The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-22
Does Voter Want Hughes and War
With Mexico ,orW Wilson and Peace2

keep this nation out of war,
at any price short OF abs0-
Lutte sacrifice OF national
honor, has been the keystono
OF the arch Of his Mexican
policy.
1t is charged In the republican
platform, and the charge Is being
repeated In every speech by
Hughes. that Wilson has neither
kept us from war with Mexico
nor saved our national honor;
that as the direct result of the
vacillating Wilson policy, condi-
tons in Mexico are worse today
than when he took office; that
hundreds of Americans have been
killed and millions OF American
property destroyed in Mexico in
defiance of our right.
Limit Selves.
Unfortunately, both the re-
publican platform and the repub-
lican candidate limit themselves
to a bitter and sweeping criticism
of the Wilson-Mexican policy.
without suggesting what should
have been done or promising
what will be done If they get con-
troll of the government.
Hughes has expressed
high regard for the lato
Huerta but has not said that
had he been president he
would have recognized him
rs president Of Mexico.
Considering the well-known
public and private character of
Huerta; that he attained what
ever power he had in Mexico by
the cowardly assassination OF
friend and foe; that no consider
able number of Mexican people
believed In him or wanted him for
president; that he represented the
same clique of grafters that for
years without number, under
Diaz, had looted Mexico and kept
the great bulk OF its people in
ignorance and virtual slavery, 1t
is not strange Hughes has hest
tated to say that he would have
recognized his right to govern.
People Against Huerta.
The simple fact Is, that aside
from any question of morals, the
recognition of Huerta by this
country would not have solved
the Mexican problem.
The Mexican revolution would
have continued and Huerta would
have been killed or driven from
the country.
No one who knows Mexico and
has studied its problems with an
open mind has the slightest idea
that Huerta and his methods
would have been tolerated by the
Mexican people very long.
His recognition would have
been notice to every cut-throat
brigand in every South and Gem
trail American country that the
United State stood for govern
ment by assissassination.
The easiest way" for Presi-
dent Wilson would have been to
recognize Huerta. 1t would have
saved a lot of trouble. much
criticism, and 1t may have been
good politics. But it would have
been wrong and President Wilson
is not the man to purchase po-
litical prestige at such a price.
Having determined not to rec
ognize Huerta, the president be-
gan to apply the pressure of
moral forces which finally
PUSHED HUERTA FROM HIS
SEAT OF POWER AND DROVE
HIM FROM MEXICO.
1t was during this pressure
that Admiral Mayo demand
cd that Huerta salute our
flag. This was a perfectly
asinine thing to do and Pres
ident Wilson knew 1t just as
well as anybody else.
Wilson Disagrees.
The president was at White
Sulphur Springs trying to get a
little rest when Admiral Mayo's
action was reported to him. 1t
is an open secret that he was dis
gusted and his first impulse prob
ably was to repudiate the ad-
miral's demand and reprimand
him for lack of Judgment.
Had such a demand under like
circumstances been made of Eng
land. France. GermAny or any
other nation with an organized
government, whose people could