The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1916-10-12

cit was announced that $1OO, 900 900 was ex-
pended in General Pershing's expedition into
Mexico and that expanding SIS ,0O0,-
600 week to keep 100000 the border in
order to enable Mr.. Wilson to continue to wage
peace with that country. 1t seems probable that
the first fruits of Mr. Wilson's policy in Mexieo
will be debt of $1,000 900, 00O while already
many more Of our people have been killed than
were killed in the with Spain.
I. r. for Enforcing Words.
SIN dealing with foreign nations if we are to
retain our sef-respect and protect citizens the
first essential is that when we speak it shall be
understood that what we say.
con February 10 President Wilson issued his
strict accountability note. On March % the
Falaba was torpedoed. If he had then made good
his words if he had Immediately held Germany
to strict accountability not of the subsequent
sinkings would have taken place. The Lusitana,
the Arabic the Persia, the Sussex and the other
vessels would be afoat and 1900 men, women
and children would be alive. They lost their lives
because President Wilson did not venture to call
to account by direct challenge and resistance
imperial Germany He did not dare to make his
words good
President Wilson says in his speech of accep-
lance that he is more interested in the fortunes
of oppressed men and pitifu1 women and children
than in any property rights whatever President
Wilson sent note after note to England protesting
against interference with property rights; and he
has just taken action behalf of property rights
against France and England, which if he had
really thought about it in advance and meant
what he said, might very well lead to the most
serious consequences with these powers.
Tells of Carranza's Acts.
cit is sardonic evidence that, if he thinks a
political purpose is to be served he will instantly
show far more interest in property rights than
in the fortunes of oppressed and pitiful
women and children whether in Louvain or Lille,
in the United States or in Mexico, on the high
anywhere else.
president Wilson says that he is interested
in the fortunes of pitiful women and children
On the Lusitania there were drowned 1913 babies
fyyn IF +hapo h0s1o IooS1o
under one year Of age. How did Mr.. Wilson's
interest in those pitful women and children show
itself? 1t showed itself by the statement just two
days later about being too proud to fight Never
p in our history had there been such ignoble con-
trast between the words and the deeds of Chief
Executive.
son has occupied at least two Numerically oppo-
site positions usually find in some of his
words an outline of the position we ought to have
taken; but almost without exception these fine
words have had the meaning weaseled out of them
by other words; and usually there have been
deeds whatever.
Neglect of Preparedness.
''Take, as an instance the question of prepared
ness, and of the means necessary to secure it.
In the fourteen months extending from December
8, 1914, to February 10, 1915, there were fifteen
messages, letters and speeches of President Will
son which have read. In these fifteen messages
letters and speeches during those fourteen
months President Wilson took forty-one different
positions about preparedness and the measures
necessary TO secure IL, and each OF these fOrtyOno
positions contradicted from one to six of the
others.
''He urged for preparedness and against pre-
paredness. He stated that our army was ample,
and that we did not have enough troops to patrol
the Mexican border in time of peace. He said the
world fire and that sparks were liable to
drop anywhere and to burst into flame,
and he also said that there was no immediate
danger. He said that there was no sudden crisis
and then again that he did not know what a single
day would bring forth. He said that we were on
Of
was special critical situation.
''In one and the same speech he said that