The Washington times., 1916-01-14

son sent General Scott down TO the
border TO make n treaty with villa, who
had then already committed outrages
OF this kind and butragea not only
against men but against women
Got Arms In United States.
president Wilson has permitted
those different bandit factions to get
from us or with our permission the
arms with which they have killed
American private citizens. American
soldiers, the husbands and fathers Of
American women whom they have OUT
ragged. There is hundred times tho
justification for interfering In Mexico
that there was for interfering In Cuba.
we should have interfered years
ago. We should act through the regu-
lar army. for this kind III police work
ls not the work of volunteers. We
and the same disinterestedness we
showed IN Cuba, and the man to do the
Job Is General Wood. the man who
did the job In such fine shape In Cuba.
ful waiting I'm Mexico, do not forget
the effect In the world war OF 0ur
policy of-being too proud to fight. The
dispatches from Washington Indicate
has caused Germany and Austria to be-
lieve IL unable TO carry on further their
submarine warfare against helpless
passenger ships. The dispatches indi-
the British navy to abondon the prac-
tice of the wholesale murder OF non
combatant men. women, and children
on the high seas. they intend TO make
believe to abandon IL at President VIII
sons request with. as bargain in re-
turn, renewed pressure by President
Wilson upon Great Britain.
Some of the professional German
American leaders have announced IL
this were done and the bargain car
ricd out, President Wilson would gain
the entire German American vote. rs
a matter of fact. eleven months have
gone by since President Wilson noti-
Ned Germany that he would hoid hef
to a strict accountability II she sunk
these ships. Eight months have gone
by since the Falnba and, later rhe Lu-
sitania We're sunk. Ship after snip
has been sunk until the total OF lives
lost exceeds 9, zoe, and President Will
son has done nothing except to write
notes. each being followed by fresh
outrage.
to the State Departments asse rtion
today that it had warned Americans
to keep out OF Mexico In this re-
spact President Wilson is copying the
example Of Ambassador Bernstorft
when he warned the Americans to
keep Off the Lusitania. which warn
ing was followed by murder. But It
is at leRst to be said OF the German
ambassador that the murders OF
winch ne gave WAITING were Oh Cllt~
zens of a foreign Land In President
Wilson's case the warning was fol-
lowed by murder Of citizens of our
own land
I'VE did nothing when our citizens
were murdered on the high seas by
Germany. Apparently we intend to do
nothing about the citizens that have
been murdered by Mexico-and remem-
Der that President Wilson had recog-
Itized the Mexican government which,
nevertheless, he so distrusted that ne
warned our citizens that at the peril
of their own lives they must not stay
in Mexico.
Meanwhile. for three wears our
army and navy have deteriorated. and
Bryan. Kitchin. Hay. and the other
party associates of Mr.. Wilson seem
bent on rivaling one another as to
which can most successfully obstruct
the purpose of the American people TO
prepare for its own defense. And Presi-
dent Wilson is himself personally re-
sponslble for the fact that during tho
eighteen months since the great war
began not one step in preparedness has
been taken"