
11tterances from two Of the most lnpor
tant of the spokcsmen Of tile adm!nis
tration, two cabinet ministers.
THE Secretary Of the Treasury hnd!
fault with my answer to the ouHstiU2!
put to me the other night at LouIsv!l!'
about the sinking Of the Lusttaqia ~
saws that I did not say what l Wout'
have done after the sinking. lou ma
recall that l stated Specltca!ly the Pc
snd the notice l would have given o
the action I should take and l addet
that with this position uneQulvocatll
stated in advance. and backed by con
vincing administration record, the ShI!
would not have been sunk.
Now rises the Secretary Of the Treas
Try 70 complain that this was not {
statement OF what l would nave done
had the Siuktng occurred. Put, Wa!
under the impression that when sale
what I would have stated in advance a:
to what 1 would do. every one woutt
know that stated what in fact would
have done in the described event.
The Secretary's remark shows IN al
illuminating way this administrator
conception of the value OF words. l
apparently seems impossible TO this ad
ninistration that one can mean VIVA
e says. That is its difficulty. VI III
"a threat OF action does not seem .
anything but words. Ny position
ewhac different. l mean what
Ind because this would have beer
pMen known and va should already have
had a reputation for firm and cnrrcc
policies. l repeat that the LuSitan'i
would not have been sunk.
But the most rmearkable cNhibitio;
Of the spirit OF the administration Is
the recent statement u the Secretary
of War He is reported 10 have said
and I do not understand that ne mas
denied the statement. as reported.
What Baker Said.
AZ know that the McXicans do no
respect American life and property;
know that they do not pay their debts
that they are rasamuftins. that they
desecrate church property; that thsil
money is no good and that they arr
generally worthless. But people nsvel
We did not respect them in our Civil
War. WashnGtnn's soldiers in th'
march to Valley Forge stole everything
they could get their hands on: took tn
silver vessels out OF the churches an'
sold them to buy drink. They drove
ministers out Of this churches. Thetl
money was worthless and they were
just as bad characters as McNicans.
Nov let me read Il part OF the Sec
rotary OF States description in June
last Of the atrocities i'll Mexico.
For three years the Mexican republic
has been torn with ciEu strife. Tn
lives of Americans and other alien
have been sacrificed. Vast properties
developed by American capital and en-
terprise have been destroyed or rcnderet
non-productive. Bandits have been per
1nitted to roam at Will through the ter
ritory contiguous 20 the United State
and to seize. without punishment -
without effective attempt 1T punishment
the property OF Americans. while tn
lives Of citizens OF the United state
who yentured to remain in Mexican ter
ritory or to return there to protect thei
interests have been taken. and in SOM
cases barbariously taken. and the muir
derers have never been apprehended o.
Brought to justice
1T would be tedious to recount in
stance after instance. outrage after OUT
rage, atrocity after Atrocity: to illus
trate the true nature and extent OF tn
widespread conditions of lawlessnes
and violence charac tcrtzed br RUTHLESS
brutality, but uncivlizcd acts OF tnutila
ton were perpetra;ed.
The Santa ISABEL Massacre.
Meanwhile a party OF unfor;unat
americans started By train from Chi
huahua TO visit the Cusi mines. afte
having received ASSURANCES from tn