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

counses of the feeble and cowardly folk who in
their day spoke for peace at any price.
president Wilson, by his policy OF tame sub
mission to insult and injury from all whom he
feared, has invited the murder of our men, women
and children by Mexican bandits land and by
German submarines the sea. He has spoken
much of the new freedom In international
practice this has meant freedom for the repre-
sentatives of any foreign power to murder Ameri-
men and outrage American women unchecked
by the President
Nearly one year and half has passed since
the Lusitania sunk The act represented the
most colossal single instance of the murder Of
non-combatants, including men, and
children, that had been perpetrated by any power
calling itself civilized for over century. Pres-
dent Wilson had full notice to what was to be
done, for the German Ambassador Mr.. Won Bern
storf had publicly given such notice to the people
of the United States
For less than such action President George
Washington when ours weak infant nation,
forced the recall of the French Ambassador,
Genet But President Wilson did not act. He
only spoke. And his words were direct ncite-
ment to the repetition of the wrong. For i'm
mediately after the sinking of the Lusitania he
uttered his famous sentence about being too
proud to fight In all our history there has never
been any other American President who has used
phrase that has done such widespread damage
president Wilson refused to speak in indie
pendence Hall the 128th anniversary Of the
signing Of the Declaration Of independence in that
hall, and he so refused because inasmuch
one hundred of our men, women and children had
just been murdered the high he regarded
it as the very moment when he would not care to
arouse the sentiment of patriotism Mr.. Wilson
has positive genius for striking when the iron is
cold and fearing to strike when the iron is hot.
THE other day, discussing his refusal to recog
nize Huerta, President Wilson said in his speech
of acceptance that he would refuse to recognize
any title based upon intrigue and assassination
and that he would refuse to extend the hand of
welcome to any who obtains power in sister
republic by treachery and violence Fine words
only, as usual, they are contradicted by Mr.. Will
sons deeds. In February, 1914, at the very time
he refusing to recognize Huerta in Mexico,
President Wilson recognized Colonel Benavides,
in Peru, although Benavides had obtained his
power by the exact means which Mr. Wilson de-
nOunced in the of Huerta
Tells of Carranza's Acts.
ain both San Domingo and Hayti President
Wilson interviewed by force on behalf Of men who
had obtained power precisely as Mr.. Huerta OBJ
tanned it. Indeed, in the of Hayti, President
Zamor was guilty of far conduct. But San
Domingo and Hayti were weak and President Will
son willing to act regards them as he did
not venture to act in Mexico.
but it is Mr.. Wilson's recognition of Carranza
which more than anything else applies the acid
test of which Mr. Wilson is so fond of speaking,
to Mr. Wilson's own allegations as to why he did
not recognize Huerta Every argument against
Huerta applied with tenfold more truth and weight
against CarranZa. Immediately after Mr.. Wilson
recognized Carranza the latter court martialed and
shot former member of Huerta's Cabinet, Garcia
Granados, who had committed no crime whatever
except having served in Huerta's Cabinet. Mr..
Wilson took pleasure in extending the hand of
welcome to Carranza, whose hand is red
with blood of murdered men and women of his
own nation, and whose hands, unlike the hands
of Huerta, were also red with the blood of
murdered Americans, of murdered American civil
lans, and Of murdered American soldiers wearing
the American uniform.
ION September 5, there appeared in the news
papers statement by secretary Of the Interior
Lane, of Mr.. Wilson's Cabinet, who is en- gagged in
the humiliating and disgracefuI negotiations Mr..
Wilson's government is carrying with the MeXi-
can representatives at New LondOn-and, by the
way the former negotiations were said to be
with the A, B, G powers, these negotiations, in
view of the Mexican demands for money, might
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