Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-01
HUGHES OUTLINES
POLICY FOR PARTY
Republican Nominee Clearly
States Issues Before People
and Takes His Stand.
NO DOUBT AS TO POSITION
nation, worthy OF the American name.
Mexico,

nation, worthy OF the American name.
... Mexico.
THE dealings OF the administration
with Mexico constitute a confused
chapter Of blunders. We have not
helped Mexico. She lies PROSTATE,
impoverished, famine-strickcn, over
whelmed with the woes and outrages
of internecine strife, the helpless vic
tim of condition of anarchy which
the course of the administration only
served to promote. For ourselves, we
have witnessed the murder OF our clti-
zens and the destruction of their prop
erty. We rave made enemies, not
friends. Instead of commanding re-
spect and deserving goodwill by sin
cerity, 6rmness and consistency. we
provoked misapprehension and deep
resentment. In the light of the con-
duct of the administration no one
could understand its professions. De.
crying interference, we interfered
most exasperatingly. We have not
even kept out OF actual confiict, and
the soil of Mexico is stained with the
blood of our soldiers. We have re-
sorted to physical invasion, only to
retire without gaining the professed
object. It is record which cannot
be examined without profound sense
OF humiliation.
Mistake at the Very Start.
when the administration came
into power Huerta was exercising au.
thority as provisional president oi
Mexico. He was certainly in TACT the
head OF the government OF Mexico
Whether or not he should be reeog.
nized was question to be determined
in the exercise OF sound discretion
but according to correct principles
The president was entitled to be as
sured that there was at least a de
facto government; that international
obligations would be performed; that
the lives and property OF American
citizens would have proper protec
ton. To attempt, however, to con
trol the domestic concerns OF Mexico
was simply intervention, not less SC
because disclaimed. The height o,
;nsH.ct;ve intervention which coulc
onlv evoke bitterness and contemp,
which would fail to pacify thee oun'
try and to assure peace and prosper
nv under a stable government. Il
crimes were committed, we do no
r,iI;st. them We make no defens,
- Hn.,ta Rut the administrator
bsd noth;no 10 do with The mora
chs,acter II Huerta. IL. in fact. h,
s.n,es snted tbe government of Mex
TX w. shaii never worthily prose
rnte our unseifsh aims or. sery,
hrr,r;tv Nv wronu.headedness. Sc
a. az the cIaraeter az Hucrta Il con
n.rnsd' .bs hoijowness al The preten
s;nns =, th;s srore ;s revealed 'by IN,
sdn,;n;st,at;on,s ssbseouent patronae,
"a V;iia 1whos. oual;;eay;nns az a,
s.....;n srs ;nd;sa,,tahieY whom an
o.,sn,iu the adm;r;strat;on was read,
- ,sroyn;,e he Mad achieved his en-;
srd fnlsiIed what then seemed TO 5,
h;s I hon.
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Jonn A'nu Nseu
Inc question IS not as 81 g .ne ':. non
seGs'.iE ,e.;en d;d ~. - u eontsrt ;tssif With re-
s@,,.;nn @ ~ w r.eosr;,. @ Hr.rts who Wa,
r.cogn;sed - hv Great Rritain Ger
.,sn1 Er.ncs Rrss;, Sna;n Ar,
Isn.n tn. .d,;r;strat;on rnds,,ooi
- d..,,. " Hm.rt. N control ~,
W.r;csn no,;t;es even "a drnv Huert,
,hs ,;rht ~ hc = candidate for The of
g.. nf nr..;d.rt a. the eiect;on n,
adr,;o;stya.;or Jsmanded VIII wh.
hsm;idsrrsnt ,rw.t IN M.x;cans hsv
reearded our assertion "a thejr rich
~ msr.se the;r own aff.;rs In m
sv..m,s. et ioia Tohr ;rd vss Al.
n,tchsd ~ me Civ of MEXICO 4. IN
pprss;dsrt's .nersnnai .nokesman an,
r.nr.sertat;ye, N the nnrecogn;ze,
Hp.rts i nrd.r - dem,nd thst IN
iat,s, si;,,;n.ts b;msslf II was !,
ur;us,;6ahie m;ss;on most offensiv
- ssns;,;v. neonls Iohn Lind lin
a.r.d ;,r;..t;naiv TIA adm;r;str.
I a., .ont;rrsd ~ d;r.ct lie sffo,ts :
~. dss.rcmt;on of the oniv ooverr
rnsrt @ Wsx;ca h.d
80 -
vera Stus 0niy : TteseA'
In the spring OF 1914 occurred tn
capture OF Vera Cruz. Men from on
OF Our ships had been arrested
Tampico and had been discharge
with an apology. But our admiral d.
manded salute, which was refuset
Thereupon the present went to cor
gress, asking authority to use n
armed forces OF the United State
Without waiting for the passage {
the resolution Vera Cruz was seize'
1t appeared that shipload OF ammt
~ vh ~. ~ ~. Tbsr. VS. ,,s. .OU a.,,re, y. :, s.
position at this inva sion and = batt
occurred in which nineteen Amer
can and over 100 Mexicans we,
t;jJed This of couys. was war q,